Rich Coggins | |
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Outfielder | |
Born: Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S. | December 7, 1950|
Batted: Left Threw: Left | |
MLB debut | |
August 29, 1972, for the Baltimore Orioles | |
Last MLB appearance | |
July 7, 1976, for the Chicago White Sox | |
MLB statistics | |
Batting average | .265 |
Home runs | 12 |
Runs batted in | 90 |
Teams | |
Richard Allen Coggins (born December 7,1950) is an American former outfielder for the Baltimore Orioles (1972-1974),Montreal Expos (1975),New York Yankees (1975-1976) and Chicago White Sox (1976).
Coggins helped the Orioles win the 1973 and 1974 American League Eastern Division . He finished sixth in voting for 1973 American League Rookie of the Year. He was traded along with Dave McNally and minor-league right-handed pitcher Bill Kirkpatrick from the Orioles to the Expos for Ken Singleton and Mike Torrez at the Winter Meetings on December 4,1974. [1]
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