Jack Cohen

Jack L. Cohen

• Bats Right, Throws Right

Jack Cohen broke into professional baseball with the 1951 Lawton Giants, going 8-15 with a 4.78 ERA. After two years serving in the US military during the Korean War, Cohen returned in 1954 to pitch for the St. Cloud Rox. He then was traded to the Fargo-Moorhead Twins; overall his record in the Northern League was 12-4, 4.13. In '55, Jack was 10-7 with a 3.62 ERA for the Spartanburg Peaches. The next year, Cohen was 2-4 with a 5.83 ERA for Fargo-Moorhead and went 0-2 for the Port Arthur Sea Hawks. Jack finished his career with the 1957 Kokomo Dodgers and had a 12-15 record with a 5.10 ERA. He led the Midwest League in runs allowed, earned runs allowed and tied for the lead in losses. He walked 133 and struck out 160 in 187 innings and fired 19 wild pitches. Overall, his career record was 44-47.

Sources: 1958 Baseball Guide, Pat Doyle's Professional Baseball Player Dtabase

Personal Remembrance

Jack Cohen was a righthanded pitcher on the 1954 St. Cloud Rox of the Class C Northern League. St. Cloud was a farm team of the New York Giants. I was also a pitcher on this team. Our manager was Charlie Fox. About halfway through our season, Jack was traded to the Fargo - Moorehead team in the same league. Fargo was a farm team of the Cleveland Indians, and the manager was Phil Seghi. I remember Jack as a Korean War veteran, who was probably just out of military service when he played for St. Cloud. I don't know if he played pro ball prior to military service. Jack had a good strong pitching arm, but I'm not sure of his record as a pro. He probably played further as a pro after his 1954 season in the Northern League.

---Submitted by Bill O'Donnell as a personal remembrance as a former teammate