Larry Corcoran

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 record| 177–89
Earned run average| 2.36
Strikeouts| 1,103
Stats at Baseball Reference
Teams

* Chicago White Stockings (1880–1885)
* New York Giants (1885–1886)
* Washington Senators (1886)
* Indianapolis Hoosiers (1887)

Career highlights and awards

* NL wins leader (1881)
* NL ERA leader (1882)
* NL strikeout leader (1880)
* Pitched three no-hitters (1880, 1882, 1884)

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

## Biography

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Corcoran was born in Brooklyn, New York.[1] He made his major-league debut in the 1880 season; he won 43 games and led the Chicago White Stockings (today's Chicago Cubs) 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, he became the first pitcher to throw three no-hitters, setting a record that stood until 1965, when Sandy Koufax threw his fourth no-hitter.

Corcoran is credited with creating the first method of signaling pitches to his catcher, which consisted of moving a wad of chewing tobacco in his mouth to indicate what pitch would be thrown. White Stockings catcher Silver Flint, who caught bare-handed, credited Corcoran with being the toughest pitcher to catch and being responsible for several of his misshapen fingers.[2]

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 a switch pitcher.

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

Afflicted with Bright's disease, Corcoran died in Newark, New Jersey, at the age of 32.[1][3] He was interred in the Holy Sepulchre Cemetery in East Orange.[1] His brother Mike Corcoran pitched in one major-league game in 1884.[4]

## See also

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* List of Major League Baseball annual ERA leaders
* List of Major League Baseball annual strikeout leaders
* List of Major League Baseball annual wins leaders
* List of Major League Baseball no-hitters

## References

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1. ^ a b c "Larry Corcoran Stats". Baseball-Almanac.com. Retrieved November 15, 2006.
2. ^ 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. Retrieved October 14, 2021.
3. ^ {"A Famous Ball Pitcher Dead: Larry Corcoran, After a Prolonged Sickness, Succumbs to Bright's Disease". The Newark Eagle. October 15, 1891.
4. ^ "Mike Corcoran". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved November 15, 2006.

## External links

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* Career statistics from MLB · ESPN · Baseball Reference · Fangraphs · Baseball Reference (Minors) · Retrosheet · Baseball Almanac
* Larry Corcoran at Find a Grave

Preceded by

John Montgomery Ward
Guy Hecker
Frank Mountain

|  No-hitter pitcher
August 19, 1880
September 20, 1882
June 27, 1884  | Succeeded by

Pud Galvin
Charles Radbourn
Pud Galvin

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Chicago White Stockings 1880 National League champions

* Cap Anson
* Tommy Beals
* Tom Burns
* Larry Corcoran
* Abner Dalrymple
* Silver Flint
* Fred Goldsmith
* George Gore
* King Kelly
* Joe Quest
* Ned Williamson

* Manager

Cap Anson

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Chicago White Stockings 1881 National League champions

* Cap Anson
* Tom Burns
* Larry Corcoran
* Abner Dalrymple
* Silver Flint
* Fred Goldsmith
* George Gore
* King Kelly
* Hugh Nicol
* Joe Quest
* Ned Williamson

* Manager

Cap Anson

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Chicago White Stockings 1882 National League champions

* Cap Anson
* Tom Burns
* Larry Corcoran
* Abner Dalrymple
* Silver Flint
* Fred Goldsmith
* George Gore
* King Kelly
* Hugh Nicol
* Joe Quest
* Ned Williamson

* Manager: Cap Anson

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Chicago White Stockings 1885 National League champions

* Cap Anson
* Tom Burns
* John Clarkson
* Larry Corcoran
* Abner Dalrymple
* Silver Flint
* George Gore
* King Kelly
* Ted Kennedy
* Jim McCormick
* Fred Pfeffer
* Billy Sunday
* Ned Williamson

* Manager: Cap Anson

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National League season wins leaders

* 1876: Spalding
* 1877: Bond
* 1878: Bond
* 1879: Ward
* 1880: J. McCormick
* 1881: Corcoran & Whitney
* 1882: J. McCormick
* 1883: Radbourn
* 1884: Radbourn
* 1885: Clarkson
* 1886: Baldwin & Keefe
* 1887: Clarkson
* 1888: Keefe
* 1889: Clarkson
* 1890: Hutchison
* 1891: Hutchison
* 1892: Hutchison & Young
* 1893: Killen
* 1894: Rusie
* 1895: Young
* 1896: Killen & Nichols
* 1897: Nichols
* 1898: Nichols
* 1899: Hughes & McGinnity
* 1900: McGinnity
* 1901: Donovan
* 1902: Chesbro
* 1903: McGinnity
* 1904: McGinnity
* 1905: Mathewson
* 1906: McGinnity
* 1907: Mathewson
* 1908: Mathewson
* 1909: Brown
* 1910: Mathewson
* 1911: Alexander
* 1912: Cheney & Marquard
* 1913: Seaton
* 1914: Alexander
* 1915: Alexander
* 1916: Alexander
* 1917: Alexander
* 1918: Vaughn
* 1919: Barnes
* 1920: Alexander
* 1921: W. Cooper & Grimes
* 1922: Rixey
* 1923: Luque
* 1924: Vance
* 1925: Vance
* 1926: Donohue, Kremer, Meadows & Rhem
* 1927: Root
* 1928: Benton & Grimes
* 1929: Malone
* 1930: Kremer & Malone
* 1931: Elliott, Hallahan & Meine
* 1932: Warneke
* 1933: Hubbell
* 1934: Dean
* 1935: Dean
* 1936: Hubbell
* 1937: Hubbell
* 1938: Lee
* 1939: Walters
* 1940: Walters
* 1941: Higbe & Wyatt
* 1942: M. Cooper
* 1943: M. Cooper, Riddle & Sewell
* 1944: Walters
* 1945: Barrett
* 1946: Pollet
* 1947: Blackwell
* 1948: Sain
* 1949: Spahn
* 1950: Spahn
* 1951: Jansen & Maglie
* 1952: Roberts
* 1953: Roberts & Spahn
* 1954: Roberts
* 1955: Roberts
* 1956: Newcombe
* 1957: Spahn
* 1958: Friend & Spahn
* 1959: Burdette, S. Jones & Spahn
* 1960: Broglio & Spahn
* 1961: Jay & Spahn
* 1962: Drysdale
* 1963: Koufax & Marichal
* 1964: L. Jackson
* 1965: Koufax
* 1966: Koufax
* 1967: M. McCormick
* 1968: Marichal
* 1969: Seaver
* 1970: Gibson & Perry
* 1971: Jenkins
* 1972: Carlton
* 1973: Bryant
* 1974: Messersmith & P. Niekro
* 1975: Seaver
* 1976: R. Jones
* 1977: Carlton
* 1978: Perry
* 1979: J. Niekro & P. Niekro
* 1980: Carlton
* 1981: Seaver
* 1982: Carlton
* 1983: Denny
* 1984: Andújar
* 1985: Gooden
* 1986: Valenzuela
* 1987: Sutcliffe
* 1988: Hershiser & D. Jackson
* 1989: Scott
* 1990: Drabek
* 1991: Glavine & Smiley
* 1992: Glavine & Maddux
* 1993: Burkett & Glavine
* 1994: Hill & Maddux
* 1995: Maddux
* 1996: Smoltz
* 1997: Neagle
* 1998: Glavine
* 1999: Hampton
* 2000: Glavine
* 2001: Morris & Schilling
* 2002: Johnson
* 2003: Ortiz
* 2004: Oswalt
* 2005: Willis
* 2006: Harang, Lowe, Penny, Smoltz, Webb & Zambrano
* 2007: Peavy
* 2008: Webb
* 2009: Wainwright
* 2010: Halladay
* 2011: Kennedy & Kershaw
* 2012: González
* 2013: Wainwright & Zimmermann
* 2014: Kershaw
* 2015: Arrieta
* 2016: Scherzer
* 2017: Kershaw
* 2018: Lester, Mikolas & Scherzer
* 2019: Strasburg
* 2020: Darvish
* 2021: Urías
* 2022: Wright
* 2023: Strider
* 2024: Sale

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National League season ERA leaders

* 1876: Bradley
* 1877: Bond
* 1878: Ward
* 1879: Bond
* 1880: Keefe
* 1881: Weidman
* 1882: Corcoran
* 1883: J. McCormick
* 1884: Radbourn
* 1885: Keefe
* 1886: Boyle
* 1887: Casey
* 1888: Keefe
* 1889: Clarkson
* 1890: Rhines
* 1891: Ewing
* 1892: Young
* 1893: Breitenstein
* 1894: Rusie
* 1895: Maul
* 1896: Rhines
* 1897: Rusie
* 1898: Griffith
* 1899: Willis
* 1900: Waddell
* 1901: Tannehill
* 1902: Taylor
* 1903: Leever
* 1904: McGinnity
* 1905: Mathewson
* 1906: M. Brown
* 1907: Pfiester
* 1908: Mathewson
* 1909: Mathewson
* 1910: Cole
* 1911: Mathewson
* 1912: Tesreau
* 1913: Mathewson
* 1914: Doak
* 1915: Alexander
* 1916: Alexander
* 1917: Anderson
* 1918: Vaughn
* 1919: Alexander
* 1920: Alexander
* 1921: Doak
* 1922: Douglas
* 1923: Luque
* 1924: Vance
* 1925: Luque
* 1926: Kremer
* 1927: Kremer
* 1928: Vance
* 1929: Walker
* 1930: Vance
* 1931: Walker
* 1932: Warneke
* 1933: Hubbell
* 1934: Hubbell
* 1935: Blanton
* 1936: Hubbell
* 1937: Turner
* 1938: Lee
* 1939: Walters
* 1940: Walters
* 1941: Riddle
* 1942: Cooper
* 1943: Lanier
* 1944: Heusser
* 1945: Prim
* 1946: Pollet
* 1947: Spahn
* 1948: Brecheen
* 1949: Koslo
* 1950: Maglie
* 1951: Nichols Jr.
* 1952: Wilhelm
* 1953: Spahn
* 1954: Antonelli
* 1955: Friend
* 1956: Burdette
* 1957: Podres
* 1958: Miller
* 1959: S. Jones
* 1960: M. McCormick
* 1961: Spahn
* 1962: Koufax
* 1963: Koufax
* 1964: Koufax
* 1965: Koufax
* 1966: Koufax
* 1967: Niekro
* 1968: Gibson
* 1969: Marichal
* 1970: Seaver
* 1971: Seaver
* 1972: Carlton
* 1973: Seaver
* 1974: Capra
* 1975: R. Jones
* 1976: Denny
* 1977: Candelaria
* 1978: Swan
* 1979: Richard
* 1980: Sutton
* 1981: Ryan
* 1982: Rogers
* 1983: Hammaker
* 1984: Peña
* 1985: Gooden
* 1986: Scott
* 1987: Ryan
* 1988: Magrane
* 1989: Garrelts
* 1990: Darwin
* 1991: D. Martínez
* 1992: Swift
* 1993: Maddux
* 1994: Maddux
* 1995: Maddux
* 1996: K. Brown
* 1997: P. Martínez
* 1998: Maddux
* 1999: R. Johnson
* 2000: K. Brown
* 2001: R. Johnson
* 2002: R. Johnson
* 2003: Schmidt
* 2004: Peavy
* 2005: Clemens
* 2006: Oswalt
* 2007: Peavy
* 2008: Santana
* 2009: Carpenter
* 2010: J. Johnson
* 2011: Kershaw
* 2012: Kershaw
* 2013: Kershaw
* 2014: Kershaw
* 2015: Greinke
* 2016: Hendricks
* 2017: Kershaw
* 2018: deGrom
* 2019: Ryu
* 2020: Bauer
* 2021: Burnes
* 2022: Urías
* 2023: Snell
* 2024: Sale

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National League season strikeout leaders

* 1876: Devlin
* 1877: Bond
* 1878: Bond
* 1879: Ward
* 1880: Corcoran
* 1881: Derby
* 1882: Radbourn
* 1883: Whitney
* 1884: Radbourn
* 1885: Clarkson
* 1886: Baldwin
* 1887: Clarkson
* 1888: Keefe
* 1889: Clarkson
* 1890: Rusie
* 1891: Rusie
* 1892: Hutchison
* 1893: Rusie
* 1894: Rusie
* 1895: Rusie
* 1896: Young
* 1897: McJames & Seymour
* 1898: Seymour
* 1899: Hahn
* 1900: Hahn
* 1901: Hahn
* 1902: Willis
* 1903: Mathewson
* 1904: Mathewson
* 1905: Mathewson
* 1906: Beebe
* 1907: Mathewson
* 1908: Mathewson
* 1909: Overall
* 1910: Moore
* 1911: Marquard
* 1912: Alexander
* 1913: Seaton
* 1914: Alexander
* 1915: Alexander
* 1916: Alexander
* 1917: Alexander
* 1918: Vaughn
* 1919: Vaughn
* 1920: Alexander
* 1921: Grimes
* 1922: Vance
* 1923: Vance
* 1924: Vance
* 1925: Vance
* 1926: Vance
* 1927: Vance
* 1928: Vance
* 1929: Malone
* 1930: Hallahan
* 1931: Hallahan
* 1932: Dean
* 1933: Dean
* 1934: Dean
* 1935: Dean
* 1936: Mungo
* 1937: Hubbell
* 1938: Bryant
* 1939: Passeau & Walters
* 1940: Higbe
* 1941: Vander Meer
* 1942: Vander Meer
* 1943: Vander Meer
* 1944: Voiselle
* 1945: Roe
* 1946: Schmitz
* 1947: Blackwell
* 1948: Brecheen
* 1949: Spahn
* 1950: Spahn
* 1951: Newcombe & Spahn
* 1952: Spahn
* 1953: Roberts
* 1954: Roberts
* 1955: Jones
* 1956: Jones
* 1957: Sanford
* 1958: Jones
* 1959: Drysdale
* 1960: Drysdale
* 1961: Koufax
* 1962: Drysdale
* 1963: Koufax
* 1964: Veale
* 1965: Koufax
* 1966: Koufax
* 1967: Bunning
* 1968: Gibson
* 1969: Jenkins
* 1970: Seaver
* 1971: Seaver
* 1972: Carlton
* 1973: Seaver
* 1974: Carlton
* 1975: Seaver
* 1976: Seaver
* 1977: Niekro
* 1978: Richard
* 1979: Richard
* 1980: Carlton
* 1981: Valenzuela
* 1982: Carlton
* 1983: Carlton
* 1984: Gooden
* 1985: Gooden
* 1986: Scott
* 1987: Ryan
* 1988: Ryan
* 1989: DeLeón
* 1990: Cone
* 1991: Cone
* 1992: Smoltz
* 1993: Rijo
* 1994: Benes
* 1995: Nomo
* 1996: Smoltz
* 1997: Schilling
* 1998: Schilling
* 1999: Johnson
* 2000: Johnson
* 2001: Johnson
* 2002: Johnson
* 2003: Wood
* 2004: Johnson
* 2005: Peavy
* 2006: Harang
* 2007: Peavy
* 2008: Lincecum
* 2009: Lincecum
* 2010: Lincecum
* 2011: Kershaw
* 2012: Dickey
* 2013: Kershaw
* 2014: Cueto & Strasburg
* 2015: Kershaw
* 2016: Scherzer
* 2017: Scherzer
* 2018: Scherzer
* 2019: deGrom
* 2020: deGrom
* 2021: Wheeler
* 2022: Burnes
* 2023: Strider
* 2024: Sale

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