P Ed Cooper #20
Age: 29 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Good
11/01/1974
P ED COOPER #20 - AGE: 29 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: GOOD
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
58 0 7-5 25 1.64 88.0 71 7 28 31 1.12 0.0
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
09/28/1974 @ MIL Loss, 4-5 1.2 3 1 1 2 0
09/21/1974 MIL Loss, 4-6 2.0 3 1 0 1 1
09/18/1974 TOR Win, 4-0 1.2 0 0 0 0 0
09/15/1974 @ CLE Win, 4-1 2.0 3 1 1 1 0 Save
09/13/1974 @ CLE Win, 5-3 2.0 1 0 0 2 0 Save
09/10/1974 @ CIN Win, 4-2 2.0 1 0 0 1 0 Save
09/05/1974 OMA Win, 8-7 2.1 4 1 1 1 1
09/03/1974 OMA Loss, 6-7 1.0 2 1 1 1 1 Loss
09/02/1974 @ IND Win, 9-8 1.0 1 0 0 2 2
08/26/1974 DMD Loss, 2-4 0.1 1 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:10/27/1945
Born in:Evansville, IN
Nationality:American
Height:6' 0"
Weight:180 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$34,000
Signed Through:1974 Season
Major Service:2 Years, 46 Days
Service This Yr:139 Days
40-Man Service:3 Years, 20 Days
Pro Service:7 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:1 option year left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1967, 9th Pick in Round 4
FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES 1974 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 58 0 7 5 25 1.64 88.0 71 20 16 7 28 31 0 0.0 0 0 0.0
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 31 6 80.6 58 47 10.12 7.26 3.17 2.86 3.96 1.12 106 0.0 .225        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 65 12 2 0 0 4 6 5 0 2 0 .185 .254 .215 .469      
vs. RHB 256 59 9 0 7 16 22 26 2 0 0 .230 .289 .348 .637      
FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES 1974 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
April 13 0 2 2 5 2.45 18.1 16 5 5 3 5 6  
May 15 0 2 1 7 0.38 24.0 10 3 1 1 9 11  
June 14 0 1 2 4 2.08 17.1 19 5 4 1 4 9  
July 10 0 2 0 6 2.12 17.0 15 4 4 2 3 4  
September 6 0 0 0 3 1.59 11.1 11 3 2 0 7 1  
All-Star Game 1 0 1 0 0 0.00 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 1  
Spring Training 10 0 1 0 2 0.90 10.0 7 1 1 0 2 9  
Last Year 20 0 1 4 2 3.22 22.1 31 11 8 2 6 13  
2 Years Ago 18 0 1 4 1 4.58 17.2 19 10 9 0 7 10  
Career 119 0 11 13 29 2.23 157.1 143 47 39 12 50 70  
Home 29 0 5 0 13 1.21 44.2 32 7 6 3 8 16  
Road 29 0 2 5 12 2.08 43.1 39 13 10 4 20 15  
Grass 58 0 7 5 25 1.64 88.0 71 20 16 7 28 31  
Day 23 0 4 1 11 1.30 34.2 25 6 5 2 11 13  
Night 35 0 3 4 14 1.86 53.1 46 14 11 5 17 18  
As Reliever / Substitution 58 0 7 5 25 1.64 88.0 71 20 16 7 28 31  
CENTURY LEAGUE 1974 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 16 0 1 5 2 3.13 23.0 24 10 8 2 10 19 0 0.0 0 0 0.0
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 6 4 33.3 16 6 13.30 9.39 7.43 3.91 3.78 1.48 89 0.3 .310        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 9 1 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 2 0 .111 .273 .111 .384      
vs. RHB 83 23 9 1 2 9 8 17 0 1 0 .277 .341 .482 .823      
CENTURY LEAGUE 1974 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
July 3 0 1 1 0 3.38 5.1 3 2 2 1 0 4  
August 10 0 0 3 2 2.70 13.1 14 6 4 1 6 11  
September 3 0 0 1 0 4.15 4.1 7 2 2 0 4 4  
Last Year 24 0 3 1 4 1.57 34.1 37 6 6 2 7 17  
2 Years Ago 11 0 1 1 0 2.45 18.1 20 6 5 1 11 18  
Career 51 0 5 7 6 2.26 75.2 81 22 19 5 28 54  
Home 10 0 0 2 1 1.93 14.0 14 5 3 0 7 11  
Road 6 0 1 3 1 5.00 9.0 10 5 5 2 3 8  
Grass 16 0 1 5 2 3.13 23.0 24 10 8 2 10 19  
Day 4 0 0 1 1 3.00 6.0 5 2 2 0 3 4  
Night 12 0 1 4 1 3.18 17.0 19 8 6 2 7 15  
As Reliever / Substitution 16 0 1 5 2 3.13 23.0 24 10 8 2 10 19  
CAREER PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1971 New York - FABL 25 23 0 2 0 1 1.84 29.1 22 6 6 3 9 16 0 0 1.06 .226 3.90 0.0 203
1972 New York - FABL 26 18 0 1 4 1 4.58 17.2 19 10 9 0 7 10 0 0 1.47 .311 2.68 0.3 77
1973 New York - FABL 27 10 0 1 3 0 4.63 11.2 19 9 6 1 5 5 0 0 2.06 .360 4.23 -0.0 81
1973 New York - FABL 27 10 0 0 1 2 1.69 10.2 12 2 2 1 1 8 0 0 1.22 .333 2.94 0.2 239
1973 Total - FABL 27 20 0 1 4 2 3.22 22.1 31 11 8 2 6 13 0 0 1.66 .349 3.61 0.2 119
1974 New York - FABL 28 58 0 7 5 25 1.64 88.0 71 20 16 7 28 31 0 0 1.12 .225 3.96 0.0 227
Total FABL 119 0 11 13 29 2.23 157.1 143 47 39 12 50 70 0 0 1.23 .255 3.75 0.5 166
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1967 Rock Island - R 21 3 0 0 0 1 9.00 4.0 6 4 4 0 7 4 0 0 3.25 .462 6.78 -0.1 47
1967 Fresno - A 21 15 0 0 0 3 2.91 21.2 16 7 7 1 12 27 0 0 1.29 .288 2.48 0.5 133
1968 Fresno - A 22 19 0 1 3 4 3.13 31.2 31 12 11 3 18 31 0 0 1.55 .322 3.79 0.2 126
1968 Albany - A 22 35 0 6 6 5 3.14 48.2 38 18 17 4 23 36 0 0 1.25 .250 3.49 0.2 106
1968 Reading - AA 22 12 0 0 1 0 1.89 19.0 21 8 4 0 8 13 0 0 1.53 .350 2.49 0.4 199
1969 Reading - AA 23 36 0 3 5 1 2.91 52.2 52 22 17 2 35 42 0 0 1.65 .323 3.49 0.4 129
1972 Reading - AA 26 16 0 0 4 2 6.44 29.1 31 23 21 5 21 13 0 0 1.77 .271 5.75 -0.1 78
1972 New Orleans - AAA 26 11 0 1 1 0 2.45 18.1 20 6 5 1 11 18 0 0 1.69 .345 2.89 0.2 140
1973 Reading - AA 27 4 0 0 1 1 1.35 6.2 2 1 1 0 0 7 0 0 0.30 .133 0.77 0.3 326
1973 New Orleans - AAA 27 24 0 3 1 4 1.57 34.1 37 6 6 2 7 17 0 0 1.28 .304 3.37 0.5 272
1974 Little Rock - AAA 28 16 0 1 5 2 3.13 23.0 24 10 8 2 10 19 0 0 1.48 .310 3.78 0.3 136
Total EA 68 0 3 11 4 3.59 107.2 106 54 43 7 64 75 0 0 1.58 .304 3.76 119.4
Total MAL 35 0 6 6 5 3.14 48.2 38 18 17 4 23 36 0 0 1.25 .250 3.49 106.5
Total COW 34 0 1 3 7 3.04 53.1 47 19 18 4 30 58 0 0 1.44 .309 3.26 128.9
Total UMVA 3 0 0 0 1 9.00 4.0 6 4 4 0 7 4 0 0 3.25 .462 6.78 46.6
Total CL 51 0 5 7 6 2.26 75.2 81 22 19 5 28 54 0 0 1.44 .315 3.38 177.4
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1967 Fresno - A P 15 0 2 1 0 3 0 1.000 21.2 1.25 +0.2 1.037
1967 Rock Island - R P 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 4.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1968 Reading - AA P 12 0 1 2 0 3 0 1.000 19.0 1.42 +0.5 1.015
1968 Albany - A P 35 0 3 3 0 6 0 1.000 48.2 1.11 +1.9 1.055
1968 Fresno - A P 19 0 1 5 0 6 0 1.000 31.2 1.71 +0.3 1.019
1969 Reading - AA P 36 0 2 3 0 5 0 1.000 52.2 0.85 +0.6 1.008
1971 New York - MLB P 23 0 2 3 0 5 0 1.000 29.1 1.53 +0.6 .994
1972 New York - MLB P 17 0 0 1 0 2 1 .500 17.2 0.51 -0.6 .495
1972 New Orleans - AAA P 11 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 18.1 0.49 +0.3 .000
1972 Reading - AA P 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 29.1 0.00 +0.1 .000
1973 New York - MLB P 10 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 10.2 1.69 +0.3 .000
1973 New York - MLB P 10 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 11.2 0.77 -0.4 .991
1973 New Orleans - AAA P 23 0 2 6 0 9 1 .889 34.1 2.10 -0.3 .871
1973 Reading - AA P 4 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 6.2 1.35 +0.0 1.002
1974 New York - MLB P 58 0 8 9 1 18 1 .944 88.0 1.74 -0.5 .920
1974 Little Rock - AAA P 16 0 1 4 0 7 2 .714 23.0 1.96 -0.7 .511
TOTAL P 308 0 25 39 1 69 5 .928 446.2 1.29 +2.3 .887
PLAYER HISTORY
06/18/1967 Drafted in the 1967 first-year player draft out of college (Amarillo Methodist; Amarillo, TX) by the New York Gothams. (Round 4, Pick 9, 69th overall pick).
07/08/1969 Injured (dizziness and nausea),day-to-day for 3 days.
07/29/1973 Designated for assignment and placed on waivers by the New York Gothams.
08/11/1973 Was claimed off waivers by New York while with New York.
09/03/1973 Injured (oblique strain),out for 3 weeks.
09/28/1973 Wins the 1973 Century League Round 1 with the New Orleans Showboats!
07/21/1974 Was selected to the 1974 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game.
08/23/1974 Injured (strained hamstring),day-to-day for 2 weeks.
09/28/1974 Injured (sore elbow),day-to-day for 2 weeks.
10/10/1974 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another one week.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year SV Rank
1974 25 2
Year HLD Rank
1971 5 7
Year GF Rank
1974 47 9
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