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Ed Coleman (other)
Ed Coleman may refer to: * Ed Coleman (baseball) (1901–1964), MLB player from 1932 to 1936 * Ed Coleman (sportscaster) (born 1949), radio host for the New York Mets on WFAN See also * Edward Coleman (other) {{DEFAULTSORT:Coleman, Ed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ed Coleman (baseball)
Parke Edward Coleman (December 1, 1901 in Canby, Oregon – August 5, 1964 in Oregon City, Oregon) was a professional baseball player who played Major League Baseball for the Philadelphia Athletics from 1932 to 1935 and the St. Louis Browns from 1935 to 1936. The brother of long-time Oregon State head baseball coach Ralph Coleman, he played in college for Oregon State University and made his major league debut on April 15, 1932. Coleman was a pinch hitter and, in his role as a substitute batter for the St. Louis Browns during the 1936 season, led the American League in number of times sent in to pinch hit (62 at bats) and in the number of hits as a pinch hitter (20 hits, for a .323 batting average). However, his major league career ended after the 1936 season, despite having a .292 batting average.Paul Votano, ''Stand and Deliver: A History of Pinch-Hitting'' (McFarland, 2003) p73 He did play in the minors from 1937-1941, but injuries did force him to retire from professional ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ed Coleman (sportscaster)
Ed Coleman (born 1949 in Lawrence, Massachusetts) is a radio reporter for the New York Mets on WFAN. Early life Coleman graduated from Syracuse University in 1971. Career WFAN Ed started his career on WFAN as Steve Somers' overnight update person in the 1980s before moving on and being replaced by Suzyn Waldman. In the early 1990s, he co-hosted WFAN's midday show with Dave Sims. The show was nicknamed the ''Coleman and the Soul Man''. When the show was canceled he was reassigned as WFAN's New York Mets beat reporter. Coleman's duties were expanded to being host of ''Mets Extra'' (and later a fill-in play-by-play) when former host Howie Rose was hired to do play-by-play for the Mets and the Islanders games on SportsChannel New York. Coleman continues to host programs periodically throughout the baseball off-season as well as a weekly program on Sunday afternoon or evening during the National Football League regular season. The NFL in Action features live updates from field rep ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |