Joe Coleman, who pitched for the Detroit Tigers from 1971-76, died in Jamestown, Tennessee on Wednesday, July 9, at 78 years old.

Joe Coleman, a lanky right-hander who won 142 games in 15 major league seasons and was an All-Star in 1972 with Detroit, died Wednesday morning, his son said. He was 78.Casey Coleman said his father died in his sleep in Jamestown,

Former big league pitcher Joe Coleman died on Wednesday, according to multiple reports. He was 78 years old. Coleman was a baseball lifer. His father, also named Joe Coleman, pitched in the majors in the ’40s and ’50s. The younger Coleman was born in 1947 and grew up around the game.