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	11-28 / in Starts: 6-6
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	16 games
Most Games w/o RBI	10 games
Grand Slams	0 in 3 bases loaded PA and 3 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 72 PAs	14
Actual Runners on Base	62 (33-21-8)
Avg. MLBer w/ 72 PAs	8
Avg. Runners on Base	45 (24-14-7)

Most Driven In
W Moon	5
K Boyer	3
Self	2
B Morgan	1
J Brandt	1
S Musial	1
R Repulski	1

Most Driven In By
Self	2
S Musial	1
D Blasingame	1
A Dark	0

1956 Batting Game Log

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1956 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	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	1386	5 (4)	Apr 22 (1)	STL		MLN	W,10-4	6-6	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1.000			9	2.99	0.017	7.91	0.03%	0.17	PH
2	1387	6	Apr 22 (2)	STL		MLN	L,5-13	CG	4	4	1	2	2	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.600	1.000	1.600	8	.50	-0.040	1.40	-0.07%	2.09	C
May		Gtm	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
3	1388	10 (3)	May 1	STL		PIT	L,2-4	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.500	.600	1.000	1.600	8						PH
4	1389	11	May 2	STL		PIT	W,10-9	10-GF(10)	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.600	.667	1.000	1.667	8	7.13	0.495	20.11	0.84%	1.28	C
5	1390	12	May 3	STL		BRO	L,3-7	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.571	.833	1.405	9	1.18	-0.026	3.60	-0.05%	-0.46	PH
6	1391	16 (3)	May 6 (2)	STL		NYG	L,4-5	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.429	.500	.714	1.214	9	6.55	-0.165	22.97	-0.35%	-0.42	PH
7	1392	17	May 7	STL		NYG	W,6-3	6-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.429	.500	.714	1.214	8						PH
8	1393	20 (2)	May 12	STL	@	CHC	L,10-14	9-GF	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.556	1.125	1.681	9	.01	0.001	.03	0.00%	1.00	PH
9	1394	24 (3)	May 16	STL	@	BRO	L,3-5	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.444	.500	1.000	1.500	7	1.99	-0.048	8.17	-0.12%	-0.30	PH
10	1395	26 (1)	May 18	STL	@	PHI	L,2-4	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.400	.455	.900	1.355	1	1.43	-0.036	5.21	-0.08%	-0.22	PH
11	1396	28 (1)	May 20 (1)	STL	@	NYG	L,0-2	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.364	.417	.818	1.235	9	2.81	-0.071	10.95	-0.17%	-0.42	PH
12	1397	29	May 20 (2)	STL	@	NYG	L,2-5	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.385	.750	1.135	1	2.79	-0.066	10.49	-0.15%	-0.58	PH
Jun		Gtm	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
13	1398	40 (10)	Jun 1	STL		PHI	L,2-5	9-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.308	.357	.692	1.049	9	1.12	-0.028	3.81	-0.06%	-0.28	PH
14	1399	41	Jun 2	STL		PHI	L,4-6	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.333	.643	.976	9	1.75	-0.044	5.80	-0.09%	-0.22	PH
15	1400	49 (7)	Jun 10 (1)	STL		PIT	L,3-11	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.267	.313	.600	.913	9	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.10	PH
16	1401	58 (8)	Jun 20	STL	@	BRO	L,2-4	9-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.294	.563	.857	9	2.21	-0.048	9.74	-0.13%	-0.42	PH
17	1402	61 (2)	Jun 23	STL	@	PHI	L,3-8	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.235	.278	.529	.807	9	.31	-0.009	.83	-0.01%	-0.34	PH
Jul		Gtm	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
18	1403	68 (6)	Jul 1 (1)	STL		CIN	L,15-19	9-10	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.263	.500	.763	9	2.25	-0.062	7.36	-0.12%	-0.22	PH
19	1404	88 (19)	Jul 22 (2)	STL		BRO	L,3-4	9-9	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.263	.300	.579	.879	7	1.59	0.098	.75	0.03%	1.89	PH
20	1405	89	Jul 24	STL	@	PHI	L,3-7	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.286	.550	.836	9	.15	-0.004	.03	0.00%	-0.15	PH
21	1406	92 (2)	Jul 27	STL	@	NYG	L,5-6	GS-7	3	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.261	.292	.565	.857	7	.79	0.045	.19	0.01%	0.11	C
22	1407	94 (1)	Jul 29	STL	@	NYG	W,3-2	CG(10)	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	.222	.250	.481	.731	7	1.73	-0.279	.33	-0.03%	-2.41	C
Aug		Gtm	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
23	1408	98 (3)	Aug 3	STL	@	BRO	W,11-8	GS-12	6	6	2	3	0	0	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.273	.294	.576	.870	8	1.64	0.453	1.01	0.17%	4.18	C
24	1409	101 (2)	Aug 5 (2)	STL	@	BRO	L,3-5	GS-9	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.278	.316	.556	.871	7	1.30	0.073	.68	0.02%	0.44	C
25	1410	104 (2)	Aug 8 (1)	STL	@	MLN	L,1-10	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.275	.310	.525	.835	7	.71	-0.061	.18	-0.01%	-1.16	C
26	1411	105	Aug 8 (2)	STL	@	MLN	W,3-2	10-GF(10)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.275	.310	.525	.835	3						C
27	1412	106	Aug 9 (1)	STL	@	MLN	L,1-4	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.268	.302	.512	.815	8	1.11	-0.031	.28	-0.01%	-0.21	PH C
28	1413	107	Aug 9 (2)	STL	@	MLN	W,5-1	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.289	.319	.511	.830	8	.54	0.030	.09	0.00%	0.90	C
29	1414	109 (1)	Aug 11	STL	@	CHC	W,3-1	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.277	.306	.489	.795	7	1.04	-0.031	.19	0.00%	-0.27	C
30	1415	110	Aug 12 (1)	STL	@	CHC	L,2-6	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.275	.302	.471	.772	7	.97	-0.071	.27	-0.01%	-0.61	C
31	1416	111	Aug 12 (2)	STL	@	CHC	T,0-0	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.269	.296	.462	.758	8	2.28	-0.057	.43	-0.01%	-0.22	C
32	1417	118 (6)	Aug 19 (2)	STL		CHC	L,1-3	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.259	.298	.444	.743	7	1.42	0.011	.09	0.00%	-0.15	C
33	1418	122 (3)	Aug 23 (2)	STL		PIT	W,3-2	CG	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.259	.295	.448	.743	7	1.13	0.170	.01	0.00%	0.33	C
34	1419	125 (2)	Aug 26 (1)	STL		NYG	W,4-3	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.274	.308	.452	.759	7	.56	0.030	.01	0.00%	0.82	C
35	1420	126	Aug 26 (2)	STL		NYG	L,3-4	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.270	.303	.444	.747	8	4.60	-0.107	.09	0.00%	-0.28	PH
36	1421	127	Aug 28	STL		PHI	L,4-6	6-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.266	.299	.438	.736	8	2.15	-0.060	.01	0.00%	-0.31	PH
37	1422	130 (2)	Aug 31 (2)	STL	@	MLN	L,3-5	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.262	.294	.431	.725	8	.39	-0.010	.00	0.00%	-0.09	PH
Sept		Gtm	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
38	1423	138 (7)	Sep 9	STL		CIN	W,6-5	13-13	1	1	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.273	.304	.470	.774	5	4.60	0.623	.00	0.00%	1.42	PH
39	1424	148 (9)	Sep 22	STL	@	CIN	L,4-6	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.269	.300	.463	.763	7	2.82	-0.078	.00	0.00%	-0.50	PH
40	1425	150 (1)	Sep 23 (2)	STL	@	CIN	L,4-5	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.265	.296	.456	.752	9	1.41	-0.036	.00	0.00%	-0.10	PH
							11-28		72	68	5	18	5	1	2	14	3	1	7	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	.265	.296	.456	.752		1.46	0.578	1.90	-0.35%	4.16

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