Andy Cooper
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Andrew Lewis Cooper ("Lefty")
- Bats Right, Throws Left
- Height 6' 2", Weight 220 lb.
- Teams Played for: Kansas City Monarchs, Detroit Stars
- Played: 1920-1941
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Andrew Lewis Cooper (April 24 1898 - June 3 1941), nicknamed "Lefty", was a left-handed pitcher in the Negro Leagues. Born in Waco, TX, he played primarily for the Detroit Stars and Kansas City Monarchs. He holds the Negro Leagues career record for saves (29).
Cooper pitched for the Stars in 1920-27 before he was traded to the Kansas City Monarchs for five players in 1928. He posted a 116-57 record, good for a .671 winning percentage. He often pitched three games in a five-game series, starting two and relieving another.
Cooper's equivalent record per season is 16-8.
He returned to Detroit for one season in 1930, and pitched the remainder of his career for the Monarchs, much of it during their barnstorming non-league years. He later managed the Monarchs to consecutive titles in the Negro American League in 1937, 1938, 1939, and 1940. He died at age 43 in Waco. He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in February, 2006, voted in by the Special Committee on the Negro Leagues.
Brother of Daltie Cooper.
[edit] Negro Leagues Career Statistics
| Year | Team | League | W | L | SV | Pct | G | GS | CG | ShO | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
| 1920 | Detroit Stars | NNL | 1 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 30 | 18 | 18 | 13 | 9 | 4.38 |
| 1921 | Detroit Stars | NNL | 3 | 5 | 1 | .375 | 19 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 102 | 116 | 64 | 39 | 12 | 24 | 3.44 |
| 1922 | Detroit Stars | NNL | 8 | 3 | 0 | .727 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 116 | 112 | 57 | 37 | 16 | 45 | 2.87 |
| 1923 | Detroit Stars | NNL | 15 | 7 | 6 | .682 | 36 | 19 | 12 | 1 | 183.3 | 168 | 99 | 80 | 44 | 68 | 3.93 |
| 1924 | Detroit Stars | NNL | 11 | 6 | 4 | .647 | 30 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 152.3 | 151 | 75 | 57 | 31 | 76 | 3.37 |
| 1925 | Detroit Stars | NNL | 11 | 2 | 4 | .846 | 29 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 141 | 125 | 53 | 44 | 25 | 47 | 2.81 |
| 1926 | Detroit Stars | NNL | 13 | 9 | 3 | .591 | 36 | 23 | 12 | 1 | 184 | 189 | 85 | 68 | 34 | 59 | 3.33 |
| 1927 | Detroit Stars | NNL | 4 | 1 | 1 | .800 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 49 | 58 | 28 | 21 | 4 | 21 | 3.86 |
| 1928 | Kansas City Monarchs | NNL | 11 | 6 | 1 | .647 | 21 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 126 | 119 | 58 | 40 | 9 | 48 | 2.86 |
| 1929 | Kansas City Monarchs | NNL | 13 | 3 | 6 | .813 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 148 | 150 | 63 | 47 | 20 | 50 | 2.86 |
| 1930 | Detroit Stars | NNL | 13 | 6 | 2 | .684 | 25 | 19 | 15 | 2 | 164 | 176 | 96 | 62 | 8 | 43 | 3.40 |
| 1931 | Kansas City Monarchs | NNL | 1 | 2 | 0 | .333 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 20.3 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 5.31 |
| 1932 | Kansas City Monarchs | no records | |||||||||||||||
| 1933 | Kansas City Monarchs | unaffiliated | 3 | 1 | 0 | .750 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 25 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 2.16 |
| 1934 | Kansas City Monarchs | unaffiliated | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2.70 |
| 1935 | Kansas City Monarchs | unaffiliated | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 18.7 | 22 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 4.82 |
| 1936 | Kansas City Monarchs | unaffiliated | 0 | 0 | 0 | --- | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 1937 | Kansas City Monarchs | NAL | 4 | 2 | 0 | .667 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 67.7 | 49 | 19 | 16 | 8 | 39 | 2.13 |
| 1938 | Kansas City Monarchs | NAL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 24.3 | 22 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 13 | 3.33 |
| 1939 | Kansas City Monarchs | NAL | 2 | 1 | 0 | .667 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 23 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 1.96 |
| Totals | 19 seasons | 116 | 57 | 29 | .671 | 284 | 175 | 110 | 14 | 1592.7 | 1564 | 775 | 574 | 244 | 578 | 3.24 |
Source: Committee on African-American Baseball
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