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Rip Coleman
Walter Lee Coleman

Bats Left, Throws Left
Height 6' 2", Weight 185 lb.
Schools Syracuse University, Wake Forest University

Debut August 15, 1955
Final Game May 5, 1960
Born July 31, 1931 in Troy, NY
Died May 14, 2004 in Wolfeboro, NH

Signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent in 1952. (All Transactions)

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Pitching  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Batter
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1955 23 NYY AL   2   1  10   6   0   0   1  1   29.0   40   19   17   2   16   15   1   0   139   0   0  5.28  3.76   71 1.931
 1956 24 NYY AL   3   5  29   9   0   0   9  2   88.3   97   42   36   6   42   42   1   1   392   1   0  3.67  3.87  105 1.574
 1957 25 KCA AL   0   7  19   6   1   1   8  0   41.0   53   32   27   5   25   15   0   2   194   0   0  5.93  3.94   66 1.902
 1959 27 TOT AL   2  10  32  11   2   0   8  2   85.0   89   46   41   8   36   58   1   3   374   0   0  4.34  4.00   92 1.471
         KCA AL   2  10  29  11   2   0   6  2   81.0   85   46   41   8   34   54   1   3   357   0   0  4.56  4.02   88 1.469
         BAL AL   0   0   3   0   0   0   2  0    4.0    4    0    0   0    2    4   0   0    17   0   0  0.00  3.78  inf 1.500
 1960 28 BAL AL   0   2   5   1   0   0   0  0    4.0    8    5    5   0    5    0   1   0    24   1   0 11.25  3.79   34 3.250
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
  5 Yr WL% .219   7  25  95  33   3   1  26  5  247.3  287  144  126  21  124  130   4   6  1123   2   0  4.58  3.91   85 1.662
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg     3  13  50  17   1   0  13  2  131.3  152   76   66  11   65   69   2   3   596   1   0  4.58  3.91   85 1.662
 Career High      3  10  32  11   2   1   9  2   88.3   97   46   41   8   42   58   1   3   392   1   0  3.67  4.00  105 1.471

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 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 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1955 23 NYY AL  10   10    2    2   0  0   0    0   0  0   2   7  .200  .333  .200   47    2   1   0   0   0   0
 1956 24 NYY AL  29   24    2    1   0  0   0    0   0  0   1  14  .042  .080  .042  -66    1   2   0   0   0   0
 1957 25 KCA AL  19    9    1    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   1   4  .000  .100  .000  -70    0   1   0   0   0   0
 1959 27 TOT AL  32   25    0    2   0  0   0    0   0  0   0  11  .080  .080  .080  -56    2   1   0   0   0   0
         KCA AL  29   25    0    2   0  0   0    0   0  0   0  11  .080  .080  .080  -56    2   1   0   0   0   0
 1960 28 BAL AL   5    1    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   1  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 5 Seasons       95   69    5    5   0  0   0    0   0  0   4  37  .072  .123  .072  -46    5   5   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        118    9    9   0  0   0    0   0  0   7  63  .072  .123  .072  -46    9   9   0   0   0   0
 Career High     32   25    2    2   0  0   0    0   0  0   2  14                           2   2   0   0   0   0
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1955 23 NYY AL   13    9    1   3.0   102| .200  .265| .333  .344| .200  .395| .533  .739|  47  .312  -0.7  -0.1   0%
 1956 24 NYY AL   27   25    0   0.0   104| .042  .264| .080  .345| .042  .402| .122  .748| -66  .000  -5.8  -0.6   0%
 1957 25 KCA AL   11   10    0   0.0   100| .000  .264| .100  .336| .000  .399| .100  .735| -70  .000  -2.2  -0.2   0%
 1959 27 TOT AL   26   24    0   0.0   100| .080  .263| .080  .334| .080  .401| .160  .736| -56  .000  -5.5  -0.6   0%
         KCA AL   26   24    0   0.0   100| .080  .263| .080  .334| .080  .401| .160  .736| -56  .000  -5.5  -0.6   0%
 1960 28 BAL AL    1    1    0   0.0   101| .000  .262| .000  .336| .000  .401| .000  .737|-100  .000  -0.3   0.0   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 5 Seasons        78   69    1   0.4   102| .072  .264| .123  .340| .072  .400| .195  .740| -46  .011 -14.4  -1.5   0%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1955 23 NYY AL P 10 2 5 0 0 1.000 .959 0.70 0.83 2.17 1.99 6 29.0 1956 24 NYY AL P 29 10 14 2 0 .923 .949 0.83 0.82 2.45 1.92 9 88.3 1957 25 KCA AL P 19 1 9 1 1 .909 .962 0.53 0.86 2.20 2.00 6 41.0 1959 27 TOT AL P 32 1 18 2 3 .905 .955 0.59 0.85 2.01 2.04 11 85.0 KCA AL P 29 1 14 2 2 .882 .955 0.52 0.85 1.67 2.04 11 81.0 BAL AL P 3 0 4 0 1 1.000 .952 1.33 0.87 9.00 2.02 0 4.0 1960 28 BAL AL P 5 1 2 0 0 1.000 .968 0.60 0.78 6.75 2.02 1 4.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1955 23 NYY AL P 10 2 5 0 0 1.000 .959 0.70 0.83 2.17 1.99 6 29.0 1956 24 NYY AL P 29 10 14 2 0 .923 .949 0.83 0.82 2.45 1.92 9 88.3 1957 25 KCA AL P 19 1 9 1 1 .909 .962 0.53 0.86 2.20 2.00 6 41.0 1959 27 TOT AL P 32 1 18 2 3 .905 .955 0.59 0.85 2.01 2.04 11 85.0 KCA AL P 29 1 14 2 2 .882 .955 0.52 0.85 1.67 2.04 11 81.0 BAL AL P 3 0 4 0 1 1.000 .952 1.33 0.87 9.00 2.02 0 4.0 1960 28 BAL AL P 5 1 2 0 0 1.000 .968 0.60 0.78 6.75 2.02 1 4.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total P* 95 15 48 5 4 .926 .955 0.66 0.84 2.29 1.98 33 247.3 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 95 15 48 5 4 .926 .955 0.66 0.84 2.30 1.99 33 247
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Pitching Gamelogs / Vs. Batter

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   GS   ERA   W  L SV CG   IP   H   ER  BB  SO
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
 1955   WS    NYY BRO     L   1   0   9.00  0  0  0  0   1     5   1   0   1 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1955   WS    NYY BRO     L   1   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.


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Transactions 

Before 1952 Season: Signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent.

February 19, 1957: Traded by the New York Yankees with a player to be named later, Milt Graff, Billy Hunter, Mickey McDermott, Tom Morgan, and Irv Noren to the Kansas City Athletics for players to be named later, Art Ditmar, Bobby Shantz, Jack McMahan, and Wayne Belardi. The New York Yankees sent Jack Urban (April 5, 1957) to the Kansas City Athletics to complete the trade. The Kansas City Athletics sent Curt Roberts (April 4, 1957) and Clete Boyer (June 4, 1957) to the New York Yankees to complete the trade.

September 6, 1959: Selected off waivers by the Baltimore Orioles from the Kansas City Athletics.


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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