"Tall, bespectacled Earl spent two years in the minors, after which he spent three years in uniform on the roster of the Seattle club. He played 103 games in 1946, his first season after being discharged from military service, batting .285 that year.
The Braves bought him up for the 1947 season and he played 128 games, hit .281 and batted in 78 runs. Earl hit .253 for the 1948 pennant winners."
-1949 Bowman No. 17
"After playing 25 games and batting .260 in 1949, Earl injured his shoulder. He was out of action for the rest of the season.
The bespectacled first-sacker played two years in the minors, then spent three years in military service. Back in civilian life, Earl joined the Seattle club in 1946. He was with the Braves in 1947, hitting .281, and hit .253 in 1948."
-1950 Bowman No. 163
"Earl scored the most runs (120) in the National League. He batted .290- his best in the majors. He drove in 87 tallies and hit 30 doubles and 23 homers.
Earl's 1949 average was only .260 but he played in only 25 games- a shoulder injury kept him out of action for the balance of the season.
First a member of the Boston club in 1947, Earl served in the armed forces for three years."
-1951 Bowman No. 99 (Bowman Gum, Inc.)
"One of the four National League players who took part in all of their team's games in 1951, Earl batted .263. He hit long balls that included 23 home runs, four triples and 21 doubles. He drove in 92 runs and stole 20 bases.
Earl first joined the Braves in 1947. He entered the pro ranks in 1941."
-1952 Bowman No. 72
"Despite a shoulder injury that sidelined him most of the 1949 season, Torgie came back to hit .290, drive in 87 runs and smash 23 homers in 1950.
A real hustler, he broke into the majors with the Braves in 1947 after three years of military service and three years in the minors. In the 1948 World Series, Earl hit .389. In 1951, he got 102 bases on balls and stole 20 bases to rank fourth in the National League in both departments."
-1952 Topps No. 97
"One of four National Leaguers to take part in all his club's games, Earl hit .263 for the Braves for 155 contests in 1951, and also batted in 92 runs. He fielded .988 at first, handling 1,454 total chances.
Earl has been playing baseball since 1941. 1947 was his rookie year in the majors with the Braves and he hit .281. He batted .290 in 1950."
-1952 Red Man No. NL-25
"Earl came to the Phillies in a big four-team trade in February of 1953. He's a good long ball hitter and a graceful man around first base.
He's also something of both a fighter and a comedian. Earl likes a good practical joke.
Injuries kept him on the bench a good part of 1953, although he still managed to get into 111 games. Earl batted .274 with 25 doubles, eight triples and 11 home runs to his credit, along with 64 runs batted in."
-1954 Bowman No. 63
"Earl is a good fielder and a dangerous man with a bat. He got into 135 games for the Phillies during the 1954 season, and he hit .271. His 133 hits were good for a total of 182 bases, including 22 doubles, six triples and five home runs. Earl batted in 54 runs and scored 63.
Torgy began in baseball in 1941 and first came to the majors in 1947 with the Boston Braves. In February of 1953, he was part of a four-team deal which bought him to the Phillies."
-1955 Bowman No. 210
-Coming from Philadelphia to Detroit in 1955, Earl boosted his batting average by almost 20 points. Although he's been troubled with injuries, he's a good man in the clutch. Earl holds the strange record of playing an entire game at first without making a putout."
-1956 Topps No. 147
"Earl adds depth to the Tiger squad with his fine pinch hitting and his ability to take over at first base.
In the majors since 1947, he helped the Braves with the National League pennant in 1948 and hit .389 in the World Series. Two years later, Earl was the top man in the Senior Circuit in the runs scored department."
-1957 Topps No. 357
"Chicago is the fourth major league club that Earl has played on. He started with the Braves in 1947 and in 1953 was traded to the Phils. He entered the American League with Detroit in 1955 and hit .283 in 89 games.
Earl's average jumped 55 points after coming to Chicago last year. He holds the strange record of playing an entire game at first without making a putout."
-1958 Topps No. 138
"Earl gets plenty of wood on the ball and is rated one of the more dangerous hitters in the American League. He posted a .389 average in the 1948 World Series with the Boston Braves."
-1959 Topps No. 351
1959 Season Highlights
April 25: Earl's three-run homer beats Cleveland, 8-6.
May 31: Goes 3-for-3- two singles and a home run- against Kansas City.
June 4: His homer in the 17th innings beats Baltimore.
June 23: He helps beat Washington with two RBIs.
August 9: He picks on Washington again, driving in three runs in a 9-0 win.
"Earl has hit a home run in every major league park except Milwaukee."
-1960 Topps No. 299
"A star in the National League for many years, Torgeson has proven himself all over again with the Tigers and White Sox and is determined that no one is going to boot him out of a job with the Pale Hose. Earl has broken up many games with pinch blows and is an able first sacker who can be called on at any time to take over that position. He drives in a lot of runs for his batting average.
Earl wears glasses when playing. He pilots his own plane."
-1960 Leaf No. 122
"Known as a rugged competitor, 'the Torg' was the most reliable pinch hitter for the Chicago White Sox during the 1960 season. Earl batted .293 as a substitute swinger. His World Series batting average is a resounding .368."
-1961 Topps No. 152
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