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Choo Choo Coleman
Clarence Coleman

Bats Left, Throws Right
Height 5' 9", Weight 165 lb.

Debut April 16, 1961
  vs. SFG 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Final Game April 23, 1966
Born August 25, 1937 in Orlando, FL

Signed by the Washington Senators as an amateur free agent in 1955. (All Transactions)

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        Choo Choo is a legend. An endearing symbol of those initial 1962 Mets -- the worst team in baseball history (won 40, lost 120). His pinch homer against the Phillies has brought big smiles to this little boy’s face for 44 years. Thanks Choo Choo!

Batting  Glossary /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
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 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1961 23 PHI NL  34   47    3    6   1  0   0    4   0  0   2   8  .128  .180  .149  -10    7   0   0   0   1   1
 1962 24 NYM NL  55  152   24   38   7  2   6   17   2  4  11  24  .250  .303  .441   97   67   1   1   2   1   1
 1963 25 NYM NL 106  247   22   44   0  0   3    9   5  5  24  49  .178  .264  .215   40   53   1   0   3   5   4
 1966 28 NYM NL   6   16    2    3   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   4  .188  .188  .188    6    3   0   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 4 Seasons      201  462   51   91   8  2   9   30   7  9  37  85  .197  .266  .281   53  130   2   1   5   7   6
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        372   41   73   6  2   7   24   6  7  30  69  .197  .266  .281   53  105   2   1   4   6   5
 Career High    106  247   24   44   7  2   6   17   5  5  24  49  .178  .264  .215   40   67   1   1   3   5   4
Special Batting  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1961 23 PHI NL   50   42    1   0.6   104| .128  .268| .180  .334| .149  .417| .329  .751| -10  .026  -7.5  -0.7   0%
 1962 24 NYM NL  166  121   19   4.2   103| .250  .270| .303  .337| .441  .410| .744  .747|  97  .462  -1.2  -0.1  33%
 1963 25 NYM NL  277  213   15   1.9    89| .178  .254| .264  .316| .215  .380| .479  .696|  40  .211 -19.0  -2.1  50%
 1966 28 NYM NL   16   13    1   2.1    94| .188  .261| .188  .319| .188  .393| .376  .713|   6  .213  -2.0  -0.2   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 4 Seasons       509  389   36   2.5    95| .197  .261| .266  .325| .281  .394| .547  .719|  53  .275 -29.7  -3.1  43%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn    PB  WP  SB   CS
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1961 23 PHI NL C 14 38 4 1 1 .977 .986 3.00 5.17 5.53 6.39 5 68.3 1 3 6 1 1962 24 NYM NL C 44 187 22 1 2 .995 .987 4.75 5.50 5.87 6.72 37 320.7 5 17 20 9 1963 25 NYM NL C 91 418 54 15 9 .969 .986 5.19 6.02 6.93 7.07 66 613.0 11 23 29 29 LF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.40 0.00 1.80 0 1.0 1966 28 NYM NL C 5 24 2 1 0 .963 .989 5.20 5.80 5.71 6.85 5 41.0 0 3 6 2
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1961 23 PHI NL C 14 38 4 1 1 .977 .986 3.00 5.17 5.53 6.39 5 68.3 1 3 6 1 1962 24 NYM NL C 44 187 22 1 2 .995 .987 4.75 5.50 5.87 6.72 37 320.7 5 17 20 9 1963 25 NYM NL C 91 418 54 15 9 .969 .986 5.19 6.02 6.93 7.07 66 613.0 11 23 29 29 1966 28 NYM NL C 5 24 2 1 0 .963 .989 5.20 5.80 5.71 6.85 5 41.0 0 3 6 2 1963 25 NYM NL LF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.40 0.00 1.80 0 1.0 1963 25 NYM NL OF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.80 0.00 1.80 0 1.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+ Position Total C* 154 667 82 18 12 .977 .986 4.86 5.79 6.46 6.91 113 1043.0 17 46 61 41 LF* 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.40 0.00 1.80 0 1.0 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+---+---+----+---+ Overall Total 155 667 82 18 12 .977 .986 4.83 5.76 6.46 6.90 113 1044
An Important note about our fielding stats


Transactions 

Before 1955 Season: Signed by the Washington Senators as an amateur free agent.

Before 1957 Season: Released by the Washington Senators.

Before 1959 Season: Signed as a Free Agent with the Los Angeles Dodgers.

November 28, 1960: Drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies from the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 1960 rule 5 draft.

October 10, 1961: Drafted by the New York Mets from the Philadelphia Phillies in the 1961 expansion draft.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
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