Dave Coleman
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David Lee Coleman is a former outfielder
in Major League Baseball
who played briefly for the Boston Red Sox
during the season. He batted and threw right-handed.
Listed at 6-3, 195 lb., Coleman played in just eleven major league games. In those games, he scored one run
and went hitless
in twelve at-bats.
In 1979, Coleman was traded by Boston to the Minnesota Twins
for Larry Wolfe
, but he never appeared in a major league game again. From 1979 through 1981, he played in the minor leagues
on affiliates of the Twins and the New York Yankees
, retiring from baseball after the 1981 season.
Outfielder
Outfielder is a generic term applied to each of the people playing in the three defensive positions in baseball farthest from the batter. These defenders are the left fielder, the center fielder, and the right fielder...
in Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball is the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada, consisting of teams that play in the National League and the American League...
who played briefly for the Boston Red Sox
Boston Red Sox
The Boston Red Sox are a professional baseball team based in Boston, Massachusetts, and a member of Major League Baseball’s American League Eastern Division. Founded in as one of the American League's eight charter franchises, the Red Sox's home ballpark has been Fenway Park since . The "Red Sox"...
during the season. He batted and threw right-handed.
Listed at 6-3, 195 lb., Coleman played in just eleven major league games. In those games, he scored one run
Run (baseball)
In baseball, a run is scored when a player advances around first, second and third base and returns safely to home plate, touching the bases in that order, before three outs are recorded and all obligations to reach base safely on batted balls are met or assured...
and went hitless
Hit (baseball)
In baseball statistics, a hit , also called a base hit, is credited to a batter when the batter safely reaches first base after hitting the ball into fair territory, without the benefit of an error or a fielder's choice....
in twelve at-bats.
In 1979, Coleman was traded by Boston to the Minnesota Twins
Minnesota Twins
The Minnesota Twins are a professional baseball team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. They play in the Central Division of Major League Baseball's American League. The team is named after the Twin Cities area of Minneapolis and St. Paul. They played in Metropolitan Stadium from 1961 to 1981 and the...
for Larry Wolfe
Larry Wolfe
Laurence Marcy "Larry" Wolfe is a retired Major League Baseball infielder. Wolfe attended Sacramento City College.-Baseball career:...
, but he never appeared in a major league game again. From 1979 through 1981, he played in the minor leagues
Minor league baseball
Minor league baseball is a hierarchy of professional baseball leagues in the Americas that compete at levels below Major League Baseball and provide opportunities for player development. All of the minor leagues are operated as independent businesses...
on affiliates of the Twins and the New York Yankees
New York Yankees
The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the The Bronx, New York. They compete in Major League Baseball in the American League's East Division...
, retiring from baseball after the 1981 season.