Pat Corrales

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Patrick Corrales (Ike)

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 0", Weight 195 lb.

Debut August 2, 1964
Final Game September 21, 1973
Born March 20, 1941 in Los Angeles, CA USA

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After his playing career ended, catcher Pat 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. He was a New York Yankees coach in 1989, and from 1990 to 2006, he was a member of the Atlanta Braves staff. After the '06 season, he joined the Washington Nationals as bench coach.

Corrales has the unique distinction of managing first place and last place teams in the same season. In 1983, he was the first manager to be fired in the middle of a season with his team in 1st place when he was sacked by the Phillies. The club was 43-42 at the time. Weeks later, he was hired as the skipper of the Indians, who finished the season in last place in their division.