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As a rookie, Coan took on five-time AL stolen-base champ George Case in a Griffith Stadium foot race. "Gil Coan was very fast, but I beat him," Case said years later. "It was a darn good promotion and pulled a lot of people into the ballpark, including General Eisenhower." With 23 stolen bases in 1948, Coan finished second in the AL. In 1950 and 1951 he put together back-to-back .303 seasons. (TJ)

FROM THE BASEBALL CHRONOLOGY » May 3, 1949: Taking advantage of the shortened fence installed by White Sox GM Frank Lane, the Senators belt seven homers—and need them all—in beating Chicago, 14–12 in 10 innings. This is only time a team has collected seven homers in an extra inning contest. Clyde Vollmer leads the hit parade with 2, followed by Mark Christman, Gil Coan, Al Evans, Eddie Robinson, and Bud Stewart. The Sox get homers from Joe Tipton and Gus Zernial. » April 21, 1951: Gil Coan of the Senators gets two triples in the 6th inning at Washington, the last major leaguer to collect two triples in an inning. The Senators score seven runs in the frame, but that's it as they lose to the Yankees, 8–7. Tom Ferrick is the winner. » April 26, 1951: Connie Marrero of Washington allows just one hit -- a homer by the A's Barney McCosky -- in topping Philadelphia, 2–1. Joe Coleman is the loser, serving up solo homers to Mickey Vernon and Gil Coan. » February 18, 1954: The Washington Senators get Roy Sievers from the Orioles for Gil Coan.