Cecil Cooper

Position: First Baseman

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-2, 165lb (188cm, 74kg)

Born: December 20, 1949 in Brenham, TX us

Draft: Drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 6th round of the 1968 MLB June Amateur Draft from Brenham HS (Brenham, TX).

High School: Brenham HS (Brenham, TX)

School: Prairie View A&M University (Prairie View, TX)

Debut: September 8, 1971 (Age 21-262d, 13,185th in major league history)
vs. NYY 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: July 12, 1987 (Age 37-204d)
vs. OAK 3 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1973 season

Full Name: Cecil Celester Cooper

Pronunciation: \SEE-sil\

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5x All-Star
2x Gold Glove
3x Silver Slugger

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

36.0

7349

2192

241

.298

1012

RBI

1125

OBP

.337

SLG

.466

OPS

.803

OPS+

121

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	31-32 / in Starts: 31-31
Longest Hitting Streak	10 games
Longest On Base Streak	10 games
Most Games w/o HR	19 games
Most Games w/o RBI	6 games
Grand Slams	0 in 6 bases loaded PA and 4 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	8

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 270 PAs	36
Actual Runners on Base	174 (93-54-27)
Avg. MLBer w/ 270 PAs	31
Avg. Runners on Base	165 (80-55-29)

Most Driven In
R Yount	11
Self	6
D Sveum	4
M Felder	3
P Molitor	3
J Castillo	3
R Deer	2
J Gantner	1

Most Driven In By
Self	6
G Brock	5
B Surhoff	5
R Deer	2
G Braggs	2
J Paciorek	1
R Yount	1
J Gantner	1

1987 Batting Game Log

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1987 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	1834	7 (6)	Apr 13	MIL	@	BAL	W,6-3	CG	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	5	2.25	-0.001	4.78	0.00%	-0.92	DH
2	1835	8	Apr 14	MIL	@	BAL	W,7-4	CG	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	5	.80	-0.103	1.76	-0.14%	-1.46	DH
3	1836	9	Apr 15	MIL	@	BAL	W,7-0	CG	5	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.083	.071	.083	.155	4	.61	-0.060	1.39	-0.08%	-0.45	DH
4	1837	10	Apr 17	MIL		TEX	W,10-2	CG	5	5	1	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.118	.105	.176	.282	5	1.27	-0.087	2.51	-0.10%	-0.26	DH
5	1838	11	Apr 18	MIL		TEX	W,4-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.095	.087	.143	.230	5	.85	-0.092	1.73	-0.11%	-1.18	DH
6	1839	12	Apr 19	MIL		TEX	W,6-4	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.080	.074	.120	.194	5	1.77	-0.224	3.63	-0.28%	-1.98	DH
7	1840	13	Apr 20	MIL	@	CHW	W,5-4	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.069	.065	.103	.168	5	1.06	-0.105	2.22	-0.13%	-0.99	DH
8	1841	14	Apr 21	MIL	@	CHW	L,1-7	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.061	.057	.091	.148	5	.43	-0.045	.95	-0.06%	-0.95	DH
9	1842	15	Apr 24	MIL		BAL	W,6-4	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.108	.103	.135	.238	5	.88	-0.067	2.09	-0.10%	-0.68	DH
10	1843	17 (1)	Apr 26	MIL		BAL	W,5-3	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.100	.095	.125	.220	5	.78	-0.089	1.93	-0.13%	-1.22	DH
11	1844	18	Apr 27	MIL	@	CAL	W,10-7	GS-9	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.114	.109	.136	.245	6	1.17	0.157	2.54	0.21%	1.45	DH
12	1845	19	Apr 28	MIL	@	CAL	L,5-10	CG	5	4	1	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.146	.157	.167	.324	5	.74	0.141	1.63	0.19%	1.23	DH
13	1846	20	Apr 29	MIL	@	OAK	W,8-7	CG	5	5	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.170	.179	.189	.367	6	1.24	0.045	2.84	0.06%	-0.27	DH
14	1847	21	Apr 30	MIL	@	OAK	L,1-4	CG	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.175	.183	.211	.394	6	.78	0.070	1.74	0.09%	0.78	DH
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
15	1848	22	May 1	MIL	@	SEA	W,10-8	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.164	.172	.197	.369	6	1.16	-0.103	2.59	-0.14%	-0.93	DH
16	1849	25 (2)	May 5	MIL		CAL	L,0-2	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.161	.169	.194	.363	6	1.70	-0.051	3.67	-0.07%	-0.26	PH
17	1850	26	May 6	MIL		CAL	L,0-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.152	.159	.182	.341	5	1.48	-0.158	3.26	-0.21%	-1.17	DH
18	1851	28 (1)	May 9	MIL		SEA	L,2-8	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.151	.171	.322	5	.35	-0.036	.76	-0.05%	-0.68	DH
19	1852	34 (5)	May 17	MIL	@	KCR	L,2-3	CG	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.149	.156	.189	.345	3	1.38	-0.109	2.40	-0.11%	-0.21	DH
20	1853	36 (1)	May 20	MIL		CHW	W,5-1	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.173	.244	.416	3	.55	0.161	.84	0.15%	1.76	DH
21	1854	37	May 22	MIL		CLE	W,4-2	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	1	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.183	.188	.293	.481	3	.58	0.162	.99	0.17%	1.53	DH
22	1855	38	May 23	MIL		CLE	L,2-6	CG	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.172	.178	.276	.454	3	.86	-0.104	1.46	-0.11%	-1.32	DH
23	1856	39	May 24	MIL		CLE	L,3-5	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.176	.181	.275	.456	3	1.22	-0.072	1.84	-0.07%	-0.78	DH
24	1857	40	May 26	MIL	@	MIN	L,2-4	CG	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.179	.184	.284	.468	3	1.07	-0.113	1.33	-0.08%	-0.83	DH
25	1858	41	May 27	MIL	@	MIN	L,2-7	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.182	.186	.283	.469	3	1.16	0.050	1.35	0.04%	0.27	DH
26	1859	42	May 28	MIL	@	MIN	L,1-13	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.175	.179	.272	.451	3	.11	-0.012	.12	-0.01%	-0.92	DH
27	1860	43	May 29	MIL	@	CLE	L,6-9	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.187	.191	.308	.499	3	1.11	0.170	1.12	0.10%	0.90	DH
28	1861	44	May 30	MIL	@	CLE	W,6-5	CG(10)	5	5	2	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.205	.209	.330	.539	3	1.28	0.273	1.28	0.16%	1.33	DH
29	1862	45	May 31	MIL	@	CLE	W,7-1	CG	5	5	2	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.225	.359	.584	3	.58	0.069	.66	0.05%	0.78	DH
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
30	1863	46	Jun 1	MIL		KCR	W,3-2	CG	4	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.223	.226	.364	.589	3	.52	-0.011	.60	-0.01%	-0.16	DH
31	1864	47	Jun 2	MIL		KCR	W,14-3	CG	5	4	3	3	0	0	1	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.240	.248	.400	.648	3	.40	0.125	.54	0.10%	2.25	DH
32	1865	48	Jun 3	MIL		KCR	W,4-2	CG	4	3	0	2	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.250	.263	.414	.677	3	.68	0.168	.94	0.14%	2.37	DH
33	1866	49	Jun 4	MIL		NYY	W,9-3	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.263	.409	.672	3	.35	-0.017	.73	-0.02%	0.24	DH
34	1867	50	Jun 5	MIL		NYY	L,1-13	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.262	.404	.667	3	.24	-0.002	.54	0.00%	-0.31	DH
35	1868	51	Jun 6	MIL		NYY	W,7-6	CG	5	5	1	3	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.262	.274	.411	.685	3	1.14	0.148	2.20	0.17%	1.28	DH
36	1869	52	Jun 7	MIL		NYY	L,3-5	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.269	.280	.414	.694	3	1.41	0.053	3.01	0.07%	-0.04	DH
37	1870	53	Jun 9	MIL	@	DET	L,5-8	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.262	.273	.403	.675	3	.56	-0.058	.83	-0.05%	-0.98	DH
38	1871	54	Jun 10	MIL	@	DET	W,8-5	CG(10)	5	5	1	1	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.260	.270	.416	.686	3	1.54	0.332	2.12	0.27%	1.68	DH
39	1872	55	Jun 11	MIL	@	DET	W,8-5	CG	6	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.259	.279	.411	.690	3	1.38	0.065	2.08	0.06%	0.38	DH
40	1873	56	Jun 12	MIL	@	NYY	L,3-8	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.261	.284	.410	.694	3	.35	-0.005	.63	-0.01%	1.17	DH
41	1874	57	Jun 13	MIL	@	NYY	L,1-4	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.261	.283	.406	.689	3	1.17	-0.053	1.99	-0.05%	-0.47	DH
42	1875	58	Jun 14	MIL	@	NYY	W,6-4	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.254	.277	.396	.673	3	.66	-0.069	.89	-0.06%	-0.93	DH
43	1876	59	Jun 15	MIL		MIN	L,0-5	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.249	.271	.387	.658	3	.34	-0.036	.41	-0.03%	-0.84	DH
44	1877	60	Jun 16	MIL		MIN	L,3-7	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.249	.270	.384	.654	3	.62	0.009	.67	0.01%	-0.29	DH
45	1878	61	Jun 17	MIL		MIN	W,8-5	CG	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.247	.268	.379	.648	3	.76	-0.015	.69	-0.01%	-0.59	DH
46	1879	62	Jun 18	MIL	@	TOR	W,6-3	CG	5	5	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.251	.272	.380	.651	3	.67	-0.035	.96	-0.03%	-0.34	DH
47	1880	63	Jun 19	MIL	@	TOR	L,6-15	CG	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.246	.270	.372	.642	3	.65	-0.081	1.11	-0.08%	-0.94	DH
48	1881	65 (1)	Jun 21	MIL	@	TOR	L,6-7	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.246	.270	.369	.639	3	1.18	-0.064	1.99	-0.07%	-0.59	DH
49	1882	66	Jun 22	MIL	@	BOS	L,2-5	CG(7)	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.242	.266	.364	.629	3	1.16	-0.147	1.25	-0.10%	-1.57	DH
50	1883	67	Jun 23	MIL	@	BOS	L,5-9	CG	5	4	2	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.243	.269	.366	.635	3	.73	0.117	.66	0.06%	0.96	DH
51	1884	68	Jun 24	MIL	@	BOS	L,7-8	CG	4	2	1	1	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.245	.278	.368	.645	4	1.10	0.094	.90	0.05%	0.82	DH
52	1885	69	Jun 26	MIL		TOR	W,10-5	CG	5	4	1	1	0	0	0	2	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.245	.281	.365	.646	4	2.87	0.104	2.70	0.06%	0.48	DH
53	1886	70	Jun 27	MIL		TOR	L,1-8	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.242	.280	.360	.640	3	.88	-0.030	.88	-0.02%	-0.64	DH
54	1887	71	Jun 28	MIL		TOR	W,11-5	CG	5	4	1	2	0	0	1	3	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.247	.287	.377	.664	3	.54	0.058	.42	0.03%	2.05	DH
55	1888	72	Jun 29	MIL		DET	L,1-11	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.243	.286	.372	.658	3	.41	0.007	.32	0.00%	-0.31	DH
56	1889	73	Jun 30	MIL		DET	L,5-8	CG	5	4	0	3	2	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.252	.293	.387	.680	3	1.03	0.080	.68	0.03%	0.97	DH
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
57	1890	74	Jul 1	MIL		DET	W,13-2	CG	5	3	3	3	1	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.262	.307	.400	.707	3	.35	0.029	.19	0.01%	1.93	DH
58	1891	77 (2)	Jul 4	MIL	@	CAL	W,2-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.258	.302	.393	.695	3	1.07	-0.108	.64	-0.04%	-1.16	DH
59	1892	78	Jul 5	MIL	@	CAL	L,3-4	CG(12)	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.252	.296	.385	.681	3	1.60	-0.289	1.04	-0.11%	-1.61	DH
60	1893	79	Jul 6	MIL	@	SEA	L,2-3	GS-7	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.252	.296	.382	.678	3	1.55	-0.010	1.03	0.00%	-0.33	DH
61	1894	81 (1)	Jul 8	MIL	@	SEA	L,2-5	CG(11)	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.247	.290	.374	.665	3	1.21	-0.161	.49	-0.04%	-0.89	DH
62	1895	84 (2)	Jul 11	MIL	@	OAK	L,5-6	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.251	.293	.377	.670	3	.59	0.031	.17	0.01%	0.12	DH
63	1896	85	Jul 12	MIL	@	OAK	W,4-3	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.248	.293	.372	.665	3	1.42	-0.062	.39	-0.01%	-0.60	DH
							31-32		270	250	25	62	13	0	6	36	17	2	51	0	0	3	4	4	1	1	.248	.293	.372	.665		.96	-0.166	1.40	-0.43%	-4.35

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