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Larry Corcoran

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American baseball player (1859–1891)

Baseball player
Larry Corcoran
Pitcher
Born:(1859-08-10)August 10, 1859
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Died: October 14, 1891(1891-10-14) (aged 32)
Newark, New Jersey, U.S.
Batted: Switch
Threw: Right
MLB debut
May 1, 1880, for the Chicago White Stockings
Last MLB appearance
May 20, 1887, for the Indianapolis Hoosiers
MLB statistics
Win–loss record177–89
Earned run average2.36
Strikeouts1,103
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Career highlights and awards

Lawrence J. Corcoran (August 10, 1859 – October 14, 1891) was an American professionalbaseball player. Hepitched for four different major-league teams from 1880 to 1887.

Biography

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Corcoran was born inBrooklyn, New York.[1] He made his major-league debut in the 1880 season; he won 43 games and led the Chicago White Stockings (today'sChicago Cubs) to theNational League championship.Cap Anson alternated him with pitcherFred Goldsmith, giving Chicago the first truepitching rotation in professional baseball.

In 1882, Corcoran became the first pitcher to throw twono-hitters in a career.[2] Two seasons later, he became the first pitcher to throw three no-hitters, setting a record that stood until 1965, whenSandy Koufax threw his fourth no-hitter.[3]

Corcoran is credited with creating the first method of signaling pitches to his catcher, which consisted of moving a wad ofchewing tobacco in his mouth to indicate what pitch would be thrown. White StockingscatcherSilver Flint, who caught bare-handed, credited Corcoran with being the toughest pitcher to catch and being responsible for several of his misshapen fingers.[4]

Naturally right-handed, Corcoran pitched four innings alternating throwing arms on June 16, 1884, due to the inflammation of his right index finger, making him a rare example of aswitch pitcher.

Corcoran had a "dead arm" by 1885, and by 1887 he was out of the league.

Afflicted withBright's disease, Corcoran died inNewark, New Jersey, at the age of 32.[1][5] He was interred in theHoly Sepulchre Cemetery inEast Orange.[1] His brotherMike Corcoran pitched in one major-league game in 1884.[6]

See also

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References

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  1. ^abc"Larry Corcoran Stats".Baseball-Almanac.com. RetrievedNovember 15, 2006.
  2. ^Cwik, Chris (September 20, 2017)."The unbelievable story of Larry Corcoran, the first pitcher with three no-hitters".Yahoo! Sports. RetrievedAugust 30, 2025.
  3. ^"August 19, 1880: Larry Corcoran throws first career no-hitter".Society for American Baseball Research. October 22, 2018. RetrievedAugust 30, 2025.
  4. ^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. RetrievedOctober 14, 2021.
  5. ^"A Famous Ball Pitcher Dead: Larry Corcoran, After a Prolonged Sickness, Succumbs to Bright's Disease".The Newark Eagle. October 15, 1891. Archived fromthe original on November 23, 2019.
  6. ^"Mike Corcoran".Baseball-Reference.com. RetrievedNovember 15, 2006.

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Preceded byNo-hitter pitcher
August 19, 1880
September 20, 1882
June 27, 1884		Succeeded by
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