P Ralph Cooper #12
Casper Drillers WBL
Age: 32 | Bats: S | Throws: L | Morale: Good
11/01/1974
BNN Index | WBL | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
P RALPH COOPER #12 - AGE: 32 - BATS: S - THROWS: L - MORALE: GOOD
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
29 29 15-4 0 4.04 180.2 156 5 155 211 1.72 5.7
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
09/16/1974 FAR Win, 2-1 X 7.0 3 1 1 3 9 Win
09/11/1974 @ SXF Loss, 3-4 X 5.1 6 3 3 3 7
09/06/1974 SFC Loss, 3-7 X 6.0 7 4 4 4 8 Loss
09/01/1974 BIS Win, 8-7 X 8.0 14 7 6 7 9 Win
08/27/1974 @ RPD Loss, 2-8 X 5.2 7 7 7 7 4 Loss
08/21/1974 CHY Win, 9-6 X 5.2 2 2 2 6 4 Win
08/16/1974 MIS Win, 6-1 X 9.0 3 1 1 6 12 Win
08/11/1974 @ PUE Win, 19-6 X 5.0 4 6 6 5 7 Win
08/06/1974 @ FAR Loss, 0-11 X 6.0 6 6 4 4 11 Loss
08/01/1974 @ TOP Loss, 1-2 X 5.0 4 1 1 6 4
PERSONALITY
Birthday:05/20/1942
Born in:San Antonio, TX
Nationality:American
Height:5' 9"
Weight:190 lbs
Local Popularity:Well Known
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Minor League Contract
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:12 Years, 16 Days
Service This Yr:182 Days
40-Man Service:3 Years, 158 Days
Pro Service:14 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1960, 7th Pick in Round 13
WESTERN BASEBALL LEAGUE 1974 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 29 29 15 4 0 4.04 180.2 156 89 81 5 155 211 2 6.9 0 10 34.5
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 0 0 0.0 0 0 15.59 7.77 10.51 7.72 4.49 1.72 71 5.7 .346        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 167 29 4 1 2 23 44 55 1 5 0 .174 .344 .246 .590      
vs. RHB 482 127 15 1 3 66 111 156 3 13 2 .263 .401 .317 .719      
WESTERN BASEBALL LEAGUE 1974 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
April 2 2 1 1 0 5.56 11.1 12 7 7 0 8 13  
May 6 6 3 0 0 3.05 41.1 35 17 14 2 36 41  
June 6 6 3 0 0 3.15 34.1 25 12 12 1 28 39  
July 5 5 3 0 0 3.77 31.0 28 15 13 0 32 43  
August 6 6 3 2 0 5.20 36.1 26 23 21 1 34 42  
September 4 4 2 1 0 4.78 26.1 30 15 14 1 17 33  
Career 29 29 15 4 0 4.04 180.2 156 89 81 5 155 211  
Home 15 15 9 2 0 3.53 99.1 84 43 39 3 77 120  
Road 14 14 6 2 0 4.65 81.1 72 46 42 2 78 91  
Grass 29 29 15 4 0 4.04 180.2 156 89 81 5 155 211  
Day 16 16 9 1 0 4.70 99.2 93 57 52 4 85 118  
Night 13 13 6 3 0 3.22 81.0 63 32 29 1 70 93  
As Starter 29 29 15 4 0 4.04 180.2 156 89 81 5 155 211  
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+
1969 Cleveland - FABL 27 18 12 3 6 0 3.73 89.1 82 46 37 5 46 74 2 1 1.43 .297 3.14 1.6 97
1969 Kansas City - FABL 27 4 0 0 1 0 5.87 7.2 10 5 5 2 3 9 0 0 1.70 .381 4.91 -0.1 64
1969 Total - FABL 27 22 12 3 7 0 3.90 97.0 92 51 42 7 49 83 2 1 1.45 .304 3.28 1.5 93
1970 Cleveland - FABL 28 34 34 15 12 0 3.83 225.2 186 103 96 18 128 194 4 2 1.39 .270 4.15 2.7 107
1971 Cleveland - FABL 29 25 25 5 12 0 4.22 160.0 149 85 75 19 89 125 2 1 1.49 .282 4.28 0.5 84
1972 Milwaukee - FABL 30 35 0 2 4 4 5.95 56.0 55 51 37 9 36 44 0 0 1.62 .274 5.10 -1.0 59
1972 Cincinnati - FABL 30 9 0 2 1 0 6.75 22.2 22 20 17 2 16 22 0 0 1.68 .303 4.56 -0.3 51
1972 Total - FABL 30 44 0 4 5 4 6.18 78.2 77 71 54 11 52 66 0 0 1.64 .282 4.94 -1.3 56
1973 Cincinnati - FABL 31 16 0 1 1 0 3.54 28.0 26 12 11 4 13 16 0 0 1.39 .250 4.69 -0.3 105
Total FABL 141 71 28 37 4 4.25 589.1 530 322 278 59 331 484 8 4 1.46 .280 4.17 3.2 88
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+
1960 Rock Island - R 18 22 5 4 2 2 6.37 59.1 70 44 42 6 64 65 0 0 2.26 .393 6.28 0.2 88
1961 Memphis - AA 19 6 0 0 0 1 4.26 12.2 10 6 6 0 13 13 0 0 1.82 .303 3.46 0.2 97
1962 Memphis - AA 20 22 22 7 10 0 5.05 144.1 134 92 81 24 106 130 4 1 1.66 .283 5.22 0.5 85
1963 Memphis - AA 21 24 24 6 13 0 5.78 151.0 142 103 97 22 103 122 5 0 1.62 .288 4.69 0.7 69
1964 Memphis - AA 22 32 4 0 3 0 7.37 79.1 90 72 65 17 81 63 0 0 2.16 .307 6.83 -1.7 58
1965 Lubbock - AA 23 26 26 5 15 0 4.95 178.1 176 106 98 27 110 146 7 1 1.60 .289 4.97 0.9 87
1966 Lubbock - AA 24 31 26 13 11 1 4.78 194.0 185 108 103 24 106 199 4 1 1.50 .315 4.54 2.0 92
1967 Lubbock - AA 25 31 30 9 15 0 3.83 211.2 177 107 90 20 117 245 7 0 1.39 .297 3.76 5.1 124
1968 Lubbock - AA 26 33 30 9 18 1 4.86 222.0 228 132 120 14 125 265 10 1 1.59 .365 3.34 5.6 89
1969 Rochester - AAA 27 7 7 2 5 0 4.35 49.2 43 27 24 1 38 30 1 0 1.63 .271 3.83 1.3 113
1973 Fresno - A 31 1 1 1 0 0 1.29 7.0 4 1 1 0 3 6 0 0 1.00 .211 2.85 0.2 346
1973 Albany - A 31 1 1 0 0 0 7.50 6.0 8 5 5 1 3 6 0 0 1.83 .389 4.53 0.0 46
1974 Casper - A 32 29 29 15 4 0 4.04 180.2 156 89 81 5 155 211 2 0 1.72 .346 4.49 5.7 157
Total DIX 84 50 13 26 1 5.79 387.1 376 273 249 63 303 328 9 1 1.75 .291 5.29 72.2
Total UL 7 7 2 5 0 4.35 49.2 43 27 24 1 38 30 1 0 1.63 .271 3.83 112.8
Total MAL 1 1 0 0 0 7.50 6.0 8 5 5 1 3 6 0 0 1.83 .389 4.53 45.8
Total COW 1 1 1 0 0 1.29 7.0 4 1 1 0 3 6 0 0 1.00 .211 2.85 346.2
Total LSA 121 112 36 59 2 4.59 806.0 766 453 411 85 458 855 28 3 1.52 .318 4.10 96.4
Total WBL 29 29 15 4 0 4.04 180.2 156 89 81 5 155 211 2 0 1.72 .346 4.49 157.1
Total UMVA 22 5 4 2 2 6.37 59.1 70 44 42 6 64 65 0 0 2.26 .393 6.28 88.0
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1960 Rock Island - R P 21 5 4 9 1 13 0 1.000 59.1 1.97 +3.3 1.290
1961 Memphis - AA P 6 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 12.2 0.71 +0.0 .969
1962 Memphis - AA P 22 22 5 10 1 16 1 .938 144.1 0.94 +0.5 .879
1963 Memphis - AA P 24 24 12 15 2 27 0 1.000 151.0 1.61 +1.5 1.013
1964 Memphis - AA P 32 4 5 7 0 13 1 .923 79.1 1.36 +0.3 .910
1965 Lubbock - AA P 26 26 4 19 1 24 1 .958 178.1 1.16 +3.5 1.097
1966 Lubbock - AA P 31 26 7 22 1 30 1 .967 194.0 1.35 +1.3 1.002
1967 Lubbock - AA P 31 30 9 13 2 24 2 .917 211.2 0.94 +2.1 1.109
1968 Lubbock - AA P 33 30 7 14 1 22 1 .955 222.0 0.85 +1.0 .917
1969 Kansas City - MLB P 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 7.2 0.00 +0.3 .000
1969 Cleveland - MLB P 18 12 5 8 1 13 0 1.000 89.1 1.31 +1.7 .999
1969 Rochester - AAA P 7 7 3 4 0 7 0 1.000 49.2 1.27 -1.0 1.016
1970 Cleveland - MLB P 34 34 13 17 1 31 1 .968 225.2 1.20 +0.7 1.041
1971 Cleveland - MLB P 25 25 9 22 0 32 1 .969 160.0 1.74 +1.5 1.034
1972 Milwaukee - MLB P 35 0 2 7 0 9 0 1.000 56.0 1.45 -0.1 1.131
1972 Cincinnati - MLB P 9 0 2 1 0 3 0 1.000 22.2 1.19 +0.3 .989
1973 Cincinnati - MLB P 16 0 2 2 0 4 0 1.000 28.0 1.29 -0.0 .991
1973 Albany - A P 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 6.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1973 Fresno - A P 1 1 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 7.0 2.57 +0.0 1.026
1974 Casper - A P 29 29 8 25 3 34 1 .971 180.2 1.64 +2.8 .990
TOTAL P 405 276 98 197 14 305 10 .967 2085.1 1.27 +20.0 1.023
PLAYER HISTORY
06/19/1960 Drafted in the 1960 first-year player draft out of high school (Yoakum; Yoakum, TX) by the New York Gothams. (Round 13, Pick 7, 199th overall pick).
01/01/1961 Released by the New York organization.
01/05/1961 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Des Moines Bears organization.
04/20/1961 Released by the Des Moines Bears.
05/05/1961 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Memphis Excelsiors organization.
06/11/1961 Released by the Memphis Excelsiors.
06/23/1961 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Tulsa Roughnecks organization.
06/27/1961 Released by the Tulsa Roughnecks.
07/20/1961 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Atlanta Peaches organization.
07/21/1961 Released by the Atlanta Peaches.
08/04/1961 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Memphis Excelsiors organization.
04/25/1962 Unsuccessfully completed training to add a pitch to his arsenal at the Memphis Excelsiors development complex.
05/12/1962 Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Nashville Chieftains with 8 strikeouts and 5 BB allowed!
07/21/1962 Injured (shoulder tendinitis),out for 4-5 weeks.
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Stuff: 4; Movement: 2; Control: 1.
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Stuff: 4; Movement: 2; Control: 1.
06/23/1963 Injured (sore ankle),day-to-day for one week.
01/01/1964 OSA scouting updated ratings: Stuff: 4; Movement: 2; Control: 1.
04/22/1964 Unsuccessfully completed training to increase his velocity at the Memphis Excelsiors development complex.
04/01/1965 Released by the Memphis Excelsiors.
04/02/1965 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Lubbock Longhorns organization.
06/29/1965 Injured (sore elbow),day-to-day for 4 weeks.
09/19/1965 Pitches a 1-hit shutout against the El Paso Missions with 10 strikeouts and 5 BB allowed!
02/24/1966 Injured (bruised back),day-to-day for 4 days.
04/20/1966 Successfully completed training to improve his secondary pitch at the Lubbock Longhorns development complex.
08/03/1966 Pitches a 7-hit shutout against the Amarillo Rustlers with 7 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
05/25/1968 Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the San Antonio Gunslingers with 5 strikeouts and 6 BB allowed!
05/27/1968 Wins the LSA Player of the Week Award.
07/22/1968 Strikes out 15 against the Shreveport Rivermen.
05/08/1969 Released by the Kansas City Mavericks.
05/12/1969 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Cleveland Foresters organization.
08/12/1969 Pitches a NO-HITTER against the Milwaukee Arrows with 10 strikeouts and 5 BB allowed!
05/14/1970 Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the San Francisco Sailors with 8 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
06/16/1970 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Dallas Wranglers with 7 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
07/21/1970 Was selected to the 1970 Federally Aligned Baseball Leagues All-Star Game.
09/19/1970 Injured (sore back),day-to-day for 4 days.
05/26/1971 Pitches a 1-hit shutout against the Chicago Cougars with 3 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
09/14/1971 Injured (shoulder tendinitis),out for 8-9 weeks.
10/16/1971 Added to the secondary (40-man) roster for the Cleveland Foresters.
12/10/1971 Designated for assignment and placed on waivers by the Cleveland Foresters.
12/11/1971 Drafted in the rule 5 draft (Round 1 , Pick 4, 4th overall Pick) by the Milwaukee Arrows from the Cleveland Foresters.
07/30/1972 Was traded by the Milwaukee Arrows to the Cincinnati Cannons in exchange for CF Jack Green.
04/18/1973 Released by the Cincinnati Cannons.
05/02/1973 Signed a minor league contract with the New York Gothams organization.
05/10/1973 Released by the New York organization.
06/28/1973 Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $28,000 with the Cincinnati Cannons organization.
08/23/1973 Released by the Cincinnati Cannons.
03/21/1974 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Casper Drillers organization.
06/12/1974 Injured (mild shoulder inflammation),day-to-day for one week.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
1970 34 9
Year W Rank
1970 15 6
Year BB Rank
1970 128 2
1971 89 9
Year K Rank
1970 194 4
Year WP Rank
1970 11 2
Year H/9 Rank
1970 7.42 3
Year K/9 Rank
1970 7.74 3
Year QS Rank
1970 23 6
Year QSP Rank
1970 .676 9
Year CG Rank
1970 4 8
Year SHO Rank
1970 2 3
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