Donald Coppage
Donald Lee Coppage
Born: 1930
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 185
Career: 1949-1954
Donald Coppage compiled a career record of 51 wins and 47 losses and a 3.55 ERA in his 216-game pitching career with the Troy Tigers, Richmond Tigers, Quad City Tigers, Williamsport Tigers, Buffalo Bisons, Wilkes-Barre Barons and Little Rock Travelers. He began playing during the 1949 season and last took the field during the 1954 campaign.
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Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | D | ALFL | Troy Tigers | 11 | 13 | .458 | 3.70 | 39 | 14 | 1 | 224.0 | 224 | 157 | 92 | 108 | 125 | 7 | 1 | 8 | ||||||
| 1950 | D | OHSL4 | Richmond Tigers | 22 | 6 | .786 | 2.53 | 36 | 231.0 | 205 | 84 | 65 | 8 | 57 | |||||||||||
| 1951 | B | IIIL | Quad City Tigers | 7 | 12 | .368 | 4.14 | 30 | 148.0 | 152 | 82 | 68 | 3 | 64 | |||||||||||
| 1952 | A | EL | Williamsport Tigers | 7 | 11 | .389 | 3.74 | 43 | 9 | 130.0 | 152 | 73 | 54 | 32 | |||||||||||
| 1953 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | 2 | 1 | .667 | 4.63 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 70.0 | 80 | 35 | 36 | 2 | 26 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| 1954 | AA | SOUA | Little Rock Travelers | 0 | 1 | .000 | 4 | 0.0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1954 | A | EL | Wilkes-Barre Barons | 2 | 3 | .400 | 3.75 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 60.0 | 72 | 41 | 25 | 4 | 30 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Totals | 51 | 47 | .520 | 3.55 | 216 | 11 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 863.0 | 885 | 472 | 340 | 17 | 317 | 0 | 168 | 12 | 2 | 10 | 0 |
Batting:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | D | ALFL | Troy Tigers | 43 | 104 | 87 | 20 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 16 | .218 | .340 | .276 | .616 | 24 | 0 | 1 | |||||
| 1950 | D | OHSL4 | Richmond Tigers | 37 | 86 | 86 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .244 | .244 | .279 | .523 | 24 | |||||||||||
| 1951 | B | IIIL | Quad City Tigers | 31 | 46 | 46 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .109 | .109 | .109 | .217 | 5 | |||||||||||
| 1952 | A | EL | Williamsport Tigers | 44 | 37 | 37 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .108 | .108 | .135 | .243 | 5 | |||||||||||
| 1953 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | 38 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | .182 | .308 | .182 | .490 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1954 | AA | SOUA | Little Rock Travelers | 4 | 2 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 1954 | A | EL | Wilkes-Barre Barons | 26 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .333 | .400 | .444 | .844 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 223 | 299 | 278 | 23 | 54 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 11 | .194 | .246 | .230 | .476 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | D | ALFL | Troy Tigers | P | 39 | 6 | 88 | 15 | 4 | .862 | 2.410 |
| 1950 | D | OHSL4 | Richmond Tigers | P | 36 | .000 | |||||
| 1951 | B | IIIL | Quad City Tigers | P | 30 | .000 | |||||
| 1952 | A | EL | Williamsport Tigers | P | 43 | .000 | |||||
| 1953 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | P | 38 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | .889 | .211 |
| 1954 | AA | SOUA | Little Rock Travelers | P | 4 | .000 | |||||
| 1954 | A | EL | Wilkes-Barre Barons | P | 26 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .692 |
| Totals | 216 | 13 | 107 | 16 | 5 | .882 | .556 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | D | Alabama State League | Troy Tigers | DET | ||
| 1950 | D | Ohio-Indiana League | Richmond Tigers | DET | ||
| 1951 | B | Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League | Quad City Tigers | DET | ||
| 1951 | A | Eastern League | Williamsport Tigers | DET | ||
| 1952 | A | Eastern League | Williamsport Tigers | DET | ||
| 1953 | AAA | International League | Buffalo Bisons | DET | ||
| 1954 | A | Eastern League | Wilkes-Barre Barons | DET | ||
| 1954 | AA | Southern Association | Little Rock Travelers | DET |
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