Jerry Coleman, who helped the Yankees to four World Series titles, died Sunday at age 89, the Padres announced.
A former infielder and colorful broadcaster, Coleman spent 41 years in the Padres' radio booth. He also called games alongside Phil Rizzuto in the Yankees booth from 1963-69.
Coleman, a U.S. Marine, was the only major league player to see combat in two wars. He served in both World War II and Korea. Coleman flew 57 missions in the Pacific theater in World War II and another 60 missions over Korea, which included surviving a crash.
"The San Diego Padres are deeply saddened by the news today of the passing of Jerry Coleman," the team said in a statement. "We send our heartfelt sympathy to the entire Coleman family, including his wife, Maggie, his children and grandchildren. On behalf of Padres' fans everywhere, we mourn the loss of a Marine who was truly an American hero as well as a great man, a great friend and a great Padre."
Coleman hit .263 with 16 homers and 217 RBIs over nine major league seasons, all of them with the Yankees. He was third in the 1949 Rookie of the Year voting and got named to his only All-Star team the following year.
Primarily a second baseman, Coleman played all seven games of the Yankees' loss to the Braves in the 1957 World Series and hit .364 for the series.
Following his retirement as a player, Coleman broadcast games for the Yankees, Angels and Padres. He received the Ford C. Frick Award in 2005 for broadcasting excellence and is enshrined in the Hall of Fame in Cooperstown.
Coleman was regarded as the master of the malprop on the airwaves. Among his famous calls: "[Dave] Winfield goes back to the wall, he hits his head on the wall, and it rolls off! It's rolling all the way back to second base. This is a terrible thing for the Padres."
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