Cecil Cooper

Position: First Baseman

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-2, 165lb (188cm, 74kg)

Born: December 20, 1949 in Brenham, TX us

Draft: Drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 6th round of the 1968 MLB June Amateur Draft from Brenham HS (Brenham, TX).

High School: Brenham HS (Brenham, TX)

School: Prairie View A&M University (Prairie View, TX)

Debut: September 8, 1971 (Age 21-262d, 13,185th in major league history)
vs. NYY 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: July 12, 1987 (Age 37-204d)
vs. OAK 3 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1973 season

Full Name: Cecil Celester Cooper

Pronunciation: \SEE-sil\

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5x All-Star
2x Gold Glove
3x Silver Slugger

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

36.0

7349

2192

241

.298

1012

RBI

1125

OBP

.337

SLG

.466

OPS

.803

OPS+

121

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	13-12 / in Starts: 13-11
Longest Hitting Streak	4 games
Longest On Base Streak	6 games
Most Games w/o HR	20 games
Most Games w/o RBI	7 games

Postseason Batting Game Log

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Postseason Batting Game Log
Rk	Year	Series	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	1975	ALCS g1	Oct 4	BOS		OAK	W,7-1	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	8	.32	-0.006	10.00	-0.11%	-0.40	1B
2	1975	ALCS g2	Oct 5	BOS		OAK	W,6-3	CG	3	3	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.833	1.333	8	.75	0.119	24.96	2.34%	0.88	1B
3	1975	ALCS g3	Oct 7	BOS	@	OAK	W,5-3	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.400	.400	.600	1.000	8	.59	-0.022	14.18	-0.29%	0.05	1B
4	1975	WS g1	Oct 11	BOS		CIN	W,6-0	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.308	.286	.462	.747	8	1.54	-0.296	80.49	-8.59%	-2.57	1B
5	1975	WS g2	Oct 12	BOS		CIN	L,2-3	CG	5	5	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.278	.263	.444	.708	1	.94	-0.042	49.93	-1.46%	0.00	1B
6	1975	WS g3	Oct 14	BOS	@	CIN	L,5-6	CG(10)	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.217	.208	.348	.556	1	1.36	-0.182	85.08	-6.41%	-0.99	1B
7	1975	WS g6	Oct 21	BOS		CIN	W,7-6	GS-9	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.179	.172	.286	.458	1	.87	-0.134	78.02	-6.66%	-1.65	1B
8	1975	WS g7	Oct 22	BOS		CIN	L,3-4	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.172	.167	.276	.443	9	1.05	-0.027	175.00	-2.50%	-0.11	PH
1981 Postseason			Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
9	1981	ALDS g1	Oct 7	MIL		NYY	L,3-5	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.500	.333	.833	3	1.14	0.021	17.85	0.23%	0.33	1B
10	1981	ALDS g2	Oct 8	MIL		NYY	L,0-3	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.375	.286	.661	3	2.29	-0.140	32.58	-1.28%	-0.58	1B
11	1981	ALDS g3	Oct 9	MIL	@	NYY	W,5-3	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.273	.333	.273	.606	3	1.44	-0.024	12.63	-0.16%	-0.59	1B
12	1981	ALDS g4	Oct 10	MIL	@	NYY	W,2-1	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.214	.250	.214	.464	3	.91	-0.052	17.33	-0.63%	-0.72	1B
13	1981	ALDS g5	Oct 11	MIL	@	NYY	L,3-7	CG	5	4	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.222	.238	.222	.460	3	1.11	0.081	46.25	1.94%	0.54	1B
1982 Postseason			Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
14	1982	ALCS g1	Oct 5	MIL	@	CAL	L,3-8	CG	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.500	.750	3	.65	0.015	20.16	0.33%	0.00	1B
15	1982	ALCS g2	Oct 6	MIL	@	CAL	L,2-4	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.125	.250	.375	3	1.45	-0.150	48.82	-2.78%	-1.27	1B
16	1982	ALCS g3	Oct 8	MIL		CAL	W,5-3	CG	4	4	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.333	.500	3	.64	0.128	15.65	1.72%	0.71	1B
17	1982	ALCS g4	Oct 9	MIL		CAL	W,9-5	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.125	.250	.375	3	.29	-0.028	12.92	-0.71%	-1.02	1B
18	1982	ALCS g5	Oct 10	MIL		CAL	W,4-3	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.150	.150	.250	.400	3	2.83	0.323	235.84	14.92%	1.27	1B
19	1982	WS g1	Oct 12	MIL	@	STL	W,10-0	CG	5	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.160	.208	.368	3	.64	-0.011	33.49	-0.37%	-1.01	1B
20	1982	WS g2	Oct 13	MIL	@	STL	L,4-5	CG	5	5	0	3	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.207	.233	.310	.544	3	1.00	0.140	51.52	4.66%	1.39	1B
21	1982	WS g3	Oct 15	MIL		STL	L,2-6	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.212	.235	.394	.629	3	.51	-0.019	31.88	-0.53%	1.34	1B
22	1982	WS g4	Oct 16	MIL		STL	W,7-5	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.243	.263	.405	.669	3	1.54	0.179	93.32	6.66%	0.54	1B
23	1982	WS g5	Oct 17	MIL		STL	W,6-4	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.244	.262	.390	.652	3	1.07	0.017	88.28	0.78%	-0.20	1B
24	1982	WS g6	Oct 19	MIL	@	STL	L,1-13	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.239	.356	.595	3	.27	-0.027	24.70	-1.34%	-0.73	1B
25	1982	WS g7	Oct 20	MIL	@	STL	L,3-6	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.229	.240	.354	.594	3	1.07	-0.079	178.75	-7.39%	-0.77	1B
									102	95	5	20	6	0	1	15	2	0	15	0	1	4		1	0	0	.211	.218	.305	.523

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