Chip Coulter
From BR Bullpen
Thomas Lee Coulter
- Bats Both, Throws Right
- Height 5' 10", Weight 172 lb.
- Debut September 18, 1969
- Final Game October 1, 1969
- Born June 5, 1945 in Steubenville, OH USA
[edit] Biographical Information
"Chip" Coulter wore number 35.
Originally signed by the Cardinals as an amateur free agent in 1964, Coulter made his Major League debut at the age of 24 on September 18, 1969 against pitcher Steve Blass and the Pittsburgh Pirates. He collected no hits in two at-bats that game, and was pinch hit for in the eighth inning by Julian Javier.
His second big league game (on September 26, 1969) was one that even a seasoned veteran would be envious of - playing the Montreal Expos, Coulter went 4-for-5 with a double and three RBI. The Cardinals beat the Expos 12-to-1 that game.
Coulter then slumped following his gargantuan performance, going 0-for-10 over his next three games. He went out in style in the final game of his career on October 1, 1969, going 2-for-2 and hitting a triple in his final career at-bat off of Woodie Fryman.
Overall, Chip Coulter collected six hits in 19 at-bats for a .316 batting average. He appeared in six games, hitting a double, a triple, scoring three times and driving in four runs. Coulter walked twice and struck out six times. He committed one error for a .960 fielding percentage.
Interestingly, in the six games Coulter played in, the Cardinals only lost once. If Coulter played, then that seemingly meant they had a high chance of winning.
Although his big league career ended after the 1969 season, he still played in the minors through 1972. On October 18, 1971, he was traded by the Cardinals with Jim Beauchamp, Harry Parker, and Chuck Taylor to the New York Mets for Art Shamsky, Jim Bibby, Rich Folkers, and Charlie Hudson. Obviously Coulter never actually played in a Mets uniform, spending all of 1972 with the Tidewater Tides.
At last check, Coulter lived in Toronto, OH.
