1932
Born August 4, 1932
Farnham, VA, USA
Jim Coates Notable
b. August 4, 1932 · New York Yankees 1956, 1959–1962, Washington Senators 1963, Cincinnati Reds 1963, California Angels 1965–1967
Jim Coates played for four clubs across 12 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the New York Yankees in 1956 and closing with the California Angels in 1967.
He went 43 and 22 with a 4.00 earned run average, pitching 683 innings in 247 games. He struck out 396 and threw 4 shutouts. Across 247 games he batted .131, with 21 hits and 14 runs. He finished with 5 doubles.
He was an All-Star in 1960.
He was born in Farnham, VA, USA on August 4, 1932, and died on November 15, 2019. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| All-Star selection | 1 | 1960 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | NYY | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1959 | NYY | 37 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 0 | .095 |
| 1960 | NYY | 35 | 48 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 20 | 0 | .250 |
| 1961 | NYY | 43 | 35 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 0 | .029 |
| 1962 | NYY | 50 | 32 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 0 | .125 |
| 1963 | CIN/WSA | 29 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | .000 |
| 1965 | CAL | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1966 | CAL | 9 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | .091 |
| 1967 | CAL | 25 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .333 |
| Career | — | 247 | 160 | 14 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 93 | 0 | .131 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | NYY | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 13.50 |
| 1959 | NYY | 6 | 1 | 37 | 4 | 0 | 100.1 | 89 | 32 | 36 | 64 | 2.87 |
| 1960 | NYY | 13 | 3 | 35 | 18 | 1 | 149.1 | 139 | 71 | 66 | 73 | 4.28 |
| 1961 | NYY | 11 | 5 | 43 | 11 | 5 | 141.1 | 128 | 54 | 53 | 80 | 3.44 |
| 1962 | NYY | 7 | 6 | 50 | 6 | 6 | 117.2 | 119 | 58 | 50 | 67 | 4.44 |
| 1963 | CIN/WSA | 2 | 4 | 29 | 2 | 0 | 60.2 | 72 | 36 | 28 | 42 | 5.34 |
| 1965 | CAL | 2 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 28.0 | 23 | 11 | 16 | 15 | 3.54 |
| 1966 | CAL | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 31.2 | 32 | 14 | 10 | 16 | 3.98 |
| 1967 | CAL | 1 | 2 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 52.1 | 47 | 25 | 23 | 39 | 4.30 |
| Career | — | 43 | 22 | 247 | 46 | 15 | 683.1 | 650 | 304 | 286 | 396 | 4.00 |
On this day & linked events
2019
Died November 15, 2019
1956
Major-league debut: Jim Coates
Jim Coates made a major-league debut on September 21, 1956.
1967
Final major-league game: Jim Coates
Jim Coates played a final major-league game on September 30, 1967.
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