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

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1977 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1977 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 7	MIL	@	NYY	L,0-3	CG	36	8.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
2	2	Apr 9	MIL	@	NYY	W,3-2	CG	38	9.0	12	0	0	12	0	1B
3	3	Apr 10	MIL	@	NYY	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
4	4	Apr 12	MIL		BAL	L,0-1	CG	35	9.0	14	1	0	15	3	1B
5	5	Apr 14	MIL		BAL	W,5-0	CG	30	9.0	14	1	0	15	2	1B
6	6	Apr 15	MIL		NYY	W,7-4	CG	36	9.0	12	1	0	13	1	1B
7	7	Apr 16	MIL		NYY	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	11	1	0	12	0	1B
8	8	Apr 17	MIL		NYY	W,2-0	CG	38	9.0	10	0	0	10	2	1B
9	9	Apr 19	MIL	@	OAK	W,5-4	CG	41	9.0	12	1	0	13	0	1B
10	10	Apr 20	MIL	@	OAK	L,2-4	CG	35	8.0	12	0	0	12	3	1B
11	11	Apr 22	MIL	@	CAL	L,4-7	CG	35	8.0	11	3	0	14	0	1B
12	12	Apr 23	MIL	@	CAL	W,4-1	CG	35	9.0	15	0	0	15	2	1B
13	13	Apr 24	MIL	@	CAL	W,10-9	CG	42	9.0	10	2	0	12	0	1B
14	14	Apr 26	MIL		BOS	L,1-3	CG	41	9.0	12	0	1	13	0	1B
15	15	Apr 27	MIL		BOS	W,4-2	CG	35	9.0	9	1	0	10	0	1B
16	16	Apr 29	MIL		CLE	W,6-5	CG	37	9.0	10	1	0	11	0	1B
17	17	Apr 30	MIL		CLE	L,0-1	CG	46	12.0	15	2	0	17	1	1B
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
18	18	May 1 (1)	MIL		CLE	W,7-3	CG	36	9.0	14	0	0	14	0	1B
19	19	May 1 (2)	MIL		CLE	L,5-8	CG	42	9.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
20	20	May 2	MIL	@	TOR	W,3-1	CG	32	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
21	21	May 3	MIL	@	TOR	W,6-2	CG	36	9.0	11	1	0	12	1	1B
22	22	May 4	MIL	@	TOR	L,3-10	CG	43	8.0	8	1	0	9	2	1B
23	23	May 5	MIL	@	TOR	L,8-9	CG	37	8.0	8	0	0	8	2	1B
24	24	May 6	MIL	@	DET	L,2-5	CG	37	8.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
25	25	May 7	MIL	@	DET	L,2-6	CG	37	8.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
26	26	May 8	MIL	@	DET	W,7-4	GS	22	6.0	3	3	0	6	3	1B
27	35 (8)	May 17	MIL		TOR	L,1-3	CG	40	9.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
28	36	May 18	MIL		TOR	W,3-2	CG	38	10.0	8	4	0	12	2	1B
29	37	May 19	MIL		TOR	W,5-3	CG	39	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
30	43 (5)	May 24	MIL	@	BAL	L,1-2	CG	31	8.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
31	44	May 25	MIL		CHW	W,7-4	CG	34	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
32	45	May 26	MIL		CHW	L,3-4	CG	37	9.0	11	1	0	12	0	1B
33	46	May 27	MIL		TEX	W,6-5	CG	41	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
34	47	May 28	MIL		TEX	W,3-1	CG	38	9.0	12	0	0	12	1	1B
35	48	May 29	MIL		TEX	L,4-5	CG	53	11.0	8	1	0	9	2	1B
36	49	May 30 (1)	MIL	@	CHW	W,4-3	CG	38	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
37	50	May 30 (2)	MIL	@	CHW	L,3-8	CG	39	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
38	51	Jun 3	MIL	@	TEX	L,8-15	CG	44	8.0	6	0	0	6	2	1B
39	52	Jun 4	MIL	@	TEX	W,3-2	CG	37	10.0	7	1	0	8	1	1B
40	53	Jun 5	MIL	@	TEX	L,6-7	CG	36	8.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
41	54	Jun 6	MIL		BAL	L,2-5	CG	42	9.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
42	55	Jun 7	MIL		BAL	W,7-6	CG	42	9.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
43	56	Jun 8	MIL		NYY	L,2-9	CG	42	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
44	57	Jun 9	MIL		NYY	L,1-10	CG	47	9.0	8	3	0	11	0	1B
45	58	Jun 10	MIL		KCR	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
46	59	Jun 11	MIL		KCR	L,0-6	CG	40	9.0	8	1	1	10	1	1B
47	60	Jun 12	MIL		KCR	W,4-0	CG	32	9.0	10	0	0	10	3	1B
48	61	Jun 14	MIL	@	BAL	L,5-8	CG	51	10.0	10	0	0	10	2	1B
49	62	Jun 15	MIL	@	BAL	W,6-2	CG	34	9.0	12	1	0	13	2	1B
50	63	Jun 16	MIL	@	BAL	L,0-6	CG	36	8.0	6	0	1	7	0	1B
51	64	Jun 17	MIL		CAL	L,5-7	CG	42	10.0	12	4	0	16	1	1B
52	65	Jun 18	MIL		CAL	W,4-2	CG	40	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
53	66	Jun 19	MIL		CAL	L,0-7	CG	38	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
54	67	Jun 21	MIL		OAK	W,12-1	CG	33	9.0	10	1	0	11	0	1B
55	68	Jun 22	MIL		OAK	W,5-1	CG	36	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
56	69	Jun 24	MIL		SEA	W,7-1	CG	33	9.0	19	2	0	21	1	1B
57	70	Jun 25	MIL		SEA	L,3-8	CG	41	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
58	71	Jun 26	MIL		SEA	W,8-6	CG	45	9.0	7	1	1	9	1	1B
59	72	Jun 27	MIL	@	MIN	L,3-10	CG	39	8.0	7	1	0	8	1	1B
60	73	Jun 28	MIL	@	MIN	L,3-8	CG	39	8.0	7	1	0	8	1	1B
61	74	Jun 29	MIL	@	MIN	W,1-0	CG	36	9.0	13	0	0	13	0	1B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
62	75	Jul 1	MIL	@	SEA	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	11	2	0	13	0	1B
63	76	Jul 2	MIL	@	SEA	L,1-2	CG	31	8.0	5	3	0	8	0	1B
64	77	Jul 3	MIL	@	SEA	W,10-3	CG	35	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
65	78	Jul 4	MIL		MIN	L,0-5	CG	41	9.0	9	0	0	9	2	1B
66	79	Jul 5	MIL		MIN	L,2-3	CG	40	9.0	11	0	0	11	2	1B
67	80	Jul 6	MIL	@	KCR	L,7-8	CG	39	8.1	6	2	0	8	2	1B
68	81	Jul 8	MIL		BOS	L,3-7	CG	41	9.0	8	1	0	9	2	1B
69	82	Jul 9	MIL		BOS	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
70	83	Jul 10 (1)	MIL		BOS	L,5-8	CG	61	11.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
71	84	Jul 10 (2)	MIL		BOS	L,3-7	CG	42	9.0	6	1	0	7	2	1B
72	85	Jul 12	MIL		NYY	L,2-5	CG	43	9.0	11	1	0	12	1	1B
73	86	Jul 13	MIL		NYY	W,9-8	CG	43	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
74	87	Jul 14	MIL		NYY	L,3-6	CG	35	9.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B
75	88	Jul 15	MIL		BAL	L,2-4	CG	35	9.0	10	1	0	11	1	1B
76	89	Jul 16	MIL		BAL	L,0-5	CG	33	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
77	90	Jul 17	MIL		BAL	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
78	91	Jul 21 (1)	MIL	@	NYY	L,0-7	CG	39	8.0	7	0	0	7	2	1B
79	92	Jul 21 (2)	MIL	@	NYY	W,5-4	CG	41	10.0	15	2	0	17	1	1B
80	93	Jul 22	MIL	@	NYY	W,6-3	CG	34	9.0	16	1	0	17	0	1B
81	94	Jul 23	MIL	@	NYY	L,1-3	CG	38	8.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
82	95	Jul 24 (1)	MIL	@	BAL	L,2-3	CG	35	8.0	12	0	0	12	1	1B
83	96	Jul 24 (2)	MIL	@	BAL	L,3-4	CG	38	8.0	8	1	1	10	0	1B
84	97	Jul 25	MIL	@	BAL	L,3-4	CG	45	10.1	10	2	0	12	1	1B
85	98	Jul 26	MIL	@	BOS	L,3-4	CG	31	8.0	12	1	0	13	1	1B
86	99	Jul 27	MIL	@	BOS	W,14-5	CG	43	9.0	9	0	0	9	2	1B
87	101 (1)	Jul 29	MIL	@	TOR	W,7-3	CG	37	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	1B
88	102	Jul 30	MIL	@	TOR	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	9	2	0	11	2	1B
89	103	Jul 31	MIL	@	TOR	L,1-4	CG	36	8.0	11	1	0	12	1	1B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
90	104	Aug 1	MIL	@	TOR	L,2-3	CG	28	8.0	12	0	0	12	0	1B
91	105	Aug 2 (1)	MIL		CLE	L,2-9	CG	42	9.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
92	106	Aug 2 (2)	MIL		CLE	L,4-7	CG	43	9.0	6	2	0	8	0	1B
93	107	Aug 3	MIL		CLE	W,7-4	CG	38	9.0	6	0	0	6	3	1B
94	108	Aug 5	MIL		TOR	L,1-6	CG	39	9.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
95	109	Aug 6	MIL		TOR	L,3-5	CG	40	9.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
96	110	Aug 7 (1)	MIL		TOR	W,6-2	CG	37	9.0	13	0	0	13	0	1B
97	111	Aug 7 (2)	MIL		TOR	W,7-5	CG	42	9.0	8	3	2	13	2	1B
98	112	Aug 8	MIL	@	DET	L,1-6	CG	40	8.0	13	0	0	13	0	1B
99	113	Aug 9 (1)	MIL	@	DET	L,2-4	CG	32	8.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
100	114	Aug 9 (2)	MIL	@	DET	W,6-4	CG	37	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
101	115	Aug 10	MIL	@	DET	L,3-5	CG	33	8.0	7	0	0	7	2	1B
102	116	Aug 12 (1)	MIL	@	CLE	L,0-2	CG	30	8.0	11	0	0	11	2	1B
103	117	Aug 12 (2)	MIL	@	CLE	L,4-5	CG	35	8.1	7	1	0	8	0	1B
104	118	Aug 13	MIL	@	CLE	W,6-1	CG	31	9.0	14	0	0	14	3	1B
105	119	Aug 14 (1)	MIL	@	CLE	L,4-12	GS	34	5.0	5	0	0	5	1	1B
106	120	Aug 14 (2)	MIL	@	CLE	L,5-14	CG	46	8.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
107	121	Aug 15	MIL		TEX	W,6-5	CG	38	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
108	122	Aug 16	MIL		TEX	L,3-11	CG	44	9.0	9	1	0	10	3	1B
109	123	Aug 17	MIL		BOS	W,5-3	CG	35	9.0	15	0	0	15	1	1B
110	124	Aug 18	MIL		BOS	L,4-8	CG	42	9.0	10	3	0	13	1	1B
111	125	Aug 19	MIL		CHW	L,1-3	CG	38	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
112	126	Aug 20	MIL		CHW	W,4-2	CG	34	9.0	11	0	2	13	3	1B
113	127	Aug 21 (1)	MIL		CHW	W,7-1	CG	31	9.0	6	2	0	8	1	1B
114	128	Aug 21 (2)	MIL		CHW	L,3-6	CG	41	9.0	10	1	0	11	0	1B
115	129	Aug 22	MIL	@	TEX	L,7-8	CG	43	8.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
116	130	Aug 23	MIL	@	TEX	W,4-2	CG	34	9.0	14	1	0	15	2	1B
117	131	Aug 24	MIL		KCR	L,3-4	CG	63	15.0	13	2	0	15	1	1B
118	132	Aug 25	MIL		KCR	L,6-9	CG	46	9.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
119	133	Aug 26	MIL	@	CHW	L,2-4	CG	39	8.0	12	1	0	13	1	1B
120	134	Aug 27	MIL	@	CHW	L,6-7	CG	40	8.0	5	1	0	6	0	1B
121	135	Aug 28	MIL	@	CHW	W,10-1	CG	31	9.0	9	2	0	11	3	1B
122	136	Aug 30	MIL		DET	L,2-4	CG	37	9.0	13	0	0	13	0	1B
123	137	Aug 31	MIL		DET	L,2-5	CG	41	9.0	10	3	0	13	2	1B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
124	138	Sep 1	MIL		DET	W,1-0	CG	36	9.0	10	1	1	12	0	1B
125	139	Sep 2 (1)	MIL	@	KCR	L,1-3	CG	33	8.0	4	1	0	5	2	1B
126	140	Sep 2 (2)	MIL	@	KCR	L,0-3	GF	10	3.0	4	0	0	4	1	1B
127	141	Sep 3	MIL	@	KCR	L,2-3	CG	31	8.0	10	2	0	12	1	1B
128	142	Sep 4	MIL	@	KCR	L,2-6	CG	37	8.0	9	1	0	10	0	1B
129	143	Sep 5	MIL	@	CAL	W,6-5	CG	40	9.0	8	2	0	10	2	1B
130	144	Sep 7	MIL	@	CAL	L,1-4	CG	33	8.0	6	1	0	7	0	1B
131	145	Sep 9	MIL	@	OAK	W,3-1	CG	30	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
132	146	Sep 10	MIL	@	OAK	L,1-4	CG	31	8.0	11	1	0	12	0	1B
133	147	Sep 11	MIL	@	OAK	L,3-5	CG	35	8.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
134	148	Sep 13	MIL	@	SEA	W,6-5	CG	40	10.0	15	1	0	16	0	1B
135	149	Sep 14	MIL	@	SEA	W,8-5	CG	39	9.0	6	1	0	7	1	1B
136	150	Sep 16	MIL		OAK	L,1-8	CG	41	9.0	7	1	0	8	1	1B
137	151	Sep 17	MIL		OAK	W,8-1	CG	38	9.0	10	2	0	12	1	1B
138	152	Sep 18	MIL		OAK	L,1-3	CG	39	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
139	153	Sep 20	MIL		SEA	W,5-1	CG	36	9.0	11	0	0	11	2	1B
140	154	Sep 21	MIL		SEA	L,4-11	CG	45	9.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
141	155	Sep 24	MIL	@	MIN	L,3-4	CG	39	8.0	5	1	0	6	0	1B
142	156	Sep 25 (1)	MIL	@	MIN	W,8-6	CG	42	9.0	11	3	1	15	2	1B
143	157	Sep 25 (2)	MIL	@	MIN	L,4-8	CG	37	8.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
144	158	Sep 27	MIL		CAL	W,7-5	CG	43	10.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
145	159	Sep 28	MIL		CAL	L,2-4	CG	38	9.0	14	1	0	15	0	1B
146	160	Sep 30	MIL		MIN	W,7-5	CG	25	5.0	6	1	0	7	1	1B
147	161	Oct 1	MIL		MIN	L,1-9	CG	47	9.0	10	2	1	13	1	1B
148	162	Oct 2	MIL		MIN	L,2-6	GS	35	8.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
							148gm		1296.0	1386	118	12	1516	134