Before the 1952 season, Coleman was signed by the Yankees. He made his big league debut with them about three years later, on August 15, 1955. He went 2–1 in 10 games in his rookie season. In 29 innings of work, he allowed 40 hits and 17 earned runs for a 5.28 ERA. He also walked 16 batters and struck out only 15. He appeared in one game in the 1955 World Series, giving up five hits in one inning of work. In 1956 he lowered his ERA to 3.67. In 29 games (nine starts), he posted a 3–5 record with 42 walks and 42 strikeouts in 881⁄3 innings of work. On February 19, 1957, Coleman was involved in a multi-player trade between the Yankees and Athletics. The Yankees sent Coleman, Milt Graff, Billy Hunter, Mickey McDermott, Tom Morgan and Irv Noren to the Athletics for Art Ditmar, Bobby Shantz, Jack McMahan and Wayne Belardi.[2] As players to be named later, the Yankees sent Jack Urban to the Athletics and the Athletics sent Curt Roberts and Clete Boyer to the Yankees to complete the trade. Coleman went 0–7 with a 5.93 ERA in 41 innings of work in 1957. He walked 25 batters, struck out 15 and allowed 53 hits.
He did not appear in the majors in 1958. In 1959, he found his way back into the majors. Overall, in 32 games (11 starts), he went 2–10 with a 4.34 ERA in 85 innings of work. On September 6 of that year he was selected off waivers by the Orioles. With them, he allowed no runs in four innings of work. 1960 would end up being Coleman's final season in the majors. He went 0–2 with an 11.25 ERA in five games, which included one start. Although he started a game, he pitched in only four innings total that year, walking five batters and striking out none.
Overall, Rip Coleman went 7–25 in his career. Of the 95 games he pitched, 33 of them were starts, three of those starts were complete games and one of those complete games was a shutout. In 2471⁄3 innings, he saved five games, allowed 287 hits, 144 runs, 126 earned runs, 21 home runs and 124 walks. He struck out 130 batters and his ERA was 4.58. He was a poor hitter, collecting five hits in 69 at-bats for a .072 batting average.
^Yankees obtain Ditmar and Shantz in thirteen-player deal with Athletics
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coleman, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, july, 2016, learn,. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Rip Coleman news newspapers books scholar JSTOR July 2016 Learn how and when to remove this template message Walter Gary Rip Coleman July 31 1931 May 14 2004 was an American professional baseball player a left handed pitcher who played from 1955 to 1957 and 1959 to 1960 for the New York Yankees Kansas City Athletics and Baltimore Orioles of Major League Baseball 1 Rip ColemanPitcherBorn 1931 07 31 July 31 1931Troy New York U S Died May 14 2004 2004 05 14 aged 72 Wolfeboro New Hampshire U S Batted LeftThrew LeftMLB debutAugust 15 1955 for the New York YankeesLast MLB appearanceMay 5 1960 for the Baltimore OriolesMLB statisticsWin loss record7 25Earned run average4 58Strikeouts130TeamsNew York Yankees 1955 1956 Kansas City Athletics 1957 1959 Baltimore Orioles 1959 1960 Career highlights and awardsWorld Series champion 1956 Contents 1 Early life and education 2 Professional baseball career 3 Death 4 References 5 External linksEarly life and education editA native of Troy New York he attended Syracuse University and Wake Forest University Professional baseball career editBefore the 1952 season Coleman was signed by the Yankees He made his big league debut with them about three years later on August 15 1955 He went 2 1 in 10 games in his rookie season In 29 innings of work he allowed 40 hits and 17 earned runs for a 5 28 ERA He also walked 16 batters and struck out only 15 He appeared in one game in the 1955 World Series giving up five hits in one inning of work In 1956 he lowered his ERA to 3 67 In 29 games nine starts he posted a 3 5 record with 42 walks and 42 strikeouts in 881 3 innings of work On February 19 1957 Coleman was involved in a multi player trade between the Yankees and Athletics The Yankees sent Coleman Milt Graff Billy Hunter Mickey McDermott Tom Morgan and Irv Noren to the Athletics for Art Ditmar Bobby Shantz Jack McMahan and Wayne Belardi 2 As players to be named later the Yankees sent Jack Urban to the Athletics and the Athletics sent Curt Roberts and Clete Boyer to the Yankees to complete the trade Coleman went 0 7 with a 5 93 ERA in 41 innings of work in 1957 He walked 25 batters struck out 15 and allowed 53 hits He did not appear in the majors in 1958 In 1959 he found his way back into the majors Overall in 32 games 11 starts he went 2 10 with a 4 34 ERA in 85 innings of work On September 6 of that year he was selected off waivers by the Orioles With them he allowed no runs in four innings of work 1960 would end up being Coleman s final season in the majors He went 0 2 with an 11 25 ERA in five games which included one start Although he started a game he pitched in only four innings total that year walking five batters and striking out none Overall Rip Coleman went 7 25 in his career Of the 95 games he pitched 33 of them were starts three of those starts were complete games and one of those complete games was a shutout In 2471 3 innings he saved five games allowed 287 hits 144 runs 126 earned runs 21 home runs and 124 walks He struck out 130 batters and his ERA was 4 58 He was a poor hitter collecting five hits in 69 at bats for a 072 batting average Death editAfter his death at age 72 in Wolfeboro New Hampshire he was buried in Oakwood Cemetery in Troy New York References edit Laing Jeff Rip Coleman Society for American Baseball Research Retrieved 2019 02 03 Yankees obtain Ditmar and Shantz in thirteen player deal with AthleticsExternal links editBaseball Reference com Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Rip Coleman amp oldid 1168891473, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
