The brother of World Heavyweight Boxing Champion "Gentleman Jim," Corbett won 24
games for the 1897 Orioles and added two more in a Temple Cup sweep. Later, as baseball
coach at Santa Clara University, his star player was Hal Chase.
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»July 20th, 1898: Joe Corbett, the Baltimore hurler who has been holding out all season for a higher salary, spars with brother Jim to prepare him for his fight with Kid McCoy.