John Corcoran (baseball)
John James Corcoran (1873–1901) was a Major League Baseball player. Niles played for Pittsburgh Pirates in the 1895 Events January–March * January 5 – Dreyfus affair: French officer Alfred Dreyfus is stripped of his army rank, and sentenced to life imprisonment on Devil's Island. * January 12 – The National Trust for Places of Histor ... season. He played just six games in his career. External linksBaseball-Reference.com page Pittsburgh Pirates players 1873 births 1901 deaths Baseball players from Cincinnati 19th-century baseball players Norfolk Clam Eaters players Norfolk Clams players Norfolk Crows players Detroit Tigers (Western League) players {{US-baseball-infielder-stub ...
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Shortstop
Shortstop, abbreviated SS, is the baseball or softball fielding position between second and third base, which is considered to be among the most demanding defensive positions. Historically the position was assigned to defensive specialists who were typically poor at batting and were often placed at the bottom of the batting order. Today, shortstops are often able to hit well and many are placed at the top of the lineup. In the numbering system used by scorers to record defensive plays, the shortstop is assigned the number 6. More hit balls go to the shortstop than to any other position, as there are more right-handed hitters in baseball than left-handed hitters, and most hitters have a tendency to pull the ball slightly. Like a second baseman, a shortstop must be agile, for example when performing a 4-6-3 double play. Also, like a third baseman, the shortstop fields balls hit to the left side of the infield, where a strong arm is needed to throw out a batter-runner befo ...
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