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Patrick Corrales
Cincinnati Reds
Catcher
Born: March 20, 1941, Los Angeles, CA
Signed: Signed by the Philadelphia Phillies as an amateur free agent, June 26, 1959
Major League Teams: Philadelphia Phillies 1964-1965; St. Louis Cardinals 1966; Cincinnati Reds 1968-1972; San Diego Padres 1972-1973
World Series Appearances: Cincinnati Reds 1970
As a Manager: Texas Rangers 1978-1980; Philadelphia Phillies 1982-1983; Cleveland Indians 1983-1987
Pat Corrales played in parts of nine seasons in the majors as a catcher for the Phillies, Cardinals, Reds and Padres. He appeared in 134 games over five seasons with the Reds, serving as the back-up to Johnny Bench (#95) and appearing with the Reds in the 1970 World Series. In 300 career games, Corrales batted .216 with four home runs. Following his playing days, he managed the Rangers, Phillies and Indians in parts of 10 seasons, compiling a lifetime managerial record of 572-634. He also served as a coach for the Rangers (1976-1978), Yankees (1989), Braves (1990-2006) and Nationals (2007-2008, 2009, 2011).
Pat Corrales played in parts of nine seasons in the majors as a catcher for the Phillies, Cardinals, Reds and Padres. He appeared in 134 games over five seasons with the Reds, serving as the back-up to Johnny Bench (#95) and appearing with the Reds in the 1970 World Series. In 300 career games, Corrales batted .216 with four home runs. Following his playing days, he managed the Rangers, Phillies and Indians in parts of 10 seasons, compiling a lifetime managerial record of 572-634. He also served as a coach for the Rangers (1976-1978), Yankees (1989), Braves (1990-2006) and Nationals (2007-2008, 2009, 2011).
Some text for this post originally appeared on my 1965 Topps blog.
Building the Set / Card #21
September 4, 2022 from Deptford Mall Baseball Card Show
On the Sunday afternoon of Labor Day Weekend, Doug and I drove to the Deptford Mall for a mini baseball card show and Bobby Abreu signing. We were among the first in line to secure our Abreu signatures, and then we spent about a half hour browsing the six or so tables set up in the mall. I found one dealer (Cash for Cards, from Delaware) with stacks of vintage commons for sale, adding cards to my then not-yet-officially-collecting 1955 Bowman, 1959 Topps and 1969 Topps sets. This Corrales card was one of seven cards added to my small stack of 1969 Topps cards, and was less than a dollar.
The Card / Reds Team Set / Accuracy Index -8
1969 Season
When you're the back-up catcher for a future Hall of Famer, you're not going to see a lot of playing time. Corrales appeared in just 29 games for the Reds in 1969, making 25 starts to give Bench an occasional day off throughout the season. He batted a respectable .264 in his limited appearances, with a home run and five RBIs.
Phillies Career
As a player, Corrales hit .223 for the Phillies over two seasons and 65 games.
He was named the team's manager in 1982, succeeding Dallas Green. Corrales kept the Phillies in the play-off race until mid-September, but they cooled off and were passed in the standings by the Cardinals, the eventual World Series winners. In 1983, Corrales had the Phillies in first place at the All-Star break when he was fired and replaced by general manager Paul Owens. To date, he's the only manager in history to be fired with his team in first place. In his short tenure as Phillies manager, Corrales had a record of 132-115. For me, his most memorable moment as the Phillies manager was giving songwriter Terry Cashman the ability to use "Goodbye to Dallas, hello Corrales and let's play ball," as a lyric in his 1982 "Talkin' Baseball & The Phils" song.
Other Notable Baseball Cards
First Mainstream Card: 1965 Topps #107
Topps Flagship Set Appearances (16): 1965-1967, 1969-1974, 1979-1980, 1983-1987
Most Recent Mainstream Card: 2005 Topps Rookie Cup #1
Total Non-Parallel Baseball Cards: 65 in the Beckett online database as of 1/1/23.
Sources:
Baseball Reference / SABR
September 4, 2022 from Deptford Mall Baseball Card Show
On the Sunday afternoon of Labor Day Weekend, Doug and I drove to the Deptford Mall for a mini baseball card show and Bobby Abreu signing. We were among the first in line to secure our Abreu signatures, and then we spent about a half hour browsing the six or so tables set up in the mall. I found one dealer (Cash for Cards, from Delaware) with stacks of vintage commons for sale, adding cards to my then not-yet-officially-collecting 1955 Bowman, 1959 Topps and 1969 Topps sets. This Corrales card was one of seven cards added to my small stack of 1969 Topps cards, and was less than a dollar.
The Card / Reds Team Set / Accuracy Index -8
Corrales was absent from the 1968 Topps set, and this return marks his first Reds card. It's impossible to tell, but I'm assuming he's wearing a Cardinals away jersey in this photo. Without a lot of material to work with, Topps highlights Corrales' minor league accomplishments on the back of the card.
Accuracy Index: Corrales gets the fairly standard -8 for being hatless (-3) and in the wrong uniform (-5) on his card.
1969 Season
When you're the back-up catcher for a future Hall of Famer, you're not going to see a lot of playing time. Corrales appeared in just 29 games for the Reds in 1969, making 25 starts to give Bench an occasional day off throughout the season. He batted a respectable .264 in his limited appearances, with a home run and five RBIs.
As a player, Corrales hit .223 for the Phillies over two seasons and 65 games.
He was named the team's manager in 1982, succeeding Dallas Green. Corrales kept the Phillies in the play-off race until mid-September, but they cooled off and were passed in the standings by the Cardinals, the eventual World Series winners. In 1983, Corrales had the Phillies in first place at the All-Star break when he was fired and replaced by general manager Paul Owens. To date, he's the only manager in history to be fired with his team in first place. In his short tenure as Phillies manager, Corrales had a record of 132-115. For me, his most memorable moment as the Phillies manager was giving songwriter Terry Cashman the ability to use "Goodbye to Dallas, hello Corrales and let's play ball," as a lyric in his 1982 "Talkin' Baseball & The Phils" song.
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First Mainstream Card: 1965 Topps #107
Topps Flagship Set Appearances (16): 1965-1967, 1969-1974, 1979-1980, 1983-1987
Most Recent Mainstream Card: 2005 Topps Rookie Cup #1
Total Non-Parallel Baseball Cards: 65 in the Beckett online database as of 1/1/23.
Sources:
Baseball Reference / SABR
Beckett Database / The Trading Card Database
1965 Topps Blog / The Phillies Room
1965 Topps Blog / The Phillies Room
#381 Ed Kranepool - New York Mets / #383 Casey Cox - Washington Senators
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