Cadwallader "Cad" Coles (January 17, 1886 – June 30, 1942) was an outfielder who played for the Kansas City Packers of the Federal League in . Coles was the first player sold from one Federal League team to another, having been sent from the Chicago Whales to Kansas City before the start of the 1914 season. Coles grew up on a plantation in South Carolina and attended Clemson College where he played for Clemson's baseball team. He left his professional baseball career to work on ships and spent years as a purser for the

P & O Steamship Company P&O (in full, The Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company) is a British shipping and logistics company dating from the early 19th century. Formerly a public company, it was sold to DP World in March 2006 for £3.9 billion. DP World c ...

before dying of a heart attack at his Miami, Florida home in 1942 at the age of 56.

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1886 births 1942 deaths Major League Baseball outfielders Kansas City Packers players Baseball players from South Carolina Clemson Tigers baseball players Spartanburg Spartans players Augusta Tourists players Augusta Orphans players Binghamton Bingoes players Elmira Colonels players Baltimore Orioles (International League) players New Haven White Wings players Scranton Miners players {{US-baseball-outfielder-1880s-stub