Joe Coleman (baseball, born 1947)
Joseph Howard Coleman (born February 3, 1947) is an American former baseball player. He played professional baseball as a pitcher from 1965 to 1982, including 15 seasons in Major League Baseball with the Washington Senators (1965–70), Detroit Tigers (1971–76), Chicago Cubs (1976), Oakland Athletics (1977–78), Toronto Blue Jays (1978), San Francisco Giants (1979) and Pittsburgh Pirates (1979). He compiled a 142–135 win–loss record and 3.70 earned run average (ERA) in 484 major league games.
| Joe Coleman | |
|---|---|
Coleman in 1975 | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born: February 3, 1947 Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| September 28, 1965, for the Washington Senators | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| September 24, 1979, for the Pittsburgh Pirates | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Win–loss record | 142–135 |
| Earned run average | 3.70 |
| Strikeouts | 1,728 |
| Teams | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Coleman averaged more than 20 wins per season from 1971 to 1973. He recorded 236 strikeouts in 1971, third best in the American League, was selected to the American League All-Star team in 1972, and recorded 23 wins in 1973, second highest in the American League.
Coleman is the son of former major league pitcher Joe Coleman and the father of former major league pitcher Casey Coleman.