Mike Corkins
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Michael Patrick Corkins (born May 25, 1946, in Riverside, California) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. The right-hander was signed by the San Francisco Giants as an amateur free agent before the 1965 season, and later drafted by the San Diego Padres from the Giants as the 31st pick in the 1968 expansion draft. He played for the Padres from 1969 to 1974.
Corkins is perhaps best-known for giving up Willie Mays's 600th home run. (September 22, 1969)
The majority of his 157 appearances was as a relief pitcher, but he did start 44 games. During his career, Corkins gave up 248 walks in just 459.1 innings pitched, for a BB/9IP of 4.86, much higher than the National League average at that time. However, with 335 strikeouts, his K/9IP was 6.56, which was higher than the National League average.
Career highlights include:
- a six-hit, nine-strikeout complete game win against the Montreal Expos (May 8, 1970)
- hitting a grand slam against All-Star left-hander Jim Merritt and pitching the first seven innings of a 15-2 victory over the Cincinnati Reds. (September 4, 1970)
- a seven-hit, 1-0 complete game shutout against the Atlanta Braves (September 10, 1972)
- 4 innings of one-hit shutout relief against the Atlanta Braves, earning a save (September 24, 1972)
- 4.2 innings of no-hit shutout relief, earning the W, in a 13-inning, 5-3 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies (May 7, 1974)
- held All-Stars Cleon Jones, Gary Matthews, Willie Montanez, Pete Rose, Ron Santo, Joe Torre, and Bob Watson to a collective .099 batting average (9-for-91)
- held Hall of Famers Lou Brock, Roberto Clemente, Tony Perez, and Mike Schmidt to a collective .167 batting average (8-for-48)
Corkins wielded a strong bat (for a pitcher), hitting 5 home runs with a batting average of .202 in 119 lifetime at bats.
He finished his career with a total of 19 wins, 28 losses, 9 saves, 48 games finished, and an ERA of 4.39.
[edit] External links
- Baseball-Reference.com - career statistics and analysis
- Retrosheet
