Pat Corrales

Patrick Corrales
(Ike)

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 6' 0", Weight 195 lb.
• High School Fresno High School
• Debut August 2, 1964
• Final Game September 21, 1973
• Born March 20, 1941 in Los Angeles, CA USA

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Pat Corrales was a "good field, no hit" catcher who played 9 seasons in the major leagues. In an even 300 games, he hit only .216 with 4 homers. He was never a regular. He had his most playing time as a rookie with the Philadelphia Phillies in 1965, getting into 63 games and amassing 174 at-bats. In spite of his limited playing time, he was named to the 1965 Topps All-Star Rookie Team. He was a back-up to Hall of Famer Johnny Bench on the Cincinnati Reds from 1968 to 1972 and got to play briefly in the 1970 World Series against the Baltimore Orioles.

After his playing career ended, Corrales became a Texas Rangers coach in 1975 and took over as the club's manager in the final game of the 1978 season. He guided the team for two more years. He was skipper of the Philadelphia Phillies in 1982 and 1983 and the Cleveland Indians from 1983 to 1987. The Phillies were in first place in a tight NL East race when they fired Corrales and replaced him with front office executive Paul Owens on July 18, 1983. Owens led them to the World Series. The club was 43-42 at the time. For his part, Corrales finished the season in last place managing the Indians. He therefore has the unique distinction of managing first place and last place teams in the same season. With the Indians, he managed to lead the team to a rare winning season in 1986 (although the team was still only 5th in the tough AL East). This however ratcheted up expectations for 1987 sky high: in spring training, Sports Illustrated published a cover with a picture of the team and the headline "Best Team in the Majors ?" When the Indians regressed to mediocrity, he was fired at the All-Star break.

After managing the Detroit Tigers' AAA afiliate in 1988, he was a New York Yankees coach in 1989, and from 1990 to 2006, he was a member of the Atlanta Braves staff, all the time under manager Bobby Cox. He was rumored to be Cox's heir apparent in Atlanta, but Cox outlasted him. In 2007, he joined the Washington Nationals as bench coach for two seasons. He came back to the job in 2009, when his successor, Jim Riggleman was promoted to skipper in mid-year, and a third-time in 2011, after Davey Johnson succeeded Riggleman as manager, also in mid-season.

[edit] Notable Achievements

• 1965 Topps All-Star Rookie Team

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