Walker Cooper

Position: Catcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-3, 210lb (190cm, 95kg)

Born: January 8, 1915 in Atherton, MO us

Died: April 11, 1991 in Scottsdale, AZ

Buried: Paradise Memorial Gardens, Scottsdale, AZ

High School: William Chrisman HS (Independence, MO)

Debut: September 25, 1940 (Age 25-261d, 8,954th in major league history)
vs. CIN 2 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 20, 1957 (Age 42-255d)
vs. CIN 1 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1941 season

Full Name: William Walker Cooper

Nicknames: Walk

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Relatives: Brother of Mort Cooper; Father-In-Law of Don Blasingame

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

27.2

4702

1341

173

.285

573

RBI

812

OBP

.332

SLG

.464

OPS

.796

OPS+

116

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	9-7 / in Starts: 9-7
Longest Hitting Streak	7 games
Longest On Base Streak	11 games
Most Games w/o HR	16 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	1942	WS g1	Sep 30	STL		NYY	L,4-7	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	5	1.27	-0.127	66.46	-4.10%	-0.74	C
2	1942	WS g2	Oct 1	STL		NYY	W,4-3	CG	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.375	.625	5	.73	0.157	37.45	4.42%	1.30	C
3	1942	WS g3	Oct 3	STL	@	NYY	W,2-0	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.250	.417	5	.68	-0.071	42.57	-2.80%	-1.29	C
4	1942	WS g4	Oct 4	STL	@	NYY	W,9-6	CG	5	5	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.235	.235	.294	.529	5	1.30	0.157	79.11	5.81%	0.52	C
5	1942	WS g5	Oct 5	STL	@	NYY	W,4-2	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.286	.286	.333	.619	5	1.72	0.134	59.35	2.83%	0.67	C
1943 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
6	1943	WS g1	Oct 5	STL	@	NYY	L,2-4	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	4	1.21	-0.023	63.20	-0.52%	-0.06	C
7	1943	WS g2	Oct 6	STL	@	NYY	W,4-3	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.286	.286	.286	.571	4	.83	-0.050	44.41	-1.63%	-0.54	C
8	1943	WS g3	Oct 7	STL	@	NYY	L,2-6	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	1	.273	.273	.273	.545	4	1.07	-0.144	66.29	-5.51%	-1.34	C
9	1943	WS g4	Oct 10	STL		NYY	L,1-2	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.267	.267	.267	.533	4	1.94	-0.014	127.86	-0.45%	-0.34	C
10	1943	WS g5	Oct 11	STL		NYY	L,0-2	GS-5	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.294	.294	.294	.588	4	1.21	-0.049	54.39	-1.20%	-0.49	C
1944 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
11	1944	WS g1	Oct 4	STL		SLB	L,1-2	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.250	.000	.250	4	1.25	-0.075	65.28	-2.49%	-0.45	C
12	1944	WS g2	Oct 5	STL		SLB	W,3-2	CG(11)	5	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	1	0	0	.143	.250	.286	.536	4	1.57	-0.120	80.37	-3.39%	-0.56	C
13	1944	WS g3	Oct 6	STL	@	SLB	L,2-6	CG	4	4	0	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.273	.333	.455	.788	4	.71	0.109	44.76	4.11%	1.46	C
14	1944	WS g4	Oct 7	STL	@	SLB	W,5-1	CG	5	4	0	2	0	1	0	1	1	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.333	.412	.600	1.012	4	.42	0.064	27.22	2.68%	0.63	C
15	1944	WS g5	Oct 8	STL	@	SLB	W,2-0	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.263	.333	.474	.807	4	1.12	-0.111	92.63	-5.39%	-1.04	C
16	1944	WS g6	Oct 9	STL		SLB	W,3-1	CG	4	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.318	.400	.500	.900	4	.58	0.022	44.31	0.98%	0.27	C
									65	60	5	18	3	1	0	6	3	2	4	0	2			2	0	1	.300	.333	.383	.717

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