Dusty Cooke

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Allen Lindsey Cooke

• Bats Left, Throws Right
• Height 6' 1", Weight 205 lb.

• Debut April 15, 1930
• Final Game September 28, 1938
• Born June 23, 1907 in Swepsonville, NC USA
• Died November 21, 1987 in Raleigh, NC USA

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Dusty Cooke joined the Navy in October, 1942 and served in Okinawa Bay during the war. Cooke received training in the navy in conditioning, so he became the trainer for the Philadelphia Phillies in 1946. Cooke was a Phillies coach from 1948 to 1952 and was also the club's manager for a short time in 1948.

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