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Doc Cook

Luther Almus Cook

Position: Rightfielder
Bats: Left, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0", Weight: 170 lb.

Born: June 24, 1886 in Witt, TX
School: Vanderbilt University (All Transactions)
Debut: August 7, 1913
Team: Yankees 1913-1916

Final Game: April 25, 1916
Died: June 30, 1973 in Lawrenceburg, TN
Buried: Lawrence County Memorial Gardens, Lawrenceburg, TN
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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1913 27 NYY AL 20 87 72 9 19 2 1 0 1 1 10 4 .264 .369 .319 .688 102 23 2 3 O
1914 28 NYY AL 132 534 470 59 133 11 3 1 40 26 32 44 60 .283 .356 .326 .681 105 153 9 11 *O
1915 29 NYY AL 132 554 476 70 129 16 5 2 33 29 18 62 43 .271 .364 .338 .703 110 161 8 8 *O
1916 30 NYY AL 4 10 10 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 .100 .100 .100 .200 -40 1 0 0 /O
4 Seasons 288 1185 1028 138 282 29 9 3 75 56 50 116 109 .274 .359 .329 .687 106 338 19 22
162 Game Avg. 162 667 578 78 159 16 5 2 42 32 65 61 .274 .359 .329 .687 106 190 11 12

Player Value--Batters

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.
Year Age Tm Lg PA Rbat Rbaser Rroe Rdp Rfield Rpos Rrep RAR WAR oRAR oWAR dWAR Salary Pos Awards
1913 27 NYY AL 87 1 0 0 0 0 -1 3 3 0.3 3 0.3 0.0 $ O
1914 28 NYY AL 534 5 -5 0 0 -3 -6 18 9 0.9 12 1.3 -0.4 $ *O
1915 29 NYY AL 554 8 1 0 0 -1 -7 19 20 2.1 21 2.1 0.0 $ *O
1916 30 NYY AL 10 -2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 -0.2 -2 -0.2 0.0 $ /O
4 Seasons 1185 12 -4 0 0 -4 -14 40 30 3.1 34 3.5 -0.4 $

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG G Awards
1913 NYY AL 27 OF 20 49 43 3 3 1 .939 2.30 .953 2.01 0-13-7
1914 NYY AL 28 OF 127 196 171 15 10 2 .949 1.46 .956 2.00 1-10-116
1915 NYY AL 29 OF 131 217 188 20 9 4 .959 1.59 .958 2.05 0-0-131
1916 NYY AL 30 OF 3 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 1.00 .963 2.13 0-0-3
4 Seasons OF 281 465 405 38 22 7 .953 1.58 .957 2.03 1-23-257
4 Seasons TOT 281 465 405 38 22 7 .953 1.58 .957 2.03 1-23-257
Note: Fielding stats are a combination of official records and RetroSheet records. Both are likely to have substantial errors and will not match perfectly.
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  • Pre-1950 SB & CS data for catchers is estimated from catcher assists, games started and opposition stolen bases.
  • From 1950 on SB, CS, Pickoff, & WP data for catchers and pitchers is taken from play-by-play accounts in the retrosheet files. There are several hundred games without pbp from 1950 to 1973 and for those we may not have any data.
  • CG & GS come from the retrosheet data and should be complete and pretty accurate from 1919 on.
  • Innings played (like SB and CS) come from the retrosheet play-by-play data and should be considered mostly complete from 1950 to 1973 and complete from then on.
  • Stats (PO,A,G, etc) for LF-CF-RF positions (since 1919) is taken from play-by-play or box score data as available.
  • Stats (PO,A,G,etc) for C,P,1B,2B,3B,SS,OF positions is taken from the official reported totals and may have been corrected at various times since their publication.
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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Strikeouts s c a p y
1914 AL  60 (10th)

Singles s c a p y
1914 AL  118 (10th)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1914 AL  9 (4th)
1915 AL  8 (5th)

Caught Stealing s c a p y
1914 AL  32 (1st)

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 5 (2192), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

  • July 28, 1913: Purchased by the New York Yankees from Austin (Texas). (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)
  • May 15, 1916: Purchased by Oakland (PCL) from the New York Yankees.
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