Joseph Howard Coleman Jr. (born February 3, 1947 in Boston, Massachusetts) was a pitcher for the Washington Senators (1965–70), Detroit Tigers (1971–76), Chicago Cubs (1976), Oakland Athletics (1977–78), Toronto Blue Jays (1978), San Francisco Giants (1979) and Pittsburgh Pirates (1979). Coleman is the son of former Major League pitcher Joe Coleman. He is currently the pitching coach for the Class A Lakeland Flying Tigers.
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Joseph Howard Coleman Jr. (born February 3, 1947 in Boston, Massachusetts) was a pitcher for the Washington Senators (1965–70), Detroit Tigers (1971–76), Chicago Cubs (1976), Oakland Athletics (1977–78), Toronto Blue Jays (1978), San Francisco Giants (1979) and Pittsburgh Pirates (1979). Coleman is the son of former Major League pitcher Joe Coleman. He is currently the pitching coach for the Class A Lakeland Flying Tigers.
He was the youngest player in the American League during his rookie season in 1965.
He helped the Tigers win the 1972 American League Eastern Division and the Pirates win the 1979 World Series.
He was named to the 1972 American League All-Star Team.
He held the ALCS single game record of 14 strikeouts (tied by Mike Boddicker in 1983) from 1972 until 1997 when Mike Mussina struck out 15 in a single game.
In 15 seasons he had a 142–135 record, 484 Games, 340 Games Started, 94 Complete Games, 18 Shutouts, 70 Games Finished, 7 Saves, 2,569⅓ Innings Pitched, 2,416 Hits...
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