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

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1976 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1976 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	22 (21)	May 12	BOS	@	CLE	W,6-4	CG	49	12.0	15	0	0	15	0	1B
2	23	May 13	BOS	@	CLE	W,7-5	CG	37	9.0	9	1	1	11	1	1B
3	24	May 14	BOS		MIL	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
4	25	May 15	BOS		MIL	W,9-4	CG	39	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
5	26	May 16	BOS		MIL	L,5-11	CG	48	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
6	27	May 17	BOS	@	DET	W,7-0	GS	7	2.0	2	0	0	2	0	1B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
7	42 (14)	Jun 2	BOS		NYY	L,2-7	CG	42	9.0	11	2	0	13	0	1B
8	45 (2)	Jun 5	BOS		CAL	W,4-3	CG	33	9.0	6	0	1	7	1	1B
9	56 (10)	Jun 17	BOS	@	OAK	W,8-3	GF	10	2.0	3	0	0	3	0	DH 1B
10	59 (2)	Jun 20	BOS	@	CAL	W,4-3	CG	47	11.0	14	0	0	14	0	1B
11	67 (7)	Jun 28	BOS		BAL	W,12-8	CG	42	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
12	68	Jun 29	BOS		BAL	W,2-0	CG	28	9.0	11	1	0	12	2	1B
13	69	Jun 30	BOS		BAL	W,6-4	CG	34	9.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
14	70	Jul 1	BOS	@	MIL	L,5-6	CG	49	9.2	6	4	0	10	0	1B
15	72 (1)	Jul 3	BOS	@	MIL	L,2-6	CG	42	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	1B
16	73	Jul 4	BOS	@	MIL	W,3-1	CG	32	9.0	7	2	0	9	1	1B
17	74	Jul 5	BOS		CHW	W,11-2	CG	37	9.0	8	0	0	8	2	1B
18	76 (1)	Jul 7	BOS		CHW	L,3-6	CG	44	10.0	11	1	0	12	3	1B
19	77	Jul 8	BOS		MIN	W,8-4	CG	34	9.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
20	78	Jul 9	BOS		MIN	L,6-8	CG	40	9.0	11	1	0	12	2	1B
21	79	Jul 10	BOS		MIN	L,2-4	CG	44	9.0	7	1	0	8	1	1B
22	80	Jul 11	BOS		MIN	W,6-4	CG	37	9.0	10	1	0	11	0	1B
23	81	Jul 15 (1)	BOS	@	KCR	L,5-12	CG	43	8.0	10	1	0	11	1	1B
24	82	Jul 15 (2)	BOS	@	KCR	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	9	1	0	10	0	1B
25	83	Jul 16 (1)	BOS	@	KCR	L,1-5	CG	33	8.0	12	1	0	13	1	1B
26	84	Jul 16 (2)	BOS	@	KCR	L,1-2	CG	30	8.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
27	86 (1)	Jul 18	BOS	@	KCR	L,3-6	GS	31	7.0	10	1	0	11	0	1B
28	95 (8)	Jul 27	BOS		CLE	W,8-7	CG	43	9.0	7	1	0	8	1	1B
29	96	Jul 28	BOS		CLE	L,6-7	CG	43	9.0	9	0	1	10	0	1B
30	97	Jul 29	BOS		CLE	W,6-4	CG	40	9.0	13	0	0	13	2	1B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
31	114 (16)	Aug 16	BOS	@	CHW	W,12-5	GF	7	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	DH 1B
32	119 (4)	Aug 20	BOS		OAK	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
33	120	Aug 21	BOS		OAK	W,5-2	CG	34	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
34	121	Aug 22	BOS		OAK	L,6-7	CG	49	11.0	15	1	0	16	0	1B
35	122	Aug 23	BOS		CAL	W,7-3	CG	39	9.0	13	0	0	13	3	1B
36	123	Aug 24	BOS		CAL	L,5-6	CG	43	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	1B
37	124	Aug 25	BOS		CAL	W,8-2	CG	35	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
38	125	Aug 26	BOS		KCR	L,6-7	CG	65	15.0	24	4	0	28	1	1B
39	126	Aug 27	BOS		KCR	W,9-4	CG	37	9.0	8	3	0	11	1	1B
40	127	Aug 28	BOS		KCR	L,3-8	CG	41	9.0	13	0	0	13	1	1B
41	128	Aug 29	BOS		KCR	W,15-6	CG	40	9.0	11	0	0	11	2	1B
42	129	Aug 30	BOS		TEX	W,11-3	CG	39	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	1B
43	130	Aug 31	BOS		TEX	L,3-8	CG	42	9.0	10	2	0	12	1	1B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
44	131	Sep 1	BOS		TEX	W,3-0	CG	30	9.0	10	2	0	12	2	1B
45	132	Sep 3	BOS	@	CLE	W,5-3	CG	38	9.0	10	1	0	11	0	1B
46	133	Sep 4 (1)	BOS	@	CLE	W,7-6	CG	37	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
47	134	Sep 4 (2)	BOS	@	CLE	L,0-4	CG	35	8.0	13	1	0	14	2	1B
48	136 (1)	Sep 6	BOS	@	NYY	L,5-6	CG	38	8.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
49	137	Sep 7	BOS	@	NYY	L,2-4	CG	32	8.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
50	138	Sep 8	BOS		DET	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	8	1	0	9	2	1B
51	139	Sep 9	BOS		DET	W,5-0	CG	29	9.0	15	0	0	15	0	1B
52	140	Sep 10	BOS		DET	L,0-1	CG	19	5.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
53	141	Sep 11	BOS		CLE	L,5-6	CG	40	9.0	14	0	0	14	0	1B
54	142	Sep 12	BOS		CLE	W,11-3	GS	26	7.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
55	143	Sep 13	BOS		CLE	L,3-8	CG	42	9.0	12	0	0	12	2	1B
56	144	Sep 14	BOS	@	MIL	L,2-3	CG	43	9.2	9	1	0	10	0	1B
57	145	Sep 15	BOS	@	MIL	W,2-1	CG	39	9.0	8	0	1	9	0	1B
58	146	Sep 16	BOS	@	MIL	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
59	147	Sep 17	BOS	@	DET	W,8-3	GS	28	7.0	3	0	0	3	1	1B
60	148	Sep 18	BOS	@	DET	W,5-4	CG	41	9.0	9	1	0	10	2	1B
61	150 (1)	Sep 20	BOS	@	DET	W,12-6	GS	25	5.0	5	2	0	7	1	1B
62	151	Sep 21 (1)	BOS		MIL	W,7-1	CG	31	9.0	4	0	0	4	1	1B
63	152	Sep 21 (2)	BOS		MIL	L,1-3	CG	35	9.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
64	153	Sep 22	BOS		MIL	W,6-3	GF	19	4.0	2	1	0	3	0	PH 1B
65	155 (1)	Sep 24	BOS	@	BAL	L,0-3	CG	31	8.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
66	162 (6)	Oct 3	BOS		BAL	W,3-2	GF	24	6.0	7	0	0	7	1	PH 1B
							66gm		558.1	600	42	4	646	49