John Coleman (outfielder/pitcher)

John Coleman
1887 baseball card of Coleman
Outfielder / Pitcher
Born: (1863-03-06)March 6, 1863
Saratoga Springs, New York, U.S.
Died: May 8, 1922(1922-05-08) (aged 59)
Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Batted: Left
Threw: Right
MLB debut
May 1, 1883, for the Philadelphia Quakers
Last MLB appearance
July 18, 1890, for the Pittsburgh Alleghenys
MLB statistics
Batting average.257
Home runs7
Runs batted in279
Win–loss record23–72
Earned run average4.68
Strikeouts224
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John Francis Coleman (March 6, 1863 – May 31, 1922) was an American professional baseball outfielder and pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Philadelphia Quakers, Philadelphia Athletics, and Pittsburgh Alleghenys from 1883 to 1890. Coleman holds the MLB single-season record for pitching losses, with 48.