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.
Triple Plays: 1 (May 16)

1979 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1979 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 5	MIL	@	NYY	W,5-1	CG	34	9.0	12	0	1	13	1	1B
2	2	Apr 7	MIL	@	NYY	W,4-3	CG	40	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
3	3	Apr 8	MIL	@	NYY	L,1-2	CG	29	8.0	14	2	0	16	2	1B
4	4	Apr 10	MIL		BOS	W,3-0	CG	34	9.0	13	1	0	14	0	1B
5	5	Apr 12	MIL		BOS	L,10-12	CG	46	9.0	17	0	0	17	1	1B
6	7 (1)	Apr 14	MIL		BAL	W,11-10	CG	47	9.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
7	8	Apr 15	MIL		BAL	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	9	1	0	10	2	1B
8	9	Apr 17	MIL	@	BOS	L,5-6	CG	39	8.1	9	1	0	10	1	1B
9	10	Apr 18	MIL	@	BOS	W,4-1	CG	33	9.0	15	0	0	15	3	1B
10	11	Apr 19	MIL	@	BOS	L,3-5	CG	38	8.0	9	1	1	11	1	1B
11	12	Apr 20	MIL	@	BAL	L,3-6	CG	37	8.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
12	13	Apr 21	MIL	@	BAL	L,2-4	CG	36	8.0	6	0	1	7	0	1B
13	14	Apr 22 (1)	MIL	@	BAL	L,2-6	CG	35	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
14	15	Apr 22 (2)	MIL	@	BAL	L,3-7	CG	36	8.0	9	1	0	10	2	1B
15	16	Apr 26 (1)	MIL		DET	W,5-1	CG	36	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
16	17	Apr 26 (2)	MIL		DET	W,7-5	CG	42	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
17	18	Apr 27	MIL	@	TOR	W,8-5	CG	41	9.0	9	2	0	11	1	1B
18	19	Apr 28	MIL	@	TOR	W,11-8	GF	6	2.0	2	0	0	2	0	PH 1B
19	20	Apr 29 (1)	MIL	@	TOR	W,3-0	CG	32	9.0	12	0	0	12	3	1B
20	21	Apr 29 (2)	MIL	@	TOR	L,3-5	CG	36	8.0	5	1	0	6	0	1B
21	22	Apr 30	MIL	@	CLE	W,8-0	CG	29	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
22	23	May 1	MIL	@	CLE	L,1-3	CG	32	8.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
23	24	May 2	MIL	@	CLE	W,6-1	CG	32	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
24	25	May 3	MIL		TOR	W,5-4	CG	36	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
25	26	May 4	MIL		TOR	L,4-5	CG	41	9.0	10	0	1	11	1	1B
26	27	May 5	MIL		TOR	W,6-1	CG	37	9.0	8	0	1	9	1	1B
27	28	May 6	MIL		TOR	W,4-0	CG	30	9.0	12	0	0	12	1	1B
28	29	May 8	MIL		CLE	W,9-5	CG	42	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
29	30	May 9	MIL		CLE	L,7-8	CG	39	9.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
30	31	May 10	MIL		CLE	L,1-8	CG	47	9.0	9	1	0	10	0	1B
31	32	May 11	MIL	@	DET	W,5-1	CG	30	9.0	15	3	0	18	2	1B
32	33	May 12	MIL	@	DET	W,3-2	CG	38	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
33	34	May 13	MIL	@	DET	L,2-6	CG	33	8.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
34	35	May 15	MIL	@	CAL	L,1-2	CG	31	8.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
35	36	May 16	MIL	@	CAL	L,3-4	CG	39	10.2	12	1	0	13	0	1B
36	37	May 17	MIL	@	CAL	L,5-8	CG	38	8.0	12	0	0	12	1	1B
37	38	May 18	MIL	@	OAK	W,8-0	CG	32	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
38	39	May 19	MIL	@	OAK	L,4-12	CG	43	8.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
39	40	May 20 (1)	MIL	@	OAK	L,6-7	CG	43	8.2	13	0	0	13	0	1B
40	41	May 20 (2)	MIL	@	OAK	L,1-2	CG	31	8.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
41	42	May 22	MIL		CAL	W,7-1	CG	32	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
42	44 (1)	May 24	MIL		CAL	W,9-6	CG	42	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
43	45	May 25	MIL		OAK	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
44	46	May 26	MIL		OAK	W,8-4	CG	43	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
45	47	May 27	MIL		OAK	L,1-2	CG	34	9.0	14	0	0	14	2	1B
46	48	May 28	MIL		NYY	L,1-2	CG	38	10.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
47	49	May 29	MIL		NYY	W,7-3	CG	33	9.0	9	2	0	11	2	1B
48	50	May 30	MIL		NYY	L,2-5	CG	47	11.0	15	1	0	16	0	1B
49	51	May 31	MIL		NYY	W,5-4	CG	41	9.0	10	2	0	12	0	1B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
50	52	Jun 1	MIL	@	KCR	W,5-4	CG	37	9.0	10	1	1	12	2	1B
51	53	Jun 2	MIL	@	KCR	L,3-4	CG	35	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
52	54	Jun 3	MIL	@	KCR	L,1-6	CG	42	8.0	5	1	0	6	2	1B
53	55	Jun 4	MIL	@	CHW	W,6-0	CG	33	9.0	12	0	0	12	2	1B
54	56	Jun 5	MIL	@	CHW	W,5-3	CG	38	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
55	57	Jun 6	MIL		TEX	W,4-3	CG	34	9.0	12	0	0	12	1	1B
56	58	Jun 7	MIL		TEX	L,1-7	CG	40	9.0	16	0	0	16	1	1B
57	64 (5)	Jun 15	MIL		KCR	L,11-14	CG	48	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
58	65	Jun 16	MIL		KCR	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	1B
59	66	Jun 17	MIL		KCR	W,5-3	CG	38	9.0	18	0	0	18	1	1B
60	67	Jun 19	MIL		MIN	W,10-9	CG	42	9.0	10	3	1	14	1	1B
61	68	Jun 20	MIL		MIN	W,8-3	CG	35	9.0	6	0	0	6	2	1B
62	69	Jun 21	MIL		MIN	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	12	0	0	12	0	1B
63	70	Jun 22	MIL	@	SEA	W,15-8	CG	41	9.0	8	0	0	8	2	1B
64	71	Jun 23	MIL	@	SEA	L,3-8	CG	36	8.0	7	2	0	9	0	1B
65	72	Jun 24	MIL	@	SEA	W,7-4	CG	52	12.0	14	1	0	15	1	1B
66	73	Jun 26	MIL	@	MIN	L,7-8	CG	41	8.2	10	1	0	11	1	1B
67	74	Jun 27	MIL	@	MIN	W,9-8	GS	19	5.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
68	75	Jun 28	MIL	@	MIN	W,6-5	CG	50	10.0	7	2	0	9	1	1B
69	76	Jun 29	MIL		SEA	L,2-3	CG	39	9.0	16	0	0	16	1	1B
70	77	Jun 30	MIL		SEA	W,8-1	CG	34	9.0	7	1	0	8	1	1B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
71	79 (1)	Jul 3	MIL	@	NYY	W,7-2	CG	36	9.0	13	0	0	13	1	1B
72	80	Jul 4	MIL	@	NYY	L,3-4	CG	36	8.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
73	82 (1)	Jul 6 (1)	MIL		DET	L,4-7	CG	39	9.0	5	1	0	6	1	1B
74	83	Jul 6 (2)	MIL		DET	L,4-5	CG	40	9.0	10	1	0	11	0	1B
75	84	Jul 7	MIL		DET	L,3-6	CG	42	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
76	85	Jul 8 (1)	MIL		DET	W,5-4	CG	35	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
77	86	Jul 8 (2)	MIL		DET	W,3-1	GS	13	4.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
78	95 (8)	Jul 21	MIL	@	CLE	W,5-0	CG	34	9.0	10	1	0	11	0	1B
79	96	Jul 22 (1)	MIL	@	CLE	W,14-5	CG	38	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
80	98 (1)	Jul 23	MIL	@	CLE	L,4-5	CG	33	8.0	9	1	0	10	0	1B
81	99	Jul 24	MIL	@	DET	W,5-4	CG	35	9.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
82	100	Jul 25	MIL	@	DET	L,2-11	CG	42	8.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
83	101	Jul 26	MIL	@	DET	L,2-5	CG	31	8.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
84	102	Jul 27	MIL		NYY	W,6-5	CG	36	9.0	16	0	0	16	3	1B
85	103	Jul 28	MIL		NYY	W,9-2	CG	37	9.0	9	1	0	10	0	1B
86	104	Jul 29	MIL		NYY	W,5-3	CG	36	9.0	8	3	0	11	1	1B
87	105	Jul 30	MIL		BAL	L,1-2	CG	34	9.0	10	1	0	11	1	1B
88	106	Jul 31	MIL		BAL	L,5-9	CG	43	9.0	12	0	1	13	1	1B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
89	107	Aug 1	MIL		BAL	L,2-5	CG	39	9.0	12	0	0	12	3	1B
90	108	Aug 2	MIL		BOS	L,1-10	CG	45	9.0	7	0	0	7	2	1B
91	109	Aug 3	MIL		BOS	W,5-3	CG	36	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
92	110	Aug 4	MIL		BOS	L,6-8	CG	39	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
93	111	Aug 5 (1)	MIL		BOS	L,2-7	CG	38	9.0	12	3	0	15	2	1B
94	113 (1)	Aug 7	MIL	@	BAL	W,7-5	CG	42	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
95	114	Aug 8	MIL	@	BAL	W,8-4	CG	36	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
96	115	Aug 9	MIL	@	BAL	L,2-3	CG	32	8.0	6	1	0	7	1	1B
97	116	Aug 10	MIL	@	BOS	L,4-5	CG	36	8.0	10	0	0	10	2	1B
98	117	Aug 11	MIL	@	BOS	W,9-6	CG	42	10.0	18	1	0	19	2	1B
99	118	Aug 13	MIL		KCR	W,5-4	CG	35	9.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
100	119	Aug 14	MIL		KCR	W,5-2	CG	34	9.0	9	1	0	10	2	1B
101	120	Aug 15	MIL		KCR	W,6-5	CG	36	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
102	121	Aug 16	MIL		TEX	W,4-1	CG	35	9.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
103	122	Aug 17	MIL		TEX	W,5-1	CG	33	9.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
104	123	Aug 18	MIL		TEX	L,3-7	CG	45	9.0	4	2	0	6	1	1B
105	124	Aug 19	MIL		TEX	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	14	0	0	14	1	1B
106	125	Aug 20	MIL		CHW	W,5-3	CG	36	9.0	10	0	1	11	2	1B
107	126	Aug 21 (1)	MIL		CHW	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	10	3	0	13	0	1B
108	127	Aug 21 (2)	MIL		CHW	W,9-5	CG	41	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
109	128	Aug 22	MIL		CHW	L,3-4	CG	39	9.0	11	2	0	13	0	1B
110	129	Aug 24	MIL	@	TEX	W,9-6	CG	41	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
111	130	Aug 25	MIL	@	TEX	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	15	2	0	17	2	1B
112	131	Aug 26	MIL	@	TEX	W,6-2	CG	37	9.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B
113	132	Aug 27	MIL	@	KCR	L,9-10	CG	50	9.1	12	0	0	12	0	1B
114	133	Aug 28	MIL	@	KCR	W,11-6	CG	39	9.0	7	1	1	9	1	1B
115	135 (1)	Aug 30	MIL	@	CHW	W,4-3	CG	46	12.0	13	0	0	13	4	1B
116	136	Aug 31	MIL	@	CHW	L,1-6	CG	33	8.0	11	1	0	12	1	1B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
117	138 (1)	Sep 2	MIL	@	CHW	W,7-2	CG	36	9.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B
118	139	Sep 3	MIL	@	OAK	W,6-3	CG	34	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
119	140	Sep 5	MIL	@	OAK	L,1-6	CG	39	8.0	12	0	0	12	1	1B
120	141	Sep 7	MIL	@	CAL	L,3-6	CG	38	8.0	11	1	0	12	1	1B
121	142	Sep 8	MIL	@	CAL	L,2-3	CG	32	8.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B
122	144 (1)	Sep 11	MIL		OAK	W,5-0	CG	31	9.0	13	1	0	14	1	1B
123	145	Sep 12	MIL		OAK	W,7-0	CG	31	9.0	12	1	0	13	1	1B
124	146	Sep 13	MIL		OAK	L,3-8	CG	41	9.0	11	0	0	11	2	1B
125	147	Sep 14	MIL		CAL	L,7-8	CG	47	9.0	13	0	0	13	1	1B
126	148	Sep 15	MIL		CAL	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
127	151 (2)	Sep 18	MIL	@	SEA	W,7-6	CG	40	9.0	9	3	0	12	1	1B
128	152	Sep 19	MIL	@	SEA	W,12-1	CG	36	9.0	7	3	0	10	1	1B
129	153	Sep 21	MIL		MIN	L,2-3	CG	35	9.0	4	2	0	6	0	1B
130	154	Sep 22	MIL		MIN	L,3-6	CG	42	9.0	6	1	0	7	2	1B
131	155	Sep 23	MIL		MIN	W,8-7	CG	49	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
132	156	Sep 25	MIL		SEA	W,7-6	CG	38	9.0	11	1	0	12	2	1B
133	157	Sep 26	MIL		SEA	L,1-8	CG	37	9.0	12	1	0	13	0	1B
134	158	Sep 27	MIL		SEA	W,7-6	CG	44	11.0	16	0	0	16	1	1B
135	159	Sep 28	MIL	@	MIN	W,10-1	CG	34	9.0	14	0	0	14	1	1B
							135gm		1186.2	1323	78	10	1411	119