Mort Cooper

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-2, 210lb (188cm, 95kg)

Born: March 2, 1913 in Atherton, MO us

Died: November 17, 1958 in Little Rock, AR

Buried: Salem Cemetery, Independence, MO

High School: William Chrisman HS (Independence, MO)

Debut: September 14, 1938 (Age 25-196d, 8,525th in major league history)
vs. PHI 9.0 IP, 3 H, 3 SO, 8 BB, 2 ER, W

Last Game: May 7, 1949 (Age 36-066d)
vs. BRO 0.0 IP, 2 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 3 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1939 season

Full Name: Morton Cecil Cooper

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Relatives: Brother of Walker Cooper

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

32.6

128

ERA

2.97

295

239

1840.2

913

WHIP

1.215

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	24-21 / in Starts: 14-10
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	12 games
Most Games w/o RBI	7 games
Grand Slams	0 in 2 bases loaded PA and 1 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	3

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 76 PAs	11
Actual Runners on Base	43 (27-11-5) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 76 PAs	9
Avg. Runners on Base	51 (26-16-8)

Most Driven In
E Slaughter	2
Self	2
D Gutteridge	1
S Martin	1
T Moore	1
M Owen	1

Most Driven In By
Self	2
S Martin	1
P Martin	1

1939 Batting Game Log

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1939 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	5	5 (4)	Apr 25	STL		CIN	L,1-5	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
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
2	6	11 (5)	May 4	STL	@	NYG	L,3-6	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
3	7	13 (1)	May 6	STL	@	NYG	L,2-6	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.12	-0.057	3.37	-0.10%	-0.48	P
4	8	18 (4)	May 12	STL	@	CIN	W,8-7	GS-5	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.250	.000	.250	9	1.11	0.012	3.97	0.03%	0.15	P
5	9	21 (2)	May 16	STL		NYG	W,7-6	4-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.200	.000	.200	9	.84	-0.024	3.16	-0.06%	-0.34	P
6	10	22	May 17	STL		NYG	L,5-9	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.200	.000	.200	9						P
7	11	26 (3)	May 22	STL		PHI	W,2-1	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.125	.000	.125	9	.91	-0.067	3.60	-0.16%	-0.75	P
8	12	31 (4)	May 27	STL		CIN	L,2-3	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.100	.000	.100	9	.96	-0.052	5.58	-0.18%	-0.49	P
9	13	36 (4)	May 30 (2)	STL		PIT	L,8-14	5-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.100	.000	.100	9						P
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
10	14	38 (1)	Jun 2	STL	@	NYG	L,2-8	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.100	.000	.100	2						P
11	15	40 (1)	Jun 5	STL	@	BSN	L,4-10	GS-5	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.100	.182	.100	.282	9	1.90	0.111	6.28	0.22%	1.00	P
12	16	42 (1)	Jun 7	STL	@	BRO	W,7-3	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.100	.182	.100	.282	9						P
13	17	44 (1)	Jun 10 (1)	STL	@	PHI	L,5-6	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.083	.154	.083	.237	9	.73	-0.036	2.48	-0.08%	-0.32	P
14	18	45	Jun 10 (2)	STL	@	PHI	L,3-5	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.083	.154	.083	.237	3						PR
15	19	47 (1)	Jun 11 (2)	STL	@	PHI	W,4-1	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.083	.154	.083	.237	4						P
16	20	49 (1)	Jun 15	STL		BRO	L,3-8	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.083	.154	.083	.237	9						P
17	21	51 (1)	Jun 17	STL		NYG	L,5-7	5-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.083	.154	.083	.237	9						P
18	22	54 (2)	Jun 22	STL		PHI	W,11-5	0-GF	3	3	0	3	1	0	0	2	0		0	0	0			0	0	0	.267	.313	.333	.646	9						P
19	23	56 (1)	Jun 25 (1)	STL		BSN	L,5-8	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.267	.313	.333	.646	9						P
20	24	59 (2)	Jun 28	STL		CHC	L,4-8	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.267	.313	.333	.646	9						P
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
21	25	64 (4)	Jul 3	STL	@	CHC	W,5-3	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.235	.278	.294	.572	9	.97	-0.049	2.05	-0.06%	-0.40	P
22	26	65	Jul 4 (1)	STL	@	CHC	W,6-4	7-GF	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.278	.316	.500	.816	9	3.27	0.359	8.81	0.58%	1.58	P
23	27	69 (3)	Jul 9 (1)	STL	@	PIT	W,7-3	CG	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.261	.292	.435	.726	9	.47	0.050	.96	0.06%	0.13	P
24	28	71 (1)	Jul 13 (1)	STL	@	BSN	W,5-3	6-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.250	.280	.417	.697	9	.59	-0.007	1.05	-0.01%	-0.18	P
25	29	75 (3)	Jul 16	STL	@	NYG	W,3-1	CG	4	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	.269	.296	.423	.719	9	1.40	0.091	1.96	0.08%	0.38	P
26	30	77 (1)	Jul 18	STL	@	NYG	W,5-3	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.269	.296	.423	.719	9						P
27	31	80 (2)	Jul 21 (2)	STL	@	PHI	W,7-0	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.276	.300	.414	.714	9	.68	-0.024	1.15	-0.02%	-0.36	P
28	32	84 (3)	Jul 25	STL		NYG	L,3-6	GS-0	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0		0	0	0			0	0	0	.290	.313	.419	.732	9						P
29	33	87 (2)	Jul 28	STL		BRO	L,4-5	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.273	.294	.394	.688	9	.95	-0.053	1.20	-0.04%	-0.58	P
Aug		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	34	93 (5)	Aug 3 (2)	STL		BSN	W,4-3	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.250	.270	.361	.631	9	.92	-0.077	1.12	-0.06%	-0.59	P
31	35	94	Aug 4	STL		PHI	W,9-8	3-4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.270	.361	.631	9						PR
32	36	97 (2)	Aug 6 (2)	STL		PHI	W,8-3	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.231	.250	.333	.583	9	.36	-0.038	.69	-0.05%	-1.19	P
33	37	101 (3)	Aug 13 (2)	STL		CIN	W,4-3	GS-9	3	3	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.238	.256	.405	.661	9	1.21	0.208	4.51	0.47%	0.58	P
34	38	108 (6)	Aug 19	STL	@	CIN	T,3-3	GS-8	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	1	0	0	.217	.234	.370	.604	9	1.53	-0.191	10.12	-0.76%	-1.30	P
35	39	113 (4)	Aug 23	STL	@	BRO	L,3-8	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.213	.229	.362	.591	9	.42	-0.011	1.74	-0.03%	-0.11	P
36	40	114	Aug 24	STL	@	PHI	L,5-6	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.213	.229	.362	.591	9						P
37	41	118 (3)	Aug 27 (2)	STL	@	BSN	W,6-5	GS-0	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0			0	0	0	.224	.240	.367	.607	9						P
Sept		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
38	42	125 (6)	Sep 4 (2)	STL		CIN	T,6-6	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.216	.231	.353	.584	9	1.37	-0.069	11.92	-0.36%	-0.61	P
39	43	128 (2)	Sep 7	STL	@	CHC	W,4-2	GS-9	3	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		0	0	0	0	.226	.241	.358	.599	9	1.23	-0.012	3.48	-0.02%	-0.11	P
40	44	133 (4)	Sep 11	STL	@	PIT	L,6-8	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.218	.232	.345	.578	9	.84	-0.042	4.79	-0.15%	-0.46	P
41	45	135 (1)	Sep 13	STL		PHI	W,10-9	7-8	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.232	.246	.375	.621	9	.41	0.022	2.04	0.06%	0.22	P
42	46	139 (3)	Sep 17 (1)	STL		NYG	L,1-2	CG	3	3	0	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.254	.267	.407	.673	9	1.66	0.143	9.52	0.49%	1.15	P
43	47	141 (1)	Sep 18 (1)	STL		NYG	L,2-7	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.254	.267	.407	.673	9						P
44	48	144 (2)	Sep 20	STL		BRO	W,10-4	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.250	.262	.400	.662	9	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.17	P
45	49	146 (1)	Sep 22	STL		CHC	W,3-2	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.242	.254	.387	.641	9	.59	-0.030	3.89	-0.12%	-0.34	P
46	50	150 (3)	Sep 26 (2)	STL	@	CIN	W,6-0	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	1	0	0	.246	.258	.385	.642	9	.44	-0.064	.82	-0.07%	-1.85	P
47	51	153 (2)	Sep 30 (1)	STL	@	CHC	W,7-5	GS-9	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		1	1	0	0	.232	.243	.362	.605	9	1.39	-0.102	.00	0.00%	-0.63	P
							24-21		76	69	4	16	3	0	2	11	1	0	13	0	5		1	3	0	0	.232	.243	.362	.605		.98	-0.009	3.36	-0.33%	-6.07

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