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	27-7 / in Starts: 26-7
Longest Hitting Streak	4 games
Longest On Base Streak	4 games
Most Games w/o HR	31 games
Most Games w/o RBI	6 games
Grand Slams	0 in 4 bases loaded PA and 3 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 107 PAs	13
Actual Runners on Base	76 (34-31-11) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 107 PAs	11
Avg. Runners on Base	69 (35-22-11)

Most Driven In
M Marion	4
D Litwhiler	3
E Verban	2
G Fallon	1
W Kurowski	1

Most Driven In By
R Sanders	4
S Musial	3
J Hopp	1

1944 Batting Game Log

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1944 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	193	2 (1)	Apr 20	STL		PIT	W,5-3	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.73	0.013	1.82	0.02%	-0.04	P
2	194	6 (3)	Apr 25	STL	@	CIN	L,3-10	GS-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	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
3	195	14 (7)	May 4	STL	@	PIT	L,3-6	GS-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	9	.61	0.013	2.30	0.03%	0.15	P
4	196	18 (3)	May 10	STL		BRO	W,4-2	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.143	.143	.143	.286	9	.64	-0.042	2.48	-0.10%	-0.71	P
5	197	22 (3)	May 14 (1)	STL		PHI	W,6-3	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0		0	0	0			0	0	0	.182	.182	.182	.364	9						P
6	198	28 (5)	May 19	STL		BSN	L,3-4	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	9	2.00	-0.055	9.03	-0.15%	-0.49	P
7	199	34 (5)	May 28 (1)	STL	@	NYG	W,8-0	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	1		0	1	0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	9	.63	0.013	3.04	0.04%	-0.40	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
8	200	41 (6)	Jun 2	STL	@	PHI	W,9-3	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.222	.263	.222	.485	9	.47	0.000	2.48	0.00%	0.34	P
9	201	46 (4)	Jun 10	STL	@	CIN	W,18-0	CG	7	6	2	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.250	.308	.250	.558	9	.27	-0.057	1.70	-0.21%	-0.35	P
10	202	50 (3)	Jun 14	STL		CHC	W,10-9	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.308	.250	.558	9						P
11	203	52 (1)	Jun 18 (1)	STL		PIT	W,12-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		0	0	0			0	0	0	.214	.267	.214	.481	9						P
12	204	55 (2)	Jun 21 (1)	STL	@	CHC	W,6-4	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.207	.258	.207	.465	9	1.22	-0.029	5.66	-0.08%	-0.31	P
13	205	58 (2)	Jun 24	STL	@	PIT	W,16-0	CG	6	6	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.229	.270	.229	.499	9	.20	0.064	1.19	0.23%	0.47	P
14	206	63 (4)	Jun 30	STL		PHI	W,8-4	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.211	.250	.211	.461	9	1.41	-0.183	6.10	-0.48%	-1.58	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
15	207	67 (3)	Jul 4 (1)	STL		NYG	W,6-2	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	2	1	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.220	.273	.220	.492	9	.67	0.118	2.51	0.27%	1.39	P
16	208	73 (5)	Jul 9 (1)	STL		BSN	W,1-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.205	.255	.205	.460	9	.96	-0.077	2.81	-0.14%	-0.71	P
17	209	76 (2)	Jul 14	STL		CIN	L,0-3	GS-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.217	.265	.217	.483	9	.80	0.006	2.55	0.01%	0.10	P
18	210	81 (4)	Jul 20 (1)	STL	@	NYG	W,10-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.200	.245	.200	.445	9	.17	-0.018	.31	-0.02%	-0.78	P
19	211	86 (4)	Jul 23 (2)	STL	@	BSN	W,5-2	CG	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.204	.246	.222	.468	9	.69	0.038	.98	0.03%	-0.02	P
20	212	91 (4)	Jul 27 (2)	STL	@	PHI	W,5-0	CG	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		1	0	0	0	.193	.233	.211	.444	9	.51	0.015	.38	0.01%	0.02	P
21	213	96 (4)	Jul 31	STL	@	BRO	L,1-6	GS-4	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.207	.246	.224	.470	9	.33	0.011	.12	0.00%	0.12	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
22	214	97	Aug 1	STL	@	BRO	W,14-3	CG	5	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.210	.258	.226	.483	9	.28	0.007	.09	0.00%	-0.28	P
23	215	101 (3)	Aug 6	STL	@	CIN	W,5-4	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.200	.246	.215	.462	9	.63	-0.049	.15	-0.01%	-0.67	P
24	216	103 (1)	Aug 10	STL		PHI	W,2-0	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.206	.250	.221	.471	9	.57	-0.028	.04	0.00%	-0.33	P
25	217	108 (4)	Aug 14	STL		BRO	W,4-2	CG	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.208	.250	.236	.486	9	.61	0.076	.05	0.00%	0.47	P
26	218	113 (4)	Aug 19	STL		NYG	W,8-4	CG	4	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.216	.266	.243	.509	9	.60	0.000	.02	0.00%	0.53	P
27	219	118 (4)	Aug 23	STL		CHC	W,11-1	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.218	.265	.244	.509	9	.68	0.066	.01	0.00%	-0.28	P
28	220	123 (4)	Aug 28	STL		CIN	W,3-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	1	0	0	.210	.256	.235	.490	9	1.66	-0.163	.01	0.00%	-1.16	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
29	221	127 (3)	Sep 3 (1)	STL	@	PIT	L,5-6	GS-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.210	.256	.235	.490	9						P
30	222	130 (2)	Sep 5 (1)	STL	@	CIN	W,4-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.202	.247	.226	.473	9	.53	-0.039	.00	0.00%	-0.58	P
31	223	135 (4)	Sep 10 (2)	STL		CHC	W,4-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0			0	0	0	.195	.239	.218	.458	9						P
32	224	140 (4)	Sep 15 (1)	STL	@	CHC	L,1-2	GS-9	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.202	.253	.225	.477	9	1.56	0.072	.00	0.00%	0.71	P
33	225	145 (4)	Sep 21 (1)	STL	@	BSN	W,5-4	GS-5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.198	.247	.220	.467	9	.89	-0.044	.00	0.00%	-0.39	P
34	226	149 (3)	Sep 24 (1)	STL	@	PHI	W,4-3	CG(16)	6	5	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.198	.252	.229	.482	9	1.72	-0.078	.00	0.00%	-0.37	P
							27-7		107	96	9	19	3	0	0	13	7	0	12	0	4		1	2	0	0	.198	.252	.229	.482		.72	-0.350	1.29	-0.54%	-5.15

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