Darnell Coles
[edit] Biography
Darnell Coles (Darnell Coles) was born on June 2, 1962 in San Bernardino, California. He made his Major League debut on September 4, 1983 for the Seattle Mariners. In 1984, his rookie year, he hit .161 with 0 home runs and 6 RBI. Coles played for the Seattle Mariners, Detroit Tigers, Pittsburgh Pirates, San Francisco Giants, Cincinnati Reds, Toronto Blue Jays, St. Louis Cardinals and Colorado Rockies over the course of his 14 year career.
Most people believe that Darnell Coles's best season was 1986, when he slugged 20 home runs and knocked in 86 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1983
| SEA
| A
| 27
| 92
| 9
| 26
| 1
| 6
| .283
| .333
| .391
| 7
| 0
| 7
| 12
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 8
|
| 1984
| SEA
| A
| 48
| 143
| 15
| 23
| 0
| 6
| .161
| .259
| .196
| 3
| 1
| 17
| 26
| 2
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 5
|
| 1985
| SEA
| A
| 27
| 59
| 8
| 14
| 1
| 5
| .237
| .338
| .356
| 4
| 0
| 9
| 17
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1986
| DET
| A
| 142
| 521
| 67
| 142
| 20
| 86
| .273
| .333
| .453
| 30
| 2
| 45
| 84
| 6
| 7
| 6
| 3
| 8
|
| 1987
| PIT
| N
| 40
| 119
| 20
| 27
| 6
| 24
| .227
| .333
| .445
| 8
| 0
| 19
| 20
| 1
| 3
| 1
| 2
| 3
|
| 1987
| DET
| A
| 53
| 149
| 14
| 27
| 4
| 15
| .181
| .263
| .309
| 5
| 1
| 15
| 23
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 1
|
| 1987
| Total
|
| 93
| 268
| 34
| 54
| 10
| 39
| .201
| .295
| .369
| 13
| 1
| 34
| 43
| 3
| 5
| 1
| 3
| 4
|
| 1988
| SEA
| A
| 55
| 195
| 32
| 57
| 10
| 34
| .292
| .356
| .508
| 10
| 1
| 17
| 26
| 4
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 5
|
| 1988
| PIT
| N
| 68
| 211
| 20
| 49
| 5
| 36
| .232
| .299
| .374
| 13
| 1
| 20
| 41
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 3
|
| 1988
| Total
|
| 123
| 406
| 52
| 106
| 15
| 70
| .261
| .326
| .438
| 23
| 2
| 37
| 67
| 7
| 2
| 4
| 1
| 8
|
| 1989
| SEA
| A
| 146
| 535
| 54
| 135
| 10
| 59
| .252
| .294
| .359
| 21
| 3
| 27
| 61
| 6
| 2
| 5
| 1
| 13
|
| 1990
| SEA
| A
| 37
| 107
| 9
| 23
| 2
| 16
| .215
| .248
| .336
| 5
| 1
| 4
| 17
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
|
| 1990
| DET
| A
| 52
| 108
| 13
| 22
| 1
| 4
| .204
| .281
| .250
| 2
| 0
| 12
| 21
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 3
|
| 1990
| TOT
| A
| 89
| 215
| 22
| 45
| 3
| 20
| .209
| .265
| .293
| 7
| 1
| 16
| 38
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 4
|
| 1991
| SF
| N
| 11
| 14
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| .214
| .214
| .214
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1992
| CIN
| N
| 55
| 141
| 16
| 44
| 3
| 18
| .312
| .322
| .482
| 11
| 2
| 3
| 15
| 0
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 1
|
| 1993
| TOR
| A
| 64
| 194
| 26
| 49
| 4
| 26
| .253
| .319
| .371
| 9
| 1
| 16
| 29
| 4
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 3
|
| 1994
| TOR
| A
| 48
| 143
| 15
| 30
| 4
| 15
| .210
| .263
| .350
| 6
| 1
| 10
| 25
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| 1995
| STL
| N
| 63
| 138
| 13
| 31
| 3
| 16
| .225
| .316
| .341
| 7
| 0
| 16
| 20
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
|
| 1997
| COL
| N
| 21
| 22
| 1
| 7
| 1
| 2
| .318
| .348
| .500
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 258
| 645
| 71
| 161
| 18
| 96
| .250
| .314
| .405
| 40
| 3
| 58
| 104
| 8
| 6
| 3
| 4
| 9
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 699
| 2246
| 262
| 548
| 57
| 272
| .244
| .305
| .375
| 102
| 11
| 179
| 341
| 27
| 19
| 17
| 8
| 49
|
| Total
|
|
| 957
| 2891
| 333
| 709
| 75
| 368
| .245
| .307
| .382
| 142
| 14
| 237
| 445
| 35
| 25
| 20
| 12
| 58
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1983
| SEA
| A
| 3B
| 26
| 26
| 223.2
| 17
| 47
| 4
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .941
|
| 1984
| SEA
| A
| 3B
| 42
| 37
| 337
| 28
| 62
| 8
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .918
|
| 1984
| SEA
| A
| OF
| 3
| 3
| 28
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1984
| SEA
| A
| LF
| 3
| 3
| 28
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1984
| SEA
| A
| DH
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1985
| SEA
| A
| DH
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1985
| SEA
| A
| SS
| 15
| 12
| 99
| 19
| 37
| 5
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .918
|
| 1985
| SEA
| A
| OF
| 2
| 1
| 12
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1985
| SEA
| A
| 3B
| 7
| 2
| 35
| 2
| 7
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .900
|
| 1985
| SEA
| A
| LF
| 2
| 1
| 12
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1986
| DET
| A
| 3B
| 133
| 128
| 1141
| 107
| 242
| 23
| 23
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .938
|
| 1986
| DET
| A
| OF
| 2
| 2
| 15
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1986
| DET
| A
| DH
| 7
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1986
| DET
| A
| SS
| 2
| 0
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1986
| DET
| A
| RF
| 2
| 2
| 15
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1987
| PIT
| N
| OF
| 26
| 23
| 205.2
| 28
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1987
| PIT
| N
| 1B
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1987
| PIT
| N
| RF
| 25
| 23
| 201.2
| 27
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1987
| PIT
| N
| LF
| 1
| 0
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1987
| PIT
| N
| 3B
| 10
| 10
| 86.1
| 9
| 19
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .903
|
| 1987
| DET
| A
| RF
| 6
| 5
| 31
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1987
| DET
| A
| 1B
| 9
| 5
| 48
| 50
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1987
| DET
| A
| DH
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1987
| DET
| A
| OF
| 8
| 6
| 39
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1987
| DET
| A
| LF
| 2
| 1
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1987
| DET
| A
| 3B
| 37
| 31
| 270
| 31
| 63
| 17
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .847
|
| 1987
| Total
|
| LF
| 3
| 1
| 12
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1987
| Total
|
| 1B
| 10
| 5
| 50
| 52
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1987
| Total
|
| OF
| 34
| 29
| 244.2
| 31
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1987
| Total
|
| 3B
| 47
| 41
| 356.1
| 40
| 82
| 20
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .859
|
| 1987
| Total
|
| RF
| 31
| 28
| 232.2
| 30
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1988
| SEA
| A
| OF
| 47
| 47
| 378
| 66
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .986
|
| 1988
| SEA
| A
| RF
| 4
| 4
| 36
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1988
| SEA
| A
| LF
| 43
| 43
| 342
| 63
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .985
|
| 1988
| SEA
| A
| 1B
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1988
| SEA
| A
| DH
| 7
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1988
| PIT
| N
| RF
| 55
| 54
| 466
| 99
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .990
|
| 1988
| PIT
| N
| 3B
| 1
| 1
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1988
| PIT
| N
| OF
| 55
| 54
| 466
| 98
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .990
|
| 1988
| PIT
| N
| 1B
| 1
| 0
| 1.2
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .667
|
| 1988
| Total
|
| 1B
| 2
| 0
| 3.2
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .667
|
| 1988
| Total
|
| OF
| 102
| 101
| 844
| 164
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .988
|
| 1988
| Total
|
| RF
| 59
| 58
| 502
| 103
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .990
|
| 1989
| SEA
| A
| RF
| 83
| 79
| 715
| 176
| 9
| 4
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .979
|
| 1989
| SEA
| A
| DH
| 12
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1989
| SEA
| A
| 3B
| 26
| 25
| 209.2
| 15
| 59
| 4
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .949
|
| 1989
| SEA
| A
| LF
| 7
| 7
| 45
| 9
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .900
|
| 1989
| SEA
| A
| OF
| 89
| 86
| 760
| 184
| 9
| 5
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .975
|
| 1989
| SEA
| A
| 1B
| 18
| 11
| 113
| 118
| 8
| 3
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .977
|
| 1990
| SEA
| A
| RF
| 20
| 17
| 154
| 32
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .970
|
| 1990
| SEA
| A
| DH
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1990
| SEA
| A
| 3B
| 6
| 6
| 53
| 2
| 20
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .815
|
| 1990
| SEA
| A
| OF
| 20
| 17
| 154
| 32
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .970
|
| 1990
| SEA
| A
| 1B
| 4
| 2
| 22
| 18
| 3
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .955
|
| 1990
| DET
| A
| LF
| 4
| 1
| 16
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1990
| DET
| A
| RF
| 9
| 3
| 32.1
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1990
| DET
| A
| DH
| 30
| 17
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1990
| DET
| A
| 3B
| 8
| 6
| 57
| 6
| 19
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .926
|
| 1990
| DET
| A
| OF
| 11
| 4
| 48.1
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1990
| TOT
| A
| 3B
| 14
| 12
| 110
| 8
| 39
| 7
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .870
|
| 1990
| TOT
| A
| RF
| 29
| 20
| 186.1
| 39
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .975
|
| 1990
| TOT
| A
| DH
| 31
| 17
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1990
| TOT
| A
| OF
| 31
| 21
| 202.1
| 43
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .977
|
| 1991
| SF
| N
| 1B
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1991
| SF
| N
| OF
| 3
| 1
| 13.1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1991
| SF
| N
| RF
| 3
| 1
| 13.1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1992
| CIN
| N
| OF
| 5
| 3
| 20.2
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1992
| CIN
| N
| 3B
| 23
| 14
| 147
| 8
| 34
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1992
| CIN
| N
| LF
| 3
| 2
| 14
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1992
| CIN
| N
| 1B
| 20
| 16
| 134
| 146
| 8
| 0
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1992
| CIN
| N
| RF
| 2
| 1
| 6.2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1993
| TOR
| A
| OF
| 44
| 39
| 307.1
| 65
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .957
|
| 1993
| TOR
| A
| RF
| 13
| 13
| 100
| 24
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .926
|
| 1993
| TOR
| A
| LF
| 31
| 26
| 207.1
| 41
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .976
|
| 1993
| TOR
| A
| DH
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1993
| TOR
| A
| 3B
| 16
| 12
| 128
| 11
| 19
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .882
|
| 1993
| TOR
| A
| 1B
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1994
| TOR
| A
| OF
| 29
| 24
| 205.1
| 49
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .980
|
| 1994
| TOR
| A
| 3B
| 7
| 6
| 49.2
| 6
| 6
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .923
|
| 1994
| TOR
| A
| LF
| 24
| 21
| 175.1
| 41
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .976
|
| 1994
| TOR
| A
| RF
| 5
| 3
| 30
| 9
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1994
| TOR
| A
| 1B
| 10
| 7
| 62
| 48
| 2
| 2
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .962
|
| 1994
| TOR
| A
| DH
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1995
| STL
| N
| 3B
| 22
| 20
| 169.1
| 13
| 26
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .951
|
| 1995
| STL
| N
| LF
| 1
| 1
| 8
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1995
| STL
| N
| 1B
| 18
| 12
| 116.1
| 122
| 7
| 1
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .992
|
| 1995
| STL
| N
| OF
| 1
| 1
| 8
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1997
| COL
| N
| OF
| 2
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1997
| COL
| N
| 3B
| 3
| 1
| 12
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1997
| COL
| N
| LF
| 2
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 347
| 311
| 2665.2
| 554
| 16
| 12
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .979
|
| Total
|
|
| DH
| 67
| 48
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| RF
| 227
| 205
| 1801
| 387
| 12
| 8
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .980
|
| Total
|
|
| 1B
| 84
| 53
| 505
| 511
| 31
| 8
| 33
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .985
|
| Total
|
|
| LF
| 123
| 106
| 864.2
| 171
| 4
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .978
|
| Total
|
|
| SS
| 17
| 12
| 102
| 20
| 38
| 5
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .921
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 367
| 325
| 2925.2
| 255
| 626
| 74
| 57
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .923
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by Seattle Mariners in the 1st round (6th pick overall) of the free-agent draft (June 3, 1980 - signed June 13, 1980).
- Traded by Seattle Mariners to Detroit Tigers in exchange for Rich Monteleone (December 12, 1985).
- Traded by Detroit Tigers with a player to be named later to Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for Jim Morrison (August 7, 1987); Pittsburgh Pirates received Morris Madden (August 12, 1987).
- Traded by Pittsburgh Pirates to Seattle Mariners in exchange for Glenn Wilson (July 22, 1988).
- Traded by Seattle Mariners to Detroit Tigers in exchange for Tracy Jones (June 18, 1990).
- Granted free agency (November 5, 1990).
- Signed by San Francisco Giants (March 30, 1991).
- Granted free agency (October 16, 1991).
- Signed by Cincinnati Reds (November 12, 1991).
- Granted free agency (October 28, 1992).
- Signed by Toronto Blue Jays (November 27, 1992).
- Granted free agency (October 14, 1994).
- Signed by St. Louis Cardinals (March 9, 1995).
- Released by St. Louis Cardinals (August 25, 1995).
- Signed by Colorado Rockies (January 24, 1997).
- Sold by Colorado Rockies to Hanshin Tigers (Japan Central) (May 23, 1997).
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