Andy Coakley

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Andrew James "Andy" Coakley (November 20, 1882 - September 27, 1963) born in Providence, Rhode Island was a pitcher for the Philadelphia Athletics (1902-06), Cincinnati Reds (1907-08), Chicago Cubs (1908-09) and New York Highlanders (1911).

He helped the Athletics win the 1902 and 1905 American League Pennants and the Cubs win the 1908 World Series (although he didn't play in the latter).

Coakley currently ranks 20th on the Major League Baseball Career ERA List (2.35).

In 9 seasons he had a 58-59 win-loss record, 150 games, 124 games started, 87 complete games, 11 shutouts, 24 games finished, 3 saves, 1,072 ⅓ innings pitched, 1,021 hits allowed, 436 runs allowed, 9 home runs allowed, 314 walks, 428 strikeouts, 26 hit batsmen, 15 wild pitches, 2 balks and a 2.35 ERA.

Following his playing career, he coached baseball at Williams College (1911-1913), and Columbia University (pitching coach 1914, head coach 1915-1918, 1920-1951). In 1923, Lou Gehrig was one of his players.

Coakley died in New York, New York at the age of 80.

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• Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube