Gordy Coleman

Position: First Baseman

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

6-3, 215lb (190cm, 97kg)

Born: July 5, 1934 in Rockville, MD us

Died: March 12, 1994 in Cincinnati, OH

Buried: Arlington Memorial Gardens, Cincinnati, OH

School: Duke University (Durham, NC)

Debut: September 19, 1959 (Age 25-076d, 11,697th in major league history)
vs. KCA 1 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: May 3, 1967 (Age 32-302d)
vs. STL 4 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1960 season

Full Name: Gordon Calvin Coleman

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Relatives: Cousin of Larry Littleton

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

7.4

2384

650

.273

282

RBI

387

OBP

.324

SLG

.448

OPS

.772

OPS+

107

Standard Batting

Games by Position

Standard Batting
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos	Awards
1953	18	CLE-min	A	13	23	20	5	4	1	0	1	2	0		3	3	.200	.304	.400	.704		8		0	0				REA · EL
1954	19	CLE-min	B	137	608	556	93	177	35	9	13	100	3		35	41	.318	.368	.484	.852		269		9	8				SPB · TRIS
1955	20	CLE-min	B,AAA	97	453	418	78	144	24	2	16	77	0		25	51	.344	.380	.517	.897		216		1	6	3			KEK,INA · IIIL,AA
1956	21	CLE-min	AA	155	666	613	83	194	25	8	27	118	7		40	81	.316	.359	.515	.875		316	9	5	1	7			MOB · SOUA
1959	24	CLE-min	AA	137	572	507	93	179	30	4	30	110	0		56	39	.353	.416	.606	1.021		307		2	2	5	22		MOB · SOUA
1959	24	CLE	AL	6	16	15	5	8	0	1	0	2	0	0	1	2	.533	.563	.667	1.229	242	10	0	0	0	0	0	/3H
1960	25	CIN-min	AAA	93	408	370	54	120	22	9	10	60	1	2	35	51	.324	.381	.514	.894		190		0	1	2			SLE · PCL
1960	25	CIN	NL	66	269	251	26	68	10	1	6	32	1	1	12	32	.271	.308	.390	.699	89	98	2	2	3	1	1	3
1961	26	CIN	NL	150	578	520	63	149	27	4	26	87	1	3	45	67	.287	.341	.504	.845	120	262	9	2	4	7	11	*3/H
1962	27	CIN	NL	136	520	476	73	132	13	1	28	86	2	3	36	68	.277	.331	.485	.816	113	231	12	3	2	2	4	*3H
1963	28	CIN	NL	123	400	365	38	90	20	2	14	59	1	0	29	51	.247	.303	.427	.731	106	156	7	2	1	3	1	3H
1964	29	CIN	NL	89	214	198	18	48	6	2	5	27	2	0	13	30	.242	.291	.369	.660	83	73	8	1	1	1	1	3H
1965	30	CIN	NL	108	353	325	39	98	19	0	14	57	0	0	24	38	.302	.348	.489	.838	127	159	6	1	0	3	4	3H
1966	31	CIN	NL	91	246	227	20	57	7	0	5	37	2	1	16	45	.251	.299	.348	.647	73	79	3	0	2	1	2	3H
1967	32	CIN-LAD-min	AAA	72	209	188	16	37	7	0	3	14	0	0	21	30	.197	.278	.282	.559		53		0	0	0			BFL,SPO · IL,PCL
1967	32	CIN	NL	4	8	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000	.125	.000	.125	-63	0	0	0	0	0	1	/H3
9 Yrs				773	2604	2384	282	650	102	11	98	387	9	8	177	333	.273	.324	.448	.772	107	1068	47	11	13	18	25
162 Game Avg.				162	546	500	59	136	21	2	21	81	2	2	37	70	.273	.324	.448	.772	107	224	10	2	3	4	5

CIN (8 yrs)				767	2588	2369	277	642	102	10	98	385	9	8	176	331	.271	.322	.447	.769	106	1058	47	11	13	18	25
CLE (1 yr)				6	16	15	5	8	0	1	0	2	0	0	1	2	.533	.563	.667	1.229	242	10	0	0	0	0	0

NL (8 yrs)				767	2588	2369	277	642	102	10	98	385	9	8	176	331	.271	.322	.447	.769	106	1058	47	11	13	18	25
AL (1 yr)				6	16	15	5	8	0	1	0	2	0	0	1	2	.533	.563	.667	1.229	242	10	0	0	0	0	0

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WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

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