Former huge league participant, supervisor and coach Pat Corrales has handed away, per Bob Nightengale of USA At the moment. Corrales was 82 years outdated.
Born in Los Angeles in 1941, Patrick Corrales attended Fresno Excessive College earlier than signing with the Phillies as an beginner free agent in 1959. He labored his manner up the minor league ladder and made his main league debut in 1964, although solely bought into two video games that 12 months. He would carve out a semi-regular function as a backup catcher within the seasons to return, bouncing to the Cardinals, Reds and Padres.
From 1964 to 1973, he bought into 300 video games and made 858 plate appearances. He had a batting common of .216 in that point, getting 166 hits, together with 28 doubles, three triples and 4 dwelling runs. He scored 63 runs, drove in 54 and stole one base. The 1970 Reds received the Nationwide League West after which defeated the Pirates within the NLCS to advance to the World Sequence, although they had been then defeated by the Orioles. With the O’s up 3-1 within the collection and 9-3 within the fifth recreation, Corrales was despatched as much as pinch hit for Hal McRae with two outs within the ninth. Corrales grounded out to complete the collection and the season, the one postseason plate look of his profession. (YouTube hyperlink through the Orioles.)
After his enjoying profession ended, Corrales shifted right into a managerial function, starring with the Rangers within the late ’70s earlier than serving as skipper for Philadelphia and Cleveland. As a supervisor, he had a report of 572-634 over components of 9 totally different seasons. His final season as a supervisor was 1987, however he went on to spend a few years as a bench coach, beginning with the Yankees. He served in that function for Atlanta for 9 years, together with the membership that received the 1995 World Sequence. He additionally served as a bench coach for the Nationals earlier than being employed by the Dodgers as a particular assistant to the final supervisor in 2012.
We at MLB Commerce Rumors prolong our condolences to his household, pals and family members.
