 He also put up several strong campaigns in the Pacific Coast League during his late career, including a 17-win season for the 1968 Seattle Angels.He retired at age 38 after the 1970 minor-league season, his 19th in professional baseball.In his 247-game MLB career, Coates, whose nickname, "The Mummy", came from his funereal visage on the mound, won 43 games against 22 losses (a winning percentage of .662), with 17 saves, 13 complete games, four shutouts, a 4.00 ERA and 396 strikeouts in 683⅓ innings pitched.