Bill McCorry explained

Bill McCorry
Position:Pitcher
Bats:Left
Throws:Right
Birth Date:9 July 1887
Birth Place:Saranac, Clinton County, New York
Death Place:Augusta, Georgia
Debutleague:MLB
Debutdate:September 17
Debutyear:1909
Debutteam:St. Louis Browns
Finalleague:MLB
Finaldate:September 29
Finalyear:1909
Finalteam:St. Louis Browns
Statleague:MLB
Stat1label:Win–loss record
Stat1value:0–2
Stat2label:Earned run average
Stat2value:9.00
Stat3label:Strikeouts
Stat3value:10
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William Charles McCorry (July 9, 1887 – March 22, 1973) was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the St. Louis Browns in . He had a long career as a player/manager in the minor leagues that lasted as late as 1942, including lengthy stints with the Albany Senators and Ogden Reds. He also served as traveling secretary for the New York Yankees and general manager of the Augusta Yankees.[1]

In the late 1940s, McCorry also served as a scout. The Yankees sent him to Birmingham in 1949 to evaluate Willie Mays, but they passed on pursuing the prospect after McCorry complained that he "couldn't hit a curveball."[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Youngstown Vindicator - Google News Archive Search.
  2. Book: Barra, Allen. Mickey and Willie: Mantle and Mays, the Parallel Lives of Baseball's Golden Age. 2013. New York. Crown Archetype. 978-0-307-71648-4. 100.