Ray Coleman (baseball)
Raymond Leroy Coleman was a professional baseball outfielder. He played five seasons in Major League Baseball, between 1947 and 1952, for the St. Louis Browns, Philadelphia Athletics, and Chicago White Sox.
Signed by the Browns as an amateur free agent in 1940 out of Yreka High School, Coleman made his major league debut in 1947. Coleman put together two consecutive years with 20-plus doubles, while finishing second in the American League with 12 triples in 1951. He compiled 146 hits with 76 runs driven in during the 1951 season.
A retired bookkeeper, Coleman died September 19, 2010, at age 88.
