John Michael "Red" Corriden (September 4, 1887 – September 28, 1959) was a player, coach, manager and scout in American Major League Baseball. A shortstop and third baseman in his playing days, Corriden appeared in 223 major league games with the St. Louis Browns (1910), Detroit Tigers (1912) and Chicago Cubs (1913–15), batting .205. He was born in Logansport, Indiana.
He had an important role in the 1910 Chalmers Award batting title controversy....
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John Michael "Red" Corriden (September 4, 1887 – September 28, 1959) was a player, coach, manager and scout in American Major League Baseball. A shortstop and third baseman in his playing days, Corriden appeared in 223 major league games with the St. Louis Browns (1910), Detroit Tigers (1912) and Chicago Cubs (1913–15), batting .205. He was born in Logansport, Indiana.
He had an important role in the 1910 Chalmers Award batting title controversy. When playing third base, he was ordered by his manager Jack O'Connor to play back, giving Nap Lajoie a good chance to beat out bunts for hits that could help win the award for Lajoie instead of the widely-hated Ty Cobb, who had been leading in the batting average race prior to the last-day's doubleheader, .385 to .376.
After his playing career ended, Corriden coached and managed in the minor leagues during the 1920s. In 1932 he was named a coach with the Cubs. As a major league coach for the next 17 years, Corriden would assist managers such...
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