John Corriden

John Michael Corriden Jr.

• Bats Both, Throws Right
• Height 5' 6", Weight 160 lb.
• School Indiana University
• Debut April 20, 1946
• Final Game April 20, 1946
• Born January 6, 1918 in Logansport, IN USA
• Died June 4, 2001 in Indianapolis, IN USA

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Biographical Information

John Corriden spent eight seasons in baseball from 1941 to 1948. He appeared in one game with the Brooklyn Dodgers on April 20, 1946. Used as a pinch runner, he scored a run.

The son of Red Corriden, a former big league infielder and manager, John spent the rest of his career in the minors with ten teams in seven different leagues. The outfielder was with the Olean Oilers of the Class D Pony League in his initial season in 1941 and hit .326 with ten home runs in 75 games and 307 at bats. This was the first of three seasons he topped .300. The other times came when he hit .313 in 102 games and 377 at bats for the Montreal Royals of the AA (then the highest level of the minors) International League in 1945 and when he .309 for the Jersey City Giants of the now AAA (the old AA having been renamed AAA in 1946) International League in 1947. Corriden ended his minor league career in 1949, having appeared in 641 games and hitting .284. He managed the Salisbury Pirates for part of the 1949 season, succeeded by Mickey O'Neil.

After baseball, Corriden was a dispatcher for twenty years for Wheaton Van Lines, retiring in 1981. Previously he worked eight years for the Mayflower Moving Company. John died at 83 on June 4, 2001 in Indianapolis and was interred at the Washington Park East Cemetery.

Year-by-Year Managerial Record

Year	Team	League	Record	Finish	Playoffs	Notes
1949	Salisbury Pirates	North Carolina State League		--	--	replaced by Mickey O'Neil