| Bill Coughlin | |
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| Third baseman | |
| Born: July 12, 1878 Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
| Died: May 7, 1943 (aged 64) Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| August 9, 1899, for the Washington Senators | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| September 23, 1908, for the Detroit Tigers | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .252 |
| Hits | 972 |
| Runs batted in | 380 |
| Stolen bases | 159 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| Teams | |
William Paul Coughlin (July 12, 1878 – May 7, 1943), nicknamed "Scranton Bill", was an American Major League Baseball third baseman for the Washington Senators (1901–1904) and Detroit Tigers (1904–1908). Coughlin spent his entire adult life (1899–1943) playing and coaching baseball, as a major league player, minor league coach, and spending his last 23 years as the head baseball coach at Lafayette College, in Easton, Pennsylvania.