Parke Edward Coleman (December 1, 1901 in

Canby, Oregon Canby is a city in Clackamas County, Oregon, United States. The population was 15,829 at the 2010 census. It is along Oregon Route 99E, northeast of Barlow. History Canby is named for Edward Richard Sprigg Canby, a Civil War general who was la ...

– August 5, 1964 in

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) was a professional baseball player who played

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for the

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from 1932 to 1935 and the

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from 1935 to 1936. The brother of long-time Oregon State head baseball coach

Ralph Coleman Ralph O. Coleman (November 30, 1895Birthdate obtained from Social Security Death Index. – July 8, 1990 ) was a college baseball coach at Oregon State University for 35 years. Early life Coleman was born in Canby, Oregon in 1895 and graduated f ...

, he played in college for

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and made his major league debut on April 15, 1932. Coleman was a

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and, in his role as a substitute batter for the

during the 1936 season, led the

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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 baseball in 1941. In a 5-year, 439 game career, Coleman compiled a .285

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(381-for-1337) with 193 runs, 40

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and 246 RBI. On August 17, 1934, as a member of the A's, he hit 3 home runs against the White Sox in a 9-8 win.

External links

Baseball Almanac
– Ed Coleman stats

References

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