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.

1986 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1986 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	42 (41)	May 26	MIL	@	KCR	W,4-0	CG	33	9.0	7	0	0	7	2	1B
2	43	May 27	MIL	@	KCR	W,9-1	CG	34	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
3	45 (1)	May 30	MIL	@	CLE	W,11-7	CG	49	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	1B
4	46	May 31	MIL	@	CLE	L,2-3	CG	33	8.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
5	52 (5)	Jun 6	MIL		BOS	L,0-3	CG	34	9.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
6	53	Jun 7	MIL		BOS	W,3-0	CG	32	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
7	54	Jun 8	MIL		BOS	W,7-3	CG	39	9.0	9	1	0	10	2	1B
8	55	Jun 9	MIL		BAL	W,3-2	CG	38	9.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
9	56	Jun 10	MIL		BAL	W,6-3	CG	31	9.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B
10	57	Jun 11	MIL		BAL	L,3-4	CG	37	9.0	9	3	0	12	1	1B
11	58	Jun 13	MIL	@	BOS	L,3-5	CG	39	8.0	6	0	1	7	2	1B
12	62 (3)	Jun 17	MIL		TOR	L,1-2	CG	44	12.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
13	66 (3)	Jun 22	MIL		DET	W,5-4	CG	37	9.0	9	2	0	11	2	1B
14	67	Jun 23	MIL	@	TOR	W,5-3	CG	40	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
15	68	Jun 24	MIL	@	TOR	L,0-8	CG	41	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
16	70 (1)	Jun 27	MIL	@	DET	L,2-4	GS	30	8.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B
17	73 (2)	Jun 29 (2)	MIL	@	DET	W,3-1	CG	36	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	1B
18	74	Jun 30	MIL	@	BAL	L,2-5	CG	38	8.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
19	75	Jul 1	MIL	@	BAL	L,3-7	CG	37	8.0	7	1	1	9	0	1B
20	76	Jul 2	MIL	@	BAL	W,1-0	CG	33	9.0	10	0	0	10	2	1B
21	77	Jul 4	MIL		OAK	W,5-4	CG	38	9.0	8	1	1	10	1	1B
22	80 (2)	Jul 7	MIL		CAL	L,1-3	CG	59	16.0	15	2	0	17	3	1B
23	81	Jul 8	MIL		CAL	L,3-14	CG	52	9.0	9	0	0	9	3	1B
24	82	Jul 9	MIL		CAL	L,1-6	CG	46	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
25	83	Jul 10	MIL		SEA	L,1-4	CG	36	9.0	7	1	0	8	2	1B
26	84	Jul 11	MIL		SEA	L,3-9	CG	46	9.0	5	0	0	5	1	1B
27	85	Jul 12	MIL		SEA	L,9-15	CG	49	9.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B
28	86	Jul 13	MIL		SEA	W,5-0	CG	34	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	1B
29	87	Jul 18	MIL	@	OAK	L,1-6	CG	35	8.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
30	88	Jul 19	MIL	@	OAK	L,2-3	CG	33	8.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
31	89	Jul 20 (1)	MIL	@	OAK	W,7-2	CG	38	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
32	91 (1)	Jul 21	MIL	@	CAL	W,5-3	CG	34	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
33	92	Jul 22	MIL	@	CAL	W,6-2	CG	40	9.0	8	0	0	8	2	1B
34	93	Jul 23	MIL	@	CAL	L,2-3	CG	33	9.0	8	4	0	12	2	1B
35	94	Jul 25	MIL	@	SEA	W,4-2	CG	34	9.0	7	2	0	9	2	1B
36	95	Jul 26	MIL	@	SEA	L,2-5	CG	39	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
37	97 (1)	Jul 28	MIL		NYY	W,5-4	CG	38	9.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
38	98	Jul 29	MIL		NYY	W,6-4	CG	38	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
39	100 (1)	Aug 1 (1)	MIL		TEX	L,2-7	CG	41	9.0	8	1	0	9	2	1B
40	102 (1)	Aug 2	MIL		TEX	W,9-8	CG	44	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
41	104 (1)	Aug 4	MIL	@	NYY	W,5-4	CG	39	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
42	105	Aug 5	MIL	@	NYY	W,2-1	CG	39	10.0	8	2	0	10	2	1B
43	106	Aug 6	MIL	@	NYY	L,3-5	CG	38	8.0	5	1	0	6	0	1B
44	107	Aug 7	MIL	@	NYY	W,10-2	CG	38	9.0	9	0	1	10	0	1B
45	108	Aug 8	MIL		CHW	L,6-12	CG	46	9.0	11	1	0	12	0	1B
46	109	Aug 9	MIL		CHW	W,1-0	CG	34	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
47	110	Aug 10	MIL		CHW	W,5-4	CG	42	11.0	11	3	0	14	0	1B
48	112 (1)	Aug 12	MIL	@	TEX	W,7-2	CG	35	9.0	9	0	0	9	3	1B
49	113	Aug 13	MIL	@	TEX	L,4-5	CG	47	11.2	11	0	0	11	0	1B
50	114	Aug 14	MIL	@	TEX	L,2-8	CG	36	8.0	8	0	1	9	0	1B
51	115	Aug 15	MIL	@	CHW	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
52	116	Aug 16	MIL	@	CHW	W,6-5	CG	36	9.0	11	0	0	11	2	1B
53	118 (1)	Aug 18	MIL	@	CLE	L,4-10	CG	42	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	1B
54	119	Aug 19	MIL	@	CLE	W,5-3	CG	40	9.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
55	120	Aug 20	MIL	@	CLE	W,6-3	CG	35	9.0	10	1	1	12	0	1B
56	121	Aug 22	MIL		KCR	L,2-4	CG	40	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
57	122	Aug 23	MIL		KCR	W,8-4	CG	40	9.0	13	0	0	13	2	1B
58	123	Aug 24	MIL		KCR	W,3-2	CG	44	11.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
59	124	Aug 26	MIL		MIN	W,6-5	CG	38	10.0	13	1	0	14	1	1B
60	125	Aug 27	MIL		MIN	L,5-7	CG	40	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
61	126	Aug 28	MIL		MIN	L,2-6	CG	38	9.0	7	1	0	8	3	1B
62	127	Aug 29	MIL	@	KCR	W,3-1	CG	33	9.0	12	0	0	12	0	1B
63	128	Aug 30	MIL	@	KCR	L,1-10	CG	46	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	1B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
64	130 (1)	Sep 1	MIL	@	MIN	L,3-9	CG	40	8.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
65	131	Sep 2	MIL	@	MIN	L,0-4	CG	34	8.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
66	132	Sep 3	MIL	@	MIN	L,5-11	GS	28	5.0	1	1	0	2	0	1B
67	133	Sep 4	MIL		CLE	L,4-15	CG	47	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
68	134	Sep 5	MIL		CLE	L,5-13	CG	49	9.0	8	6	0	14	1	1B
69	135	Sep 6	MIL		CLE	L,9-17	GF	14	3.0	2	0	0	2	1	PH 1B
70	136	Sep 7	MIL		CLE	W,7-2	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	1B
71	137	Sep 9	MIL	@	DET	W,3-1	CG	37	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
72	138	Sep 10	MIL	@	DET	L,7-11	CG	41	8.0	6	2	0	8	0	1B
73	140 (1)	Sep 12	MIL		TOR	W,4-1	CG	34	9.0	6	0	0	6	2	1B
74	141	Sep 13	MIL		TOR	L,1-7	CG	42	9.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
75	142	Sep 14	MIL		TOR	W,5-0	CG	33	9.0	7	0	0	7	2	1B
76	143	Sep 15	MIL		TOR	L,2-5	CG	40	9.0	14	1	1	16	1	1B
77	144	Sep 16 (1)	MIL	@	BOS	L,1-2	CG	31	8.0	11	0	1	12	1	1B
78	146 (1)	Sep 17	MIL	@	BOS	L,1-4	CG	34	8.0	5	2	0	7	0	1B
79	148 (1)	Sep 19	MIL	@	BAL	L,1-3	CG	34	8.0	4	0	0	4	1	1B
80	149	Sep 20	MIL	@	BAL	L,3-4	CG	37	8.0	6	2	0	8	2	1B
81	150	Sep 21	MIL	@	BAL	W,5-4	CG	43	11.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
82	151	Sep 23	MIL		BOS	W,8-5	CG	40	9.0	7	2	1	10	1	1B
83	152	Sep 25	MIL		BAL	W,9-3	CG	34	9.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
84	153	Sep 26	MIL		BAL	W,2-0	CG	30	9.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B
85	154	Sep 27	MIL		BAL	L,0-7	CG	43	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
86	155	Sep 28	MIL		BAL	W,10-2	CG	37	9.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
87	156	Sep 30	MIL		DET	W,5-0	CG	32	9.0	11	0	0	11	2	1B
88	158 (1)	Oct 2	MIL		DET	L,1-2	CG	35	9.0	13	1	0	14	3	1B
89	159	Oct 3	MIL	@	TOR	W,4-1	CG	32	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	1B
90	160	Oct 5 (1)	MIL	@	TOR	W,2-1	CG	31	9.0	5	2	0	7	1	1B
							90gm		800.2	697	61	9	767	78