Bill Coughlin
[edit] Biography
Bill Coughlin (William Paul Coughlin) was born on July 12, 1878 in Scranton, Pennsylvania. He made his Major League debut on August 9, 1899 for the Washington Senators. In 1901, his rookie year, he hit .275 with 6 home runs and 68 RBI. Coughlin played for the Washington Senators and Detroit Tigers over the course of his 9 year career.
Most people believe that Bill Coughlin's best season was 1902, when he stole 29 bases, hit for a .301 average and knocked in 71 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1899
| WAS
| N
| 6
| 24
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 3
| .125
| .160
| .208
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1901
| WAS
| A
| 137
| 506
| 75
| 139
| 6
| 68
| .275
| .317
| .395
| 17
| 13
| 25
| 0
| 6
| 11
| 16
| 0
| 0
|
| 1902
| WAS
| A
| 123
| 469
| 84
| 141
| 6
| 71
| .301
| .348
| .414
| 27
| 4
| 26
| 0
| 8
| 3
| 29
| 0
| 0
|
| 1903
| WAS
| A
| 125
| 473
| 56
| 116
| 1
| 31
| .245
| .267
| .302
| 18
| 3
| 9
| 0
| 5
| 3
| 30
| 0
| 0
|
| 1904
| WAS
| A
| 65
| 265
| 28
| 73
| 0
| 17
| .275
| .307
| .362
| 15
| 4
| 9
| 0
| 3
| 12
| 10
| 0
| 0
|
| 1904
| DET
| A
| 56
| 206
| 22
| 47
| 0
| 17
| .228
| .257
| .257
| 6
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1904
| TOT
| A
| 121
| 471
| 50
| 120
| 0
| 34
| .255
| .285
| .316
| 21
| 4
| 14
| 0
| 6
| 12
| 11
| 0
| 0
|
| 1905
| DET
| A
| 137
| 489
| 48
| 123
| 0
| 44
| .252
| .309
| .317
| 20
| 6
| 34
| 0
| 7
| 20
| 16
| 0
| 0
|
| 1906
| DET
| A
| 147
| 498
| 54
| 117
| 2
| 60
| .235
| .293
| .297
| 15
| 5
| 36
| 0
| 5
| 36
| 31
| 0
| 0
|
| 1907
| DET
| A
| 134
| 519
| 80
| 126
| 0
| 46
| .243
| .301
| .270
| 10
| 2
| 35
| 0
| 8
| 23
| 15
| 0
| 0
|
| 1908
| DET
| A
| 119
| 405
| 32
| 87
| 0
| 23
| .215
| .269
| .232
| 5
| 1
| 23
| 0
| 7
| 15
| 10
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 6
| 24
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 3
| .125
| .160
| .208
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 1043
| 3830
| 479
| 969
| 15
| 377
| .253
| .299
| .319
| 133
| 38
| 202
| 0
| 52
| 123
| 158
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 1049
| 3854
| 481
| 972
| 15
| 380
| .252
| .299
| .319
| 133
| 39
| 203
| 0
| 52
| 123
| 159
| 0
| 0
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1899
| WAS
| N
| 3B
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 11
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .818
|
| 1901
| WAS
| A
| 3B
| 137
| 0
| 0
| 232
| 275
| 43
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .922
|
| 1902
| WAS
| A
| 3B
| 66
| 0
| 0
| 104
| 157
| 21
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .926
|
| 1902
| WAS
| A
| SS
| 31
| 0
| 0
| 75
| 114
| 15
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .926
|
| 1902
| WAS
| A
| 2B
| 26
| 0
| 0
| 67
| 73
| 7
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .952
|
| 1903
| WAS
| A
| 3B
| 119
| 0
| 0
| 170
| 224
| 20
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .952
|
| 1903
| WAS
| A
| SS
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 12
| 14
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .929
|
| 1903
| WAS
| A
| 2B
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1904
| WAS
| A
| 3B
| 64
| 0
| 0
| 95
| 121
| 14
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .939
|
| 1904
| DET
| A
| 3B
| 56
| 0
| 0
| 53
| 104
| 12
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .929
|
| 1904
| TOT
| A
| 3B
| 120
| 0
| 0
| 148
| 225
| 26
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .935
|
| 1905
| DET
| A
| 3B
| 136
| 0
| 0
| 137
| 255
| 37
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .914
|
| 1906
| DET
| A
| 3B
| 147
| 0
| 0
| 188
| 265
| 29
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .940
|
| 1907
| DET
| A
| 3B
| 133
| 0
| 0
| 163
| 233
| 30
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .930
|
| 1908
| DET
| A
| 3B
| 119
| 0
| 0
| 120
| 214
| 21
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .941
|
| Total
|
|
| 2B
| 28
| 0
| 0
| 72
| 74
| 7
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .954
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 983
| 0
| 0
| 1269
| 1859
| 231
| 93
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .931
|
| Total
|
|
| SS
| 35
| 0
| 0
| 87
| 128
| 17
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .927
|
[edit] Transactions
- Sold by Washington Senators to Kansas City (Western) (August 23, 1899).
- Sold by Washington Senators to Detroit Tigers for $8000 (July 22, 1904).
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