Gil Coan

Position: Leftfielder

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

6-0, 180lb (183cm, 81kg)

Born: May 18, 1922 in Monroe, NC us

Died: February 4, 2020 in Hendersonville, NC

School: Brevard College (Brevard, NC)

Debut: April 27, 1946 (Age 23-344d, 10,138th in major league history)
vs. NYY 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: April 25, 1956 (Age 33-343d)
vs. BRO 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1946 season

Full Name: Gilbert Fitzgerald Coan

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

2.0

2877

731

.254

384

RBI

278

OBP

.316

SLG

.359

OPS

.675

OPS+

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1951 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1951 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	4 (3)	Apr 20 (2)	WSH		NYY	W,8-4	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
2	5	Apr 21	WSH		NYY	L,7-8	CG	42	9.0	2	0	1	3	0	LF
3	7 (1)	Apr 26	WSH		PHA	W,2-1	CG	30	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
4	8	Apr 27	WSH		PHA	W,6-1	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
5	9	Apr 28	WSH	@	NYY	L,4-6	CG	40	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
6	14 (4)	May 4	WSH	@	CHW	L,5-6	CG	46	10.1	4	0	1	5	0	LF
7	17 (2)	May 6 (2)	WSH	@	CLE	L,2-4	CG	35	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
8	18	May 7	WSH	@	CLE	W,11-10	CG	45	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
9	19	May 9	WSH	@	DET	L,0-4	CG	32	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
10	20	May 12	WSH		BOS	W,5-4	CG	43	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
11	21	May 13	WSH		BOS	L,1-10	CG	50	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
12	22	May 14	WSH		BOS	L,7-8	CG	54	11.0	1	1	1	3	0	LF
13	23	May 15	WSH		DET	L,4-12	CG	48	9.0	2	0	1	3	0	LF
14	24	May 16	WSH		DET	L,1-7	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
15	25	May 17	WSH		DET	W,11-6	CG	46	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
16	26	May 18	WSH		SLB	W,6-2	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
17	27	May 20	WSH		CHW	L,4-5	CG	41	9.0	2	0	1	3	0	LF
18	28	May 21	WSH		CHW	L,3-5	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
19	29	May 22	WSH		CHW	L,8-9	CG	46	9.0	2	1	1	4	0	LF
20	30	May 24	WSH		CLE	L,0-16	CG	50	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	LF
21	31	May 25	WSH	@	BOS	L,2-14	CG	47	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	LF
22	32	May 26	WSH	@	BOS	L,1-11	CG	46	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
23	35 (2)	May 30 (1)	WSH		PHA	L,5-9	CG	44	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
24	36	May 30 (2)	WSH		PHA	W,6-2	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
25	37	Jun 1	WSH	@	CLE	L,1-2	CG	31	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
26	38	Jun 2	WSH	@	CLE	L,4-12	GF	22	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH LF
27	39	Jun 3 (1)	WSH	@	DET	W,8-4	CG	42	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	LF
28	40	Jun 3 (2)	WSH	@	DET	L,2-10	CG	41	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
29	41	Jun 4	WSH	@	DET	L,5-6	CG	42	8.2	3	0	0	3	0	LF
30	42	Jun 5	WSH	@	DET	L,0-4	CG	34	8.0	6	1	0	7	0	LF
31	43	Jun 6	WSH	@	CHW	L,2-4	CG	34	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
32	44	Jun 7	WSH	@	CHW	L,0-5	CG	36	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	LF
33	45	Jun 9	WSH	@	SLB	L,7-8	CG	48	10.1	1	1	0	2	0	LF
34	46	Jun 10 (1)	WSH	@	SLB	L,9-10	CG	38	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
35	47	Jun 10 (2)	WSH	@	SLB	W,3-2	GF	13	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	PR LF
36	48	Jun 12	WSH		CHW	L,0-3	CG	38	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
37	50 (1)	Jun 14 (2)	WSH		CHW	L,5-14	CG	48	9.0	1	0	1	2	0	LF
38	51	Jun 15	WSH		CLE	W,4-2	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
39	52	Jun 16	WSH		CLE	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	LF
40	53	Jun 17	WSH		CLE	W,5-1	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
41	54	Jun 19	WSH		SLB	L,1-4	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
42	55	Jun 20	WSH		SLB	W,5-1	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
43	56	Jun 21	WSH		SLB	W,9-2	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
44	57	Jun 22	WSH		DET	L,3-7	CG	44	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
45	58	Jun 23	WSH		DET	W,6-3	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
46	59	Jun 24	WSH		DET	L,5-10	CG	50	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
47	60	Jun 26	WSH		NYY	W,7-3	CG	37	9.0	5	0	2	7	0	LF
48	61	Jun 27	WSH		NYY	L,0-2	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
49	62	Jun 28	WSH		NYY	L,0-3	GS	28	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
50	65 (2)	Jul 1 (1)	WSH	@	PHA	L,7-10	GF	16	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
51	66	Jul 1 (2)	WSH	@	PHA	L,2-3	CG	32	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
52	68 (1)	Jul 3	WSH		BOS	W,4-1	CG	33	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	LF
53	69	Jul 4 (1)	WSH	@	NYY	W,9-6	CG	43	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
54	70	Jul 4 (2)	WSH	@	NYY	W,6-5	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
55	71	Jul 5	WSH	@	NYY	L,2-8	CG	37	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
56	72	Jul 6	WSH		PHA	W,6-3	CG	43	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
57	73	Jul 7	WSH		PHA	L,3-4	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
58	74	Jul 8 (1)	WSH		PHA	W,3-1	CG	39	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	LF
59	75	Jul 8 (2)	WSH		PHA	W,8-2	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
60	76	Jul 12	WSH	@	DET	L,4-5	CG	36	8.0	3	1	0	4	0	LF
61	77	Jul 13	WSH	@	DET	W,3-1	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
62	78	Jul 14	WSH	@	DET	W,8-0	CG	29	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
63	79	Jul 15 (1)	WSH	@	CLE	W,7-4	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
64	80	Jul 15 (2)	WSH	@	CLE	L,2-7	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
65	81	Jul 16	WSH	@	CLE	L,2-8	CG	38	8.0	3	1	0	4	0	LF
66	82	Jul 17 (1)	WSH	@	SLB	W,7-2	CG	0	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
67	83	Jul 17 (2)	WSH	@	SLB	L,0-2	CG	0	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
68	84	Jul 18	WSH	@	SLB	W,7-1	CG	0	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
69	85	Jul 19	WSH	@	SLB	L,7-9	CG	0	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
70	86	Jul 20	WSH	@	CHW	W,2-1	CG	41	10.0	2	1	0	3	1	LF
71	87	Jul 21	WSH	@	CHW	W,10-5	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
72	88	Jul 22 (1)	WSH	@	CHW	W,7-6	CG	45	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
73	89	Jul 22 (2)	WSH	@	CHW	W,11-5	CG	43	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
74	90	Jul 24	WSH		DET	L,1-2	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
75	91	Jul 25	WSH		DET	W,7-4	CG	37	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
76	92	Jul 26	WSH		DET	L,3-6	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
77	93	Jul 27	WSH		SLB	W,7-0	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
78	94	Jul 29 (1)	WSH		SLB	W,7-2	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
79	95	Jul 29 (2)	WSH		SLB	L,6-8	CG	43	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
80	96	Jul 31	WSH		CLE	L,3-5	CG	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
81	97	Aug 1 (1)	WSH		CLE	L,6-8	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
82	98	Aug 1 (2)	WSH		CLE	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
83	99	Aug 2	WSH		CLE	L,2-5	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
84	100	Aug 3	WSH		CHW	L,4-7	CG	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
85	101	Aug 4	WSH		CHW	W,5-0	CG	30	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
86	102	Aug 5	WSH		CHW	L,5-6	CG	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
87	103	Aug 6	WSH	@	NYY	L,0-4	CG	34	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	LF
88	104	Aug 8	WSH	@	NYY	W,4-1	CG	37	9.0	1	1	1	3	0	LF
89	105	Aug 9	WSH	@	NYY	L,4-6	CG	36	8.0	5	0	2	7	0	LF
90	106	Aug 10	WSH	@	BOS	L,4-6	CG	35	8.0	0	0	1	1	0	LF
91	107	Aug 11	WSH	@	BOS	W,7-1	CG	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
92	108	Aug 12 (1)	WSH	@	BOS	L,2-6	CG	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
93	109	Aug 12 (2)	WSH	@	BOS	L,2-6	CG	41	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
94	110	Aug 14	WSH		NYY	L,3-6	CG	38	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	LF
95	111	Aug 15	WSH		NYY	L,5-8	CG	47	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	LF
96	112	Aug 16	WSH		NYY	L,3-5	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
97	113	Aug 17	WSH		BOS	L,4-7	CG	54	12.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
98	114	Aug 18	WSH		BOS	L,9-10	CG	47	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
99	115	Aug 19	WSH		BOS	L,3-8	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
100	116	Aug 20	WSH	@	CLE	L,3-5	CG	35	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	LF
101	117	Aug 21	WSH	@	CLE	L,0-6	CG	35	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
102	118	Aug 22	WSH	@	CLE	L,5-6	CG	56	13.2	5	0	0	5	0	LF
103	119	Aug 23	WSH	@	DET	W,10-0	CG	0	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
104	120	Aug 24	WSH	@	DET	W,10-7	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
105	121	Aug 25	WSH	@	DET	W,11-5	CG	0	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
106	122	Aug 26 (1)	WSH	@	SLB	W,9-3	CG	0	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
107	123	Aug 26 (2)	WSH	@	SLB	W,9-1	CG	0	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
108	124	Aug 28	WSH	@	CHW	L,3-4	CG	41	9.2	2	0	0	2	0	LF
109	125	Aug 29	WSH	@	CHW	W,2-1	CG	52	13.0	5	1	1	7	1	LF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
110	126	Sep 1	WSH		NYY	L,0-4	CG	41	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	LF
111	127	Sep 3 (1)	WSH	@	BOS	L,2-3	CG	37	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	LF
112	128	Sep 3 (2)	WSH	@	BOS	L,4-8	CG	46	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
113	129	Sep 5 (1)	WSH	@	PHA	L,1-4	CG	0	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
114	130	Sep 5 (2)	WSH	@	PHA	L,7-9	CG	43	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	LF
115	131	Sep 7	WSH	@	NYY	L,2-4	CG	40	8.2	1	0	0	1	0	LF
116	133 (1)	Sep 9 (1)	WSH	@	NYY	L,5-7	CG	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
117	134	Sep 9 (2)	WSH	@	NYY	L,0-2	CG	21	5.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
118	135	Sep 11	WSH		CHW	W,7-6	GS	19	4.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
119	137 (1)	Sep 13	WSH		CLE	W,1-0	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
120	138	Sep 15 (1)	WSH		CLE	L,2-4	CG	37	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	LF
121	139	Sep 15 (2)	WSH		CLE	W,7-6	CG	41	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	LF
122	141 (1)	Sep 16 (2)	WSH		DET	L,3-4	CG	41	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
123	143 (1)	Sep 18 (2)	WSH		SLB	L,2-3	CG	37	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
124	144	Sep 19	WSH		SLB	W,4-3	CG	38	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
125	145	Sep 20	WSH		SLB	L,3-4	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
126	146	Sep 22	WSH	@	PHA	W,9-1	CG	41	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
127	147	Sep 23 (1)	WSH	@	PHA	L,4-12	CG	46	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
128	148	Sep 23 (2)	WSH	@	PHA	L,3-8	GF	6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH LF
129	149	Sep 25	WSH		BOS	W,3-0	GF	12	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH LF
130	150	Sep 26	WSH		BOS	W,7-3	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
131	153 (2)	Sep 30 (1)	WSH		PHA	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
132	154	Sep 30 (2)	WSH		PHA	L,3-4	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
							132gm		1135.1	379	17	14	410	2