1922
Born June 4, 1922
Dunsmuir, CA, USA
Ray Coleman Notable
b. June 4, 1922 · St. Louis Browns 1947–1948, 1950–1952, Philadelphia Athletics 1948, Chicago White Sox 1951–1952
Ray Coleman played for three clubs across six seasons as a left fielder, opening with the St. Louis Browns in 1947 and closing with the Chicago White Sox in 1952.
Across 559 games he batted .258, with 446 hits and 208 runs. He finished with 20 home runs, 74 doubles and 19 stolen bases.
He played 476 games in the outfield, with 1,044 putouts and 22 errors.
He was born in Dunsmuir, CA, USA on June 4, 1922, and died on September 18, 2010. He batted left-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | SLB | 110 | 343 | 34 | 89 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 30 | 26 | 32 | 2 | .259 |
| 1948 | PHA/SLB | 85 | 239 | 34 | 56 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 23 | 33 | 22 | 5 | .234 |
| 1950 | SLB | 117 | 384 | 54 | 104 | 25 | 6 | 8 | 55 | 32 | 37 | 7 | .271 |
| 1951 | CHW/SLB | 142 | 522 | 62 | 146 | 24 | 12 | 8 | 76 | 39 | 46 | 5 | .280 |
| 1952 | CHW/SLB | 105 | 241 | 24 | 51 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 0 | .212 |
| Career | — | 559 | 1729 | 208 | 446 | 74 | 33 | 20 | 199 | 148 | 158 | 19 | .258 |
On this day & linked events
2010
Died September 18, 2010
Image: Bowman Gum, public domain