Choo Choo Coleman
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Choo Choo Coleman (Clarence Coleman) was born on August 25, 1937 in Orlando, Florida. He made his Major League debut on April 16, 1961 for the Philadelphia Phillies. In 1962, his rookie year, he hit .250 with 6 home runs and 17 RBI. Coleman played for the Philadelphia Phillies and New York Mets over the course of his 4 year career.
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[edit] Batting Stats
| 1961
| PHI
| N
| 34
| 47
| 3
| 6
| 0
| 4
| .128
| .180
| .149
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 8
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1962
| NY
| N
| 55
| 152
| 24
| 38
| 6
| 17
| .250
| .303
| .441
| 7
| 2
| 11
| 24
| 1
| 1
| 2
| 2
| 1
|
| 1963
| NY
| N
| 106
| 247
| 22
| 44
| 3
| 9
| .178
| .264
| .215
| 0
| 0
| 24
| 49
| 5
| 1
| 5
| 3
| 4
|
| 1966
| NY
| N
| 6
| 16
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| .188
| .188
| .188
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 201
| 462
| 51
| 91
| 9
| 30
| .197
| .266
| .281
| 8
| 2
| 37
| 85
| 7
| 2
| 7
| 5
| 6
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1961
| PHI
| N
| C
| 14
| 5
| 68.1
| 38
| 4
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 6
| 1
| 1
| .977
|
| 1962
| NY
| N
| C
| 44
| 37
| 320.2
| 187
| 22
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 5
| 20
| 9
| 1
| .995
|
| 1963
| NY
| N
| C
| 91
| 66
| 613
| 418
| 54
| 15
| 9
| 0
| 11
| 29
| 29
| 5
| .969
|
| 1963
| NY
| N
| LF
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1963
| NY
| N
| OF
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1966
| NY
| N
| C
| 5
| 5
| 41
| 24
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 2
| 0
| .963
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| C
| 154
| 113
| 1043
| 667
| 82
| 18
| 12
| 0
| 17
| 61
| 41
| 7
| .977
|
| Total
|
|
| LF
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as an amateur free agent by Washington Senators (1955).
- Released by Washington Senators (1957).
- Signed by Los Angeles Dodgers (1959).
- Selected by Philadelphia Phillies from Los Angeles Dodgers in the Rule 5 major league draft (November 28, 1960).
- Selected by New York Mets from Philadelphia Phillies in the expansion draft (October 10, 1961).
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