Jim Coates

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-4, 192lb (193cm, 87kg)

Born: August 4, 1932 in Farnham, VA us

Died: November 15, 2019 in Lancaster, VA

Buried: Bethel United Methodist Church Cemetery, Lively, VA

High School: Lively HS (Lively, VA)

Debut: September 21, 1956 (Age 24-048d, 11,400th in major league history)
vs. BOS 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 SO, 2 BB, 3 ER

Last Game: September 30, 1967 (Age 35-057d)
vs. DET 1.2 IP, 3 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 1 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1959 season

Full Name: James Alton Coates

Nicknames: Mummy

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-0.4

ERA

4.00

247

683.1

396

WHIP

1.370

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

1959 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1959 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	2 (1)	Apr 14	NYY	@	BAL	W,13-3	GF	9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
2	6 (3)	Apr 18	NYY	@	BOS	W,16-7	GF	11	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
3	17 (10)	May 2	NYY	@	CLE	L,2-5	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
4	19 (1)	May 3 (2)	NYY	@	DET	L,2-8		6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
5	25 (5)	May 12	NYY		CLE	L,6-7		7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
6	26	May 15	NYY		CHW	L,0-6		11	2.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
7	31 (4)	May 20	NYY		DET	L,6-13		4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
8	32	May 22	NYY	@	BAL	L,0-5		11	3.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
9	36 (3)	May 26	NYY		BOS	L,2-12		4	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
10	43 (6)	Jun 2	NYY	@	DET	L,0-2	GF	12	3.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
11	48 (4)	Jun 7 (1)	NYY	@	CLE	L,5-7		7	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
12	50 (1)	Jun 9	NYY		KCA	W,9-8	GF	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
13	52 (1)	Jun 11	NYY		KCA	L,5-9	GF	17	4.0	0	2	0	2	0	P
14	56 (3)	Jun 14 (2)	NYY		DET	L,2-8		9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
15	60 (3)	Jun 19	NYY		CLE	W,3-2	GF	11	3.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
16	63 (2)	Jun 21 (2)	NYY		CLE	L,4-5	GF	11	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
17	66 (2)	Jun 24	NYY	@	KCA	L,3-4	GF	9	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
18	70 (3)	Jun 28 (1)	NYY	@	CHW	L,2-9	GF	12	2.0	0	1	1	2	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
19	76 (5)	Jul 4 (1)	NYY		WSH	L,6-10		20	5.0	1	3	0	4	0	P
20	80 (3)	Jul 9	NYY	@	BOS	L,3-14		26	4.2	1	0	0	1	0	P
21	83 (2)	Jul 12	NYY	@	BOS	L,3-7	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
22	84	Jul 13	NYY	@	BOS	L,3-13	GF	9	2.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
23	92 (7)	Jul 21	NYY	@	CLE	L,1-5		5	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
24	95 (2)	Jul 24	NYY	@	DET	L,2-4	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
25	111 (15)	Aug 10	NYY	@	BOS	W,7-4		6	1.2	1	1	0	2	0	P
26	114 (2)	Aug 13	NYY		WSH	L,2-5		6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
27	115	Aug 14	NYY		BOS	L,6-11	GF	4	1.0	0	0	1	1	0	P
28	117 (1)	Aug 16 (1)	NYY		BOS	L,5-6	GF	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
29	123 (5)	Aug 22	NYY	@	KCA	L,7-8	GS	24	5.2	1	3	0	4	0	P
30	130 (6)	Aug 29	NYY	@	WSH	W,9-5		17	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
31	133 (2)	Sep 2	NYY		WSH	W,4-3	GF	9	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
32	136 (2)	Sep 5	NYY		BAL	W,3-2	GS	30	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
33	141 (4)	Sep 11	NYY		DET	W,9-3	CG	40	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	P
34	147 (5)	Sep 16	NYY		CHW	W,3-1	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
35	150 (2)	Sep 20	NYY		BOS	W,7-4	GF	11	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
36	154 (3)	Sep 26	NYY		BAL	L,2-7		7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
37	155	Sep 27	NYY		BAL	L,1-3		1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
							37gm		100.1	7	17	2	26	0