Frank Joseph Torre (/ˈtɒri/; December 30, 1931 – September 13, 2014) was an American professional baseball player.
In the second inning of the seventh and final game, the normally sure-handed fielder was charged with throwing errors on consecutive plays, which allowed the Yankees to take a 2–0 lead without the benefit of a hit.
In 1996, as his brother Joe was managing the New York Yankees to a World Series title over the Atlanta Braves, Torre received a heart transplant from doctors Mehmet Oz and Eric Rose after a two-and-a-half month wait.
[8] In 2006, it was reported that Frank needed a kidney transplant as a result of the medication he had been taking for his heart.
[7] Torre died at age 82 in a hospice in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, on September 13, 2014.