P Walt 'Skip' Cooper #9
Age: 43 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
11/01/1974
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P WALT 'SKIP' COOPER #9 - AGE: 43 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
0 0 0-0 0 0.00 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.0
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
PERSONALITY
Birthday:01/02/1931
Born in:Flint, MI
Nationality:American
Height:5' 11"
Weight:170 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:RETIRED
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:7 Years, 72 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:None, 149 Days
Pro Service:17 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1948, 1st Pick in Round 2
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+
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+
1948 Waterloo - R 17 12 12 5 6 0 5.00 86.1 107 50 48 6 23 71 4 1 1.51 .366 4.93 1.1 97
1949 Tacoma - A 18 28 28 9 17 0 5.92 190.0 254 137 125 11 102 62 4 0 1.87 .349 5.30 0.8 76
1950 La Crosse - R 19 2 2 2 0 0 4.20 15.0 15 7 7 2 11 24 0 0 1.73 .419 4.61 0.4 139
1951 La Crosse - R 20 8 8 3 4 0 6.00 51.0 64 38 34 9 33 71 3 0 1.90 .426 4.86 1.4 106
1951 San Jose - A 20 6 2 0 3 2 5.50 18.0 18 11 11 0 20 4 0 0 2.11 .277 5.37 -0.2 70
1952 La Crosse - R 21 11 11 8 1 0 2.80 90.0 59 30 28 12 43 127 7 2 1.13 .263 3.51 3.5 211
1952 San Jose - A 21 5 4 1 4 0 7.54 22.2 24 19 19 5 12 10 0 0 1.59 .264 6.59 -0.2 59
1953 La Crosse - R 22 7 0 1 0 0 10.50 6.0 8 7 7 1 3 8 0 0 1.83 .412 4.19 0.1 47
1953 San Jose - A 22 13 13 2 8 0 5.13 87.2 110 52 50 18 7 39 2 0 1.33 .301 4.98 -1.0 60
1954 Rockford - A 23 26 26 10 5 0 4.88 153.0 152 89 83 26 49 87 0 0 1.31 .272 4.78 1.0 85
1954 Little Rock - AA 23 3 3 1 2 0 4.74 19.0 21 10 10 2 6 16 1 1 1.42 .322 3.70 0.5 104
1955 Rockford - A 24 6 6 3 1 0 3.74 45.2 48 19 19 3 13 26 2 1 1.34 .308 3.38 1.1 111
1955 Little Rock - AA 24 26 25 10 11 0 3.70 192.0 195 84 79 14 53 117 15 1 1.29 .297 3.87 4.9 135
1956 Little Rock - AA 25 18 18 12 6 0 3.93 144.1 176 68 63 11 33 94 14 0 1.45 .339 3.58 4.3 128
1956 Milwaukee - AAA 25 11 0 1 2 1 5.73 22.0 21 16 14 5 10 13 0 0 1.41 .242 6.20 -0.5 71
1957 Rockford - A 26 4 0 1 2 0 7.11 6.1 5 5 5 2 2 5 0 0 1.11 .176 6.19 -0.1 56
1957 Galveston - AA 26 14 14 6 6 0 4.89 81.0 86 47 44 13 25 42 1 0 1.37 .277 4.59 1.0 93
1957 Little Rock - AA 26 9 0 1 0 0 4.50 26.0 38 13 13 5 8 15 0 0 1.77 .367 5.64 -0.0 117
1957 Total - AA 26 23 14 7 6 0 4.79 107.0 124 60 57 18 33 57 1 0 1.47 .299 4.85 1.0 98
1958 Galveston - AA 27 30 30 10 8 0 3.63 181.0 171 80 73 17 48 119 0 0 1.21 .275 3.21 4.4 111
1959 Galveston - AA 28 29 29 13 8 0 2.93 169.0 155 62 55 19 64 122 0 0 1.30 .276 3.46 2.9 130
1960 Galveston - AA 29 30 30 12 6 0 2.60 166.1 130 52 48 11 52 114 0 0 1.09 .244 2.86 4.0 141
1961 Galveston - AA 30 30 30 14 9 0 2.81 169.2 139 56 53 17 59 124 0 0 1.17 .249 3.15 4.3 145
1962 Galveston - AA 31 30 30 13 7 0 3.63 173.2 160 80 70 26 39 99 0 0 1.15 .253 4.06 2.4 112
1963 Galveston - AA 32 29 29 9 9 0 3.98 169.2 144 77 75 19 56 124 0 0 1.18 .258 3.39 2.9 93
1964 Galveston - AA 33 1 1 0 0 0 0.00 4.0 5 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 1.75 .357 2.99 0.1 999
Total DIX 56 46 24 19 0 3.89 381.1 430 175 165 32 100 242 30 2 1.39 .320 3.87 129.2
Total HL 36 32 14 8 0 4.70 205.0 205 113 107 31 64 118 2 1 1.31 .278 4.51 87.9
Total COW 52 47 12 32 2 5.80 318.1 406 219 205 34 141 115 6 0 1.72 .327 5.31 69.3
Total LSA 193 193 77 53 0 3.38 1114.1 990 454 418 122 345 746 1 0 1.20 .261 3.45 116.9
Total UMVA 40 33 19 11 0 4.49 248.1 253 132 124 30 113 301 14 3 1.47 .353 4.36 122.3
Total CL 11 0 1 2 1 5.73 22.0 21 16 14 5 10 13 0 0 1.41 .242 6.20 70.9
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1948 Waterloo - R P 12 12 4 12 0 17 1 .941 86.1 1.67 -0.6 .980
1949 Tacoma - A P 28 28 11 26 6 40 3 .925 190.0 1.75 -1.8 .855
1950 La Crosse - R P 2 2 3 1 0 4 0 1.000 15.0 2.40 +0.7 1.902
1951 San Jose - A P 6 2 1 3 0 4 0 1.000 18.0 2.00 -0.4 1.886
1951 La Crosse - R P 8 8 2 6 0 8 0 1.000 51.0 1.41 -0.3 .794
1952 San Jose - A P 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 .000 22.2 0.00 +0.5 .991
1952 La Crosse - R P 11 11 5 6 0 11 0 1.000 90.0 1.10 +0.1 1.012
1953 San Jose - A P 13 13 5 9 0 15 1 .933 87.2 1.44 +1.4 1.197
1953 La Crosse - R P 7 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 6.0 1.50 -0.0 .917
1954 Little Rock - AA P 3 3 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 19.0 0.95 -0.1 1.019
1954 Rockford - A P 26 26 6 25 2 32 1 .969 153.0 1.82 +1.6 .959
1955 Little Rock - AA P 26 25 9 12 0 23 2 .913 192.0 0.98 -1.8 .773
1955 Rockford - A P 6 6 2 6 0 8 0 1.000 45.2 1.58 -0.1 .995
1956 Milwaukee - AAA P 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 22.0 0.00 +0.2 .000
1956 Little Rock - AA P 18 18 9 12 1 21 0 1.000 144.1 1.31 -0.9 1.095
1957 Little Rock - AA P 9 0 2 3 0 5 0 1.000 26.0 1.73 +0.8 1.012
1957 Galveston - AA P 14 14 7 10 0 18 1 .944 81.0 1.89 -0.2 .841
1957 Rockford - A P 4 0 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 6.1 2.84 +0.3 1.934
1958 Galveston - AA P 30 30 7 19 3 26 0 1.000 181.0 1.29 +0.3 1.031
1959 Galveston - AA P 29 29 11 12 1 27 4 .852 169.0 1.22 +0.3 .817
1960 Galveston - AA P 30 30 13 9 0 23 1 .957 166.1 1.19 -0.5 .754
1961 Galveston - AA P 30 30 9 9 2 20 2 .900 169.2 0.95 -1.1 1.106
1962 Galveston - AA P 30 30 9 22 2 33 2 .939 173.2 1.61 -0.2 .916
1963 Galveston - AA P 29 29 10 18 0 29 1 .966 169.2 1.49 +0.5 1.162
1964 Galveston - AA P 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 4.0 2.25 0.0 .000
TOTAL P 388 351 126 225 17 370 19 .949 2289.1 1.38 -1.3 .967
PLAYER HISTORY
01/01/1947 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-).
01/01/1948 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-).
06/21/1948 Drafted in the 1948 first-year player draft (Round 2, Pick 1, 17th overall pick) by the Chicago Chiefs, out of high school Grand Rapids (Grand Rapids; Grand Rapids, MI).
07/06/1948 Signed a minor league contract with the Chicago Chiefs organization with a signing bonus of $50,000.
09/04/1948 Pitches a 7-hit shutout against the Rock Island Steamboats with 7 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
01/01/1949 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-).
04/18/1949 Named the #82 prospect in the FABL
11/28/1949 Was traded by the Chicago Chiefs to the Chicago Cougars, along with SS Bunny Bruce, in exchange for 3B Walt Pack.
01/01/1950 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-).
07/12/1950 Injured (torn elbow ligament),out for 10-11 months.
07/10/1951 Strikes out 17 against the Waterloo Chiefs.
07/17/1951 Strikes out 15 against the Dubuque Dukes.
07/07/1952 Strikes out 17 against the Ottumwa Owls.
08/06/1952 Injured (mild abdominal strain),day-to-day for 1 day.
08/29/1952 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Burlington Bears with 9 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed!
09/07/1952 Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Waterloo Chiefs with 18 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
09/12/1952 Wins the 1952 Championship with the La Crosse Lions!
09/06/1954 Pitches a 7-hit shutout against the Memphis Excelsiors with 12 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed!
09/20/1954 Wins the 1954 Championship with the Little Rock Governors!
04/20/1955 Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Birmingham Ironmen with 7 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
06/04/1955 Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Cedar Rapids Chiefs with 2 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed!
09/19/1955 Wins the 1955 Championship with the Little Rock Governors!
07/01/1956 Wins the DIX Pitcher of the Month Award.
07/30/1956 Injured (sore thumb),day-to-day for 2 days.
09/18/1956 Wins the 1956 Championship with the Milwaukee Blues!
07/07/1957 Released by the Chicago organization.
07/14/1957 Signed a minor league contract with the Galveston Gunners organization.
08/21/1957 Injured (mild abdominal strain),day-to-day for 1 day.
04/23/1958 Successfully completed training to increase his velocity at the Galveston Gunners development complex.
06/03/1958 Injured (mild abdominal strain),day-to-day for one week.
06/06/1958 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another one week.
09/22/1958 Wins the 1958 Championship with the Galveston Gunners!
01/11/1959 Outstandingly completed training to improve his defense at pitcher at the Galveston Gunners development complex.
06/23/1959 Injured (mild abdominal strain),day-to-day for one week.
04/20/1960 Unsuccessfully completed training to add a pitch to his arsenal at the Galveston Gunners development complex.
08/22/1960 Injured (sore back),day-to-day for 4 days.
09/11/1960 Injured (mild abdominal strain),day-to-day for 2 days.
04/19/1961 Unsuccessfully completed training to add a pitch to his arsenal at the Galveston Gunners development complex.
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Stuff: 3; Movement: 3; Control: 3.
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Stuff: 3; Movement: 3; Control: 3.
01/01/1964 OSA scouting updated ratings: Stuff: 3; Movement: 2; Control: 3.
04/24/1964 Injured (post-concussion syndrome),out for 9-10 months.
09/21/1964 Wins the 1964 Championship with the Galveston Gunners!
04/01/1965 Released by the Galveston Gunners.
10/16/1965 Retired from professional baseball.
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