Syd Cohen

Sydney Harry Cohen

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Both, Throws: Left
Height: 5' 11", Weight: 180 lb.

Born: May 7, 1906 in Baltimore, MD
High School: El Paso HS (El Paso, TX)
Schools: University of Alabama (Tuscaloosa, AL), Southern Methodist University (Dallas, TX) (All Transactions)
Debut: September 18, 1934
Team: Senators 1934-1937

Final Game: September 9, 1937
Died: April 9, 1988 in El Paso, TX
Buried: B'nai Zion Cemetery, El Paso, TX
Relatives: Brother of Andy Cohen
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Standard Pitching

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	Awards
1932	26	ELP	D	0	0		3.00	2						9.0	16	9	3		1							1.889	16.0		1.0			ELP · AZTX
1933	27	POR,HOL	AA	1	3	.250	5.86	16						66.0	75	47	43		26							1.530	10.2		3.5			POR,HOL · PCL
1934	28	MIN-min	A,AA	13	10	.565	3.07	37						205.0	205	90	70		63							1.307	9.0		2.8			CNG,MNE · SOUA,AA
1934	28	WSH	AL	1	1	.500	7.50	3	2	1	2	0	0	18.0	25	15	15	2	6	6	0	0	2	83	59	1.722	12.5	1.0	3.0	3.0	1.00

1935	29	MIN-min	A	16	16	.500	4.73	39						270.0	322	169	142		69							1.448	10.7		2.3			CNG · SOUA
1936	30	MIN-min	A1	7	8	.467	2.94	17						122.1	125	51	40		29							1.259	9.2		2.1			CNG · SOUA
1936	30	WSH	AL	0	2	.000	5.25	19	1	10	0	0	1	36.0	44	27	21	4	14	21	3	2	1	165	91	1.611	11.0	1.0	3.5	5.3	1.50
1937	31	WSH	AL	2	4	.333	3.11	33	0	21	0	0	4	55.0	64	30	19	1	17	22	0	0	1	235	144	1.473	10.5	0.2	2.8	3.6	1.29
1938	32	CLE-min	A1,AA	8	9	.471	3.46	28						130.0	156	53	50		37							1.485	10.8		2.6			NOR,BLT · SOUA,IL
1939	33	CLE-min	A1	11	16	.407	4.52	38	32					233.0	278	137	117		50							1.408	10.7		1.9			NOR · SOUA
1940	34	FTW,DAL	A1	1	11	.083	4.34	28						112.0	137	68	54		26							1.455	11.0		2.1			FTW,DAL · TL
1942	36	POR	AA	10	14	.417	3.90	37	27		14	2		224.0	276	126	97		56	48	5	1	4			1.482	11.1		2.2	1.9	0.86	POR · PCL
1943	37	POR	AA	10	8	.556	3.16	22	20		12	4		154.0	162	64	54		31	40	4	0	0			1.253	9.5		1.8	2.3	1.29	POR · PCL
1944	38	POR	AA	10	13	.435	3.54	27	23		12	3		150.0	172	81	59		56	44	6	0	6			1.520	10.3		3.4	2.6	0.79	POR · PCL
1945	39	POR	AA	14	8	.636	3.26	30	25		13	2		199.0	242	95	72		56	67	4	0	2			1.497	10.9		2.5	3.0	1.20	POR · PCL
1946	40	POR	AAA	0	2	.000	2.81	27	0		0	0		64.0	76	33	20		19	24	4	0	2			1.484	10.7		2.7	3.4	1.26	POR · PCL
1947	41	ELP	C	17	5	.773	3.38	42						242.0	263	136	91		76							1.401	9.8		2.8			ELP · AZTX
1949	43	ELP	C	8	17	.320	4.86	32						213.0	245	151	115		58							1.423	10.4		2.5			ELP · AZTX
1950	44	JRZ	C	3	6	.333	7.10	17						71.0	107	63	56	5	29							1.915	13.6	0.6	3.7			JRZ · AZTX
1951	45	LAD-min	C	2	5	.286	5.76	26	4					100.0	129	75	64		32							1.610	11.6		2.9			BDO · SWIL
1952	46	BDO	C	2	6	.250	4.71	26	3					84.0	118	72	44		32							1.786	12.6		3.4			BDO · AZTX
1954	48	ELP	C	0	0			3																								ELP · AZTX
1955	49	ELP	B	0	0			3																								ELP · WTNM
3 Yrs				3	7	.300	4.54	55	3	32	2	0	5	109.0	133	72	55	7	37	49	3	2	4	483	100	1.560	11.0	0.6	3.1	4.0	1.32
162 Game Avg.				4	8	.300	4.54	64	4	38	2	0	6	128	156	84	64	8	43	57	4	2	5	566	100	1.560	11.0	0.6	3.1	4.0	1.32

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	IP	G	GS	R	RA9	RA9opp	RA9def	RA9role	PPFp	RA9avg	RAA	WAA	gmLI	WAAadj	WAR	RAR	waaWL%	162WL%	Salary
1934	28	WSH	AL	18.0	3	2	15	7.50	5.61	0.06	0.00	96.8	5.38	-4	-0.4	1.0	-0.0	-0.2	-2	.380	.498	$

1936	30	WSH	AL	36.0	19	1	27	6.75	6.18	0.13	0.00	91.4	5.53	-5	-0.4	1.0	-0.0	-0.1	-0	.477	.497	$
1937	31	WSH	AL	55.0	33	0	30	4.91	5.58	0.17	0.00	95.9	5.18	1	0.1	1.0	-0.0	0.6	9	.504	.501	$
3 Seasons				109.0	55	3	72	5.94	5.78	0.14	0.00	94.6	5.33	-8	-0.6	1.0	-0.1	0.3	6	.488	.499	$

Ratio Pitching*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	HR%	SO%	BB%	XBH%	X/H%	IP%
1934	28	WSH	AL	84	2.4%	7.1%	7.1%	8.3%	28%	80%

1936	30	WSH	AL	164	2.4%	12.8%	8.5%			73%
1937	31	WSH	AL	235	0.4%	9.4%	7.2%			81%
3 Yrs				483	1.5%	10.1%	7.7%	1.5%	5%	78%
MLB Averages					1.4%	8.7%	8.4%	3.2%	13%	80%

Cumulative Pitching

Year	Age	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	ERA+
1934	28	1	1	.500	7.50	3	2	1	2	0	18.0	25	15	15	2	6	6	0	0	2	83	59	1.722	12.5	1.0	3.0	3.0	1.00	59
1935	29	1	1	.500	7.50	3	2	1	2	0	18.0	25	15	15	2	6	6	0	0	2	83	59	1.722	12.5	1.0	3.0	3.0	1.00	59
1936	30	1	3	.250	6.00	22	3	11	2	1	54.0	69	42	36	6	20	27	3	2	3	248	78	1.648	11.5	1.0	3.3	4.5	1.35	78
1937	31	3	7	.300	4.54	55	3	32	2	5	109.0	133	72	55	7	37	49	3	2	4	483	100	1.560	11.0	0.6	3.1	4.0	1.32	100

Neutralized Pitching

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Year	Age	W	L	W-L%	ERA	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	HBP	WHIP	H/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	HR/9	Gact
1934	28	0	2	.000	6.63	19.0	25	16	14	2	6	6	0	1.632	11.8	2.8	2.8	1.00	0.9	3

1936	30	2	2	.500	4.26	38.0	42	20	18	4	13	22	3	1.447	9.9	3.1	5.2	1.69	0.9	19
1937	31	4	2	.667	2.78	55.0	62	19	17	1	16	22	0	1.418	10.1	2.6	3.6	1.38	0.2	33
3 Yrs		6	6	.500	3.94	112.0	129	55	49	7	35	50	3	1.464	10.4		4.0	1.43	0.6	55

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Saves s c a p y 1937 AL 4 (7th)	Games Finished s c a p y 1937 AL 21 (4th)

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1937 AL 4 (7th)

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1937 AL 21 (4th)

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Pitching - 3 (2136), Average HOFer ≈ 185

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