Michael Corcoran (October 10, 1858 – October 11, 1927) was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the Chicago White Stockings (later renamed Chicago Cubs) of the National League. Mike's brother, Larry Corcoran, was also a Chicago White Stockings pitcher, and was Mike's teammate in 1884. Mike played semi-pro baseball in New England in 1883, and participated in

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with the New York Metropolitans of the American Association but did not make the team. He started one game for the White Stockings on July 15, 1884, in a game against the Detroit Wolverines at Recreation Park. He pitched all 9 innings for a

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but gave up 16

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and 14 runs, 4 of which were

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, and was charged with the loss in a 14–0 defeat. He also struck out 2 batters. The ''Inter Ocean'' wrote that "The Chicagos, thinking they could win with any pitcher, presented a brother of Larry Corcoran’s and the home team made him think he had better sign with amateurs." The ''Detroit Free Press'' said that "There is a strong resemblance between the brothers in feature, stature and action, but not in effectiveness." According to the ''St. Louis Post-Dispatch'', after the game Corcoran "went home satisfied that he is not a pitcher." Larry Corcoran pitched both the game before and the game after Mike Corcoran's start, giving the Corcoran brothers three consecutive starts. In 1885 Corcoran played in the

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, with records of him playing for at least 3 teams in the league – the Leadville Blues,

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and

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. When not playing baseball Corcoran worked as a carpenter. He died in 1927 from a heart disease.

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