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Jerry Coleman
Gerald Francis Coleman

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 0", Weight 170 lb.

MLB Debut April 20, 1949
Final Game September 29, 1957
Born September 14, 1924 in San Jose, CA
Died January 5, 2014 (age 89)

Batting   Glossary     Home Run Log       Vs. All Pitchers
 Year Ag Tm  Lg   G   AB    R    H   2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS  BB   SO    BA   OBP   SLG   OPS   OPS+   TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1949 24 NYA AL  126  438   52  103  13   6   0   30   7   3   53   62  .235  .320  .292  .612    83   128  23   1   0   2   8  
 1950 25 NYA AL  134  481   66  137  17   5   2   57   2   1   40   30  .285  .345  .353  .699    94   170  21   1   1   5   9  
 1951 26 NYA AL   27   65    7   13   3   1   0    7   3   2    3    7  .200  .235  .277  .512    72    18   9   0   0   0   0  
 1952 27 NYA AL   10   10    0    2   0   0   0    0   0   0    0    2  .200  .200  .200  .400    58     2   0   0   0   0   1  
 1953           [Did not play]
 1954 29 NYA AL   96  258   34   64   8   3   5   21   0   0   22   23  .248  .304  .360  .664    97    93  12   3   0   0   9  
 1955 30 NYA AL   43   73   14   17   2   0   0    4   0   0    8    5  .233  .333  .260  .594    81    19   4   0   0   3   2  
 1956 31 NYA AL   55  175   18   40   7   1   0   15   1   3   10   33  .229  .275  .280  .555    71    49   9   2   1   2   4  
 1957 32 NYA AL   57  150   24   51   7   2   3   25   2   0   11   26  .340  .382  .473  .855   124    71  13   3   0   1   1  
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
  8 Seasons      548 1650  215  427  57  18  10  159  15   9  147  188  .259  .323  .333  .656         550  91  10   2  13  34
 Per 600 PA           518   68  134  18   6   3   50   5   3   46   59                                 173  29   3   1   4  11
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
   With NYA      548 1650  215  427  57  18  10  159  15   9  147  188  .259  .323  .333  .656         550  91  10   2  13  34
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 MLB Totals      723 2119  267  558  77  18  16  217  22  15  235  218  .263  .340  .339  .680         719  46   2   2  13  56
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 Categories in which this player led his league are indicated in red.

Miscellaneous Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  %L  RC  RC/27  AB  PH PHR  PAvg  E   XTC  XTO  XPct  OSB  OCS SBPct  Pos  Defense  Diff Star
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
 1949 24 NYA AL  22   45   3.3   7   3   0  .429   8  124   98  .790    0    0  .000  2B   2e15     -113   
 1950 25 NYA AL  36   60   4.4   6   2   0  .333  12  142  109  .768    0    0  .000  2B   2e20      -54   
 1951 26 NYA AL  28    4   1.9   9   4   0  .444   6   19   13  .684    0    0  .000  UT            -118   
 1952 27 NYA AL  40    0    .6  10   2   0  .200   0    0    0  .000    0    0  .000  PH            -568   
 1953           [Did not play]
 1954 29 NYA AL  69   27   3.4   7   2   1  .286  14   67   45  .672    0    0  .000  2B   3e20      109   
 1955 30 NYA AL  44    7   3.1   3   0   0  .000   2   22   18  .818    0    0  .000  2B   3e18       -9   
 1956 31 NYA AL  44   13   2.3   3   1   0  .333   7   45   38  .844    0    0  .000  2B   2e20      -45   
 1957 32 NYA AL  42   29   6.8   3   0   0  .000   6   37   28  .757    0    0  .000  2B   2e17      125   
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
  8 Seasons          187   3.7  48  14   1  .292  55  456  349  .765    0    0  .000                 -31   0
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+

HOF Standards: Batting - 3.6 (Average HOFer ~ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 5.0 (Likely HOFer ~ 100)


Traditional Fielding   (completed seasons only)

 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO     A     E   DP    FP    GS    Inn     RF  
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
 1949 24 NYA AL  2B   118   258   409    8  101   .988   111   996.1   6.03
 1950 25 NYA AL  2B   128   362   392   12  126   .984   126  1136.2   5.97
 1951 26 NYA AL  SS    12    22    30    3    5   .945     9    82.1   5.68
                 2B     9    13    12    3    2   .893     5    53.0   4.25
 1952           [Did not play]
 1953           [Did not play]
 1954 29 NYA AL  2B    75   129   160    7   47   .976    43   437.0   5.95
                 3B    18     8    33    7    2   .854    17   144.2   2.55
 1955 30 NYA AL  2B    41    47    58    0   19  1.000    12   175.0   5.40
                 3B     1     0     1    2    0   .333     0     1.0   9.00
 1956 31 NYA AL  2B    52   120   107    7   35   .970    40   388.0   5.27
                 3B     1     0     0    0    0   .000     0     2.0   0.00
                 SS     1     1     0    0    0  1.000     0     1.0   9.00
 1957 32 NYA AL  2B    45    83    89    4   28   .977    36   311.2   4.97
                 3B    11     4    17    0    2  1.000     2    33.1   5.67
                 SS     3     3     1    2    0   .667     0     9.1   3.86
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
                               CAREER TOTALS BY POSITION
                 2B   468  1012  1227   41  358   .982   373  3497.2   5.76
                 3B    31    12    51    9    4   .875    19   181.0   3.13
                 SS    16    26    31    5    5   .919     9    92.2   5.54
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+

Postseason Stats   Postseason Register
 Year Round Tm  Opp  W/L   G  AB  R  H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO   BA   OBP   SLG  SB 
+------------------+-----+--+---+--+--+--+--+--+---+--+--+-----+-----+-----+--+
 1950 WS    NYA BRN   W    5  20  3  5  2  0  0   1  0  2  .250  .250  .350  0
 1956 WS    NYA NY2   W    3   0  0  0  0  0  0   0  1  0  .000 1.000  .000  0
 1957 WS    NYA CIN   L    4  17  1  4  0  2  0   4  0  3  .235  .235  .471  0
+------------------+-----+--+---+--+--+--+--+--+---+--+--+-----+-----+-----+--+


Draft History


Transaction History


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Managers

 Year  Tm    Record  Manager(s)
+----+-----+--------+------------------------------------------------------------+
 1949  NYA   76-78   Billy Vanson
 1950  NYA  105-49   Billy Vanson
 1951  NYA   78-76   Billy Vanson
 1952  NYA   84-70   Billy Vanson
 1954  NYA   79-75   Billy Vanson
 1955  NYA   84-70   Billy Vanson
 1956  NYA  101-53   Billy Vanson
 1957  NYA   94-60   Billy Vanson

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