He slides into second with a stand up double.

Nicknamed "The Colonel" due to being promoted to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel Coleman was also a Marine aviator and left baseball to serve in the Korean War and postponing his entry into professional baseball in World War II. He later became a broadcaster and he was honored in 2005 by the National Baseball Hall of Fame with the Ford C. His Yankees teams appeared in six World Series in his career winning four times.

Coleman served in the Korean War and World War II. Frick Award for his broadcasting contributions. Coleman was named the rookie of the year in 1949 by Associated Press and was an All-Star in 1950 and later that year was named the World Series most valuable player.