Frank Coggins Stats & Facts

Frank Coggins Stats & Facts

Frank Coggins Position: Second Baseman Bats: Both  •  Throws: Right 6-2, 187lb (188cm, 84kg) Born: May 22, 1944 in Griffin, GA Died: October 30, 1994 in Atlanta, GA Buried: Griffin Memorial Gardens, Griffin, GA High School: Fairmont HS (Griffin, GA) Schools: Tennessee State University (Nashville, TN), Tuskegee University (Tuskegee, AL) Debut: September 10, 1967 (12,645th in major league history) vs. CAL 3 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB Last Game: July 30, 1972 vs. STL 0 AB,…

Frank Coggins hits the first triple at the Oakland Coliseum

Frank Coggins hits the first triple at the Oakland Coliseum

  Special Memory or Event? Want to have some fun? Advertise your business? Dedicate this page On April 19, 1968, Frank Coggins in one of his lone highlights, he became the first man to sock a triple at the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. The Washington Senators’ second baseman’s gap shot came off Jim Nash, Coggin’s was…