Ed Coleman (baseball)
Ed Coleman | |||
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Ed Coleman 1934 Goudey card | |||
Right fielder | |||
Born: Canby, Oregon | December 1, 1901|||
Died: August 5, 1964 62) Oregon City, Oregon | (aged|||
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MLB debut | |||
April 15, 1932, for the Philadelphia Athletics | |||
Last MLB appearance | |||
September 26, 1936, for the St. Louis Browns | |||
MLB statistics | |||
Batting average | .285 | ||
Home runs | 40 | ||
Runs batted in | 246 | ||
Teams | |||
Parke Edward Coleman (December 1, 1901 in Canby, Oregon – August 5, 1964 in Oregon City, Oregon) was a professional baseball player who played Major League Baseball for the Philadelphia Athletics from 1932 to 1935 and the St. Louis Browns from 1935 to 1936. The brother of long-time Oregon State head baseball coach Ralph Coleman, he played in college for Oregon State University and made his major league debut on April 15, 1932.
Coleman was a pinch hitter and, in his role as a substitute batter for the St. Louis Browns during the 1935 season, led the American League in number of times sent in to pinch hit (62 at bats) and in the number of hits as a pinch hitter (20 hits, for a .323 batting average). However, his major league career ended one month into the 1936 season, despite having a .342 batting average, when he broke his ankle. [1]
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
- Baseball Almanac – Ed Coleman stats
References
- ↑ Paul Votano, Stand and Deliver: A History of Pinch-Hitting (McFarland, 2003) p73