Timothy Michael Corcoran (March 19, 1953 - ) was a Major League Baseball

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 player who played 9 seasons in the major leagues. Born in Glendale, California

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, Corcoran attended California State University, Los Angeles

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 (the "Golden Eagles"), and was signed as an amateur free agent by the Detroit Tigers

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 in 1974. Corcoran played four seasons with the Tigers from 1977-1980. He then played for the Minnesota Twins in 1981, followed by three years with the Philadelphia Phillies

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 (1983–1985) and a single season with the New York Mets

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 in 1986.

Corcoran played in 509 major league games and had a career batting average of .270 with a .349 on base percentage. In his career, he had 373 total bases, 283 hits, 120 runs scored, 128 RBIs, 46 doubles, and 12 home runs. Corcoran played at first base

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 for 183 games, outfield

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 for 174 games, and designated hitter

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 for 14 games.

Corcoran's best season was 1980 when he had a .288 batting average, .379 on base percentage and .405 slugging percentage.

External links

• Baseball Almanac