Roscoe Coughlin
Encyclopedia
William Edward "Roscoe" Coughlin (March 15, 1868 – March 20, 1951) was an American
professional baseball player who was a pitcher
for two seasons in the National League
(NL). In he pitched for the Chicago Colts
and in he played for the New York Giants
. Prior to his Major League Baseball
career, he began his minor league
career in 1887, and continued afterward until 1897.
, and at the age of 19, he began his minor league career in 1887 with the Lynn
Lions of the New England League
(NEL). In 1888, he played for several minor league teams, including the Chicago
Maroons of the newly founded Western Association
, which covered many of the same locations as the American Association
. Later into the season, he moved to the west coast and played for the Oakland
Greenhood/Morans, and the San Francisco
Pioneers, both members of the California League
(CL). He then completed the season with the Portsmouth
Lillies of the New England Interstate League (NEIL). In 1889, Coughlin returned to Oakland and the CL, with which he played the entire season with the Colonels, won 30 games.
. In his short time with the Colts, he had a 4–6 win–loss record, with his last decision occurring on June 11, in a 7–1 victory over the Cleveland Spiders
in the first game of a doubleheader
. He completed the season with the Sacremento Senators of the CL.
He began the 1891 season with the Syracuse
Stars of the Eastern Association, playing from April 24 until August 28, until he joined the New York Giants of the NL. He pitched in eight games for the Giants, and finished the season with a 3–4 win–loss record. His final appearance was on October 2, and was the last of his major league experience. In 19 career games pitched
, he had a 7–10 win–loss record, and had a 4.10 earned run average
in 156 innings pitched
.
Bingos from July 20 to August 20, and the Rochester
Flour Cities from August 21 to September 16, all of the Eastern League
(EL) From 1893 until into the 1897 season, he continued in EL, playing for the Springfield Ponies/Maroons. Later in 1897, he switched over to the Borckton
Shoemakers of the NEL, and pitched in five games and had a 1–3 win–loss record in 39 innings pitched. He completed the season with the Wilkes-Barre
Coal Barons of EL. There is no record of him playing professional baseball following the 1897 season.
Coughlin was a veteran of the Spanish–American War, died at the age of 83 on March 20, 1851, while living in the Old Soldiers Home in Chelsea, Massachusetts
; he is interred at St. Patrick Cemetery in Lowell, Massachusetts
.
United States
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professional baseball player who was a pitcher
Pitcher
In baseball, the pitcher is the player who throwsthe baseball from the pitcher's mound toward the catcher to begin each play, with the goal of retiring a batter, who attempts to either make contact with the pitched ball or draw a walk. In the numbering system used to record defensive plays, the...
for two seasons in the National League
National League
The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, known simply as the National League , is the older of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball, and the world's oldest extant professional team sports league. Founded on February 2, 1876, to replace the National Association of Professional...
(NL). In he pitched for the Chicago Colts
Chicago Cubs
The Chicago Cubs are a professional baseball team located in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the Central Division of Major League Baseball's National League. They are one of two Major League clubs based in Chicago . The Cubs are also one of the two remaining charter members of the National...
and in he played for the New York Giants
San Francisco Giants
The San Francisco Giants are a Major League Baseball team based in San Francisco, California, playing in the National League West Division....
. Prior to his 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...
career, he began his minor league
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...
career in 1887, and continued afterward until 1897.
Minor leagues
Coughlin was born on March 15, 1868 in Walpole, MassachusettsWalpole, Massachusetts
Walpole is a town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States. It is located about south of Boston and north of Providence, Rhode Island. The population was 24,070 at the 2010 census. Walpole was first settled in 1659 and was considered a part of Dedham until officially incorporated in 1724...
, and at the age of 19, he began his minor league career in 1887 with the Lynn
Lynn, Massachusetts
Lynn is a city in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 89,050 at the 2000 census. An old industrial center, Lynn is home to Lynn Beach and Lynn Heritage State Park and is about north of downtown Boston.-17th century:...
Lions of the New England League
New England League
The New England League was a mid-level league in American minor league baseball that played sporadically in five of the six New England states between 1886 and 1949. After 1901, it existed in the shadow of two Major League Baseball clubs in Boston and alongside stronger, higher-classification...
(NEL). In 1888, he played for several minor league teams, including the Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
Maroons of the newly founded Western Association
Western Association
The Western Association was the name of five different leagues in American minor league baseball during the 19th and 20th centuries.The oldest league, originally established as the Northwestern League in 1883, was refounded as the Western Association on October 28, 1887...
, which covered many of the same locations as the American Association
American Association (19th century)
The American Association was a Major League Baseball league that existed for 10 seasons from to . During that time, it challenged the National League for dominance of professional baseball...
. Later into the season, he moved to the west coast and played for the Oakland
Oakland, California
Oakland is a major West Coast port city on San Francisco Bay in the U.S. state of California. It is the eighth-largest city in the state with a 2010 population of 390,724...
Greenhood/Morans, and the San Francisco
San Francisco, California
San Francisco , officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the financial, cultural, and transportation center of the San Francisco Bay Area, a region of 7.15 million people which includes San Jose and Oakland...
Pioneers, both members of the California League
California League
The California League is a Class A Advanced minor league baseball league which operates throughout the state of California. Before 2002, it was classified as a "High-A" league, indicating its status as a Class A league with the highest level of competition within that classification, and the fifth...
(CL). He then completed the season with the Portsmouth
Portsmouth, New Hampshire
Portsmouth is a city in Rockingham County, New Hampshire in the United States. It is the largest city but only the fourth-largest community in the county, with a population of 21,233 at the 2010 census...
Lillies of the New England Interstate League (NEIL). In 1889, Coughlin returned to Oakland and the CL, with which he played the entire season with the Colonels, won 30 games.
Major leagues
Coughlin began the 1890 season in the CL, however for a different team, the San Francisco Haverlys. After registering 27 wins, he made his Major League Baseball debut on April 22 for the Chicago Colts of the NL, pitching them to a 13–3 victory over the Cincinnati RedsCincinnati 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....
. In his short time with the Colts, he had a 4–6 win–loss record, with his last decision occurring on June 11, in a 7–1 victory over the Cleveland Spiders
Cleveland Spiders
The Cleveland Spiders were a Major League Baseball team which played between 1887 and 1899 in Cleveland, Ohio. The team played at National League Park from 1889 to 1890 and at League Park from 1891 to 1899.- 1887-1891 :...
in the first game of a doubleheader
Doubleheader (baseball)
A doubleheader is a set of two baseball games played between the same two teams on the same day in front of the same crowd. In addition, the term is often used unofficially to refer to a pair of games played by a team in a single day, but in front of different crowds and not in immediate...
. He completed the season with the Sacremento Senators of the CL.
He began the 1891 season with the Syracuse
Syracuse, New York
Syracuse is a city in and the county seat of Onondaga County, New York, United States, the largest U.S. city with the name "Syracuse", and the fifth most populous city in the state. At the 2010 census, the city population was 145,170, and its metropolitan area had a population of 742,603...
Stars of the Eastern Association, playing from April 24 until August 28, until he joined the New York Giants of the NL. He pitched in eight games for the Giants, and finished the season with a 3–4 win–loss record. His final appearance was on October 2, and was the last of his major league experience. In 19 career games pitched
Games pitched
In baseball statistics, games pitched is the number of games in which a player appears as a pitcher; a player who is announced as the pitcher must face at least one batter, although exceptions are made if the pitcher announced in the starting lineup is injured before facing a batter, perhaps while...
, he had a 7–10 win–loss record, and had a 4.10 earned run average
Earned run average
In baseball statistics, earned run average is the mean of earned runs given up by a pitcher per nine innings pitched. It is determined by dividing the number of earned runs allowed by the number of innings pitched and multiplying by nine...
in 156 innings pitched
Innings pitched
In baseball, innings pitched are the number of innings a pitcher has completed, measured by the number of batters and baserunners that are put out while the pitcher on the pitching mound in a game. Three outs made is equal to one inning pitched. One out counts as one-third of an inning, and two...
.
Return to the minors
Coughlin played for several minor league teams, beginning the season with the Syracuse/Utica Stars, with which he played from April 25 to June 30, the BinghamtonBinghamton, New York
Binghamton is a city in the Southern Tier of New York in the United States. It is near the Pennsylvania border, in a bowl-shaped valley at the confluence of the Susquehanna and Chenango Rivers...
Bingos from July 20 to August 20, and the Rochester
Rochester, New York
Rochester is a city in Monroe County, New York, south of Lake Ontario in the United States. Known as The World's Image Centre, it was also once known as The Flour City, and more recently as The Flower City...
Flour Cities from August 21 to September 16, all of the Eastern League
International League
The International League is a minor league baseball league that operates in the eastern United States. Like the Pacific Coast League and the Mexican League, it plays at the Triple-A level, which is one step below Major League Baseball. It was so named because it had teams in both the United States...
(EL) From 1893 until into the 1897 season, he continued in EL, playing for the Springfield Ponies/Maroons. Later in 1897, he switched over to the Borckton
Brockton, Massachusetts
Brockton is a city in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States; the population was 93,810 in the 2010 Census. Brockton, along with Plymouth, are the county seats of Plymouth County...
Shoemakers of the NEL, and pitched in five games and had a 1–3 win–loss record in 39 innings pitched. He completed the season with the Wilkes-Barre
Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
Wilkes-Barre is a city in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania, the county seat of Luzerne County. It is at the center of the Wyoming Valley area and is one of the principal cities in the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre metropolitan area, which had a population of 563,631 as of the 2010 Census...
Coal Barons of EL. There is no record of him playing professional baseball following the 1897 season.
Coughlin was a veteran of the Spanish–American War, died at the age of 83 on March 20, 1851, while living in the Old Soldiers Home in Chelsea, Massachusetts
Chelsea, Massachusetts
Chelsea is a city in Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States directly across the Mystic River from the city of Boston. It is the smallest city in Massachusetts in land area, and the 26th most densely populated incorporated place in the country.-History:...
; he is interred at St. Patrick Cemetery in Lowell, Massachusetts
Lowell, Massachusetts
Lowell is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA. According to the 2010 census, the city's population was 106,519. It is the fourth largest city in the state. Lowell and Cambridge are the county seats of Middlesex County...
.