- Pop Corkhill
Infobox MLB retired
name=Pop Corkhill
position=Outfielder
birthdate=April 11 ,1858
city-state|Parkesburg|Pennsylvania
deathdate=death date and age|1921|4|4|1858|4|11
city-state|Pennsauken|New Jersey
bats=Left
throws=Right
debutdate=May 1
debutyear=by|1883
debutteam=Cincinnati Red Stockings
finaldate=July 13
finalyear=by|1892
finalteam=Pittsburgh Pirates
stat1label=Batting average
stat2label=Hits
stat3label=Runs
stat1value=.254
stat2value=1,120
stat3value=650
teams=
*Cincinnati Red Stockings/Reds (by|1883-by|1888, by|1891)
*Brooklyn Bridegrooms (by|1888-by|1890)
*Philadelphia Athletics (by|1891)
*Pittsburgh Pirates (by|1891-by|1892)
highlights=John Stewart "Pop" Corkhill (
April 11 ,1858 –April 4 ,1921 ) was abaseball player who played for ten seasons in the Major Leagues. He was an outfielder who excelled on defense, winning five fielding titles in his career.Born in
Parkesburg, Pennsylvania Corkhill began his Major League career in the American Association with theCincinnati Reds in 1883. He served as the Reds'right fielder for four seasons, leading American Association outfielders in fielding twice. In 1887, he moved to center field and played there regularly for two seasons, winning two more fielding titles. As a batter, Corkhill had a knack for driving in runs, finishing 2nd in the league in RBI in 1886. He also pitched on multiple occasions, serving as arelief pitcher at a time when relievers were not commonplace.Corkhill finished the 1888 season with the
Brooklyn Bridegrooms after the team purchased his contract from Cincinnati. He played two seasons as Brooklyn's centerfielder, and earned two league championships with the club, an AA championship in 1889 and aNational League championship in 1890 after the club switched leagues.Corkhill returned to the American Association in 1891 and began the year with the Philadelphia Athletics. He left the team in mid-season and returned to the NL to finish the year, playing a single game with the Reds before joining the
Pittsburgh Pirates . He played for parts of two seasons with the Pirates, before retiring after being hit in the head by a pitch from Ed Crane.cite web|url=http://www.thedeadballera.com/Obits/Corkhill.Pop.Obit.html
title=Pop Corkhill's obit|accessdate=2007-05-22|date=1921-04-07 |publisher=New York Times ]Corkhill died after an operation in
Pennsauken, New Jersey in 1921.cite web|url=http://www.thedeadballera.com/Obits/Corkhill.Pop.Obit.html
title=Pop Corkhill's obit|accessdate=2007-05-22|date=1921-04-07 |publisher=New York Times ]References
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