3B John Cooper #17
Age: 56 | Bats: L | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
11/01/1974
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3B JOHN COOPER #17 - AGE: 56 - BATS: L - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0.0
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
PERSONALITY
Birthday:05/02/1918
Born in:Chicago, IL
Nationality:American
Height:5' 11"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:RETIRED
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:10 Years, 27 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:2 Years, 157 Days
Pro Service:22 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1936, 8th Pick in Round 8
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1942 Montreal - FABL 24 9 15 2 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 .133 .188 .133 .321 -4 -4 -0.2
1943 Montreal - FABL 25 25 58 15 2 1 0 7 7 2 0 0 5 0 0 .259 .283 .328 .611 79 82 0.1
1944 Montreal - FABL 26 12 24 4 0 0 0 1 3 2 0 0 2 0 0 .167 .231 .167 .397 13 2 -0.2
Total FABL 46 97 21 2 1 0 10 12 5 0 0 7 0 1 .216 .255 .258 .513 50 48 -0.2
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1937 Dubuque - R 19 103 214 60 10 0 1 20 40 20 1 0 16 23 1 .280 .345 .341 .686 113 115 1.7
1938 Dubuque - R 20 40 28 8 1 2 0 5 8 9 0 1 2 1 0 .286 .447 .464 .912 143 139 0.3
1938 Mobile - A 20 35 30 11 1 1 0 5 5 3 0 0 3 0 0 .367 .424 .467 .891 148 160 0.3
1939 Mobile - A 21 56 63 18 4 1 0 8 14 15 0 1 7 3 0 .286 .418 .381 .799 118 130 0.6
1940 Evansville - A 22 62 204 79 11 6 4 33 36 39 0 1 13 7 7 .387 .484 .559 1.042 189 192 3.3
1940 Nashville - AA 22 74 251 93 19 6 4 41 59 31 1 2 5 9 0 .371 .439 .542 .980 157 151 2.9
1941 Nashville - AA 23 63 227 79 10 6 4 33 50 39 1 2 3 5 2 .348 .442 .498 .940 149 140 2.3
1941 Minneapolis - AAA 23 50 195 62 6 3 3 18 26 28 1 1 10 3 2 .318 .404 .426 .830 123 128 1.5
1942 Minneapolis - AAA 24 117 407 140 26 9 9 76 72 49 3 4 9 10 8 .344 .415 .518 .933 162 168 5.2
1943 Minneapolis - AAA 25 105 390 108 17 5 2 45 61 37 1 4 38 19 6 .277 .338 .362 .700 108 109 2.4
1944 Minneapolis - AAA 26 116 432 135 15 7 3 55 70 54 3 5 28 5 6 .312 .389 .400 .789 139 148 4.3
1946 Minneapolis - AAA 28 103 244 62 7 3 2 34 34 22 4 3 28 3 0 .254 .322 .332 .654 94 96 1.0
1947 Nashville - AA 29 105 252 73 13 3 3 38 35 26 2 2 17 2 1 .290 .358 .401 .759 101 97 0.9
1948 Nashville - AA 30 86 149 54 7 0 5 24 34 32 0 0 13 4 0 .362 .475 .510 .985 158 151 1.8
1948 Minneapolis - AAA 30 21 17 1 1 0 0 5 5 4 0 0 2 0 0 .059 .238 .118 .356 8 25 -0.1
1949 Nashville - AA 31 71 105 35 2 3 2 14 20 10 1 0 4 1 1 .333 .397 .467 .863 134 132 0.8
1950 Kansas City - AAA 32 127 483 142 20 8 11 56 70 58 4 3 52 6 2 .294 .372 .437 .809 119 123 2.3
1951 Kansas City - AAA 33 137 473 145 25 14 3 34 59 60 2 2 38 20 13 .307 .385 .438 .823 123 125 3.0
1952 Denver - AAA 34 119 177 42 9 3 3 23 36 35 1 2 12 8 2 .237 .363 .373 .736 100 104 0.6
1953 Denver - AAA 35 97 98 31 7 1 0 8 10 10 0 2 12 4 2 .316 .373 .408 .781 112 118 0.6
1954 Denver - AAA 36 105 110 27 5 1 2 11 18 14 1 2 6 3 1 .245 .331 .364 .694 88 95 0.3
1955 Denver - AAA 37 111 193 45 5 5 2 19 21 33 1 1 22 8 2 .233 .346 .342 .688 87 89 0.3
1956 Denver - AAA 38 80 85 22 3 0 5 15 10 5 1 0 12 2 1 .259 .308 .471 .778 109 109 0.4
1957 Denver - AAA 39 59 56 13 0 2 0 3 11 5 0 0 5 2 2 .232 .295 .304 .599 63 67 -0.1
1958 Denver - AAA 40 61 66 14 1 0 0 3 7 5 0 0 12 1 0 .212 .268 .227 .495 35 42 -0.2
1959 Denver - AAA 41 27 25 6 1 0 0 4 2 2 0 0 4 1 0 .240 .296 .280 .576 57 52 -0.0
Total DIX 399 984 334 51 18 18 150 198 138 5 6 42 21 4 .339 .421 .483 .904 139 133
Total GWL 512 1685 508 72 27 19 233 268 194 12 17 115 40 22 .301 .374 .410 .784 128 133
Total HL 62 204 79 11 6 4 33 36 39 0 1 13 7 7 .387 .484 .559 1.042 189 192
Total SEL 91 93 29 5 2 0 13 19 18 0 1 10 3 0 .312 .420 .409 .828 127 139
Total UMVA 143 242 68 11 2 1 25 48 29 1 1 18 24 1 .281 .359 .355 .714 117 119
Total CL 923 1766 487 76 34 26 176 244 227 10 12 175 55 25 .276 .359 .401 .761 106 110
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1937 Dubuque - R 2B 52 35 87 82 6 219 50 .772 331.0 4.60 -20.7 .660
1938 Mobile - A 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.2 0.00 0.0 .000
1938 Dubuque - R 2B 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 +0.0 1.034
1939 Mobile - A 2B 8 6 19 18 2 44 7 .841 58.1 5.71 -2.3 .833
1940 Nashville - AA 2B 62 61 210 176 49 404 18 .955 547.1 6.35 -10.0 .885
1940 Evansville - A 2B 54 54 155 135 39 308 18 .942 438.1 5.95 -11.3 .858
1941 Minneapolis - AAA 2B 50 50 130 134 27 280 16 .943 434.0 5.47 -14.7 .797
1941 Nashville - AA 2B 62 62 175 153 40 340 12 .965 528.1 5.59 -12.5 .842
1942 Montreal - MLB 1B 4 2 28 0 3 28 0 1.000 24.0 10.50 -0.1 1.047
1942 Minneapolis - AAA 1B 49 45 396 29 29 430 5 .988 407.0 9.40 -2.6 .982
1942 Minneapolis - AAA 3B 10 10 4 21 0 31 6 .806 89.0 2.53 -5.2 .705
1942 Minneapolis - AAA SS 40 40 75 76 9 203 52 .744 352.2 3.85 -33.5 .564
1943 Minneapolis - AAA 1B 7 4 33 4 2 37 0 1.000 42.0 7.93 +0.8 1.059
1943 Minneapolis - AAA 2B 85 84 185 235 50 447 27 .940 737.1 5.13 -30.2 .818
1943 Montreal - MLB 3B 13 12 3 21 2 29 5 .828 100.2 2.15 -3.5 .794
1943 Minneapolis - AAA 3B 7 7 3 7 0 14 4 .714 58.0 1.55 -2.0 .726
1944 Montreal - MLB 1B 5 5 35 5 4 40 0 1.000 44.0 8.18 +0.8 1.149
1944 Minneapolis - AAA 1B 107 106 868 55 67 931 8 .991 919.0 9.04 -1.7 .985
1944 Montreal - MLB 2B 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 -0.1 .000
1944 Minneapolis - AAA 2B 2 0 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 6.0 6.00 +0.2 1.049
1946 Minneapolis - AAA 1B 32 28 259 16 22 277 2 .993 252.0 9.82 +1.0 1.022
1946 Minneapolis - AAA 2B 22 21 42 56 14 107 9 .916 186.1 4.73 -6.7 .872
1947 Nashville - AA 1B 57 45 402 24 44 429 3 .993 422.0 9.09 -1.0 1.007
1947 Nashville - AA 2B 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 8.0 1.12 -1.8 .000
1948 Minneapolis - AAA 1B 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 1.0 18.00 0.0 .000
1948 Nashville - AA 1B 3 0 9 1 1 10 0 1.000 9.1 9.64 +0.1 1.033
1948 Minneapolis - AAA 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1948 Nashville - AA 2B 37 23 63 57 10 121 1 .992 230.1 4.69 -3.2 .898
1948 Nashville - AA SS 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 +0.0 .000
1948 Minneapolis - AAA CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1948 Minneapolis - AAA RF 1 0 2 0 0 3 1 .667 7.2 2.35 +0.0 .994
1949 Nashville - AA 1B 7 3 33 3 4 36 0 1.000 30.0 10.80 -0.2 1.062
1949 Nashville - AA 2B 13 9 20 31 10 51 0 1.000 89.0 5.16 -3.3 .864
1949 Nashville - AA 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1950 Kansas City - AAA 1B 124 124 1044 85 116 1142 13 .989 1075.0 9.45 -2.1 .944
1950 Kansas City - AAA 2B 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 +0.0 1.000
1951 Kansas City - AAA 1B 121 120 1026 62 106 1090 2 .998 1035.2 9.45 +4.9 .905
1951 Kansas City - AAA 2B 5 0 6 3 1 9 0 1.000 9.0 9.00 +0.4 1.000
1951 Kansas City - AAA SS 1 1 2 3 1 5 0 1.000 9.0 5.00 -0.3 1.000
1952 Denver - AAA 1B 38 28 245 19 33 269 5 .981 246.1 9.65 -0.7 .842
1952 Denver - AAA RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1953 Denver - AAA 1B 8 4 32 1 6 34 1 .971 39.1 7.55 -0.1 .800
1954 Denver - AAA 1B 10 5 74 3 6 79 2 .975 64.1 10.77 -0.5 .857
1954 Denver - AAA 3B 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 5.0 1.80 +0.0 1.000
1954 Denver - AAA SS 3 0 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 5.0 3.60 -0.1 1.000
1954 Denver - AAA CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1955 Denver - AAA 1B 44 38 345 33 41 384 6 .984 344.1 9.88 +0.0 .912
1956 Denver - AAA 1B 8 5 46 3 4 49 0 1.000 48.0 9.19 +0.8 1.000
1957 Denver - AAA 1B 6 2 24 2 4 26 0 1.000 22.2 10.32 -0.0 1.000
1957 Denver - AAA 3B 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 +0.0 1.000
1957 Denver - AAA SS 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 3.0 3.00 -0.3 1.000
1957 Denver - AAA CF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 +0.0 1.000
1958 Denver - AAA 1B 5 4 43 2 2 45 0 1.000 40.0 10.12 +0.4 1.143
1959 Denver - AAA 1B 5 1 12 2 0 14 0 1.000 19.0 6.63 +0.2 1.000
TOTAL 1B 641 569 4956 349 494 5352 47 .991 5085.0 9.39 -0.2 .951
TOTAL 2B 461 405 1098 1082 248 2338 158 .932 3609.0 5.44 -116.2 .821
TOTAL 3B 32 29 10 51 2 76 15 .803 253.2 2.16 -10.6 .753
TOTAL SS 46 41 80 80 10 212 52 .755 371.2 3.87 -34.1 .575
TOTAL CF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 +0.0 1.000
TOTAL RF 1 0 2 0 0 3 1 .667 7.2 2.35 +0.0 .994
PLAYER HISTORY
01/01/1935 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1936 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
12/08/1936 Round 8, Pick 7 - Washington Eagles: SP Ike BeaverDrafted in the 1936 first-year player draft (Round 8, Pick 8, 120th overall pick) by the Montreal Saints, out of high school Washington (Washington; Chicago, IL).
12/11/1936 Signed a minor league contract with the Montreal Saints organization with a signing bonus of $1,800.
01/01/1937 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1938 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1939 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
07/22/1939 Injured (torn labrum (Shoulder)),out for 9 months.
01/01/1940 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
05/13/1940 Wins the HL Player of the Week Award.
06/01/1940 Wins the HL Batter of the Month Award.
01/01/1941 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
07/05/1941 Injured (back spasms),day-to-day for one week.
07/28/1941 Injured (strained abdominal muscle),day-to-day for 3 weeks.
01/01/1942 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
03/17/1942 Injured (cold),day-to-day for 1 day.
06/22/1942 Wins the CL Player of the Week Award.
07/01/1942 Wins the CL Batter of the Month Award.
07/13/1942 Wins the CL Player of the Week Award.
08/01/1942 Wins the CL Batter of the Month Award.
01/01/1943 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
04/20/1943 Named the #90 prospect in the FABL
09/20/1943 Injured (strained abdominal muscle),out for 7-8 weeks.
01/01/1944 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
05/31/1944 Injured (back spasms),day-to-day for 3 days.
09/01/1944 Wins the CL Batter of the Month Award.
01/01/1945 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1946 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1947 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1948 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1949 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
08/08/1949 Released by the Montreal organization.
01/01/1950 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
04/01/1950 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Kansas City Packers organization.
04/24/1950 Injured (strained abdominal muscle),day-to-day for 2-3 weeks.
08/07/1950 Wins the CL Player of the Week Award.
09/01/1950 Wins the CL Batter of the Month Award.
05/30/1951 Goes 5-6 against the Fort Wayne Warriors, with 0 RBI and 1 R.
06/04/1951 Wins the CL Player of the Week Award.
06/12/1952 Injured (back stiffness),day-to-day for 2 days.
04/19/1955 Successfully completed training to improve his running mechanics at the Denver Bruins development complex.
01/08/1956 Unsuccessfully completed training to learn a new position at the Denver Bruins development complex.
02/03/1956 Successfully completed training to improve his defense at first base at the Denver Bruins development complex.
08/16/1957 Scores his 500th career Century League run!
04/19/1958 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his running mechanics at the Denver Bruins development complex.
05/05/1958 Injured (eye irritation),day-to-day for 1 day.
09/19/1959 Retired from professional baseball.
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