Today's Birthday: Jerry Coleman, Wellsviile Yankees (1942)

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Former PONY (New York-Penn) League prospect Jerry Coleman was born on this date in 1924.He played for the 1942 Wellsville Yankees prior to entering the military during World War II (1943-45). 

He continued his minor league career in 1946 and went on to play for the New York Yankees for 9 seasons (1949-57). He played in the 1950 All-Star game and played in 6 World Series for the Yankees (1949, '50, '51, '55, '56 & '57).

After he retired as a player, he was a broadcaster for several years and was manager of the San Diego Padres in 1980. Coleman died on January 5, 2014 at the age of 89.

Source: Baseball Reference

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