Ray Coleman

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Full Name: Raymond Leroy Coleman	Primary Position: OF
Height/Weight: 5' 11"/170	First Game: April 22, 1947
Birthdate: June 4, 1922	Final Game: September 26, 1952
Birthplace: Dunsmuir, California	MLB Experience: 5 years
Bat/Throw: Left/Right

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Contents

1 Biography
2 Statistics
- 2.1 Batting Stats
- 2.2 Fielding Stats
3 Transactions
4 Trivia
5 Video Gallery
6 Picture Gallery
7 See Also
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[edit] Biography

Ray Coleman (Raymond Leroy Coleman) was born on June 4, 1922 in Dunsmuir, California. He made his Major League debut on April 22, 1947 for the St. Louis Browns. In 1947, his rookie year, he hit .259 with 2 home runs and 30 RBI. Coleman played for the St. Louis Browns, Philadelphia Athletics and Chicago White Sox over the course of his 5 year career.

Most people believe that Ray Coleman's best season was 1951, when he hit for a .280 average and knocked in 76 runs.

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[edit] Batting Stats

Year	Team		G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	2B	3B	BB	SO	HBP	SH	SB	IBB	GDP
1947	STL	A	110	343	34	89	2	30	.259	.314	.344	9	7	26	32	1	0	2	0	15
1948	STL	A	17	29	2	5	0	2	.172	.226	.241	0	1	2	5	0	1	1	0	2
1948	PHI	A	68	210	32	51	0	21	.243	.340	.329	6	6	31	17	0	8	4	0	11
1948	TOT	A	85	239	34	56	0	23	.234	.327	.318	6	7	33	22	0	9	5	0	13
1950	STL	A	117	384	54	104	8	55	.271	.330	.430	25	6	32	37	2	4	7	0	13
1951	STL	A	91	341	41	96	5	55	.282	.329	.402	16	5	24	32	0	2	3	0	10
1951	CHI	A	51	181	21	50	3	21	.276	.332	.448	8	7	15	14	0	1	2	0	5
1951	TOT	A	142	522	62	146	8	76	.280	.330	.418	24	12	39	46	0	3	5	0	15
1952	STL	A	20	46	5	9	0	1	.196	.288	.261	3	0	5	4	1	0	0	0	0
1952	CHI	A	85	195	19	42	2	14	.215	.264	.292	7	1	13	17	0	5	0	0	6
1952	TOT	A	105	241	24	51	2	15	.212	.269	.286	10	1	18	21	1	5	0	0	6
Total			559	1729	208	446	20	199	.258	.318	.374	74	33	148	158	4	21	19	0	62

[edit] Fielding Stats

Year	Team		POS	G	GS	INN	PO	A	ERR	DP	TP	PB	SB	CS	PkO	AVG
1947	STL	A	OF	93	0	0	174	7	3	4	0	0	0	0	0	.984
1948	STL	A	OF	5	0	0	8	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.889
1948	PHI	A	OF	53	0	0	126	7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	.978
1948	TOT	A	OF	58	0	0	134	7	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	.972
1948	TOT	A	RF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1950	STL	A	OF	98	0	0	253	7	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	.985
1951	STL	A	OF	87	0	0	185	9	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	.975
1951	CHI	A	OF	51	0	0	141	3	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	.980
1951	TOT	A	LF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1951	TOT	A	OF	138	0	0	326	12	8	2	0	0	0	0	0	.977
1951	TOT	A	CF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1951	TOT	A	RF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1952	STL	A	OF	16	0	0	27	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
1952	CHI	A	OF	73	0	0	130	5	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.978
1952	TOT	A	CF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1952	TOT	A	RF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1952	TOT	A	LF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1952	TOT	A	OF	89	0	0	157	5	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.982
Total			OF	476	0	0	1044	38	22	10	0	0	0	0	0	.980

[edit] Transactions

Signed as an amateur free agent by St. Louis Browns (1940).
Traded by St. Louis Browns to Philadelphia Athletics in exchange for George Binks and $20000 (June 4, 1948).
Traded by Philadelphia Athletics with Frankie Gustine, Billy DeMars, Ray Ippolito and $100000 to St. Louis Browns in exchange for Bob Dillinger and Paul Lehner (December 13, 1949).
Claimed on waivers by Chicago White Sox from St. Louis Browns (July 31, 1951).
Traded by Chicago White Sox with JW Porter to St. Louis Browns in exchange for Jim Rivera and Darrell Johnson (July 28, 1952).
Traded by St. Louis Browns with Stan Rojek, Bob Mahoney and $95000 to Brooklyn Dodgers in exchange for Billy Hunter (October 14, 1952).

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