Roscoe Coughlin

William Edward Coughlin

• Bats Unknown, Throws Right
• Height 5' 10", Weight 160 lb.

• Debut April 22, 1890
• Final Game October 2, 1891
• Born February 23, 1865 in Dedham, MA USA
• Died March 20, 1951 in Chelsea, MA USA

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Biographical Information

Roscoe Coughlin was a pitcher for the Chicago Colts and New York Giants from 1890 to 1891. He started his baseball career with the minor league Lynn Lions in 1887 and apparently stuck around in the minors until 1897. Coughlin was a Spanish-American War veteran. After his baseball career ended, he invested in opening up his own mental asylum with a friend.

Coughlin with the Chicago Maroons

He was long listed with a year of birth of 1868, but genealogical research about him confirmed that he was in fact three years older than thought and had been born in Dedham, MA and not in Walpole, MA, as originally listed. He is the brother of David Coughlin.

Further reading

• "Roscoe Coughlin", in Bill Carle, ed.: Biographical Research Committee Report, SABR, March/April 2024, p. 1.

Related Sites

• Roscoe Coughlin at the SABR Bio Project