1931
Born July 31, 1931
Troy, NY, USA
Rip Coleman Notable
b. July 31, 1931 · New York Yankees 1955–1956, Kansas City Athletics 1957, 1959, Baltimore Orioles 1959–1960
Rip Coleman played for three clubs across six seasons as a pitcher, opening with the New York Yankees in 1955 and closing with the Baltimore Orioles in 1960.
He went 7 and 25 with a 4.58 earned run average, pitching 247.3 innings in 95 games. He struck out 130 and threw 1 shutout. Across 95 games he batted .072, with 5 hits and 5 runs.
He was born in Troy, NY, USA on July 31, 1931, and died on May 14, 2004. He batted left-handed and threw left-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | NYY | 10 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | .200 |
| 1956 | NYY | 29 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 0 | .042 |
| 1957 | KCA | 19 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .000 |
| 1959 | BAL/KCA | 32 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | .080 |
| 1960 | BAL | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| Career | — | 95 | 69 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 37 | 0 | .072 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | NYY | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 29.0 | 40 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 5.28 |
| 1956 | NYY | 3 | 5 | 29 | 9 | 2 | 88.1 | 97 | 36 | 42 | 42 | 3.67 |
| 1957 | KCA | 0 | 7 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 41.0 | 53 | 27 | 25 | 15 | 5.93 |
| 1959 | BAL/KCA | 2 | 10 | 32 | 11 | 2 | 85.0 | 89 | 41 | 36 | 58 | 4.34 |
| 1960 | BAL | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4.0 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 11.25 |
| Career | — | 7 | 25 | 95 | 33 | 5 | 247.1 | 287 | 126 | 124 | 130 | 4.58 |
On this day & linked events
2004
Died May 14, 2004
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