John "Jack" Francis Coffey (January 28, 1887 - February 14, 1966) born in
New York, New York was an Infielder for the Boston Doves (1909), Detroit
Tigers (1918) and Boston Red Sox (1918).
He started the season by playing 22 games with the Detroit Tigers before
being sold to the Red Sox in mid-August. He was listed as a possible
replacement for the injured Dave Shean, but never got a chance to play in
the World Series. His only other time in the major leagues was when he
played for the 1909 Boston Braves.
Coffey is the only player to play with both Ty Cobb and Babe Ruth in the
same season (1918 Tigers and Red Sox). After finishing up his playing
career, he went on to coach the Fordham University baseball team from 1922
to 1955, amassing 817 wins. The University's baseball field is named in his
honor.
In 2 seasons he played in 110 Games and had 368 At Bats, 33 Runs, 69 Hits,
5 Doubles, 6 Triples, 1 Home Run, 26 RBI, 6 Stolen Bases, 22 Wal
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