Doug Corbett Explained

Doug Corbett
Position:Pitcher
Bats:Right
Throws:Right
Birth Date:November 4, 1952
Birth Place:Sarasota, Florida, U.S.
Debutleague:MLB
Debutdate:April 10
Debutyear:1980
Debutteam:Minnesota Twins
Finalleague:MLB
Finaldate:July 30
Finalyear:1987
Finalteam:Baltimore Orioles
Statleague:MLB
Stat1label:Win–loss record
Stat1value:24–30
Stat2label:Earned run average
Stat2value:3.32
Stat3label:Strikeouts
Stat3value:343
Stat4label:Saves
Stat4value:66
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Douglas Mitchell Corbett (born November 4, 1952) is an American former Major League Baseball (MLB) relief pitcher who played for the Minnesota Twins, California Angels and Baltimore Orioles between 1980 and 1987.

Early years

Doug Corbett was born in Sarasota, Florida, in 1952. He attended Sarasota High School, and played high school baseball for the Sarasota Sailors.

College career

Corbett accepted an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, where he played for coach Dave Fuller's Florida Gators baseball team from 1971 to 1974. In 1972, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Harwich Mariners of the Cape Cod Baseball League and was named a league all-star.[1] [2] He was a recognized as a first-team All-Southeastern Conference selection as a pitcher in 1974. Corbett graduated from the University of Florida with a bachelor's degree in exercise and sport science in 1974, and was inducted into the University of Florida Athletic Hall of Fame as a "Gator Great" in 1996.[3] [4]

Professional career

In his rookie season with the Twins, Corbett saved twenty-three games and placed third in the Major League Baseball Rookie of the Year Award voting in the American League. The following year, he was elected to the American League All-Star team.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Major League Baseball Players From the Cape Cod League . capecodbaseball.org . September 25, 2019.
  2. News: All-Stars Take On Falmouth Tonight . 15 . Cape Cod Standard-Times . Hyannis, MA . July 15, 1972 .
  3. F Club, Hall of Fame, Gator Greats. Retrieved December 13, 2014.
  4. " UF Hall of Fame inductees," The Gainesville Sun, p. 2C (April 12, 1996). Retrieved July 23, 2011.