American baseball player (1859?1891)
Baseball player
Larry Corcoran
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Pitcher
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Born:
(
1859-08-10
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August 10, 1859
Brooklyn, New York
, U.S.
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Died:
October 14, 1891
(1891-10-14)
(aged 32)
Newark, New Jersey
, U.S.
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Batted:
Switch
Threw:
Right
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May 1, 1880, for the Chicago White Stockings
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May 20, 1887, for the Indianapolis Hoosiers
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Win?loss record
| 177?89
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Earned run average
| 2.36
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Strikeouts
| 1,103
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Lawrence J. Corcoran
(August 10, 1859 ? October 14, 1891) was an American
professional baseball
player. He
pitched
for four different major-league teams from 1880 to 1887.
Biography
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Corcoran was born in
Brooklyn, New York
.
[1]
He made his major-league debut in the 1880 season; he won 43 games and led the Chicago White Stockings (today's
Chicago Cubs
) to the
National League
championship.
Cap Anson
alternated him with pitcher
Fred Goldsmith
, giving Chicago the first true
pitching rotation
in professional baseball.
In 1882, Corcoran became the first pitcher to throw two
no-hitters
in a career. Two seasons later, he became the first pitcher to throw three no-hitters, setting a record that stood until 1965, when
Sandy Koufax
threw his fourth no-hitter.
Corcoran is credited with creating the first method of signaling pitches to his catcher, which consisted of moving a wad of
chewing tobacco
in his mouth to indicate what pitch would be thrown. White Stockings
catcher
Silver Flint
, who caught bare-handed, credited Corcoran with being the toughest pitcher to catch and being responsible for several of his misshapen fingers.
[2]
Naturally right-handed, Corcoran pitched four innings alternating throwing arms on June 16, 1884, due to the inflammation of his right index finger, making him a rare example of a
switch pitcher
.
Corcoran had a "
dead arm
" by 1885, and by 1887 he was out of the league.
Afflicted with
Bright's disease
, Corcoran died in
Newark, New Jersey
, at the age of 32.
[1]
He was interred in the
Holy Sepulchre Cemetery
in
East Orange
.
[1]
His brother
Mike Corcoran
pitched in one major-league game in 1884.
[3]
See also
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Preceded by
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No-hitter pitcher
August 19, 1880
September 20, 1882
June 27, 1884
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Succeeded by
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- 1876:
Spalding
- 1877:
Bond
- 1878:
Bond
- 1879:
Ward
- 1880:
J. McCormick
- 1881:
Corcoran
&
Whitney
- 1882:
J. McCormick
- 1883:
Radbourn
- 1884:
Radbourn
- 1885:
Clarkson
- 1886:
Baldwin
&
Keefe
- 1887:
Clarkson
- 1888:
Keefe
- 1889:
Clarkson
- 1890:
Hutchison
- 1891:
Hutchison
- 1892:
Hutchison
&
Young
- 1893:
Killen
- 1894:
Rusie
- 1895:
Young
- 1896:
Killen
&
Nichols
- 1897:
Nichols
- 1898:
Nichols
- 1899:
Hughes
&
McGinnity
- 1900:
McGinnity
- 1901:
Donovan
- 1902:
Chesbro
- 1903:
McGinnity
- 1904:
McGinnity
- 1905:
Mathewson
- 1906:
McGinnity
- 1907:
Mathewson
- 1908:
Mathewson
- 1909:
Brown
- 1910:
Mathewson
- 1911:
Alexander
- 1912:
Cheney
&
Marquard
- 1913:
Seaton
- 1914:
Alexander
- 1915:
Alexander
- 1916:
Alexander
- 1917:
Alexander
- 1918:
Vaughn
- 1919:
Barnes
- 1920:
Alexander
- 1921:
W. Cooper
&
Grimes
- 1922:
Rixey
- 1923:
Luque
- 1924:
Vance
- 1925:
Vance
- 1926:
Donohue
,
Kremer
,
Meadows
&
Rhem
- 1927:
Root
- 1928:
Benton
&
Grimes
- 1929:
Malone
- 1930:
Kremer
&
Malone
- 1931:
Elliott
,
Hallahan
&
Meine
- 1932:
Warneke
- 1933:
Hubbell
- 1934:
Dean
- 1935:
Dean
- 1936:
Hubbell
- 1937:
Hubbell
- 1938:
Lee
- 1939:
Walters
- 1940:
Walters
- 1941:
Higbe
&
Wyatt
- 1942:
M. Cooper
- 1943:
M. Cooper
,
Riddle
&
Sewell
- 1944:
Walters
- 1945:
Barrett
- 1946:
Pollet
- 1947:
Blackwell
- 1948:
Sain
- 1949:
Spahn
- 1950:
Spahn
- 1951:
Jansen
&
Maglie
- 1952:
Roberts
- 1953:
Roberts
&
Spahn
- 1954:
Roberts
- 1955:
Roberts
- 1956:
Newcombe
- 1957:
Spahn
- 1958:
Friend
&
Spahn
- 1959:
Burdette
,
S. Jones
&
Spahn
- 1960:
Broglio
&
Spahn
- 1961:
Jay
&
Spahn
- 1962:
Drysdale
- 1963:
Koufax
&
Marichal
- 1964:
L. Jackson
- 1965:
Koufax
- 1966:
Koufax
- 1967:
M. McCormick
- 1968:
Marichal
- 1969:
Seaver
- 1970:
Gibson
&
Perry
- 1971:
Jenkins
- 1972:
Carlton
- 1973:
Bryant
- 1974:
Messersmith
&
P. Niekro
- 1975:
Seaver
- 1976:
R. Jones
- 1977:
Carlton
- 1978:
Perry
- 1979:
J. Niekro
&
P. Niekro
- 1980:
Carlton
- 1981:
Seaver
- 1982:
Carlton
- 1983:
Denny
- 1984:
Andujar
- 1985:
Gooden
- 1986:
Valenzuela
- 1987:
Sutcliffe
- 1988:
Hershiser
&
D. Jackson
- 1989:
Scott
- 1990:
Drabek
- 1991:
Glavine
&
Smiley
- 1992:
Glavine
&
Maddux
- 1993:
Burkett
&
Glavine
- 1994:
Hill
&
Maddux
- 1995:
Maddux
- 1996:
Smoltz
- 1997:
Neagle
- 1998:
Glavine
- 1999:
Hampton
- 2000:
Glavine
- 2001:
Morris
&
Schilling
- 2002:
Johnson
- 2003:
Ortiz
- 2004:
Oswalt
- 2005:
Willis
- 2006:
Harang
,
Lowe
,
Penny
,
Smoltz
,
Webb
&
Zambrano
- 2007:
Peavy
- 2008:
Webb
- 2009:
Wainwright
- 2010:
Halladay
- 2011:
Kennedy
&
Kershaw
- 2012:
Gonzalez
- 2013:
Wainwright
&
Zimmermann
- 2014:
Kershaw
- 2015:
Arrieta
- 2016:
Scherzer
- 2017:
Kershaw
- 2018:
Lester
,
Mikolas
&
Scherzer
- 2019:
Strasburg
- 2020:
Darvish
- 2021:
Urias
- 2022:
Wright
- 2023:
Strider
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