Bob Coulson baseball card, 1912

Robert Jackson Coulson (June 17, 1887-September 11, 1953) is a former Major League Baseball and Federal League outfielder. The Cincinnati Reds are a Major League Baseball team based in Cincinnati Ohio, USA The Los Angeles Dodgers are a Major League Baseball team based in Los Angeles California, USA The Los Angeles Dodgers are a Major League Baseball team based in Los Angeles California, USA for the lacrosse team see Pittsburgh Rebels (Lacrosse The Pittsburgh Rebels were a professional Baseball club in the short-lived Federal League Events 1462 - Vlad III the Impaler attempts to assassinate Mehmed II ( The Night Attack) forcing him to retreat Year 1887 ( MDCCCLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 9 - The Battle of the Teutoburg Forest ends 506 - The Bishops of Visigothic Gaul Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Federal League was the last major attempt to establish an independent major Professional baseball league in the United States He played ball in four seasons, which spanned 7 years. In the Majors, he played for the Cincinnati Reds and Brooklyn Superbas. The Cincinnati Reds are a Major League Baseball team based in Cincinnati Ohio, USA The Los Angeles Dodgers are a Major League Baseball team based in Los Angeles California, USA In his one season in the Federal League, 1914, he played for the Pittsburgh Rebels. for the lacrosse team see Pittsburgh Rebels (Lacrosse The Pittsburgh Rebels were a professional Baseball club in the short-lived Federal League Coulson threw and batted right-handed, weighed 175 pounds, and was 5'10" tall. He also attended Penn State University. The Pennsylvania State University (commonly known as Penn State) is a state-related, land-grant, space grant public research University

On August 4, 1908, at the age of 21, Coulson made his Major League debut with the Reds. Events 70 - The Destruction of the Second Temple in Jerusalem by the Romans. Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year In 18 at-bats in his rookie year, he batted . 333 (which would end up being the highest batting average in his career).

In 1911, Coulson had a career year. Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Although he hit only . 234 and led the league in strikeouts with 78, he stole 32 bases and collected 7 triples. In Baseball or Softball, a strikeout or strike out (denoted by SO or K) occurs when a batter receives three strikes He also had career highs in every major category except home runs.

In 1914, 3 years after his last game in the Majors, Coulson played 18 games for the Federal League's Rebels. Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year He hit . 203.

Overall, Coulson had one career home run (in 1910), 43 stolen bases, and a . 236 career batting average. Batting average is a Statistic in both Cricket and Baseball measuring the performance of cricket batsmen and baseball hitters, respectively Statistically, according to Baseball Reference, he is most similar to Karl Olson. Karl Arthur Olson (born July 6, 1930 in Kentfield California) is a former backup Outfielder in Major League Baseball who played

Fielding, Coulson had a . 961 career fielding percentage. In Baseball statistics, fielding percentage, also known as fielding average, is a measure that reflects the percentage of times a defensive player properly

He played his final game on July 3, 1914. Events 324 - Battle of Adrianople Constantine I defeats Licinius, who flees to Byzantium. About 39 years later, he died in Washington, Pennsylvania. Washington is a city in Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States and part of the Pittsburgh Metro Area. His was laid to rest in Beallsville Cemetery in Beallsville, Pennsylvania.

External links

• Bob Coulson stats on Baseball Almanac
• Baseball Reference