Duff Cooley Notable

b. March 29, 1873 · St. Louis Browns 1893–1896, Philadelphia Phillies 1896–1899, Pittsburgh Pirates 1900, Boston Beaneaters 1901–1904, Detroit Tigers 1905

Duff Cooley played for five clubs across 13 seasons as a left fielder, opening with the St. Louis Browns in 1893 and closing with the Detroit Tigers in 1905.

He collected 1,579 hits over 1,317 games, batting .294 with 557 runs batted in. He finished with 26 home runs, 180 doubles, 102 triples and 224 stolen bases.

He played 1,095 games in the outfield, with 2,389 putouts and 146 errors. He also played 184 games at first base.

He was born in Leavenworth, KS, USA on March 29, 1873, and died on August 9, 1937. He batted left-handed and threw right-handed.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1893	STL	29	107	20	37	2	3	0	21	8	9	8	.346
1894	STL	54	206	35	61	3	1	1	21	12	16	7	.296
1895	STL	133	567	108	194	9	20	7	75	37	29	27	.342
1896	PHI/STL	104	453	92	139	11	7	2	35	25	19	30	.307
1897	PHI	133	566	124	186	14	13	4	40	51	39	31	.329
1898	PHI	149	629	123	196	24	12	4	55	48	38	17	.312
1899	PHI	94	406	75	112	15	8	1	31	29	22	15	.276
1900	PIT	66	249	30	50	8	1	0	22	14	21	9	.201
1901	BSN	63	240	27	62	13	3	0	27	14	16	5	.258
1902	BSN	135	548	73	162	26	8	0	58	34	35	27	.296
1903	BSN	138	553	76	160	26	10	1	70	44	33	27	.289
1904	BSN	122	467	41	127	18	7	5	70	24	34	14	.272
1905	DET	97	377	25	93	11	9	1	32	26	55	7	.247
Career	—	1317	5368	849	1579	180	102	26	557	366	366	224	.294

On this day & linked events

1873

Born March 29, 1873

Leavenworth, KS, USA

1937

Died August 9, 1937

1893

Major-league debut: Duff Cooley

Duff Cooley made a major-league debut on July 27, 1893.

1905

Final major-league game: Duff Cooley

Duff Cooley played a final major-league game on August 26, 1905.

Image: Chicago Daily News photographer, public domain