This day in baseball: Ambidextrous due to injury
Posted: June 16, 2015 Filed under: 19th Century, This day in baseball | Tags: Baseball, Buffalo Bisons, Chicago White Stockings, history, Larry Corcoran, Major League Baseball, MLB, sports Leave a commentExperiencing inflammation in his right index finger, on June 16, 1884, right-handed pitcher Larry Corcoran of the White Stockings pitched ambidextrously in a game against the Buffalo Bisons. He alternated arms throughout, though I haven’t been able to figure out if he switched arms every pitch or every batter. He would keep this up for four innings, before being moved to shortstop, as Chicago lost 20-9 in Buffalo.