Ray Coleman (baseball)

Ray Coleman
Ray Coleman
	Outfielder
	Born: June 4, 1922; Dunsmuir, California
	Died: September 19, 2010 (aged 88); Norman, Oklahoma
	Batted: Left Threw: Right
MLB debut
	April 22, 1947, for the St. Louis Browns
Last MLB appearance
	September 26, 1952, for the St. Louis Browns
MLB statistics
Batting average	.258
Home runs	20
Runs batted in	199
	Stats at Baseball Reference
Teams
	St. Louis Browns (1947–48); Philadelphia Athletics (1948); St. Louis Browns (1950–51); Chicago White Sox (1951–52); St. Louis Browns (1952);

Raymond Leroy Coleman (June 4, 1922 – September 19, 2010) was a professional baseball outfielder. He played five seasons in Major League Baseball, between 1947 and 1952, for the St. Louis Browns (three separate stints), Philadelphia Athletics, and Chicago White Sox.

Signed by the Browns as an amateur free agent in 1940 out of Yreka High School,^[1] Coleman made his major league debut in 1947. Coleman put together two consecutive years with 20-plus doubles (25 in 1950 and 24 in 1951), while finishing second in the American League with 12 triples in 1951. He compiled 146 hits with 76 runs driven in during the 1951 season.^[2]

A retired bookkeeper, Coleman died September 19, 2010, at age 88.^[3]^{[unreliable source?]}

References

^ https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/ray-coleman/
^ Ray Coleman, Find a Grave, September 22, 2010
^ Ray Coleman Obituary, The Oklahoman, September 21, 2010

External links

http://www.baseballinwartime.com/player_biographies/coleman_ray.htm

Sources

Career statistics from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)

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[1] ttps://sabr.org/bioproj/person/ray-coleman/

[2] Ray Coleman, Find a Grave, September 22, 2010

[3] Ray Coleman Obituary, The Oklahoman, September 21, 2010

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