1899
Born November 1, 1899
Kansas City, KS, USA
Army Cooper Notable
Army Cooper divided five seasons between two clubs as a pitcher: the Kansas City Monarchs from 1928, then the Cleveland Stars through 1932.
He went 32 and 16 with a 4.36 earned run average, pitching 373 innings in 63 games. He struck out 293 and completed 22 of his 57 starts. Across 68 games he batted .193, with 28 hits and 22 runs. He finished with 4 doubles and 4 stolen bases.
He was born in Kansas City, KS, USA on November 1, 1899, and died on March 19, 1966. He batted left-handed and threw left-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1928 | KCM | 20 | 38 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | .211 |
| 1929 | KCM | 27 | 52 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .231 |
| 1930 | KCM | 15 | 45 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | .133 |
| 1931* | KCM | 4 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .222 |
| 1932 | CLS | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Major leagues | — | 64 | 136 | 22 | 26 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 4 | .191 |
| All seasons | — | 68 | 145 | 22 | 28 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 4 | .193 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1928 | KCM | 7 | 4 | 17 | 15 | 0 | 95.0 | 79 | 40 | 39 | 78 | 3.79 |
| 1929 | KCM | 15 | 4 | 25 | 21 | 0 | 146.0 | 152 | 60 | 58 | 104 | 3.70 |
| 1930 | KCM | 9 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 107.0 | 111 | 57 | 52 | 104 | 4.79 |
| 1931* | KCM | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 22.0 | 23 | 19 | 10 | 7 | 7.77 |
| 1932 | CLS | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3.1 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 13.50 |
| Major leagues | — | 31 | 13 | 59 | 53 | 0 | 351.1 | 350 | 162 | 153 | 286 | 4.15 |
| All seasons | — | 32 | 16 | 63 | 57 | 0 | 373.1 | 373 | 181 | 163 | 293 | 4.36 |
Seasons outside MLB's recognized major leagues appear in All seasons, but not in Major leagues or the leaderboards. For Army Cooper, that is 1931–1931. Why totals can differ.
On this day & linked events
1966