Doc Cook

Luther Almus Cook

• Bats Left, Throws Right
• Height 6' 0", Weight 170 lb.
• School Vanderbilt University
• Debut August 7, 1913
• Final Game May 9, 1916
• Born June 24, 1886 in Whitt, TX USA
• Died June 30, 1973 in Lawrenceburg, TN USA

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Biographical Information

Doc Cook played for the New York Yankees primarily during the days of the Federal League. He was the regular right fielder in both 1914 and 1915.

Cook made his major league debut in auspicious fashion, leading off for the Yankees and going 3-for-4. The New York Times said that afterwards, he and another new player, Harry Williams, would go see the sights of their new town. Cook had come from Austin, TX, where he hit .305 for the Austin Senators on 1913. Cook was one of the better players for the 1914 squad, who went 70-84. Cook hit .283/.356/.326 with 59 runs scored, second best on the team. He continued to be one of the stronger hitters in 1915, batting .271/.364/.338 with 70 runs scored. After four games in 1916, hitting .100 (1-for-10) with an RBI, he was gone, never to come back.