Dennis Cook
[edit] Biography
Born on October 4, 1962 in LaMarque, Texas, Dennis Cook (Dennis Bryan Cook) played for the San Francisco Giants, Philadelphia Phillies, Los Angeles Dodgers, Cleveland Indians, Chicago White Sox, Texas Rangers, Florida Marlins, New York Mets and Anaheim Angels over the course of his 15 year career. Cook broke into the bigs on September 12, 1988 with the San Francisco Giants, and put up a 3.72 ERA in 121 innings pitched in 1989, his rookie year.
Most people believe that Dennis Cook's best season was 1998, when he posted a 2.38 ERA and struck out 79 batters.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1988
| SF
| N
| 4
| 4
| 2
| 1
| 2.86
| 13
| 8
| 7
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 22
| 9
| 1
| 11
| 1
| 1
| 0
|
| 1989
| SF
| N
| 2
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 1.80
| 9
| 3
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 15
| 13
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 1
| 0
|
| 1989
| PHI
| N
| 21
| 16
| 6
| 8
| 3.99
| 58
| 56
| 47
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 106
| 97
| 17
| 33
| 6
| 3
| 2
|
| 1989
| TOT
| N
| 23
| 18
| 7
| 8
| 3.72
| 67
| 59
| 50
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 121
| 110
| 18
| 38
| 6
| 4
| 2
|
| 1990
| PHI
| N
| 42
| 13
| 8
| 3
| 3.56
| 58
| 61
| 56
| 2
| 1
| 1
| 141.2
| 132
| 13
| 54
| 9
| 6
| 2
|
| 1990
| LA
| N
| 5
| 3
| 1
| 1
| 7.53
| 6
| 13
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 14.1
| 23
| 7
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1990
| TOT
| N
| 47
| 16
| 9
| 4
| 3.92
| 64
| 74
| 68
| 2
| 1
| 1
| 156
| 155
| 20
| 56
| 9
| 6
| 2
|
| 1991
| LA
| N
| 20
| 1
| 1
| 0
| .51
| 8
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 17.2
| 12
| 0
| 7
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1992
| CLE
| A
| 32
| 25
| 5
| 7
| 3.82
| 96
| 79
| 67
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 158
| 156
| 29
| 50
| 2
| 4
| 2
|
| 1993
| CLE
| A
| 25
| 6
| 5
| 5
| 5.67
| 34
| 36
| 34
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 54
| 62
| 9
| 16
| 1
| 0
| 2
|
| 1994
| CHI
| A
| 38
| 0
| 3
| 1
| 3.55
| 26
| 17
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 33
| 29
| 4
| 14
| 3
| 0
| 0
|
| 1995
| TEX
| A
| 35
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 4.00
| 40
| 23
| 20
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 45
| 47
| 6
| 16
| 1
| 1
| 1
|
| 1995
| CLE
| A
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 6.39
| 13
| 9
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 12.2
| 16
| 3
| 10
| 2
| 0
| 1
|
| 1995
| TOT
| A
| 46
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 4.53
| 53
| 32
| 29
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 57.2
| 63
| 9
| 26
| 3
| 1
| 2
|
| 1996
| TEX
| A
| 60
| 0
| 5
| 2
| 4.09
| 64
| 34
| 32
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 70.1
| 53
| 2
| 35
| 7
| 0
| 7
|
| 1997
| FLA
| N
| 59
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 3.90
| 63
| 28
| 27
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 62.1
| 64
| 4
| 28
| 4
| 0
| 2
|
| 1998
| NY
| N
| 73
| 0
| 8
| 4
| 2.38
| 79
| 21
| 18
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 68
| 60
| 5
| 27
| 4
| 1
| 3
|
| 1999
| NY
| N
| 71
| 0
| 10
| 5
| 3.86
| 68
| 27
| 27
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 63
| 50
| 11
| 27
| 1
| 0
| 1
|
| 2000
| NY
| N
| 68
| 0
| 6
| 3
| 5.34
| 53
| 35
| 35
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 59
| 63
| 8
| 31
| 4
| 3
| 5
|
| 2001
| PHI
| N
| 19
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 5.59
| 4
| 6
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 9.2
| 15
| 2
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 1
|
| 2001
| NY
| N
| 43
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 4.25
| 34
| 18
| 17
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 36
| 28
| 6
| 10
| 1
| 3
| 1
|
| 2001
| TOT
| N
| 62
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 4.53
| 38
| 24
| 23
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 45.2
| 43
| 8
| 14
| 3
| 3
| 2
|
| 2002
| ANA
| A
| 37
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 3.38
| 13
| 9
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 24
| 21
| 2
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 427
| 39
| 45
| 28
| 3.75
| 453
| 279
| 256
| 5
| 3
| 7
| 614.2
| 566
| 75
| 239
| 33
| 18
| 17
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 238
| 32
| 19
| 18
| 4.17
| 286
| 207
| 184
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 397
| 384
| 55
| 151
| 16
| 5
| 14
|
| Total
|
|
| 665
| 71
| 64
| 46
| 3.91
| 739
| 486
| 440
| 6
| 3
| 9
| 1011.2
| 950
| 130
| 390
| 49
| 23
| 31
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1988
| SF
| N
| P
| 4
| 4
| 22
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1989
| SF
| N
| P
| 2
| 2
| 15
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 1
| 1.000
|
| 1989
| PHI
| N
| P
| 21
| 16
| 106
| 4
| 13
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 6
| 6
| .850
|
| 1989
| TOT
| N
| P
| 23
| 18
| 121
| 4
| 16
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 9
| 7
| .870
|
| 1990
| PHI
| N
| P
| 42
| 13
| 141.2
| 7
| 20
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 14
| 3
| 2
| 1.000
|
| 1990
| LA
| N
| P
| 5
| 3
| 14.1
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 1
| 1.000
|
| 1990
| TOT
| N
| P
| 47
| 16
| 156
| 10
| 22
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 16
| 4
| 3
| 1.000
|
| 1991
| LA
| N
| P
| 20
| 1
| 17.2
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 2
| 1.000
|
| 1992
| CLE
| A
| P
| 32
| 25
| 158
| 3
| 15
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 8
| 10
| 2
| .947
|
| 1993
| CLE
| A
| P
| 25
| 6
| 54
| 2
| 6
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 5
| 0
| .800
|
| 1994
| CHI
| A
| P
| 38
| 0
| 33
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1995
| TEX
| A
| P
| 35
| 1
| 45
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 4
| 1
| 1.000
|
| 1995
| CLE
| A
| P
| 11
| 0
| 12.2
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1995
| TOT
| A
| P
| 46
| 1
| 57.2
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 4
| 1
| 1.000
|
| 1996
| TEX
| A
| P
| 60
| 0
| 70.1
| 4
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 3
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1997
| FLA
| N
| P
| 59
| 0
| 62.1
| 3
| 9
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 3
| 1
| 1.000
|
| 1998
| NY
| N
| P
| 73
| 0
| 68
| 2
| 9
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 4
| 4
| .917
|
| 1999
| NY
| N
| P
| 71
| 0
| 63
| 2
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 1
| 1
| 1.000
|
| 2000
| NY
| N
| P
| 68
| 0
| 59
| 4
| 10
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 8
| 1
| 3
| 1.000
|
| 2001
| PHI
| N
| P
| 19
| 0
| 9.2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 2001
| NY
| N
| P
| 43
| 0
| 36
| 2
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .833
|
| 2001
| TOT
| N
| P
| 62
| 0
| 45.2
| 2
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| .833
|
| 2002
| ANA
| A
| P
| 37
| 0
| 24
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| .667
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 665
| 71
| 1011.2
| 40
| 116
| 9
| 7
| 0
| 4
| 64
| 47
| 24
| .945
|
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1988
| SF
| N
| 4
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .429
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1989
| SF
| N
| 2
| 6
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1
| .167
| .167
| .500
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1989
| PHI
| N
| 22
| 36
| 3
| 8
| 0
| 2
| .222
| .222
| .250
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1989
| TOT
| N
| 24
| 42
| 4
| 9
| 0
| 3
| .214
| .214
| .286
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1990
| PHI
| N
| 43
| 42
| 6
| 13
| 1
| 4
| .310
| .310
| .381
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| 1990
| LA
| N
| 5
| 7
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| .286
| .286
| .429
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1990
| TOT
| N
| 48
| 49
| 8
| 15
| 1
| 4
| .306
| .306
| .388
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 3
|
| 1991
| LA
| N
| 20
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1992
| CLE
| A
| 32
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1993
| CLE
| A
| 25
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1994
| CHI
| A
| 38
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1995
| TEX
| A
| 35
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1995
| CLE
| A
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1995
| TOT
| A
| 46
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1996
| TEX
| A
| 60
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1997
| FLA
| N
| 61
| 9
| 2
| 5
| 1
| 2
| .556
| .556
| .889
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1998
| NY
| N
| 73
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1999
| NY
| N
| 71
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2000
| NY
| N
| 68
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2001
| PHI
| N
| 19
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2001
| NY
| N
| 43
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2001
| TOT
| N
| 62
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2002
| ANA
| A
| 37
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 431
| 110
| 15
| 29
| 2
| 9
| .264
| .283
| .355
| 2
| 1
| 3
| 13
| 0
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 3
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 238
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 669
| 110
| 15
| 29
| 2
| 9
| .264
| .283
| .355
| 2
| 1
| 3
| 13
| 0
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 3
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by San Diego Padres in the 6th round of the free-agent draft - did not sign (January 11, 1983).
- Selected by San Francisco Giants in the 18th round of the free-agent draft (June 3, 1985 - signed June 19, 1985).
- Traded by San Francisco Giants with Terry Mulholland and Charlie Hayes to Philadelphia Phillies in exchange for Steve Bedrosian and a player to be named later (June 18, 1989); San Francisco Giants received Rick Parker (August 7, 1989).
- Traded by Philadelphia Phillies to Los Angeles Dodgers in exchange for Darrin Fletcher (September 13, 1990).
- Traded by Los Angeles Dodgers with Mike Christopher to Cleveland Indians in exchange for Rudy Seanez (December 10, 1991).
- Granted free agency (October 15, 1993).
- Signed by Chicago White Sox (January 5, 1994).
- Claimed on waivers by Cleveland Indians from Chicago White Sox (October 17, 1994).
- Traded by Cleveland Indians to Texas Rangers in exchange for Guillermo Mercedes (June 22, 1995).
- Granted free agency (October 29, 1996).
- Signed by Florida Marlins (December 10, 1996).
- Traded by Florida Marlins to New York Mets in exchange for Fletcher Bates and Scott Comer (December 18, 1997).
- Granted free agency (October 23, 1998).
- Signed by New York Mets (November 18, 1998).
- Traded by New York Mets with Turk Wendell to Philadelphia Phillies in exchange for Bruce Chen and Adam Walker (July 27, 2001).
- Granted free agency (November 5, 2001).
- Signed by Anaheim Angels (December 19, 2001).
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