Joe Torre

Torre was traded to the team that was to be the last of his playing career in 1974, the New York Mets. He welcomed this chance to play for his hometown, New York City. He traded his career as player for a managing career in 1977. That year he retired as a player and became the Mets' manager, replacing outgoing manager Joe Frazier. Torre managed the Mets until 1984. In his final year as manager of the Mets, his team lost about as many games as they won, and this led to Torre's dismissal. He stayed in the game, however, becoming a television broadcaster for the California Angels, a position he held for close to six seasons.

In 1990, Torre returned to managing, this time working for another of his old teams, the St. Louis Cardinals. The Cardinals performed well under Torre, in 1991 becoming the second-ranked team in the National League. The year 1994, however was not as good a year for the Cardinals, and Torre was replaced as manager by Mike Jorgensen.