Johnny Cooney
[edit] Biography
Johnny Cooney (John Walter Cooney) was born on March 18, 1901 in Cranston, Rhode Island. He made his Major League debut on April 19, 1921 for the Boston Braves. In 1924, his rookie year, he hit .254 with 0 home runs and 4 RBI. Cooney played for the Boston Braves, Brooklyn Dodgers and New York Yankees over the course of his 19 year career.
Most people believe that Johnny Cooney's best season was 1936, when he hit for a .282 average.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1921
| BOS
| N
| 8
| 5
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .200
| .200
| .200
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1922
| BOS
| N
| 4
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1923
| BOS
| N
| 42
| 66
| 7
| 25
| 0
| 3
| .379
| .414
| .394
| 1
| 0
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1924
| BOS
| N
| 55
| 130
| 10
| 33
| 0
| 4
| .254
| .302
| .285
| 2
| 1
| 9
| 5
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1925
| BOS
| N
| 54
| 103
| 17
| 33
| 0
| 13
| .320
| .346
| .388
| 7
| 0
| 3
| 6
| 1
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1926
| BOS
| N
| 64
| 126
| 17
| 38
| 0
| 18
| .302
| .367
| .357
| 3
| 2
| 13
| 7
| 0
| 8
| 6
| 0
| 0
|
| 1927
| BOS
| N
| 10
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1928
| BOS
| N
| 33
| 41
| 2
| 7
| 0
| 2
| .171
| .244
| .171
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1929
| BOS
| N
| 41
| 72
| 10
| 23
| 0
| 6
| .319
| .355
| .403
| 4
| 1
| 3
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1930
| BOS
| N
| 4
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1935
| BRO
| N
| 10
| 29
| 3
| 9
| 0
| 1
| .310
| .375
| .379
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1936
| BRO
| N
| 130
| 507
| 71
| 143
| 0
| 30
| .282
| .315
| .335
| 17
| 5
| 24
| 15
| 0
| 10
| 3
| 0
| 11
|
| 1937
| BRO
| N
| 120
| 430
| 61
| 126
| 0
| 37
| .293
| .327
| .358
| 18
| 5
| 22
| 10
| 0
| 6
| 5
| 0
| 12
|
| 1938
| BOS
| N
| 120
| 432
| 45
| 117
| 0
| 17
| .271
| .308
| .352
| 25
| 5
| 22
| 12
| 1
| 11
| 2
| 0
| 9
|
| 1939
| BOS
| N
| 118
| 368
| 39
| 101
| 2
| 27
| .274
| .317
| .318
| 8
| 1
| 21
| 8
| 2
| 11
| 2
| 0
| 9
|
| 1940
| BOS
| N
| 108
| 365
| 40
| 116
| 0
| 21
| .318
| .363
| .373
| 14
| 3
| 25
| 9
| 1
| 13
| 4
| 0
| 7
|
| 1941
| BOS
| N
| 123
| 442
| 52
| 141
| 0
| 29
| .319
| .358
| .385
| 25
| 2
| 27
| 15
| 0
| 9
| 3
| 0
| 13
|
| 1942
| BOS
| N
| 74
| 198
| 23
| 41
| 0
| 7
| .207
| .290
| .237
| 6
| 0
| 23
| 5
| 0
| 5
| 2
| 0
| 5
|
| 1943
| BRO
| N
| 37
| 34
| 7
| 7
| 0
| 2
| .206
| .289
| .206
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1
|
| 1944
| NY
| A
| 10
| 8
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1
| .125
| .222
| .125
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1944
| BRO
| N
| 7
| 4
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 1
| .750
| .750
| .750
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1944
| Total
|
| 17
| 12
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 2
| .333
| .385
| .333
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 1162
| 3364
| 407
| 964
| 2
| 218
| .287
| .329
| .342
| 130
| 26
| 207
| 107
| 6
| 89
| 30
| 0
| 67
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 10
| 8
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1
| .125
| .222
| .125
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 1172
| 3372
| 408
| 965
| 2
| 219
| .286
| .329
| .342
| 130
| 26
| 208
| 107
| 6
| 89
| 30
| 0
| 67
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1921
| BOS
| N
| P
| 8
| 1
| 20.2
| 2
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1922
| BOS
| N
| P
| 4
| 3
| 25
| 1
| 6
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1923
| BOS
| N
| P
| 23
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 14
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1923
| BOS
| N
| OF
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 27
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1923
| BOS
| N
| 1B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1924
| BOS
| N
| P
| 34
| 0
| 0
| 18
| 32
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .962
|
| 1924
| BOS
| N
| OF
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 50
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .944
|
| 1924
| BOS
| N
| 1B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1925
| BOS
| N
| P
| 31
| 0
| 0
| 14
| 60
| 4
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .949
|
| 1925
| BOS
| N
| 1B
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 18
| 1
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .950
|
| 1925
| BOS
| N
| OF
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1926
| BOS
| N
| 1B
| 31
| 0
| 0
| 241
| 24
| 1
| 27
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .996
|
| 1926
| BOS
| N
| P
| 19
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 21
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .933
|
| 1926
| BOS
| N
| OF
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1928
| BOS
| N
| P
| 24
| 0
| 0
| 11
| 32
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1928
| BOS
| N
| 1B
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 16
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .941
|
| 1928
| BOS
| N
| OF
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1929
| BOS
| N
| OF
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 45
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1929
| BOS
| N
| P
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 16
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .952
|
| 1930
| BOS
| N
| P
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1935
| BRO
| N
| OF
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 23
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1936
| BRO
| N
| OF
| 130
| 0
| 0
| 336
| 11
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .994
|
| 1937
| BRO
| N
| 1B
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1937
| BRO
| N
| OF
| 111
| 0
| 0
| 279
| 9
| 7
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .976
|
| 1938
| BOS
| N
| OF
| 110
| 0
| 0
| 209
| 6
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .982
|
| 1938
| BOS
| N
| 1B
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 87
| 4
| 0
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1939
| BOS
| N
| OF
| 116
| 0
| 0
| 236
| 10
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .992
|
| 1939
| BOS
| N
| 1B
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1940
| BOS
| N
| OF
| 99
| 0
| 0
| 238
| 5
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .992
|
| 1940
| BOS
| N
| 1B
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 56
| 4
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1941
| BOS
| N
| 1B
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 41
| 2
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1941
| BOS
| N
| OF
| 111
| 0
| 0
| 274
| 9
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .996
|
| 1942
| BOS
| N
| OF
| 54
| 0
| 0
| 59
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .984
|
| 1942
| BOS
| N
| 1B
| 23
| 0
| 0
| 195
| 10
| 1
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .995
|
| 1943
| BRO
| N
| 1B
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1943
| BRO
| N
| OF
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1944
| NY
| A
| OF
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1944
| BRO
| N
| OF
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1944
| Total
|
| LF
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1944
| Total
|
| OF
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 159
| 4
| 45.2
| 62
| 190
| 9
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| .966
|
| Total
|
|
| 1B
| 93
| 0
| 0
| 681
| 45
| 4
| 60
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .995
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 794
| 0
| 0
| 1791
| 56
| 22
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .988
|
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1921
| BOS
| N
| 8
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 3.92
| 9
| 12
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 20.2
| 19
| 3
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1922
| BOS
| N
| 4
| 3
| 1
| 2
| 2.16
| 7
| 10
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 25
| 19
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1923
| BOS
| N
| 23
| 8
| 3
| 5
| 3.31
| 23
| 43
| 36
| 5
| 2
| 0
| 98
| 92
| 3
| 22
| 0
| 2
| 3
|
| 1924
| BOS
| N
| 34
| 19
| 8
| 9
| 3.18
| 67
| 79
| 64
| 12
| 2
| 2
| 181
| 176
| 4
| 50
| 0
| 2
| 4
|
| 1925
| BOS
| N
| 31
| 29
| 14
| 14
| 3.48
| 65
| 123
| 95
| 20
| 2
| 0
| 245.2
| 267
| 18
| 50
| 0
| 1
| 3
|
| 1926
| BOS
| N
| 19
| 8
| 3
| 3
| 4.00
| 23
| 52
| 37
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 83.1
| 106
| 0
| 29
| 0
| 1
| 7
|
| 1928
| BOS
| N
| 24
| 6
| 3
| 7
| 4.32
| 18
| 47
| 43
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 89.2
| 106
| 7
| 31
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1929
| BOS
| N
| 14
| 2
| 2
| 3
| 5.00
| 11
| 29
| 25
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 45
| 57
| 4
| 22
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1930
| BOS
| N
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 18.00
| 1
| 14
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 16
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| Total
|
|
| 159
| 76
| 34
| 44
| 3.72
| 224
| 409
| 329
| 44
| 7
| 6
| 795.1
| 858
| 41
| 223
| 0
| 6
| 19
|
[edit] Transactions
- Sold by Boston Braves to Toledo (American Association) (January 23, 1931).
- Traded by New York Giants with Joe Heving, Jack Berly and Harry Rosenberg to Indianapolis (American Association) (November 5, 1931) completing trade in which Indianapolis (American Association) traded Len Koenecke to New York Giants in exchange for 4 players to be named later (August 11, 1931).
- Sold by New York Giants to Toledo (American Association) (1932).
- Traded by Brooklyn Dodgers with Jim Bucher, Joe Stripp and Roy Henshaw to St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for Leo Durocher (October 4, 1937).
- Released by St. Louis Cardinals (April 18, 1938).
- Signed by Boston Bees (April 19, 1938).
- Released by Boston Braves (January 16, 1943).
- Signed by Brooklyn Dodgers (January 21, 1943).
- Released by Brooklyn Dodgers (June 14, 1944).
- Signed by New York Yankees (June 17, 1944).
- Released by New York Yankees (August 4, 1944).
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