← Back to All Questions
Jerry Coleman "The Colonel"
-
Before his professional career began, this player was hampered by a cut finger from an uncovered fan and struck out in his first six at-bats while playing for a Class D team in Wellsville, New York.
-
This player was the only major-league ballplayer to see combat in both World War II and the Korean Conflict, flying a total of 120 combat missions.
-
After driving in the winning run in Game One and hitting a walk-off single in Game Three, this player was named the MVP of the 1950 World Series.
Would you like to find out more about Jerry Coleman?
Career Totals
|
WAR
|
AB
|
H
|
HR
|
BA
|
R
|
RBI
|
SB
|
OBP
|
SLG
|
OPS
|
OPS+
|
|
6.5
|
2119
|
558
|
16
|
.263
|
267
|
217
|
22
|
.340
|
.339
|
.680
|
83
|
Statistics via Baseball-Reference.com
The Original Clue
{"teams": ["NYY"], "years": ["1949", "1950", "1951", "1952", "1953", "1954", "1955", "1956", "1957"]}
{
"answer": "Jerry Coleman",
"hints": [
"Before his professional career began, this player was hampered by a cut finger from an uncovered fan and struck out in his first six at-bats while playing for a Class D team in Wellsville, New York.",
"This player was the only major-league ballplayer to see combat in both World War II and the Korean Conflict, flying a total of 120 combat missions.",
"After driving in the winning run in Game One and hitting a walk-off single in Game Three, this player was named the MVP of the 1950 World Series."
],
"facts": [
"Before his professional career began, this player was hampered by a cut finger from an uncovered fan and struck out in his first six at-bats while playing for a Class D team in Wellsville, New York.",
"This player was the only major-league ballplayer to see combat in both World War II and the Korean Conflict, flying a total of 120 combat missions.",
"After driving in the winning run in Game One and hitting a walk-off single in Game Three, this player was named the MVP of the 1950 World Series."
]
}
