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, Tennessee.
The son and father of major leaguers, Coleman became the No. 3 pick in baseball's inaugural amateur draft in 1965 when he was selected by the Washington Senators. His father, also named Joe -- who pitched in the majors from 1942-55 -- negotiated a club-record $75,000 signing bonus.
The 6-foot-3, 175-pound Coleman became the first player to reach the majors after being drafted when he debuted for the Senators on Sept.