Roscoe Coughlin William Edward " Roscoe " Coughlin ( March 15 , 1868 – March 20 , 1951 ) was an American professional baseball player who was a pitcher for two seasons in the National League ( NL ) . In he pitched for the Chicago Colts and in he played for the New York Giants . Prior to his Major League Baseball career , he began his minor league career in 1887 , and continued afterward until 1897 . Career . Minor leagues . Coughlin was born on March 15 , 1868 in Walpole , Massachusetts , and at the age of 19 , he began his minor league career in 1887 with the Lynn Lions of the New England League ( NEL ) . In 1888 , he played for several minor league teams , including the Chicago Maroons of the newly founded Western Association , which covered many of the same locations as the American Association . Later into the season , he moved to the west coast and played for the Oakland Greenhood / Morans , and the San Francisco Pioneers , both members of the California League ( CL ) . He then completed the season with the Portsmouth Lillies of the New England Interstate League ( NEIL ) . In 1889 , Coughlin returned to Oakland and the CL , with which he played the entire season with the Colonels , won 30 games . Major leagues . Coughlin began the 1890 season in the CL , however for a different team , the San Francisco Haverlys . After registering 27 wins , he made his Major League Baseball debut on April 22 for the Chicago Colts of the NL , pitching them to a 13 – 3 victory over the Cincinnati Reds . In his short time with the Colts , he had a 4 – 6 win – loss record , with his last decision occurring on June 11 , in a 7 – 1 victory over the Cleveland Spiders in the first game of a doubleheader . He completed the season with the Sacramento Senators of the CL . He began the 1891 season with the Syracuse Stars of the Eastern Association , playing from April 24 until August 28 , until he joined the New York Giants of the NL . He pitched in eight games for the Giants , and finished the season with a 3 – 4 win – loss record . His final appearance was on October 2 , and was the last of his major league experience . In 19 career games pitched , he had a 7 – 10 win – loss record , and had a 4 . 10 earned run average in 156 innings pitched . Return to the minors . Coughlin played for several minor league teams , beginning the season with the Syracuse / Utica Stars , with which he played from April 25 to June 30 , the Binghamton Bingos from July 20 to August 20 , and the Rochester Flour Cities from August 21 to September 16 , all of the Eastern League ( EL ) From 1893 until into the 1897 season , he continued in EL , playing for the Springfield Ponies / Maroons . Later in 1897 , he switched over to the Borckton Shoemakers of the NEL , and pitched in five games and had a 1 – 3 win – loss record in 39 innings pitched . He completed the season with the Wilkes - Barre Coal Barons of EL . There is no record of him playing professional baseball following the 1897 season . Coughlin was a veteran of the Spanish – American War , died at the age of 83 on March 20 , 1851 , while living in the Old Soldiers Home in Chelsea , Massachusetts ; he is interred at St . Patrick Cemetery in Lowell , Massachusetts .