Roscoe Coughlin
Major League Baseball player
William Edward "Roscoe" Coughlin (February 23, 1865 – March 20, 1951) was an American professional baseball player who was a pitcher for two seasons in the National League (NL). In 1890 he pitched for the Chicago Colts and in 1891 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.
Career
Minor leagues
Coughlin was born on February 23, 1865, in Dedham, Massachusetts, and at the age of 19, he began his minor league career in 1887 with the Lynn, Massachusetts based 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.
Major leagues
Coughlin began the 1890 season in the CL; however, it was 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 Reds.
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