Pat Corrales
{{Short description|American baseball player and manager (1941–2023)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox baseball biography
|name=Pat Corrales
|image=Pat_Corrales.jpg
|caption=Corrales with the Nationals in 2008
|team=
|bats=Right
|throws=Right
|birth_date={{birth date|1941|3|20}}
|birth_place=Los Angeles, California, U.S.
|death_date={{death date and age|2023|8|27|1941|3|20}}
|death_place= Big Canoe, Georgia, U.S.
|debutleague = MLB
|debutdate=August 2
|debutyear=1964
|debutteam=Philadelphia Phillies
|finalleague = MLB
|finaldate=September 21
|finalyear=1973
|finalteam=San Diego Padres
|statleague = MLB
|stat1label=Batting average
|stat1value=.216
|stat2label=Home runs
|stat2value=4
|stat3label=Runs batted in
|stat3value=54
|stat4label=Managerial record
|stat4value=572–634
|stat5label=Winning %
|stat5value=.474
|teams=
; As player
- Philadelphia Phillies ({{mlby|1964}}–{{mlby|1965}})
- St. Louis Cardinals ({{mlby|1966}})
- Cincinnati Reds ({{mlby|1968}}–{{mlby|1972}})
- San Diego Padres ({{mlby|1972}}–{{mlby|1973}})
; As manager
- Texas Rangers ({{mlby|1978}}–{{mlby|1980}})
- Philadelphia Phillies ({{mlby|1982}}–{{mlby|1983}})
- Cleveland Indians ({{mlby|1983}}–{{mlby|1987}})
; As coach
- Texas Rangers ({{mlby|1976}}–{{mlby|1978}})
- New York Yankees ({{mlby|1989}})
- Atlanta Braves ({{mlby|1990}}–{{mlby|2006}})
- Washington Nationals ({{mlby|2007}}–{{mlby|2008}}, {{mlby|2009}}, {{mlby|2011}})
|highlights=
- World Series champion ({{wsy|1995}})
}}
Patrick Corrales (March 20, 1941 – August 27, 2023) was an American professional baseball catcher, manager, and coach, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB), from 1964 to 1973, primarily for the Cincinnati Reds as well as the Philadelphia Phillies, St. Louis Cardinals, and San Diego Padres. He was the first major league manager of Mexican American descent.{{Cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DxTZdZ2xc2EC&q=%22mexican+american%22+%22major+league%22+baseball&pg=PA832 |title = Encyclopedia of Major League Baseball Clubs|isbn = 9780313083068|last1 = Riess|first1 = Steven A.|year = 2006| publisher=Greenwood Press }}
Early life
Patrick Corrales was born in Los Angeles on March 20, 1941. He was a baseball and football star at Fresno High School in Fresno, California, and a teammate of future major-league pitchers Jim Maloney and Dick Ellsworth.{{cn|date=August 2023}} An offensive guard and linebacker for the football team, he was named lineman of the year by The Fresno Bee.{{cn|date=August 2023}} After high school, he signed as an amateur free agent with the Phillies in 1959.{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/corrapa01.shtml|title=Pat Corrales Stats|website=Baseball-Reference.com|access-date=November 25, 2021}}
Career
=Playing career=
Corrales made his major league playing debut at age 23 on August 2, 1964, with the Phillies. He pinch-hit for pitcher John Boozer in the fifth inning, grounding out against the Los Angeles Dodgers' Larry Miller in a 6–1 Phillies loss at Connie Mack Stadium.{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/PHI/PHI196408020.shtml|title=Los Angeles Dodgers at Philadelphia Phillies Box Score, August 2, 1964|website=Baseball-Reference.com|access-date=November 25, 2021}} His first career hit came the next year on June 15, 1965, in a 12–7 Phillies loss to the Milwaukee Braves at County Stadium when he singled in the eighth inning off Tony Cloninger and later scored.{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/MLN/MLN196506150.shtml|title=Philadelphia Phillies at Milwaukee Braves Box Score, June 15, 1965|website=Baseball-Reference.com|access-date=November 25, 2021}} He had one of his best career games the next day when, in a 6–2 Phillies win over the Braves, he started at catcher and went 3–4 with his first major league home run (a two-run shot in the third inning against Denny Lemaster).{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/MLN/MLN196506160.shtml|title=Philadelphia Phillies at Milwaukee Braves Box Score, June 16, 1965|website=Baseball-Reference.com|access-date=November 25, 2021}}
After the 1965 season, the Phillies traded Corrales, Alex Johnson, and Art Mahaffey to the St. Louis Cardinals for Bill White, Dick Groat, and Bob Uecker.{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1965/10/28/archives/cards-send-white-groat-to-phils-for-johnson-mahaffey-in-sixman-deal.html |title=Cards Send White, Groat to Phils for Johnson, Mahaffey in Six-Man Deal; ST. LOUIS TRADES INFIELD REGULARS – The New York Times |work=The New York Times |date= October 28, 1965|accessdate=August 28, 2023}} He was a backup to Tim McCarver during the 1966 season and spent the 1967 season in the minor leagues. Before the 1968 season, the Cardinals traded Corrales and Jimy Williams to the Cincinnati Reds for Johnny Edwards. Corrales served as a backup to Johnny Bench, before the Reds traded him to the San Diego Padres on June 11, 1972, for Bob Barton. With the Padres, Corrales was the backup to Fred Kendall.{{cite web|url=https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/pat-corrales/|title=Pat Corrales – Society for American Baseball Research}}
In a nine-year playing career as a backup catcher, Corrales played in 300 games with 166 hits, four home runs, 54 runs batted in, and a .216 batting average. He appeared in one game of the 1970 World Series for the Reds and batted once, grounding out for the final out of the series as the Reds fell in five games to the Baltimore Orioles.
=Managerial and coaching career=
Corrales became a coach for the Texas Rangers in 1976. On the last day of the 1978 season, the Rangers fired manager Billy Hunter and named Corrales their new manager.{{cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/186090826/?terms=%22pat%20corrales%22%20%22billy%20hunter%22&match=1 |title=Longview News-Journal 02 Oct 1978, page Page 13 |publisher=Newspapers.com |date=October 2, 1978 |accessdate=August 29, 2023}}{{cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/634695288/?terms=%22pat%20corrales%22%20%22billy%20hunter%22&match=1 |title=Fort Worth Star-Telegram 11 Mar 1979, page 43 |publisher=Newspapers.com |date=March 11, 1979 |accessdate=August 29, 2023}} The Rangers fired Corrales after the 1980 season.{{cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/257221889/?terms=%22pat%20corrales%22&match=1 |title=Press and Sun-Bulletin 06 Oct 1980, page 23 |publisher=Newspapers.com |date=October 6, 1980 |accessdate=August 29, 2023}}
The Phillies hired Corrales as their manager after the 1981 season.{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1981/11/05/sports/sports-people-phils-tap-corrales.html |title=SPORTS PEOPLE; Phils Tap Corrales – The New York Times |work=The New York Times |date= November 5, 1981|accessdate=August 28, 2023}} On July 18, 1983, the Phillies fired Corrales, despite the Phillies having a {{winning percentage|43|42|record=y}} record and tied for first place with the St. Louis Cardinals in the National League East. Corrales had benched Mike Schmidt and Pete Rose while confusing veteran players with his changes to the lineups.[https://www.nytimes.com/1983/07/19/sports/corrales-is-dismissed-by-phils.html "Corrales Is Dismissed by Phils," The Associated Press (AP), Tuesday, July 19, 1983.] Retrieved March 27, 2022.[https://badgerherald.com/sports/2008/09/16/brewers-cut-ties-wit/ Puskar, Gene J. "Brewers cut ties with skipper Yost," The Associated Press (AP), Tuesday, September 16, 2008.] Retrieved March 27, 2022.
Two weeks after being fired by the Phillies, the Indians hired Corrales as their manager. They retained him for after the 1983 season with a two-year contract extension.{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1984/02/01/sports/sports-people-new-pact-for-corrales.html |title=SPORTS PEOPLE; New Pact for Corrales – The New York Times |work=The New York Times |date= February 1984|accessdate=August 28, 2023}} After the 1985 season, the Indians signed Corrales to a perpetual contract.{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1985/10/02/sports/sports-people-corrales-re-signed.html |title=SPORTS PEOPLE; Corrales Re-signed – The New York Times |work=The New York Times |date= October 2, 1985|accessdate=August 28, 2023}} The Indians fired him in July 1987.{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1987/07/17/sports/baseball-indians-win-after-dismissing-corrales.html |title=BASEBALL; Indians Win After Dismissing Corrales – The New York Times |work=The New York Times |date= July 17, 1987|accessdate=August 28, 2023}} Corrales spent nine years as a major league manager and finished with an overall record of {{winning percentage|572|634|record=y}} with the Rangers, Phillies, and Indians.
The New York Yankees hired Corrales as their first base coach for the 1989 season.{{cite news|last=Rogers |first=Thomas |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1988/10/18/sports/green-names-coaching-staff.html |title=Green Names Coaching Staff – The New York Times |work=The New York Times |date= October 18, 1988|accessdate=August 28, 2023}} The Yankees fired their manager and most of their coaching staff, including Corrales, in August 1989,{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1989/08/19/sports/baseball-steinbrenner-does-it-again-green-out-dent-in.html |title=BASEBALL; Steinbrenner Does It Again: Green Out, Dent In – The New York Times |work=The New York Times |date= August 19, 1989|accessdate=August 29, 2023 |last1=Chass |first1=Murray }} and he joined the Atlanta Braves as a scout in September.{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1989-09-25-sp-153-story.html|title=Names in the News|date=September 25, 1989|work=Los Angeles Times|accessdate=August 29, 2023}} He served as the Braves' bench coach for nine years, and was with Washington Nationals for the 2007 and 2008 seasons before being fired at the end of 2008 along with the majority of the Nationals' coaching staff. Shortly after being fired, he accepted a job as a special consultant to the Nationals. He resumed as bench coach in July 2009 after Jim Riggleman was appointed acting manager after Manny Acta was fired. Corrales was once again appointed Nats bench coach in June 2011 by new manager Davey Johnson. Corrales replaced John McLaren, who had been reassigned to scouting duty.{{Cite news|url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/nationals-journal/post/pat-corrales-will-become-the-nationals-bench-coach/2011/06/28/AGMd8xpH_blog.htmll|title=Pat Corrales will become the Nationals bench coach – Nationals Journal – The Washington Post|newspaper=The Washington Post|date=November 12, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121112165113/http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/nationals-journal/post/pat-corrales-will-become-the-nationals-bench-coach/2011/06/28/AGMd8xpH_blog.htmll|access-date=November 25, 2021|archive-date=November 12, 2012}}
On November 5, 2012, Corrales was hired by the Los Angeles Dodgers as a special assistant to the general manager.{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/sports/dodgers/la-xpm-2012-nov-05-la-sp-dn-hire-corrales-20121105-story.html|title=Dodgers hire Pat Corrales as special assistant|first=Steve|last=Dilbeck|date=November 5, 2012|website=Los Angeles Times}}
==Managerial record==
| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align:center;" | ||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Team | rowspan="2"|Year | colspan="5"|Regular season | colspan="4"|Postseason | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Games | Won | Lost | Win % | Finish | Won | Lost | Win % | Result |
| TEX|| {{mlby|1978}}
||1||{{WinLossPct|1|0}}|| Interim || – || – || – || | ||||||||
| TEX|| {{mlby|1979}}
||162||{{WinLossPct|83|79}}|| 3rd in AL West || – || – || – || | ||||||||
| TEX|| {{mlby|1980}}
||161||{{WinLossPct|76|85}}|| 4th in AL West || – || – || – || | ||||||||
| colspan="2"|TEX total ||324||{{WinLossPct|160|164}}|| || {{WinLossPct|0|0}} || | ||||||||
| PHI|| {{mlby|1982}}
||162||{{WinLossPct|89|73}}|| 2nd in NL East || – || – || – || | ||||||||
| PHI|| {{mlby|1983}}
||85||{{WinLossPct|43|42}}|| Fired || – || – || – || | ||||||||
| colspan="2"|PHI total ||247||{{WinLossPct|132|115}}|| || {{WinLossPct|0|0}} || | ||||||||
| CLE|| {{mlby|1983}}
||62||{{WinLossPct|30|32}}|| Interim || – || – || – || | ||||||||
| CLE|| {{mlby|1984}}
||162||{{WinLossPct|75|87}}|| 6th in AL East || – || – || – || | ||||||||
| CLE|| {{mlby|1985}}
||162||{{WinLossPct|60|102}}|| 7th in AL East || – || – || – || | ||||||||
| CLE|| {{mlby|1986}}
||162||{{WinLossPct|84|78}}|| 5th in AL East || – || – || – || | ||||||||
| CLE|| {{mlby|1987}}
||87||{{WinLossPct|31|56}}|| Fired || – || – || – || | ||||||||
| colspan="2"|CLE total ||635||{{WinLossPct|280|355}}|| || {{WinLossPct|0|0}} || | ||||||||
| colspan="2"|Total||1216||{{WinLossPct|572|634}}|| || {{WinLossPct|0|0}} || |
Personal life
Corrales married Sharon Ann Grimes on September 24, 1960, and had four children. Sharon died from a blood clot soon after giving birth to the couple's fourth child in July 1969.{{cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1734&dat=19701017&id=fJcbAAAAIBAJ&sjid=slEEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3047,3817484|title=The Dispatch – Google News Archive Search|website=News.google.com|access-date=November 25, 2021}} He married Heidyt Enedina Davis, May 28, 1970, in Jellico, Tennessee.{{cite web | url=https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/159614:1169 |title=Register |url-access=subscription | website=Ancestry.com }}
Corrales was inducted as a member of the Fresno County Athletic Hall of Fame in 1980.{{cite web |url=http://fresnoahof.org/inductees.html |title=Fresno Athletic Hall of Fame |access-date=August 19, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130907113307/http://fresnoahof.org/inductees.html |archive-date=September 7, 2013 }}{{cite web|url=http://www.fresnoahof.org/current-past-inductees|title=Fresno County Athletic Hall of Fame {{!}} Home|website=Fresno County Athletic Hall of Fame {{!}} Home|access-date=February 2, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170731195939/https://www.fresnoahof.org/current-past-inductees|archive-date=July 31, 2017|url-status=dead}}
Pat Corrales died at home in Big Canoe, Georgia, on August 27, 2023, at age 82.{{cite web |last=Nightengale |first=Bob |date=August 28, 2023 |title=Former Philadelphia Phillies player, manager has died |url=https://www.pennlive.com/sports/2023/08/former-philadelphia-phillies-player-coach-has-died-report.html |access-date=August 28, 2023 |website=Penn Live}}{{cite news |title=Corrales, player, manager, coach and exec, passes away at 82 |url=https://www.mlb.com/braves/news/pat-corrales-passes-away |access-date=August 29, 2023 |work=MLB.com |date=August 28, 2023 |quote=Pat Corrales, who spent more than 64 years in professional baseball as a player, manager and executive, most recently in the Dodgers' front office, and who was the first Major League manager of Mexican-American descent, passed away at his home in Big Canoe, Ga., on Sunday evening at the age of 82.}}{{cite news |title=Former MLB manager, coach, catcher Pat Corrales dies at age 82 |url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/38279096/former-mlb-manager-coach-catcher-pat-corrales-dies-age-82 |access-date=August 29, 2023 |agency=Associated Press |work=ESPN.com |date=August 28, 2023 |quote=The Los Angeles Dodgers said Corrales died of natural causes Sunday night at his home in the north Georgia mountains. He had worked in the team's front office since 2012, serving as a special assistant to the general manager in his final role.}}
References
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External links
- {{Baseballstats |mlb=112696 |espn=20455 |br=c/corrapa01 |fangraphs=1002636 |brm=corral001pat |retro=C/Pcorrp102 }}
- {{Baseball-reference manager|corrapa01}}
- {{SABR Baseball Biography Project|3892599c}}
- [https://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=corrapa01 Pat Corrales] at Baseball Almanac
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