Corcoran debuted in the 1880 season, where he won 43 games and led the Chicago team 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 would stand until 1965, when Sandy Koufax threw his fourth no-hitter. He is also famous for being one of baseball's very few switch-pitchers, and is one of only two players in MLB history whose batting-throwing combination was "bats left, throws both," the other being Pat Venditte. A natural righty, Corcoran pitched four innings alternating throwing arms on June 16, 1884, due to the inflammation of his right index finger. He 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 catcherSilver Flint, who caught bare-handed, credited Corcoran with being the toughest pitcher to catch and being responsible for several of his misshapen fingers.[2]
Corcoran's arm was dead by 1885, and by 1887 he was out of the league.
^ abc"Larry Corcoran Stats". Baseball-Almanac.com. Retrieved November 15, 2006.
^Morris, Peter (April 16, 2009). Catcher: How the Man Behind the Plate Became an American Folk Hero. Government Institutes. p. 54. ISBN978-1-61578-003-7. Retrieved October 14, 2021.
^"Mike Corcoran". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved November 15, 2006.
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larry, corcoran, lawrence, corcoran, august, 1859, october, 1891, american, pitcher, major, league, baseball, born, brooklyn, york, pitcherborn, 1859, august, 1859brooklyn, york, died, october, 1891, 1891, aged, newark, jersey, batted, leftthrew, switchmlb, de. Lawrence J Corcoran August 10 1859 October 14 1891 was an American pitcher in Major League Baseball He was born in Brooklyn New York 1 Larry CorcoranPitcherBorn 1859 08 10 August 10 1859Brooklyn New York U S Died October 14 1891 1891 10 14 aged 32 Newark New Jersey U S Batted LeftThrew SwitchMLB debutMay 1 1880 for the Chicago White StockingsLast MLB appearanceMay 20 1887 for the Indianapolis HoosiersMLB statisticsWin loss record177 89Earned run average2 36Strikeouts1 103TeamsChicago White Stockings 1880 1885 New York Giants 1885 1886 Washington Senators 1886 Indianapolis Hoosiers 1887 Career highlights and awardsNL wins leader 1881 NL ERA leader 1882 NL strikeout leader 1880 Pitched three no hitters 1880 1882 1884 Corcoran debuted in the 1880 season where he won 43 games and led the Chicago team 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 would stand until 1965 when Sandy Koufax threw his fourth no hitter He is also famous for being one of baseball s very few switch pitchers and is one of only two players in MLB history whose batting throwing combination was bats left throws both the other being Pat Venditte A natural righty Corcoran pitched four innings alternating throwing arms on June 16 1884 due to the inflammation of his right index finger He 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 Corcoran s arm was dead by 1885 and by 1887 he was out of the league Corcoran afflicted with Bright s disease 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 pitched in one major league game in 1884 3 See also editList of Major League Baseball annual ERA leaders List of Major League Baseball annual strikeout leaders List of Major League Baseball annual wins leaders List of Major League Baseball no hittersReferences edit a b c Larry Corcoran Stats Baseball Almanac com Retrieved November 15 2006 Morris Peter April 16 2009 Catcher How the Man Behind the Plate Became an American Folk Hero Government Institutes p 54 ISBN 978 1 61578 003 7 Retrieved October 14 2021 Mike Corcoran Baseball Reference com Retrieved November 15 2006 External links editCareer statistics and player information from MLB or ESPN or Baseball Reference or Fangraphs or Baseball Reference Minors TheDeadballEra com obituary Larry Corcoran at Find a GravePreceded byJohn Montgomery WardGuy HeckerFrank Mountain No hitter pitcherAugust 19 1880September 20 1882June 27 1884 Succeeded byPud GalvinCharles RadbournPud Galvin Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Larry Corcoran amp oldid 1183454821, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
