James Marion "Marlan" Coughtry is a former infielder in Major League Baseball. He batted left-handed and threw right-handed, stood 6 feet 1 inch and weighed 170 pounds. In 35 games, Coughtry posted a .185 batting average with six runs and four run batted in. Coughtry played college baseball at Long Beach City College, and was signed by the Boston Red Sox as an amateur free agent in 1954. He began his professional career with the Corning Red Sox, and had a .333 batting average in 93 games with the team. In 1955, he was promoted to the San Jose Red Sox, and had a .295 batting average, 11 triples, and 11 home runs. He played in 72 games for the Albany Senators the following year, then spent 22 games with the Oklahoma City Indians in 1957. Coughtry missed the 1958 season, and spent both 1959 and 1960 between the Allentown Red Sox and the Minneapolis Millers. With Allentown in 1960, he had a .308 batting average and 13 home runs. In September 1960, the Boston Red Sox brought him up to the major league roster, and he made his debut on September, playing in 15 games for the team that season. [More at Wikipedia]

September 11th, 1934 in Hollywood  /  Died:   Nov 8th, 2016