Larry Corcoran

Infobox MLB retired
name=Larry Corcoran

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position=Pitcher
birthdate=August 10, 1859
city-state|Brooklyn|New York
deathdate=death date and age|1891|10|14|1859|8|10
city-state|Newark|New Jersey
bats=Left
throws=Ambidexterous
debutdate=May 1
debutyear=1880
debutteam=Chicago White Stockings
finaldate=May 20
finalyear=1887
finalteam=Indianapolis Hoosiers
stat1label=W-L Record
stat1value=177-89
stat2label=ERA
stat2value=2.36
stat3label=K
stat3value=1103
teams=
*Chicago White Stockings (1880-1885)
*New York Giants (1885-1886)
*Washington Senators (1886)
*Indianapolis Hoosiers (1887)
highlights=
*.663 winning percentage: 8th all-time
*First pitcher to throw three no-hitters

Lawrence J. Corcoran (August 10 1859 - October 14 1891) was an American pitcher in Major League Baseball. He was born in Brooklyn, New York.cite web| title = Larry Corcoran Stats | work = Baseball-Almanac.com | url=http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=corcola01 | accessdate = 2006-11-15 ]

Corcoran came into the league in 1880, winning 43 games and leading 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, in 1884, he became the first pitcher to throw three no-hitters, setting a record that would not be broken until 1965, when Sandy Koufax threw his fourth no-hitter. He is also famous for being one of baseball's very few switch-pitchers. A natural righty, Corcoran pitched four innings alternating throwing arms on June 16, 1884, due to the inflammation of his right index finger.cite web| title = Larry Corcoran | work = BaseballLibrary.com | first=Bob | last=Carroll | url=http://www.baseballlibrary.com/ballplayers/player.php?name=Larry_Corcoran_1859 | accessdate = 2006-11-15 ] He is credited with creating the first method of signaling pitches to his catcher. His method consisted of moving a wad of chewing tobacco in his mouth to indicate what pitch would be thrown.

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. He was interred in the Holy Sepulchre Cemetery in East Orange, New Jersey.

His brother, Mike Corcoran, pitched in one professional game in 1884. [cite web| title = Mike Corcoran | work = Baseball-Reference.com | url=http://www.baseball-reference.com/c/corcomi01.shtml | accessdate = 2006-11-15 ]

ee also

* List of Major League Baseball leaders in career wins
* List of Major League Baseball ERA champions
* List of Major League Baseball strikeout champions
* List of Major League Baseball wins champions
* List of Major League Baseball no-hitters

References

External links

*baseballstats |mlb= |espn= |br=c/corcola01 |fangraphs=1002618 |cube=
* [http://www.futilityinfielder.com/archives/2002_04_28_futility_archive.shtml FutilityInfielder.com] - Article on Corcoran and other switch pitchers
* [http://thedeadballera.com/Obits/Corcoran.Larry.Obit.html TheDeadballEra.com] - obituary
* [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=8147 FindAGrave.com]

succession box
title = National League Wins Champion
years = 1881
(with Jim Whitney)
before = Jim McCormick
after = Jim McCormick
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