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Joe Coleman

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-3, 175lb (190cm, 79kg)

Born: February 3, 1947 in Boston, MA us

Draft: Drafted by the Washington Senators in the 1st round (3rd) of the 1965 MLB June Amateur Draft from Natick HS (Natick, MA).

High School: Natick HS (Natick, MA)

Debut: September 28, 1965 (Age 18-237d, 12,437th in major league history)
vs. KCA 9.0 IP, 4 H, 3 SO, 4 BB, 1 ER, W

Last Game: September 24, 1979 (Age 32-233d)
vs. MON 2.1 IP, 1 H, 0 SO, 2 BB, 2 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1967 season

Full Name: Joseph Howard Coleman

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Relatives: Father of Casey Coleman; Son of Joe Coleman

1x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

23.2

142

135

ERA

3.70

484

340

2569.1

1728

WHIP

1.331

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

1978 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1978 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	16 (15)	Apr 25 (2)	OAK		MIN	W,4-3	GF	3	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
2	17	Apr 26	OAK		MIN	W,9-8	GF	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
3	19 (1)	Apr 28	OAK		CLE	L,2-6	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
4	25 (5)	May 6	OAK		DET	L,0-6		7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
5	26	May 7	OAK		DET	L,0-4	GF	11	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
6	28 (1)	May 10	OAK	@	TOR	L,1-3		15	4.1	1	1	0	2	0	P
7	29	May 12	OAK	@	DET	W,10-4	GF	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
8	32 (2)	May 15	OAK	@	CLE	W,3-2		9	3.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
9	35 (2)	May 18	OAK	@	TEX	L,4-6		18	4.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
10	38 (2)	May 21 (1)	OAK		CHW	L,2-6	GF	3	0.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
				Player went from Oakland Athletics to Toronto Blue Jays
11	40	May 24	TOR		BOS	L,2-8		11	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
12	44 (3)	May 28 (1)	TOR	@	NYY	L,3-5		1	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
13	47 (2)	May 30	TOR	@	BOS	L,0-4	GF	10	2.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
14	51 (3)	Jun 4	TOR		TEX	L,5-9		10	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
15	53 (1)	Jun 10	TOR	@	MIL	L,0-5	GF	6	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
16	56 (2)	Jun 13 (1)	TOR		MIN	L,0-2	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
17	58 (1)	Jun 14 (1)	TOR		MIL	L,5-7	GF	3	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
18	59	Jun 14 (2)	TOR		MIL	L,0-5		18	3.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
19	62 (2)	Jun 17	TOR	@	TEX	L,2-13	GF	13	2.2	1	0	0	1	0	P
20	66 (3)	Jun 23	TOR	@	CLE	L,3-8	GF	5	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
21	67	Jun 24	TOR	@	CLE	L,3-12		9	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
22	72 (4)	Jun 27 (2)	TOR		BAL	W,9-8		3	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
23	74 (1)	Jun 30	TOR		CLE	L,0-3	GF	5	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
24	79 (4)	Jul 4	TOR	@	DET	W,9-2	GF	10	2.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
25	83 (3)	Jul 7	TOR	@	CHW	W,3-2		15	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
26	85 (1)	Jul 9	TOR	@	CHW	L,3-5		2	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
27	86	Jul 13	TOR	@	CAL	L,0-5	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
28	89 (2)	Jul 16	TOR	@	OAK	L,5-8	GF	4	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
29	91 (1)	Jul 18	TOR	@	SEA	W,13-12		5	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
30	92	Jul 19	TOR	@	SEA	L,2-6	GF	12	2.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
31	93	Jul 21 (1)	TOR		OAK	L,2-7	GF	13	4.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
32	98 (4)	Jul 24 (2)	TOR		SEA	L,2-7		2	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
33	105 (6)	Jul 31	TOR		DET	W,8-7	GF	5	1.1	0	1	0	1	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
34	109 (3)	Aug 6	TOR	@	KCR	L,5-12	GF	17	4.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
35	117 (7)	Aug 15	TOR	@	MIL	L,1-9	GF	26	5.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
36	122 (4)	Aug 19	TOR	@	MIN	L,0-5	GF	12	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
37	131 (8)	Aug 27	TOR		MIN	L,2-3	GF	2	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
38	132	Aug 28	TOR	@	TEX	L,3-11	GF	11	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
39	139 (6)	Sep 4	TOR		CLE	L,4-5	GF	12	3.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
40	145 (5)	Sep 11 (1)	TOR	@	CLE	L,4-6	GF	13	4.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
41	148 (2)	Sep 16	TOR	@	BAL	L,1-11		6	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
							41gm		80.1	5	9	0	14	0