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Walker Cooper | Major Leaguer 1940-1957 | |
Full Name: William Walker Cooper Born: January 8,1915 in Atherton, Missouri Death: April 11,1991 Height: 6-3 Weight: 210 Bats: Right Throws: Right High School: - College: Brother of Mort Cooper Baseball Lists: Relatives Playing Together on Same team Update Player Profile Transactions:
[Jan 1,1935] - Signed as undrafted amateur Free Agent by Cardinals. [Jan 5,1946] - Purchased by Giants from Cardinals. [Jun 13,1949] - Traded by Giants to Reds for Ray Mueller. [May 10,1950] - Traded by Reds to Braves for Connie Ryan. [Feb 3,1954] - Released by Braves. [Feb 9,1954] - Signed as Free Agent by Pirates. [May 19,1954] - Claimed on waivers by Cubs from Pirates. [Dec 14,1955] - Released by Cubs. [Dec 15,1955] - Signed as Free Agent by Cardinals. [Oct 8,1956] - Released by Cardinals. [Apr 21,1957] - Signed as Free Agent by Cardinals. [Oct 15,1957] - Released by Cardinals. |
| Batting Statistics |
| Year | Team | Lg | Age | Org. | Level | Pos | Ln | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | HBP | IBB | SH | SF | DP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | GB% | ||||||||||
| 1940 | St. Louis | NL | 25 | Stl | MLB | 6 | 19 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .316 | *.384 | .368 | *752 | -- | |||||||||||||||
| 1941 | St. Louis | NL | 26 | Stl | MLB | 68 | 200 | 19 | 49 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 7 | .245 | *.296 | .315 | *611 | -- | |||||||||||||||
| 1942 | St. Louis | NL | 27 | Stl | MLB | 125 | 438 | 58 | 123 | 32 | 7 | 7 | 65 | 4 | 29 | 29 | 1 | 6 | 18 | .281 | *.330 | .434 | *764 | -- | |||||||||||||||
| 1943 | St. Louis | NL | 28 | Stl | MLB | 122 | 449 | 52 | 143 | 30 | 4 | 9 | 81 | 1 | 19 | 19 | 2 | 6 | 13 | .318 | *.351 | .463 | *814 | -- | |||||||||||||||
| 1944 | St. Louis | NL | 29 | Stl | MLB | 112 | 397 | 56 | 126 | 25 | 5 | 13 | 72 | 4 | 20 | 19 | 1 | 8 | 15 | .317 | *.354 | .504 | *858 | -- | |||||||||||||||
| 1945 | St. Louis | NL | 30 | Stl | MLB | 4 | 18 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .389 | *.393 | .389 | *782 | -- | |||||||||||||||
| 1946 | NY Giants | NL | 31 | Nyg | MLB | 87 | 280 | 29 | 75 | 10 | 1 | 8 | 46 | 0 | 17 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 10 | .268 | *.315 | .396 | *711 | -- | |||||||||||||||
| 1947 | NY Giants | NL | 32 | Nyg | MLB | 140 | 515 | 79 | 157 | 24 | 8 | 35 | 122 | 2 | 24 | 43 | 3 | 4 | 13 | .305 | *.340 | .586 | *926 | -- | |||||||||||||||
| 1948 | NY Giants | NL | 33 | Nyg | MLB | 91 | 290 | 40 | 77 | 12 | 0 | 16 | 54 | 1 | 28 | 29 | 1 | 3 | 14 | .266 | *.335 | .472 | *807 | -- | |||||||||||||||
| 1949 | NY Giants | NL | 34 | Nyg | MLB | 42 | 147 | 14 | 31 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 10 | .211 | *.253 | .347 | *600 | -- | |||||||||||||||
| Cincinnati | NL | 34 | Cin | MLB | 82 | 307 | 34 | 86 | 9 | 2 | 16 | 62 | 0 | 21 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 9 | .280 | *.331 | .479 | *810 | -- | ||||||||||||||||
| 1950 | Boston | NL | 35 | Bbr | MLB | 102 | 337 | 52 | 111 | 19 | 3 | 14 | 60 | 1 | 30 | 26 | 3 | 3 | 8 | .329 | *.388 | .528 | *916 | -- | |||||||||||||||
| Cincinnati | NL | 35 | Cin | MLB | 15 | 47 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .191 | *.199 | .255 | *454 | -- | ||||||||||||||||
| 1951 | Boston | NL | 36 | Bbr | MLB | 109 | 342 | 42 | 107 | 14 | 1 | 18 | 59 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 10 | .313 | *.369 | .518 | *887 | -- | ||||||||||||||
| 1952 | Boston | NL | 37 | Bbr | MLB | 102 | 349 | 33 | 82 | 12 | 1 | 10 | 55 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 32 | 1 | 3 | 7 | .235 | *.286 | .361 | *647 | -- | ||||||||||||||
| 1953 | Milwaukee | NL | 38 | Mbr | MLB | 53 | 137 | 12 | 30 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 6 | .219 | *.287 | .328 | *615 | -- | ||||||||||||||
| 1954 | Chi Cubs | NL | 39 | Chc | MLB | 57 | 158 | 21 | 49 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .310 | .398 | .532 | 930 | -- | |||||||||||||
| Pittsburgh | NL | 39 | Pit | MLB | 14 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .200 | .294 | .333 | 627 | -- | ||||||||||||||
| 1955 | Chi Cubs | NL | 40 | Chc | MLB | 54 | 111 | 11 | 31 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .279 | .322 | .559 | 881 | -- | ||||||||||||
| 1956 | St. Louis | NL | 41 | Stl | MLB | 40 | 68 | 5 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .265 | .296 | .456 | 752 | -- | ||||||||||||
| 1957 | St. Louis | NL | 42 | Stl | MLB | 48 | 78 | 7 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | .269 | .310 | .474 | 784 | 51% | ||||||||||||
| Major League Totals - 18 Season(s) | 1473 | 4702 | 573 | 1341 | 240 | 40 | 173 | 812 | 18 | 309 | 357 | 22 | 44 | 160 | .285 | .464 | --- | -- | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Playoffs Batting Statistics |
| Year | Team | Lg | Age | Org. | Series | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | HBP | IBB | SH | SF | DP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | GB% | ||||||||||||
| 1942 | St. Louis | NL | 27 | Stl | Ws | 5 | 21 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .286 | .286 | .333 | 619 | -- | ||||||||||||
| 1943 | St. Louis | NL | 28 | Stl | Ws | 5 | 17 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .294 | .294 | .294 | 588 | -- | ||||||||||||
| 1944 | St. Louis | NL | 29 | Stl | Ws | 6 | 22 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .318 | .400 | .500 | 900 | -- | ||||||||||||
| Major League Totals - 3 Season(s) | 16 | 60 | 5 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .300 | .333 | .383 | 716 | -- | |||||||||||||||||
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[1942] - NL MVP (Voting Rank: #11), Played in MLB All-Star Game [1943] - NL MVP (Voting Rank: #2), Played in MLB All-Star Game [1944] - Played in MLB All-Star Game, NL MVP (Voting Rank: #8) [1946] - Played in MLB All-Star Game [1947] - NL MVP (Voting Rank: #18), Played in MLB All-Star Game [1948] - Played in MLB All-Star Game [1949] - Played in MLB All-Star Game [1950] - Played in MLB All-Star Game [1952] - NL MVP (Voting Rank: #40) [1968] - Hall of Fame Ballot Voting (8 votes - 2.83%) [1969] - Hall of Fame Ballot Voting (5 votes - 1.47%) [1970] - Hall of Fame Ballot Voting (9 votes - 3%) [1971] - Hall of Fame Ballot Voting (7 votes - 1.94%) [1972] - Hall of Fame Ballot Voting (8 votes - 2.02%) [1973] - Hall of Fame Ballot Voting (8 votes - 2.11%) [1974] - Hall of Fame Ballot Voting (9 votes - 2.47%) [1975] - Hall of Fame Ballot Voting (13 votes - 3.59%) [1976] - Hall of Fame Ballot Voting (56 votes - 14.43%) [1977] - Hall of Fame Ballot Voting (45 votes - 11.75%) |
Notes: Brother of Mort Cooper....Member of the World Series Champion St. Louis Cardinals in 1942 and 1944....Played in 8 all-star games during his career (1942-1944, 1946-1950) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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