{{short description|American baseball player (1913-2009)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}} {{Infobox baseball biography |name=Gene Corbett |position=First baseman |image=File:Gene Corbett and George Archie 1946.jpg |width=250px |caption=Corbett (left) slides safely into third base as Los Angeles Angels third baseman George Archie (right) anticipates the throw. |bats=Left |throws=Right |birth_date={{Birth date|1913|10|25}} |birth_place=Winona, Minnesota, U.S. |death_date={{death date and age|2009|1|28|1913|10|25}} |death_place=Salisbury, Maryland, U.S. |debutleague = MLB |debutdate=September 19 |debutyear={{Baseball year|1936}} |debutteam=Philadelphia Phillies |finalleague = MLB |finaldate=June 6 |finalyear={{Baseball year|1938}} |finalteam=Philadelphia Phillies |statleague = MLB |stat1label=Batting average |stat1value=.120 |stat2label=Home runs |stat2value=2 |stat3label=Runs batted in |stat3value=10 |teams= * Philadelphia Phillies ({{Baseball year|1936}}–{{Baseball year|1938}}) |highlights= }} '''Eugene Louis Corbett''' (October 25, 1913 – January 28, 2009) was an American 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 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, {{mlby|1895}}, and June 30, 1938, while a member of the Phillies.
==External links== {{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]
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