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Gene Corbett
Gene Corbett
	Corbett (left) slides safely into third base as Los Angeles Angels third baseman George Archie (right) anticipates the throw.
	First baseman
	Born: October 25, 1913; Winona, Minnesota
	Died: January 28, 2009 (aged 95); Salisbury, Maryland
	Batted: Left Threw: Right
MLB debut
	September 19, 1936, for the Philadelphia Phillies
Last MLB appearance
	June 6, 1938, for the Philadelphia Phillies
MLB statistics
Batting average	.120
Home runs	2
Runs batted in	10
Teams
	Philadelphia Phillies (1936–1938);

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Eugene Louis Corbett (October 25, 1913 – January 28, 2009) was a first baseman in Major League Baseball who played for the Philadelphia Phillies between 1936 and 1938. Born in Winona, Minnesota, he batted left-handed and threw right-handed.

Corbett played with the Phillies in part of three seasons. In a 37-game career, he was a .120 hitter (13-for-108) with two home runs and 10 RBI, including 12 runs and three doubles. Following his majors career, he was traded for first baseman/outfielder Phil Weintraub and played for the Baltimore Orioles of the International League.

Corbett was the last living position player (non-pitcher) to have played at Baker Bowl, the Phillies home ballpark between May 2, 1895, and June 30, 1938, while a member of the Phillies.

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Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference
Minor League Baseball history
Retrosheet
Obituary^{[permanent dead link]}

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 |death_place=[[Salisbury, Maryland]]
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 |debutdate=September 19
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+|debutyear={{Baseball year|1936}}
 |debutteam=[[Philadelphia Phillies]]
+|finalleague = MLB
 |finaldate=June 6
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+|finalyear={{Baseball year|1938}}
 |finalteam=[[Philadelphia Phillies]]
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-* [[Philadelphia Phillies]] ({{By|1936}}-{{By|1938}})
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 '''Eugene Louis Corbett''' (October 25, 1913 – January 28, 2009) was a [[first baseman]] in [[Major League Baseball]] who played for the [[Philadelphia Phillies]] between {{mlby|1936}} and {{mlby|1938}}. Born in [[Winona, Minnesota]], he batted [[left-handed]] and threw [[right-handed]].
-Corbett played with the Phillies in part of three seasons. In a 37-game career, he was a .120 [[Batting average|hitter]] (13-for-108) with two [[home run]]s and 10 [[Run batted in|RBI]], including 12 [[Run (baseball)|runs]] and three [[Double (baseball)|doubles]]. Following his majors career, he played for the [[Baltimore Orioles (minor league)|Baltimore Orioles]] of the [[International League]].
+Corbett played with the Phillies in part of three seasons. In a 37-game career, he was a .120 [[Batting average (baseball)|hitter]] (13-for-108) with two [[home run]]s and 10 [[Run batted in|RBI]], including 12 [[Run (baseball)|runs]] and three [[Double (baseball)|doubles]]. Following his majors career, he was traded for first baseman/outfielder [[Phil Weintraub]] and played for the [[Baltimore Orioles (minor league)|Baltimore Orioles]] of the [[International League]].
 Corbett was the last living position player (non-pitcher) to have played at [[Baker Bowl]], the Phillies home ballpark between May 2, {{mlby|1895}}, and June 30, 1938, while a member of the Phillies.
 ==External links==
-*{{Baseballstats|br=c/corbege01}}
+{{Baseballstats|br=c/corbege01}}
 *[http://www.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/history/top100.jsp?idx=86 Minor League Baseball history]
 *[http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/Pcorbg101.htm Retrosheet]
-*[http://www.delmarvanow.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2009901300322 Obituary]
+*[http://www.delmarvanow.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2009901300322 Obituary]{{dead link|date=October 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
-{{Persondata <!-- Metadata: see [[Wikipedia:Persondata]]. -->
-| NAME              = Corbett, Gene
-| ALTERNATIVE NAMES =
-| SHORT DESCRIPTION = American baseball player
-| DATE OF BIRTH     = October 25, 1913
-| PLACE OF BIRTH    = Winona, Minnesota
-| DATE OF DEATH     = January 28, 2009
-| PLACE OF DEATH    = Salisbury, Maryland
-}}
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