- Joe Corbett
Infobox MLB retired|
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name=Joseph Aloysius Corbett
position=Starting Pitcher
number=n/a
bats=Right
throws=Right
debutdate=August 23
debutyear=1895
debutteam=Washington Senators
finaldate=July 29
finalyear=by|1904
finalteam=St. Louis Cardinals
stat1label=W-L Record
stat1value=32-18
stat2label=ERA
stat2value=3.42
stat3label=K
stat3value=248
teams=
*Washington Senators (1895)
*Baltimore Orioles (1896-1897)
*St. Louis Cardinals (1904)
highlights=Joseph Aloysius Corbett (
December 4 ,1875 -May 2 ,1945 ) was a major leaguebaseball starting pitcher who played in theNational League . He was born inSan Francisco, California .cite web| title = Joe Corbett Stats | work = Baseball-Almanac.com | url=http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=corbejo01 | accessdate = 2006-11-13 ]Corbett, the younger brother of World Heavyweight Boxing Champion
James J. Corbett ,cite web| title = Joe Corbett | first= Jack | last = Kavanagh | work = BaseballLibrary.com | url=http://www.baseballlibrary.com/baseballlibrary/ballplayers/C/Corbett_Joe.stm | accessdate = 2006-11-13 ] played baseball atSaint Mary's College of California from 1890 - 1893cite web| title = Saint Mary's College of California Baseball Players Who Made it to the Major Leagues | work = Baseball-Almanac.com | url=http://www.baseball-almanac.com/college/saint_marys_college_of_california_baseball_players.shtml | accessdate = 2006-11-13 ] before breaking into the major leagues in 1895. 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 (313.0).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 .References
External links
*baseball-reference|id=c/corbejo01
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