Joe Corbett, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Joe Corbett

American baseball player

Date of Birth: 04-Dec-1875

Place of Birth: San Francisco, California, United States

Date of Death: 02-May-1945

Profession: coach, baseball player, sports journalist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius


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About Joe Corbett

  • Joseph Aloysius Corbett (December 4, 1875 – May 2, 1945) was a Major League Baseball starting pitcher who played in the National League.
  • He was born in San Francisco, California.Corbett, the younger brother of World Heavyweight Boxing Champion James J.
  • Corbett, played baseball at Saint Mary's College of California from 1890 to 1893 before breaking into the major leagues in 1895.
  • He went 3–0 with a 2.20 earned run average for the Baltimore Orioles in 1896 and then won two games in the Temple Cup series.
  • He had his best season in 1897 when he posted career-highs in wins (24), strikeouts (149), ERA (3.11), starts (37), complete games (34) and innings pitched (313.0).
  • However, Corbett had gotten angry over a dispute with manager Ned Hanlon, and he refused to report to the team the following season.
  • Hanlon welched on a bet and refused to buy Corbett a new suit for winning 20 games.For the next five years, Corbett was a sportswriter for the San Francisco Call and pitched semi-professional ball.
  • He signed with the Pacific Coast League's Los Angeles Angels in 1903.
  • It was the league's inaugural season, and the Angels won the pennant by 27.5 games.
  • Corbett went 23–16, 2.36, led the PCL in strikeouts (196), and tied for the lead in shutouts (8).
  • He also hit .336 in 262 at-bats.
  • Corbett went back to the majors in 1904 with the St.
  • Louis Cardinals, where went 5–8, 4.39.
  • Arm trouble developed because of rheumatism and he was released in August.
  • He then joined the PCL's San Francisco Seals and went 14–10 with a 1.86 ERA during the rest of the season.
  • He also pitched for the Seals in 1905 and then retired except for a brief comeback attempt in 1909. He later coached baseball at Santa Clara University.Corbett died in San Francisco at age of 69.
  • He was interred in the Holy Cross Cemetery in Colma, California.

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