Curtis Hancock "Curt" Coleman (February 18, 1887 – July 1, 1980) was a Major League Baseball player. Coleman played third base for the New York Highlanders in 1912. He played in 12 games, with nine hits in 37 at-bats, with four RBIs. He had a batting average of .243.
Coleman was the first major leaguer to come from the University of Oregon.
During the 1912 season, the Highlanders reassigned Coleman to an Atlanta minor league team but Coleman refused to report;[1] given that he already owned a productive farm in the Willamette Valley, he was not reliant on baseball to earn a living and had actually been considering retiring even before the 1911 season.[2] It was not until the 1915 season that the Highlanders granted him a release from his contract, allowing him to play professional baseball again.[1]
Following the 1915 season, Coleman married Irene Gearin, niece of John M. Gearin, and retired to his farm in St. Paul, Oregon.[3] His parents also owned a fruit and grain ranch in the Willamette Valley.[2]
He was born in Salem, Oregon and died in Newport, Oregon.
References
- ^ a b "Coleman With Vancouver". The Spokesman-Review. March 11, 1915. p. 14. Retrieved July 27, 2023.
- ^ a b "Curtis Coleman Is a Rancher". The Spokane Press. August 25, 1911. p. 3. Retrieved July 27, 2023.
- ^ "Ball Player Takes Bride; To Farm Now". The Oregon Daily Journal. August 29, 1915. p. 9. Retrieved July 26, 2023.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
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