Cecil Cooper
[edit] Biography
Cecil Cooper (Cecil Celester Cooper) was born on December 20, 1949 in Brenham, Texas. He made his Major League debut on September 8, 1971 for the Boston Red Sox. In 1974, his rookie year, he hit .275 with 8 home runs and 43 RBI. Cooper played for the Boston Red Sox and Milwaukee Brewers over the course of his 17 year career.
There is some disagreement on what was Cecil Cooper's most productive season. Some believe that it was 1982, when he slugged 32 home runs, hit for a .313 average and knocked in 121 runs. However, others believe that it was 1980, when he slugged 25 home runs, hit for a .352 average and knocked in 122 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1971
| BOS
| A
| 14
| 42
| 9
| 13
| 0
| 3
| .310
| .388
| .452
| 4
| 1
| 5
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
|
| 1972
| BOS
| A
| 12
| 17
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 2
| .235
| .316
| .294
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
|
| 1973
| BOS
| A
| 30
| 101
| 12
| 24
| 3
| 11
| .238
| .284
| .347
| 2
| 0
| 7
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 1
|
| 1974
| BOS
| A
| 121
| 414
| 55
| 114
| 8
| 43
| .275
| .327
| .396
| 24
| 1
| 32
| 74
| 1
| 5
| 2
| 3
| 3
|
| 1975
| BOS
| A
| 106
| 305
| 49
| 95
| 14
| 44
| .311
| .355
| .544
| 17
| 6
| 19
| 33
| 3
| 3
| 1
| 6
| 3
|
| 1976
| BOS
| A
| 123
| 451
| 66
| 127
| 15
| 78
| .282
| .304
| .457
| 22
| 6
| 16
| 62
| 1
| 9
| 7
| 6
| 3
|
| 1977
| MIL
| A
| 160
| 643
| 86
| 193
| 20
| 78
| .300
| .326
| .463
| 31
| 7
| 28
| 110
| 0
| 1
| 13
| 4
| 13
|
| 1978
| MIL
| A
| 107
| 407
| 60
| 127
| 13
| 54
| .312
| .359
| .474
| 23
| 2
| 32
| 72
| 0
| 5
| 3
| 3
| 5
|
| 1979
| MIL
| A
| 150
| 590
| 83
| 182
| 24
| 106
| .308
| .364
| .508
| 44
| 1
| 56
| 77
| 0
| 6
| 15
| 10
| 14
|
| 1980
| MIL
| A
| 153
| 622
| 96
| 219
| 25
| 122
| .352
| .387
| .539
| 33
| 4
| 39
| 42
| 2
| 7
| 17
| 15
| 16
|
| 1981
| MIL
| A
| 106
| 416
| 70
| 133
| 12
| 60
| .320
| .363
| .495
| 35
| 1
| 28
| 30
| 3
| 1
| 5
| 2
| 16
|
| 1982
| MIL
| A
| 155
| 654
| 104
| 205
| 32
| 121
| .313
| .342
| .528
| 38
| 3
| 32
| 53
| 0
| 4
| 2
| 7
| 4
|
| 1983
| MIL
| A
| 160
| 661
| 106
| 203
| 30
| 126
| .307
| .341
| .508
| 37
| 3
| 37
| 63
| 1
| 3
| 2
| 7
| 17
|
| 1984
| MIL
| A
| 148
| 603
| 63
| 166
| 11
| 67
| .275
| .307
| .386
| 28
| 3
| 27
| 59
| 2
| 0
| 8
| 6
| 12
|
| 1985
| MIL
| A
| 154
| 631
| 82
| 185
| 16
| 99
| .293
| .322
| .456
| 39
| 8
| 30
| 77
| 2
| 1
| 10
| 3
| 24
|
| 1986
| MIL
| A
| 134
| 542
| 46
| 140
| 12
| 75
| .258
| .310
| .373
| 24
| 1
| 41
| 87
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 2
| 15
|
| 1987
| MIL
| A
| 63
| 250
| 25
| 62
| 6
| 36
| .248
| .293
| .372
| 13
| 0
| 17
| 51
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 4
|
| Total
|
|
| 1896
| 7349
| 1012
| 2192
| 241
| 1125
| .298
| .337
| .466
| 415
| 47
| 448
| 911
| 17
| 46
| 89
| 79
| 150
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1971
| BOS
| A
| 1B
| 11
| 11
| 97
| 82
| 3
| 1
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .988
|
| 1972
| BOS
| A
| 1B
| 3
| 2
| 21
| 19
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1973
| BOS
| A
| 1B
| 29
| 29
| 255.1
| 227
| 17
| 4
| 25
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .984
|
| 1974
| BOS
| A
| 1B
| 74
| 63
| 600.1
| 637
| 40
| 12
| 66
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .983
|
| 1974
| BOS
| A
| DH
| 41
| 39
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1975
| BOS
| A
| 1B
| 35
| 19
| 203.2
| 197
| 20
| 1
| 20
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .995
|
| 1975
| BOS
| A
| DH
| 54
| 53
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1976
| BOS
| A
| 1B
| 66
| 62
| 558.1
| 600
| 42
| 4
| 49
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .994
|
| 1976
| BOS
| A
| DH
| 53
| 51
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1977
| MIL
| A
| 1B
| 148
| 147
| 1296
| 1386
| 118
| 12
| 134
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .992
|
| 1977
| MIL
| A
| DH
| 10
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1978
| MIL
| A
| DH
| 19
| 18
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1978
| MIL
| A
| 1B
| 84
| 84
| 729.1
| 842
| 66
| 11
| 71
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .988
|
| 1979
| MIL
| A
| 1B
| 135
| 134
| 1186.2
| 1323
| 78
| 10
| 119
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .993
|
| 1979
| MIL
| A
| DH
| 15
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1980
| MIL
| A
| 1B
| 142
| 142
| 1248
| 1336
| 106
| 5
| 160
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .997
|
| 1980
| MIL
| A
| DH
| 11
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1981
| MIL
| A
| DH
| 5
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1981
| MIL
| A
| 1B
| 101
| 98
| 873.2
| 987
| 72
| 9
| 111
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .992
|
| 1982
| MIL
| A
| 1B
| 154
| 154
| 1369
| 1428
| 98
| 5
| 156
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .997
|
| 1982
| MIL
| A
| DH
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1983
| MIL
| A
| 1B
| 158
| 157
| 1410
| 1452
| 87
| 11
| 144
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .993
|
| 1983
| MIL
| A
| DH
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1984
| MIL
| A
| DH
| 26
| 26
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1984
| MIL
| A
| 1B
| 122
| 122
| 1058.1
| 1061
| 98
| 10
| 106
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .991
|
| 1985
| MIL
| A
| DH
| 30
| 30
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1985
| MIL
| A
| 1B
| 123
| 123
| 1087
| 1087
| 94
| 17
| 101
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .986
|
| 1986
| MIL
| A
| 1B
| 90
| 89
| 800.2
| 697
| 61
| 9
| 78
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .988
|
| 1986
| MIL
| A
| DH
| 44
| 43
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1987
| MIL
| A
| DH
| 62
| 62
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| 1B
| 1475
| 1436
| 12794.1
| 13361
| 1000
| 121
| 1348
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .992
|
| Total
|
|
| DH
| 373
| 364
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by Boston Red Sox in the 6th round of the free-agent draft (June 7, 1968).
- Selected by St. Louis Cardinals from Boston Red Sox in the Rule 5 major league draft (November 30, 1970).
- Returned to Boston Red Sox (April 5, 1971).
- Traded by Boston Red Sox to Milwaukee Brewers in exchange for George Scott and Bernie Carbo (December 6, 1976).
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