Percy Coleman (baseball)

Pierce Devon "Percy" Coleman (1876–1948) was an American professional baseball pitcher who played parts of two Major League seasons.

Percy Coleman
Pitcher
Born: (1876-10-15)October 15, 1876
Mason, Ohio
Died: February 16, 1948(1948-02-16) (aged 71)
Van Nuys, California
Batted: Unknown Threw: Right
MLB debut
July 2, 1897, for the St. Louis Browns
Last MLB appearance
October 1, 1898, for the Cincinnati Reds
MLB statistics
Pitching record1–3
Strikeouts12
ERA6.69
Teams

Early life

Coleman was born in Mason, Ohio to William P. and Florence A. (McVay) Coleman on Oct. 15, 1876.[1] He attended Mason High School and graduated in 1894.[2] He served as a private with the U.S. Army 6th Infantry Company G during the Spanish–American War in 1898.[3]

Professional baseball career

Coleman pitched in the National League in 13 games in 1897 for the St. Louis Browns at age 20, and one game in 1898 for the Cincinnati Reds. His overall record was 1–3 with a 6.69 earned run average. In 37 official plate appearances, he had seven hits for a .226 batting average.[4]

After his big-league career ended, he compiled a record of 22–18 in three seasons (1898–1900) in the minor leagues in Grand Rapids, Michigan, Savannah, Georgia, Birmingham, Alabama, San Antonio, Texas and Portsmouth, Virginia.[5]

Personal life

Coleman was married to Grace (Slayback) and they later lived in Cincinnati.[6] They eventually moved to California as their daughter, Majel Coleman, pursued an acting career. She appeared in 11 feature films between 1923 and 1934 and also was a model.[7]

Coleman died at age 71 in 1948 in Van Nuys, California and is buried in Los Angeles National Cemetery.[8] In 2007, he was posthumously inducted into the Mason Athletic Hall of Fame.[9]

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References
  1. https://familysearch.org/search/record/results#count=20&query=%2Bgivenname%3Apercy~%20%2Bsurname%3Acoleman~%20%2Brecord_country%3A%22United%20States%22%20%2Brecord_subcountry%3A%22United%20States%2COhio%22%20%2Bbirth_place%3Aohio~%20%2Bbirth_year%3A1873-1878~
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2018-09-08. Retrieved 2013-09-30.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=pv&GRid=3697986&PIpi=86252012
  4. https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/colempe01.shtml
  5. https://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=colema001per
  6. https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MDYL-RL3
  7. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0171136/
  8. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/3697986
  9. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2018-09-08. Retrieved 2013-09-30.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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