Gil Coan

Full Name: Gilbert Fitzgerald Coan	Primary Position: OF
Height/Weight: 6' 0"/180	First Game: April 27, 1946
Birthdate: May 18, 1922	Final Game: April 25, 1956
Birthplace: Monroe, North Carolina	MLB Experience: 10 years
Bat/Throw: Left/Right

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Gil Coan (Gilbert Fitzgerald Coan) was born on May 18, 1922 in Monroe, North Carolina. He made his Major League debut on April 27, 1946 for the Washington Senators. In 1946, his rookie year, he hit .209 with 3 home runs and 9 RBI. Coan played for the Washington Senators, Baltimore Orioles, New York Giants and Chicago White Sox over the course of his 10 year career.

There is some disagreement on what was Gil Coan's most productive season. Some believe that it was 1951, when he hit for a .303 average and knocked in 62 runs. However, others believe that it was 1948, when he knocked in 60 runs.

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Year	Team		G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	2B	3B	BB	SO	HBP	SH	SB	GDP
1946	WAS	A	59	134	17	28	3	9	.209	.269	.328	3	2	7	37	4	2	2	1
1947	WAS	A	11	42	5	21	0	3	.500	.553	.667	3	2	5	6	0	0	2	0
1948	WAS	A	138	513	56	119	7	60	.232	.298	.333	13	9	41	78	7	4	23	5
1949	WAS	A	111	358	36	78	3	25	.218	.278	.307	7	8	29	58	1	1	9	4
1950	WAS	A	104	366	58	111	7	50	.303	.359	.429	17	4	28	46	4	5	10	1
1951	WAS	A	135	538	85	163	9	62	.303	.357	.426	25	7	39	62	6	8	8	6
1952	WAS	A	107	332	50	68	5	20	.205	.277	.319	11	6	32	35	1	0	9	2
1953	WAS	A	68	168	28	33	2	17	.196	.301	.286	1	4	22	23	3	2	7	3
1954	BAL	A	94	265	29	74	2	20	.279	.320	.351	11	1	16	17	1	3	9	1
1955	NY	N	9	13	0	2	0	0	.154	.154	.154	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
1955	CHI	A	17	17	0	3	0	1	.176	.176	.176	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0
1955	BAL	A	61	130	18	31	1	11	.238	.313	.331	7	1	13	15	1	2	4	2
1955	Total		87	160	18	36	1	12	.225	.287	.300	7	1	13	21	1	2	4	2
1955	TOT	A	78	147	18	34	1	12	.231	.298	.313	7	1	13	20	1	2	4	2
1956	NY	N	4	1	2	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
Total	NL		13	14	2	2	0	0	.143	.143	.143	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0
Total	AL		905	2863	382	729	39	278	.255	.316	.360	98	44	232	382	28	27	83	25
Total			918	2877	384	731	39	278	.254	.316	.359	98	44	232	384	28	27	83	25

[edit] Fielding Stats

Year	Team		POS	G	PO	A	ERR	DP	AVG
1946	WAS	A	OF	29	62	0	2	0	.969
1947	WAS	A	OF	11	22	1	0	1	1.000
1948	WAS	A	OF	131	341	11	11	3	.970
1949	WAS	A	OF	97	225	8	6	3	.975
1950	WAS	A	OF	98	220	4	7	1	.970
1951	WAS	A	OF	132	374	17	14	2	.965
1952	WAS	A	OF	86	185	4	3	1	.984
1953	WAS	A	OF	46	105	2	0	1	1.000
1954	BAL	A	OF	67	148	1	5	0	.968
1955	NY	N	OF	6	4	0	0	0	1.000
1955	CHI	A	OF	3	2	0	0	0	1.000
1955	BAL	A	OF	43	53	5	1	0	.983
1955	Total		LF	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1955	Total		OF	52	59	5	1	0	.985
1955	Total		RF	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1955	TOT	A	LF	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1955	TOT	A	OF	46	55	5	1	0	.984
1955	TOT	A	RF	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Total			OF	749	1741	53	49	12	.973

[edit] Transactions

Signed as an amateur free agent by Washington Senators (1944).
Traded by Washington Senators to Baltimore Orioles in exchange for Roy Sievers (February 18, 1954).
Claimed on waivers by Chicago White Sox from Baltimore Orioles (July 17, 1955).
Traded by Chicago White Sox to New York Giants in exchange for Ron Northey (August 26, 1955).

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