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Jerry Coleman

Positions: Second Baseman, Shortstop and Third Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 165lb (183cm, 74kg)

Born: September 14, 1924 in San Jose, CA us

Died: January 5, 2014 in La Jolla, CA

Buried: Miramar National Cemetery, San Diego, CA

High School: Lowell HS (San Francisco, CA)

School: University of San Francisco (San Francisco, CA)

Debut: April 20, 1949 (Age 24-218d, 10,586th in major league history)
vs. WSH 4 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 29, 1957 (Age 33-015d)
vs. BOS 4 AB, 1 H, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1949 season

Full Name: Gerald Francis Coleman

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

6.5

2119

558

.263

267

RBI

217

OBP

.340

SLG

.339

OPS

.680

OPS+

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1957 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1957 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	3 (2)	Apr 20	NYY	@	BOS	W,10-7	GS	37	7.0	3	1	0	4	0	2B
2	4	Apr 21	NYY	@	BOS	L,4-5	CG	36	8.0	3	1	0	4	0	2B
3	5	Apr 22	NYY	@	WSH	W,15-6	GS	49	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	2B 3B
4	6	Apr 23	NYY	@	WSH	L,1-3	CG	32	8.2	1	6	0	7	1	2B
5	7	Apr 24	NYY		BAL	W,3-2	GS	31	7.0	2	3	0	5	0	2B
6	8	Apr 26	NYY		BOS	L,2-6	GS	28	6.0	2	1	1	4	0	2B
7	9	Apr 27	NYY		BOS	L,1-2	GF	8	2.0	2	0	0	2	0	2B
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
8	24 (14)	May 16	NYY		KCA	W,3-0	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
9	25	May 17	NYY		DET	L,1-4	CG	40	9.0	1	4	0	5	0	3B
10	35 (9)	May 28	NYY	@	BOS	W,8-5	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	2B
11	37 (1)	May 30 (1)	NYY	@	WSH	L,1-5	GS	34	7.0	1	1	2	4	1	SS
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
12	45 (7)	Jun 6	NYY	@	CLE	W,14-5	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	SS
13	52 (6)	Jun 13	NYY	@	CHW	W,4-3	GF	18	5.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
14	54 (1)	Jun 15	NYY	@	KCA	W,9-2	GF	21	5.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
15	57 (2)	Jun 19	NYY		DET	W,10-2	GF	6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	SS
16	64 (6)	Jun 26	NYY		CLE	W,3-1	GF	9	2.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
17	65	Jun 27	NYY		CLE	L,0-2	GF	8	2.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
18	66	Jun 28	NYY		KCA	W,5-4	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
19	67	Jun 29	NYY		KCA	W,7-6		8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
20	68	Jun 30 (1)	NYY		KCA	W,2-1	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	2B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
21	75 (6)	Jul 5	NYY	@	WSH	W,5-3	GF	16	3.0	1	1	1	3	1	2B
22	77 (1)	Jul 7	NYY	@	WSH	W,7-5	GF	14	3.0	1	1	0	2	0	2B
23	78	Jul 11	NYY	@	KCA	W,3-2	GF	21	5.0	2	2	0	4	2	2B
24	81 (2)	Jul 14 (1)	NYY	@	CHW	L,1-3	CG	37	8.0	0	4	0	4	0	3B
25	82	Jul 14 (2)	NYY	@	CHW	W,6-4		4	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	2B
26	83	Jul 16	NYY	@	DET	W,10-4	GF	29	6.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
27	84	Jul 17	NYY	@	DET	W,5-1	CG	35	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
28	85	Jul 18	NYY	@	DET	W,3-2	CG	40	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	3B
29	86	Jul 19	NYY	@	CLE	W,9-1	CG	32	9.0	1	4	0	5	0	3B
30	87	Jul 20	NYY	@	CLE	L,2-4	CG	38	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
31	88	Jul 21 (1)	NYY	@	CLE	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	3B
32	89	Jul 21 (2)	NYY	@	CLE	L,4-7	CG	37	8.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
33	90	Jul 23	NYY		CHW	W,10-6	CG	43	9.0	0	1	0	1	1	3B
34	91	Jul 24	NYY		CHW	L,2-7	CG	46	9.0	3	2	1	6	0	3B
35	92	Jul 25	NYY		CHW	L,2-6	GS	29	7.0	0	1	1	2	0	3B
36	94 (1)	Jul 27	NYY		DET	W,4-3	GF	3	1.0	0	1	0	1	1	2B
37	96 (1)	Jul 28 (2)	NYY		DET	W,4-3	GF	16	3.0	2	0	0	2	0	2B
38	98 (1)	Jul 31 (1)	NYY		KCA	W,2-0	GF	12	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	PR 2B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
39	100 (1)	Aug 2	NYY		CLE	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	0	4	0	4	1	2B
40	101	Aug 3	NYY		CLE	W,5-3	CG	37	9.0	1	4	0	5	1	2B
41	103 (1)	Aug 4 (2)	NYY		CLE	W,6-5	CG	40	9.0	3	2	0	5	1	2B
42	104	Aug 5	NYY		CLE	L,2-7	CG	42	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	2B
43	106 (1)	Aug 7	NYY		WSH	L,2-3	GF	22	6.0	2	1	0	3	1	2B
44	107	Aug 8	NYY		WSH	L,1-6	GS	33	6.0	0	2	0	2	0	2B
45	113 (5)	Aug 15	NYY	@	BOS	W,6-3	CG	36	9.0	4	6	0	10	4	2B
46	114	Aug 16	NYY		BAL	L,3-4	CG	47	11.0	4	6	0	10	3	2B
47	115	Aug 17	NYY		BAL	W,6-2	CG	34	9.0	6	5	0	11	3	2B
48	116	Aug 18 (1)	NYY		BAL	W,7-0	CG	35	9.0	0	4	0	4	1	2B
49	117	Aug 18 (2)	NYY		BAL	W,3-2	CG	38	9.0	2	2	0	4	1	2B
50	118	Aug 20	NYY	@	KCA	L,0-1	CG	27	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	2B
51	119	Aug 21	NYY	@	KCA	L,3-6	GS	22	5.0	1	1	0	2	1	2B
52	121 (1)	Aug 23	NYY	@	CLE	L,4-5	GF	3	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	PH 3B
53	122	Aug 24	NYY	@	CLE	W,10-4	GF	23	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	2B
54	125 (2)	Aug 27	NYY	@	CHW	W,12-6	GF	29	6.0	4	2	0	6	1	2B
55	126	Aug 28	NYY	@	CHW	W,5-4	GF	27	5.0	0	1	0	1	0	PH 2B
56	127	Aug 29	NYY	@	CHW	W,2-1	GS	22	6.0	1	3	0	4	2	2B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
57	130 (2)	Sep 1	NYY		WSH	W,3-2	CG	38	9.0	3	1	0	4	1	2B
58	131	Sep 2 (1)	NYY	@	BAL	L,7-8	CG	46	10.1	2	6	0	8	2	2B
59	133 (1)	Sep 3	NYY	@	BAL	W,2-0	CG	35	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	2B
60	134	Sep 4	NYY		BOS	L,5-7	GS	38	9.0	3	2	0	5	1	2B
61	135	Sep 5	NYY		BOS	W,5-2	GS	31	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	2B
62	136	Sep 6	NYY	@	WSH	L,3-4	CG	38	8.2	5	3	1	9	1	2B
63	143 (6)	Sep 15 (1)	NYY		KCA	W,5-3	GF	8	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	2B
64	148 (4)	Sep 21	NYY		BOS	L,3-8	GF	23	5.0	1	0	1	2	0	2B
65	149	Sep 22	NYY		BOS	W,5-1	GF	12	3.0	1	1	0	2	1	2B
66	150	Sep 25 (1)	NYY		BAL	W,5-1	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	2B
67	152 (1)	Sep 27	NYY	@	BOS	W,10-2	CG	36	9.0	3	4	1	8	1	2B
68	153	Sep 28	NYY	@	BOS	W,2-0	CG	38	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	2B
69	154	Sep 29	NYY	@	BOS	L,2-3	CG	34	8.0	0	4	0	4	0	SS
							70gm		433.0	90	120	9	219	34