Choo Choo Coleman

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Clarence "Choo Choo" Coleman was a catcher for the Mets during the 1960s. He played in 167 games with the team and batted .205 with 9 home runs and 26 runs batted in. Coleman also had 85 hits and scored 48 runs as a Mets player.

In the Mets' inaugural 1962 season, Coleman hit .250 in 55 games played. In consecutive games against the Reds at the Polo Grounds on August 3 and August 4, he hit his first two major league home runs. He homered off the Dodgers' Don Drysdale in the Mets 6-3 win on August 24, one day before his 25th birthday. Against Cincinnati on September 14, Choo Choo homered in the bottom of the ninth inning to give the Mets a 10-9 victory.

In 1963, Coleman appeared in 106 games and had 53 total bases. He homered on May 11 to drive in the Mets' only two runs in a 4-2 loss to the Reds. One day later, he had three singles and the game-winning RBI in the Mets 13-12 win over Cincinnati in the second game of a doubleheader at the Polo Grounds. Choo Choo also homered in the Mets' 11-4 win over the Cubs on August 11.

Coleman spent the 1964 and 1965 seasons in the minor leagues. In 1966, he played 6 games for the Mets in April before spending the remainder of the year at AAA-level Jacksonville. After two years away from the organization, Choo Choo played for the Mets' new Tidewater affiliate (based in Norfolk, Virginia) in 1969. That year, he appeared in 94 games as the team won the International League championship.