Ed Coughlin Explained

Ed Coughlin
Position:Outfielder/Pitcher
Birth Date:5 August 1861
Birth Place:Hartford, Connecticut, US
Death Place:Hartford, Connecticut, US
Bats:Unknown
Throws:Unknown
Debutleague:MLB
Debutdate:May 15
Debutteam:Buffalo Bisons
Finalleague:MLB
Finaldate:May 15
Finalteam:Buffalo Bisons
Statleague:MLB
Stat1label:Games played
Stat1value:1
Stat2label:At bats
Stat2value:4
Stat3label:Hits
Stat3value:1
Stat4label:Batters faced
Stat4value:5
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Edward E. Coughlin (August 5, 1861  - December 25, 1952) was a Major League Baseball outfielder and pitcher. Coughlin played in one game for the Buffalo Bisons on May 15, .

Coughlin was born in Hartford, Connecticut, to Irish parents.[1] On May 15, 1884, he made his first and only appearance in a major league game for the Buffalo Bisons of the National League. Buffalo played the Philadelphia Quakers.[2] He was used as both an outfielder and a pitcher in that game. As a pitcher, he faced five batters, allowed four runs, three of them earned, and threw two wild pitches. He left the mound without recording an out. In the outfield, he recorded two putouts, and made one error. At the plate, Coughlin batted four times, struk out twice, and collected a hit. He also drove in a run.[3]

In addition to his one major league game, Coughlin played in the minor leagues in 1884 and . He played for both Youngstown of the Iron & Oil Association and Hartford in the Connecticut State League in 1884. In 1886, he played in the New England League with the Brockton ball club.[4] He died in Hartford in 1952 at the age of 91. He is buried at Mount St. Benedict Cemetery in Bloomfield, Connecticut.[5]

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Notes and References

  1. Census entry for Edward E. Coughlin. Ancestry.com. 1910 United States Federal Census. Year: 1910; Census Place: Hartford Ward 4, Hartford, Connecticut; Roll: T624_132; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 0169; Image: 1190; FHL Number: 13741451.
  2. http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1873/08041873.htm August 4, 1873 at Retrosheet
  3. https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/coughed01.shtml Ed Coughlin at Baseball-Reference.com
  4. https://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=coughl001ed- Ed Coughlin at Baseball-Reference.com/Minors
  5. http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/C/Pcouge101.htm Ed Coughlin at Retrosheet.org