John Coleman (outfielder/pitcher), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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American baseball player, born 1863
Date of Birth: 06-Mar-1863
Place of Birth: Saratoga Springs, New York, United States
Date of Death: 31-May-1922
Profession: baseball player
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Pisces 
About John Coleman (outfielder/pitcher)
- John Francis Coleman (March 6, 1863 – May 31, 1922) was an American professional baseball pitcher and outfielder.
- From 1883 through 1890, Coleman played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Philadelphia Quakers (now the Phillies), the Pittsburgh Alleghenys (now the Pirates), and the now-defunct Philadelphia Athletics. Remarkably, in his rookie season, he pitched in 65 games, but accumulated a record of only 12-48 (the team's season record was 17-81, with its batting average of only .240, lowest in the league).
- He appeared in another 32 games as an outfielder and second baseman.
- As of 2010, his 48 losses, 772 hits given up, 510 runs allowed, and 291 earned runs allowed over that 98-game season remain single-season major-league records.
- These records stand out by large margins, as his nearest contenders are Will White with 42 losses and 404 runs allowed; Ted Breitenstein with 238 earned runs; and Bobby Mathews with 693 hits.
- His difference between wins and losses, 36, is also the largest ever, dwarfing George Cobb's 27.
- His 61 games started, 59 complete games, and 538? innings pitched remain Phillies single-season records as well.After that season, Coleman played mainly as an outfielder, but occasionally filled in at first and second bases and on the pitcher's mound.
- His career pitching record was 23-72, and his career batting average was .257. Coleman died after being hit by an automobile in Detroit It was so bad it fractured his skull according to death records Detroit, Michigan.
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