Doug Corbett

Doug Corbett
Pitcher
Born: November 4, 1952 (1952-11-04) (age 59) Sarasota, Florida
Batted: Right	Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 10, 1980 for the Minnesota Twins
Last MLB appearance
July 30, 1987 for the Baltimore Orioles
Career statistics
Win–loss record	24–30
Earned run average	3.32
Strikeouts	343
Saves	66
Teams
Minnesota Twins (1980–1982) California Angels (1982–1986) Baltimore Orioles (1987)
Career highlights and awards
All-Star (1981)

Douglas Mitchell Corbett (born November 4, 1952) is a former American professional baseball player who was a relief pitcher in Major League Baseball for eight seasons during the 1980s. He played college baseball for the University of Florida, and thereafter, he played professionally for the Minnesota Twins, California Angels and Baltimore Orioles.

Early years

Doug Corbett was born in Sarasota, Florida in 1952. He attended Sarasota High School, and played high school baseball for the Sarasota Sailors.

College career

Corbett received an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, where he played for coach Dave Fuller's Florida Gators baseball team from 1971 to 1974. He was a recognized as a first-team All-Southeastern Conference selection as a pitcher in 1974. Corbett graduated from the University of Florida with a bachelor's degree in exercise and sport science in 1974, and was inducted into the University of Florida Athletic Hall of Fame as a "Gator Great" in 1996.^[1][2]

Professional career

In his rookie season with the Twins, Corbett saved twenty-three games and placed third in the Major League Baseball Rookie of the Year Award voting in the American League. The following year, he was elected to the American League All-Star team.

See also

	Baseball portal
	Biography portal

• Florida Gators
• List of Florida Gators baseball players
• List of Major League Baseball all-time saves leaders
• List of University of Florida alumni
• List of University of Florida Athletic Hall of Fame members

References

1. ^ F Club, Hall of Fame, Gator Greats. Retrieved July 23, 2010.
2. ^ "UF Hall of Fame inductees," The Gainesville Sun, p. 2C (April 12, 1996). Retrieved July 23, 2011.

External links

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube

Persondata
Name	Corbett, Doug
Alternative names	Corbett, Douglas Mitchell; Corbett, Douglas M.
Short description	American college baseball player, Major League Baseball player, pitcher, relief pitcher, MLB All-Star
Date of birth	November 4, 1952
Place of birth	Sarasota, Florida, United States
Date of death
Place of death