Gordy Coleman
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Gordon Calvin Coleman was a Major League
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...

 first baseman
First baseman
First base, or 1B, is the first of four stations on a baseball diamond which must be touched in succession by a baserunner in order to score a run for that player's team...

 with the Cleveland Indians
Cleveland Indians
The Cleveland Indians are a professional baseball team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They are in the Central Division of Major League Baseball's American League. Since , they have played in Progressive Field. The team's spring training facility is in Goodyear, Arizona...

 (1959) and the Cincinnati Reds
Cincinnati Reds
The Cincinnati Reds are a Major League Baseball team based in Cincinnati, Ohio. They are members of the National League Central Division. The club was established in 1882 as a charter member of the American Association and joined the National League in 1890....

 (1960–1967).

He helped the Reds win the 1961 NL Pennant, and also has been inducted into the Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame.

In 9 seasons he played in 773 Games, had 2,384 At Bats, 282 Runs, 650 Hits, 102 Doubles, 11 Triples, 98 Home Runs, 387 RBI, 9 Stolen Bases, 177 Walks, .273 Batting Average, .324 On-base percentage, .448 Slugging Percentage, 1,068 Total Bases, 13 Sacrifice Hits, 28 Sacrifice Flies and 25 Intentional Walks.

Coleman worked as a color commentator
Color commentator
A color commentator is a sports commentator who assists the play-by-play announcer, often by filling in any time when play is not in progress. The color analyst and main commentator will often exchange comments freely throughout the broadcast, when the play-by-play announcer is not describing the...

 on Reds TV broadcasts from 1990-94.

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