1922
Born July 30, 1922
Medford, MA, USA
Joe Coleman Notable
b. July 30, 1922 · Philadelphia Athletics 1942, 1946–1951, 1953, Baltimore Orioles 1954–1955, Detroit Tigers 1955
Joe Coleman played for three clubs across 14 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Philadelphia Athletics in 1942 and closing with the Detroit Tigers in 1955.
He went 52 and 76 with a 4.38 earned run average, pitching 1,134 innings in 223 games. He struck out 444, completed 60 of his 140 starts and threw 11 shutouts. Across 223 games he batted .182, with 66 hits and 20 runs. He finished with 4 home runs, 16 doubles and 1 stolen base.
He was an All-Star in 1948.
He was born in Medford, MA, USA on July 30, 1922, and died on April 9, 1997. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| All-Star selection | 1 | 1948 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1942 | PHA | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 1946 | PHA | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .400 |
| 1947 | PHA | 32 | 48 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 25 | 0 | .146 |
| 1948 | PHA | 33 | 74 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 29 | 0 | .122 |
| 1949 | PHA | 33 | 79 | 4 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 29 | 0 | .177 |
| 1950 | PHA | 15 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | .059 |
| 1951 | PHA | 28 | 27 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 0 | .259 |
| 1953 | PHA | 21 | 28 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | .286 |
| 1954 | BAL | 33 | 74 | 4 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 22 | 1 | .176 |
| 1955 | BAL/DET | 23 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .714 |
| Career | — | 223 | 363 | 20 | 66 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 26 | 22 | 133 | 1 | .182 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1942 | PHA | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3.00 |
| 1946 | PHA | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 13.0 | 19 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5.54 |
| 1947 | PHA | 6 | 12 | 32 | 21 | 1 | 160.1 | 171 | 77 | 62 | 65 | 4.32 |
| 1948 | PHA | 14 | 13 | 33 | 29 | 0 | 215.2 | 224 | 98 | 90 | 86 | 4.09 |
| 1949 | PHA | 13 | 14 | 33 | 30 | 1 | 240.1 | 249 | 103 | 127 | 109 | 3.86 |
| 1950 | PHA | 0 | 5 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 54.0 | 74 | 51 | 50 | 12 | 8.50 |
| 1951 | PHA | 1 | 6 | 28 | 9 | 1 | 96.1 | 117 | 64 | 59 | 34 | 5.98 |
| 1953 | PHA | 3 | 4 | 21 | 9 | 0 | 90.0 | 85 | 40 | 49 | 18 | 4.00 |
| 1954 | BAL | 13 | 17 | 33 | 32 | 0 | 221.1 | 184 | 86 | 96 | 103 | 3.50 |
| 1955 | BAL/DET | 2 | 2 | 23 | 2 | 3 | 37.0 | 41 | 23 | 24 | 9 | 5.59 |
| Career | — | 52 | 76 | 223 | 140 | 6 | 1134.0 | 1172 | 552 | 566 | 444 | 4.38 |
On this day & linked events
1997
Died April 9, 1997
1942
Major-league debut: Joe Coleman
Joe Coleman made a major-league debut on September 19, 1942.
1955
Final major-league game: Joe Coleman
Joe Coleman played a final major-league game on September 7, 1955.
Image: Bowman Gum, public domain