1962
Born October 4, 1962
LaMarque, TX, USA
Dennis Cook Marquee
b. October 4, 1962 · San Francisco Giants 1988–1989, Philadelphia Phillies 1989–1990, 2001, Los Angeles Dodgers 1990–1991, Cleveland Indians 1992–1993, 1995, Chicago White Sox 1994, Texas Rangers 1995–1996, Florida Marlins 1997, New York Mets 1998–2001, Anaheim Angels 2002
He started 65 games in his first five seasons with mixed results, then Texas and Florida turned him into a reliever in the mid-1990s. New York signed him for 1998 and he had a 2.38 earned run average in 73 games, then 10-5 the next year for the club that reached the League Championship Series.
Fifteen seasons gave him 29 wins, 9 saves, 1,011 innings and a 3.91 earned run average across 665 appearances, with 71 starts early and relief work for the rest. He pitched in the 2000 World Series for the Mets against the Yankees, which New York lost in five.
He pitched for nine organizations across fifteen years and finished with the Angels in 2002 at thirty-nine. He is not on a Hall of Fame ballot.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | SFG | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 1989 | PHI/SFG | 24 | 42 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | .214 |
| 1990 | LAD/PHI | 48 | 49 | 8 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .306 |
| 1991 | LAD | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 1992 | CLE | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1993 | CLE | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1994 | CHW | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1995 | CLE/TEX | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1996 | TEX | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1997 | FLA | 61 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .556 |
| 1998 | NYM | 73 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1999 | NYM | 71 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| 2000 | NYM | 68 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2001 | NYM/PHI | 62 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2002 | ANA | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 669 | 110 | 15 | 29 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 13 | 0 | .264 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | SFG | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 22.0 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 2.86 |
| 1989 | PHI/SFG | 7 | 8 | 23 | 18 | 0 | 121.0 | 110 | 50 | 38 | 67 | 3.72 |
| 1990 | LAD/PHI | 9 | 4 | 47 | 16 | 1 | 156.0 | 155 | 68 | 56 | 64 | 3.92 |
| 1991 | LAD | 1 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 17.2 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 0.51 |
| 1992 | CLE | 5 | 7 | 32 | 25 | 0 | 158.0 | 156 | 67 | 50 | 96 | 3.82 |
| 1993 | CLE | 5 | 5 | 25 | 6 | 0 | 54.0 | 62 | 34 | 16 | 34 | 5.67 |
| 1994 | CHW | 3 | 1 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 33.0 | 29 | 13 | 14 | 26 | 3.55 |
| 1995 | CLE/TEX | 0 | 2 | 46 | 1 | 2 | 57.2 | 63 | 29 | 26 | 53 | 4.53 |
| 1996 | TEX | 5 | 2 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 70.1 | 53 | 32 | 35 | 64 | 4.09 |
| 1997 | FLA | 1 | 2 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 62.1 | 64 | 27 | 28 | 63 | 3.90 |
| 1998 | NYM | 8 | 4 | 73 | 0 | 1 | 68.0 | 60 | 18 | 27 | 79 | 2.38 |
| 1999 | NYM | 10 | 5 | 71 | 0 | 3 | 63.0 | 50 | 27 | 27 | 68 | 3.86 |
| 2000 | NYM | 6 | 3 | 68 | 0 | 2 | 59.0 | 63 | 35 | 31 | 53 | 5.34 |
| 2001 | NYM/PHI | 1 | 1 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 45.2 | 43 | 23 | 14 | 38 | 4.53 |
| 2002 | ANA | 1 | 1 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 24.0 | 21 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 3.38 |
| Career | — | 64 | 46 | 665 | 71 | 9 | 1011.2 | 950 | 440 | 390 | 739 | 3.91 |
On this day & linked events
1988
Major-league debut: Dennis Cook
Dennis Cook made a major-league debut on September 12, 1988.
2002
Final major-league game: Dennis Cook
Dennis Cook played a final major-league game on September 18, 2002.