Corbett, the younger brother of World Heavyweight Boxing ChampionJames J. Corbett,[2] played baseball at Saint Mary's College of California from 1890 to 1893[3] 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.[4]
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.[5] 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.[6] He also pitched for the Seals in 1905 and then retired except for a brief comeback attempt in 1909.
^"1903 Los Angeles Angels". MinorLeagueBaseball.com. Retrieved 2010-10-16.
^"Joe Corbett Minor League Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2010-10-16.
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corbett, joseph, aloysius, corbett, december, 1875, 1945, major, league, baseball, starting, pitcher, played, national, league, born, francisco, california, corbett, 1897starting, pitcherborn, 1875, december, 1875san, francisco, californiadied, 1945, 1945, age. 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 1 Joe CorbettCorbett in 1897Starting PitcherBorn 1875 12 04 December 4 1875San Francisco CaliforniaDied May 2 1945 1945 05 02 aged 69 San Francisco CaliforniaBatted RightThrew RightMLB debutAugust 23 1895 for the Washington SenatorsLast MLB appearanceJuly 29 1904 for the St Louis CardinalsMLB statisticsWin loss record32 18Earned run average3 42Strikeouts248TeamsWashington Senators 1895 Baltimore Orioles 1896 1897 St Louis Cardinals 1904 Corbett the younger brother of World Heavyweight Boxing Champion James J Corbett 2 played baseball at Saint Mary s College of California from 1890 to 1893 3 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 4 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 5 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 6 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 2 Corbett died in San Francisco aged 69 1 He was interred in the Holy Cross Cemetery in Colma California 1 References edit a b c Joe Corbett Stats Baseball Almanac com Retrieved 2006 11 13 a b Kavanagh Jack Joe Corbett baseballbiography com Retrieved 2006 11 13 Saint Mary s College of California Baseball Players Who Made it to the Major Leagues Baseball Almanac com Retrieved 2006 11 13 Bruce Nash and Allan Zullo The Baseball Hall of Shame 4 1991 p 174 1903 Los Angeles Angels MinorLeagueBaseball com Retrieved 2010 10 16 Joe Corbett Minor League Statistics amp History Baseball Reference com Retrieved 2010 10 16 External links editCareer statistics and player information from Baseball Reference or Baseball Reference Minors Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Joe Corbett amp oldid 1188522294, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
