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Joe Coleman

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-2, 200lb (188cm, 90kg)

Born: July 30, 1922 in Medford, MA us

Died: April 9, 1997 in Fort Myers, FL

Buried: Fort Myers Memorial Gardens, Fort Myers, FL

High School: Catholic HS (Malden, MA)

School: Boston College (Chestnut Hill, MA)

Debut: September 19, 1942 (Age 20-051d, 9,311th in major league history)
vs. WSH 6.0 IP, 8 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 2 ER, L

Last Game: September 7, 1955 (Age 33-039d)
vs. BOS 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1947 season

Full Name: Joseph Patrick Coleman

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Relatives: Father of Joe Coleman; Grandfather of Casey Coleman

1x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

6.3

ERA

4.38

223

140

1134.0

444

WHIP

1.533

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
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+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1941	18	PHA-min	C	15	12	.556	4.36	32	26					223.0	251	132	108		86									1.511	10.1		3.5			NNW VIRL
1942	19	PHA-min	B	18	9	.667	2.32	37						213.0	169	72	55		73									1.136	7.1		3.1			WMT ISLG
1942	19	PHA	AL	0	1	.000	3.00	1	0	0	0	0	0	6.0	8	5	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	28	135	2.57	1.500	12.0	0.0	1.5	0.0	0.00
1943			Did not play in major or minor leagues (Military Service - US Navy)
1944			Did not play in major or minor leagues (Military Service - US Navy)
1945			Did not play in major or minor leagues (Military Service - US Navy)
1946	23	PHA-min	AAA	14	10	.583	2.95	26	24		17	5		198.0	187	75	65		64		108	2	1	0				1.268	8.5		2.9	4.9	1.69	TTO IL
1946	23	PHA	AL	0	2	.000	5.54	4	2	2	0	0	0	13.0	19	8	8	1	8	0	8	0	0	0	64	65	3.66	2.077	13.2	0.7	5.5	5.5	1.00
1947	24	PHA	AL	6	12	.333	4.32	32	21	9	9	2	1	160.1	171	84	77	17	62	1	65	0	0	0	689	89	4.37	1.453	9.6	1.0	3.5	3.6	1.05
1948	25	PHA	AL	14	13	.519	4.09	33	29	2	13	3	0	215.2	224	105	98	11	90	2	86	1	1	6	944	106	3.88	1.456	9.3	0.5	3.8	3.6	0.96	AS
1949	26	PHA	AL	13	14	.481	3.86	33	30	3	18	1	1	240.1	249	119	103	12	127	3	109	3	1	3	1063	107	3.88	1.564	9.3	0.4	4.8	4.1	0.86
1950	27	PHA	AL	0	5	.000	8.50	15	6	7	2	0	0	54.0	74	54	51	9	50	2	12	0	0	2	278	54	7.08	2.296	12.3	1.5	8.3	2.0	0.24
1951	28	PHA	AL	1	6	.143	5.98	28	9	8	1	0	0	96.1	117	69	64	12	59	2	34	3	0	3	452	71	5.32	1.827	10.9	1.1	5.5	3.2	0.58

1952	29	PHA-min	A,AAA	3	19	.136	4.44	32	27		3	0		160.0	133	93	79	3	130		32	1	1	2				1.644	7.5	0.2	7.3	1.8	0.25	SAV,OTT SALL,IL
1953	30	PHA	AL	3	4	.429	4.00	21	9	9	2	1	0	90.0	85	46	40	8	49	0	18	1	0	3	388	107	5.02	1.489	8.5	0.8	4.9	1.8	0.37
1954	31	BAL	AL	13	17	.433	3.50	33	32	0	15	4	0	221.1	184	102	86	16	96	10	103	3	0	1	912	102	3.75	1.265	7.5	0.7	3.9	4.2	1.07	MVP-19
1955	32	TOT	AL	2	2	.500	5.59	23	2	15	0	0	3	37.0	41	24	23	6	24	0	9	2	0	1	175	70	6.10	1.757	10.0	1.5	5.8	2.2	0.38
1955	32	BAL	AL	0	1	.000	10.80	6	2	2	0	0	0	11.2	19	15	14	5	10	0	4	1	0	0	66	36	10.08	2.486	14.7	3.9	7.7	3.1	0.40
1955	32	DET	AL	2	1	.667	3.20	17	0	13	0	0	3	25.1	22	9	9	1	14	0	5	1	0	1	109	123	4.26	1.421	7.8	0.4	5.0	1.8	0.36
10 Yrs				52	76	.406	4.38	223	140	55	60	11	5	1134.0	1172	616	552	92	566	20	444	13	2	19	4993	92	4.35	1.533	9.3	0.7	4.5	3.5	0.78
162 Game Avg.				10	14	.406	4.38	42	26	10	11	2	1	212	220	115	103	17	106	4	83	2	0	4	935	92	4.35	1.533	9.3	0.7	4.5	3.5	0.78

PHA (8 yrs)				37	57	.394	4.55	167	106	40	45	7	2	875.2	947	490	443	70	446	10	332	8	2	17	3906	92	4.43	1.591	9.7	0.7	4.6	3.4	0.74
BAL (2 yrs)				13	18	.419	3.86	39	34	2	15	4	0	233.0	203	117	100	21	106	10	107	4	0	1	978	93	4.07	1.326	7.8	0.8	4.1	4.1	1.01
DET (1 yr)				2	1	.667	3.20	17	0	13	0	0	3	25.1	22	9	9	1	14	0	5	1	0	1	109	123	4.26	1.421	7.8	0.4	5.0	1.8	0.36