Doug Corbett

Doug Corbett
Doug Corbett
	Pitcher
	Born: November 4, 1952; Sarasota, Florida
Batted: Right	Threw: Right
MLB debut
	April 10, 1980, for the Minnesota Twins
Last MLB appearance
	July 30, 1987, for the Baltimore Orioles
MLB statistics
Win–loss record	24–30
Earned run average	3.32
Strikeouts	343
Saves	66
Teams
	Minnesota Twins (1980–1982); California Angels (1982–1986); Baltimore Orioles (1987);
Career highlights and awards
	All-Star (1981);

Douglas Mitchell Corbett (born November 4, 1952) is an American former professional baseball player who was a relief pitcher in Major League Baseball (MLB) for eight seasons during the 1980s. He played college baseball for the University of Florida, and thereafter, he played professionally for the Minnesota Twins, California Angels and Baltimore Orioles of MLB.

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.^[1] 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.^[2]^[3]

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.

References

^ "Major League Baseball Players From the Cape Cod League" (PDF). capecodbaseball.org. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
^ F Club, Hall of Fame, Gator Greats. Retrieved December 13, 2014.
^ "UF Hall of Fame inductees," The Gainesville Sun, p. 2C (April 12, 1996). Retrieved July 23, 2011.

External links

Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs

[1] "Major League Baseball Players From the Cape Cod League" (PDF). capecodbaseball.org. Retrieved September 25, 2019.

[2] F Club, Hall of Fame, Gator Greats. Retrieved December 13, 2014.

[3] "UF Hall of Fame inductees," The Gainesville Sun, p. 2C (April 12, 1996). Retrieved July 23, 2011.

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