Jeff Torborg, whose Chicago White Sox made...

Jeff Torborg, whose Chicago White Sox made the biggest turnaround in baseball this past season, was selected the American League manager of the year.

Torborg got 23 of 28 first-place votes and finished with 128 points. Oakland’s Tony La Russa got four first-place votes and had 72 points, and Boston’s Joe Morgan got the other first-place vote and was third with 28.