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Last Train to Shea: Clarence Coleman and 1962’s Best Losers

by Sara Novic August 17, 2016

Clarence “Choo Choo” Coleman, catcher for the Mets in their first regular season, died this Monday, August 15. It was the same day, in 1962, that Coleman pinch hit a home run against the Phillies to make the extra innings game (which still ended in an 8-7 loss) just a little more interesting. Coleman’s niece, […]

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