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Slick Coffman
George David Coffman
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0" , Weight: 155 lb.

Born: December 11, 1910 in Veto, AL
High School: Athens (Athens, AL) (All Transactions)
Debut: May 21, 1937
Final Game: September 17, 1940
Died: May 8, 2003 in Birmingham, AL
Relatives: Brother of Dick Coffman
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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1937 26 DET AL 7 5 .583 4.37 28 5 15 1 0 0 101.0 121 61 49 8 39 22 3 2 1 457 107 1.584 10.8 0.7 3.5 2.0 0.56
1938 27 DET AL 4 4 .500 6.02 39 6 15 1 0 2 95.2 120 70 64 6 48 31 0 0 1 444 84 1.756 11.3 0.6 4.5 2.9 0.65
1939 28 DET AL 2 1 .667 6.38 23 1 10 0 0 0 42.1 51 36 30 4 22 10 1 0 1 201 77 1.724 10.8 0.9 4.7 2.1 0.45
1940 29 SLB AL 2 2 .500 6.27 31 4 10 1 0 1 74.2 108 62 52 5 23 26 0 0 2 352 73 1.754 13.0 0.6 2.8 3.1 1.13
4 Seasons 15 12 .556 5.60 121 16 50 3 0 3 313.2 400 229 195 23 132 89 4 2 5 1454 86 1.696 11.5 0.7 3.8 2.6 0.67
162 Game Avg. 7 6 .556 5.60 60 8 25 1 0 1 156 199 114 97 11 66 44 2 1 2 722 86 1.696 11.5 0.7 3.8 2.6 0.67
DET (3 yrs) 13 10 .565 5.38 90 12 40 2 0 2 239.0 292 167 143 18 109 63 4 2 3 1102 90 1.678 11.0 0.7 4.1 2.4 0.58
SLB (1 yr) 2 2 .500 6.27 31 4 10 1 0 1 74.2 108 62 52 5 23 26 0 0 2 352 73 1.754 13.0 0.6 2.8 3.1 1.13

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1937 26 DET AL 28 38 29 3 5 1 0 0 2 0 0 5 13 .172 .294 .207 .501 27 6 0 4 1
1938 27 DET AL 39 28 24 2 4 1 0 0 5 0 0 3 7 .167 .259 .208 .468 15 5 0 1 1
1939 28 DET AL 23 6 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .167 .000 .167 -55 0 0 0 0 1
1940 29 SLB AL 32 18 15 3 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 .200 .250 .200 .450 17 3 1 0 2 1
4 Seasons 122 90 73 8 12 2 0 0 8 0 0 10 24 .164 .265 .192 .457 16 14 1 0 7
162 Game Avg. 162 120 97 11 16 3 0 0 11 0 0 13 32 .164 .265 .192 .457 16 19 0 9
DET (3 yrs) 90 72 58 5 9 2 0 0 7 0 0 9 21 .155 .269 .190 .458 15 11 0 0 5
SLB (1 yr) 32 18 15 3 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 .200 .250 .200 .450 17 3 1 0 2

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1937 DET AL 26 P 28 21 4 16 1 1 .952 0.71 .952 1.09
1938 DET AL 27 P 39 17 1 16 0 0 1.000 0.44 .947 1.12
1939 DET AL 28 P 23 9 1 8 0 0 1.000 0.39 .944 0.98
1940 SLB AL 29 P 31 22 3 19 0 0 1.000 0.71 .955 1.05
4 Seasons P 121 69 9 59 1 1 .986 0.56 .951 1.07
4 Seasons TOT 121 69 9 59 1 1 .986 0.56 .936 1.07

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

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Games Played s c a p y
1938 AL--39--9th

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Gray InkPitching - 1 (2282), Average HOFer ≈ 185

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Transactions

January 30, 1940: Traded by the Detroit Tigers to the St. Louis Browns for Billy Sullivan.

December 5, 1940: Purchased by the Chicago Cubs from the St. Louis Browns.

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