P Don 'The Master Chef' Cook #25
Age: 51 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
11/01/1974
P DON 'THE MASTER CHEF' COOK #25 - AGE: 51 - 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:09/21/1923
Born in:Jamesburg, NJ
Nationality:American
Height:5' 10"
Weight:170 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:RETIRED
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:None, None
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:None, 168 Days
Pro Service:18 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1942, 10th Pick in Round 16
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+
1942 Burlington - R 18 13 0 4 0 4 0.99 27.1 18 3 3 0 12 16 0 0 1.10 .228 3.46 0.6 517
1943 Burlington - R 19 23 23 10 6 0 4.47 131.0 123 72 65 13 78 137 0 0 1.53 .320 3.81 3.8 114
1944 Burlington - R 20 9 9 4 4 0 2.74 69.0 57 26 21 1 27 50 1 1 1.22 .276 2.78 1.6 123
1944 Charleston - A 20 15 15 7 8 0 2.60 135.0 130 41 39 0 64 111 14 3 1.44 .321 2.52 2.5 108
1945 Burlington - R 21 1 1 1 0 0 0.00 7.1 3 0 0 0 4 6 0 0 0.95 .158 2.67 0.1 999
1945 Charleston - A 21 25 25 11 12 0 3.16 205.0 216 87 72 0 93 106 15 1 1.51 .312 3.04 4.1 110
1946 Camden - A 22 19 0 2 2 0 5.00 36.0 42 23 20 0 24 22 0 0 1.83 .336 3.88 0.2 79
1947 Camden - A 23 25 25 17 7 0 3.74 195.0 178 97 81 1 111 106 17 2 1.48 .280 3.98 2.7 103
1947 Erie - AA 23 1 0 0 0 0 6.23 4.1 8 4 3 0 1 1 0 0 2.08 .400 3.23 0.0 62
1948 Camden - A 24 5 0 1 0 0 3.60 5.0 7 2 2 0 1 3 0 0 1.60 .412 2.02 0.1 99
1948 Erie - AA 24 15 0 1 0 0 3.79 38.0 40 18 16 0 30 18 0 0 1.84 .303 4.90 -0.1 116
1949 Erie - AA 25 27 0 2 2 2 3.58 78.0 79 34 31 1 44 37 0 0 1.58 .298 4.33 0.3 124
1950 Erie - AA 26 33 0 7 1 4 3.75 98.1 110 47 41 4 49 35 0 0 1.62 .312 4.12 0.2 107
1951 Erie - AA 27 82 0 14 7 17 3.27 124.0 130 54 45 6 69 46 0 0 1.60 .292 4.41 -0.1 125
1952 Camden - A 28 15 4 3 2 0 3.64 42.0 44 17 17 3 19 23 1 1 1.50 .299 3.63 -0.0 80
1953 Camden - A 29 6 6 4 1 0 2.61 51.2 42 15 15 3 19 28 4 0 1.18 .252 3.49 0.8 136
1953 Erie - AA 29 17 4 1 2 1 6.64 42.0 52 33 31 4 28 25 0 0 1.90 .340 5.05 -0.1 64
1953 Indianapolis - AAA 29 11 0 0 0 0 8.05 19.0 27 19 17 2 13 9 0 0 2.11 .347 5.67 -0.3 48
1954 Erie - AA 30 50 0 7 9 4 7.45 73.2 97 69 61 7 66 51 0 0 2.21 .353 5.60 -0.9 58
1955 Erie - AA 31 36 2 7 4 9 2.71 79.2 70 24 24 2 39 48 0 0 1.37 .270 3.38 1.0 149
1956 Indianapolis - AAA 32 23 0 0 1 2 3.38 42.2 34 20 16 4 22 21 0 0 1.31 .226 5.19 -0.5 114
1957 Indianapolis - AAA 33 28 0 2 2 4 3.65 49.1 40 23 20 4 40 20 0 0 1.62 .232 5.94 -1.0 105
1958 Erie - AA 34 27 2 5 1 2 2.98 48.1 39 18 16 2 21 38 0 0 1.24 .259 2.68 0.8 116
1958 Indianapolis - AAA 34 12 0 3 0 1 3.04 23.2 21 8 8 4 8 20 0 0 1.23 .254 4.72 -0.1 126
1959 Erie - AA 35 11 0 1 0 3 0.82 11.0 7 3 1 0 1 10 0 0 0.73 .233 1.41 0.4 430
1959 Indianapolis - AAA 35 38 3 5 6 5 3.74 74.2 65 34 31 3 32 47 0 0 1.30 .268 3.99 0.4 103
1960 Erie - AA 36 50 2 5 6 0 4.17 82.0 86 44 38 7 50 50 0 0 1.66 .306 4.16 -0.1 89
Total EA 349 10 50 32 42 4.07 679.1 718 348 307 33 398 359 0 0 1.64 .303 4.22 100.6
Total MAL 70 35 27 12 0 3.69 329.2 313 154 135 7 174 182 22 3 1.48 .287 3.82 100.0
Total SEL 40 40 18 20 0 2.94 340.0 346 128 111 0 157 217 29 4 1.48 .315 2.84 109.5
Total UMVA 46 33 19 10 4 3.41 234.2 201 101 89 14 121 209 1 1 1.37 .290 3.43 133.0
Total CL 112 3 10 9 12 3.96 209.1 187 104 92 17 115 117 0 0 1.44 .258 4.93 97.3
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1942 Burlington - R P 13 0 3 3 0 6 0 1.000 27.1 1.98 +0.9 1.447
1943 Burlington - R P 23 23 10 14 2 25 1 .960 131.0 1.65 +1.7 1.173
1944 Charleston - A P 15 15 2 23 0 25 0 1.000 135.0 1.67 -0.6 .988
1944 Burlington - R P 9 9 3 10 1 13 0 1.000 69.0 1.70 +0.5 1.063
1945 Charleston - A P 25 25 6 24 1 33 3 .909 205.0 1.32 +0.9 .937
1945 Burlington - R P 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 7.1 1.23 -0.3 .935
1946 Camden - A P 19 0 4 4 0 8 0 1.000 36.0 2.00 +0.3 1.336
1947 Erie - AA P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 4.1 0.00 -0.2 .000
1947 Camden - A P 25 25 16 25 2 42 1 .976 195.0 1.89 +0.6 1.017
1948 Erie - AA P 15 0 2 4 2 7 1 .857 38.0 1.42 -0.1 .936
1948 Camden - A P 5 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 5.0 1.80 +0.3 .938
1949 Erie - AA P 27 0 2 10 1 12 0 1.000 78.0 1.38 +0.5 1.038
1950 Erie - AA P 33 0 4 14 2 19 1 .947 98.1 1.65 +1.0 1.033
1951 Erie - AA P 81 0 6 7 1 13 0 1.000 124.0 0.94 -0.1 .855
1952 Camden - A P 15 4 2 3 0 5 0 1.000 42.0 1.07 +0.0 .953
1953 Indianapolis - AAA P 11 0 1 2 0 3 0 1.000 19.0 1.42 -0.1 1.000
1953 Erie - AA P 17 4 1 6 1 7 0 1.000 42.0 1.50 +0.7 1.641
1953 Camden - A P 6 6 4 6 0 11 1 .909 51.2 1.74 +0.1 .842
1954 Erie - AA P 49 0 4 5 0 10 1 .900 73.2 1.10 -0.6 .825
1955 Erie - AA P 36 2 3 9 0 12 0 1.000 79.2 1.36 -0.6 .887
1956 Indianapolis - AAA P 23 0 3 3 0 7 1 .857 42.2 1.27 +0.2 .500
1957 Indianapolis - AAA P 28 0 1 6 0 7 0 1.000 49.1 1.28 +0.9 1.000
1958 Indianapolis - AAA P 12 0 2 3 1 5 0 1.000 23.2 1.90 -0.0 1.000
1958 Erie - AA P 27 2 3 1 0 5 1 .800 48.1 0.74 -0.1 .663
1959 Indianapolis - AAA P 38 3 4 8 0 14 2 .857 74.2 1.45 -0.8 .667
1959 Erie - AA P 11 0 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 11.0 1.64 +0.0 .984
1960 Erie - AA P 50 2 4 5 0 9 0 1.000 82.0 0.99 +0.8 .985
TOTAL P 615 121 91 198 14 302 13 .957 1793.0 1.45 +5.9 .979
PLAYER HISTORY
11/24/1927 Brother of Mack Cook.
01/01/1941 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-).
01/01/1942 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-).
06/22/1942 Drafted in the 1942 first-year player draft out of high school (Jamesburg; Jamesburg, NJ) by the Cincinnati Cannons. (Round 16, Pick 10, 250th overall pick).
09/21/1942 Wins the 1942 Championship with the Burlington Bears!
01/01/1943 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-).
01/01/1944 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-).
05/22/1944 Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Dubuque Dukes with 5 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed!
05/29/1944 Wins the UMVA Player of the Week Award.
07/08/1944 Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Arlington Patriots with 11 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed!
08/12/1944 Pitches a 7-hit shutout against the Charlotte Bluebirds with 6 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
08/31/1944 Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Charlotte Bluebirds with 9 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
01/01/1945 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-).
08/15/1945 Pitches a 7-hit shutout against the Mobile Monarchs with 6 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed!
01/01/1946 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-).
01/01/1947 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-).
05/10/1947 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Scranton Silver Stars with 6 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed!
08/28/1947 Pitches a 7-hit shutout against the Albany Knickerbockers with 6 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
01/01/1948 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-).
01/01/1949 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-).
01/01/1950 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: - (-); Movement: - (-); Control: - (-).
09/01/1951 Wins the EA Pitcher of the Month Award.
05/13/1952 Pitches a 7-hit shutout against the Scranton Silver Stars with 5 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed!
05/18/1953 Injured (forearm cramp),day-to-day for 3 days.
09/19/1955 Wins the 1955 Championship with the Erie Cannons!
09/18/1957 Wins the 1957 Championship with the Indianapolis Hoosiers!
09/20/1960 Retired from professional baseball.
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