Choo Choo
Coleman
Clarence Coleman
Batted: Left
Threw: Right
Height: 5'9"
Weight: 165 lbs.
Born: August 25, 1937 in Orlando, FL
Signed: 1955 by the Washington Senators
Acquired: via the Expansion Draft from the Philadelphia Phillies, October 1961
Died: August 15, 2016 in Orangeburg, SC
The great baseball writer Roger Angell once
said about Choo Choo's catching ability, he "handles outside curve balls
like a man fighting bees." For
another bee reference, check out Roger Cedeno's page at this
website.
They said Choo Choo
was a real tough interview. Here's my favorite story about that: Hall of Famer
Ralph Kiner, who had become a Mets broadcaster, was desperately searching for
something to talk to Coleman about on his post-game show, after failing to
elicit any kind of response to his previous questions. So finally he asks,
"What's your wife's name, and what does she like?" Choo Choo's
classic response was, "Her name is Mrs. Coleman, and she likes me,
Bub!" This is his 1966 Topps card; another below.
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This is a list of the cards of this player that
I had in my Mets collection before I transferred the ownership of said
collection to another diligent and capable Mets fan. The cards that are listed
in light gray print and struck through are cards that were sold for charity
prior to my divestiture. The cards
listed in white text are the ones that still remained until that final
deal. Items listed in green I kept out
of the deal, just so I'd have something to display in my office and den. At the bottom and listed in orange text are
cards that I picked up after the dealing was done, in order to maintain a
certain continuity at this site; that is, so I'd have a card to show you at the
top of the page, and maybe in the autographs and game-used areas. If an orange card is struck through, it has
also departed the collection. I am still
accepting donations, should you feel so moved.
Contact me by following this link: NYMHall.
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1976 SSPC |
1961 Topps #502 (Rookie)
1963 Topps #27
1964 Topps #251
1966 Topps #561
1976 SSPC 1963 Mets
1982 Renata Galasso 20 Years of New York Met
Baseball #25
1991 Nobody Beats the Wiz Mets #79
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