1910
Born December 11, 1910
Veto, AL, USA
George Coffman Notable
George Coffman divided four seasons between two clubs as a pitcher: the Detroit Tigers from 1937, then the St. Louis Browns through 1940.
He went 15 and 12 with a 5.60 earned run average, pitching 313.7 innings in 121 games. He struck out 89. Across 122 games he batted .164, with 12 hits and 8 runs. He finished with 2 doubles.
He was born in Veto, AL, USA on December 11, 1910, and died on May 8, 2003. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1937 | DET | 28 | 29 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 0 | .172 |
| 1938 | DET | 39 | 24 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 0 | .167 |
| 1939 | DET | 23 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 1940 | SLB | 32 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .200 |
| Career | — | 122 | 73 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 24 | 0 | .164 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1937 | DET | 7 | 5 | 28 | 5 | 0 | 101.0 | 121 | 49 | 39 | 22 | 4.37 |
| 1938 | DET | 4 | 4 | 39 | 6 | 2 | 95.2 | 120 | 64 | 48 | 31 | 6.02 |
| 1939 | DET | 2 | 1 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 42.1 | 51 | 30 | 22 | 10 | 6.38 |
| 1940 | SLB | 2 | 2 | 31 | 4 | 1 | 74.2 | 108 | 52 | 23 | 26 | 6.27 |
| Career | — | 15 | 12 | 121 | 16 | 3 | 313.2 | 400 | 195 | 132 | 89 | 5.60 |
On this day & linked events
2003
Died May 8, 2003
Image: Play Ball cards, published by Bowman Gum, public domain