Player
Mort Cooper
Player Info
- Full Name
- Morton Cecil
- Born
-
March 2, 1913
Atherton, MO, USA - Died
- November 17, 1958
- Size
- 6'2" / 210 lbs
- B/T
- R / R
- Debut
- September 14, 1938
- Final Game
- May 7, 1949
- Career
- 12 years
Teams
- St. Louis Cardinals 1938-1945
- Boston Braves 1945-1947
- New York Giants 1947-1947
- Chicago Cubs 1949-1949
Honors
4 x All-Star
1944 - Sporting News All-Star
(ML)
1944 - Baseball Magazine All-Star
(NL)
1944 - Baseball Magazine All-Star
(ML)
1943 - Sporting News All-Star
(ML)
1943 - Baseball Magazine All-Star
(NL)
1943 - Baseball Magazine All-Star
(ML)
1942 - Sporting News Guide MVP
(NL)
1942 - Sporting News All-Star
(ML)
1942 - Most Valuable Player
(NL)
1942 - Baseball Magazine All-Star
(NL)
... and 1 more
Career Batting
297
G
.194
AVG
127
H
6
HR
68
RBI
.468
OPS
Career Pitching
128-75
W-L
2.97
ERA
295
G
913
SO
14
SV
1.22
WHIP
Batting Season by Season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | R | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | Chicago Cubs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1947 | Boston Braves | 10 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1947 | New York Giants | 8 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .429 |
| 1946 | Boston Braves | 28 | 67 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .209 |
| 1945 | St. Louis Cardinals | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .333 |
| 1945 | Boston Braves | 20 | 26 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .231 |
| 1944 | St. Louis Cardinals | 34 | 94 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | .202 |
| 1943 | St. Louis Cardinals | 37 | 100 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | .170 |
| 1942 | St. Louis Cardinals | 37 | 103 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .184 |
| 1941 | St. Louis Cardinals | 29 | 70 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .186 |
| 1940 | St. Louis Cardinals | 38 | 83 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .157 |
| 1939 | St. Louis Cardinals | 47 | 69 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .232 |
| 1938 | St. Louis Cardinals | 4 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .222 |
Pitching Season by Season
| Year | Team | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | SO | BB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | Chicago Cubs | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1947 | Boston Braves | 2 | 5 | 4.05 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 46.1 | 15 | 13 |
| 1947 | New York Giants | 1 | 5 | 7.12 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 36.1 | 12 | 13 |
| 1946 | Boston Braves | 13 | 11 | 3.12 | 28 | 27 | 1 | 199.0 | 83 | 39 |
| 1945 | St. Louis Cardinals | 2 | 0 | 1.52 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 23.2 | 14 | 7 |
| 1945 | Boston Braves | 7 | 4 | 3.35 | 20 | 11 | 1 | 78.0 | 45 | 27 |
| 1944 | St. Louis Cardinals | 22 | 7 | 2.46 | 34 | 33 | 1 | 252.1 | 97 | 60 |
| 1943 | St. Louis Cardinals | 21 | 8 | 2.30 | 37 | 32 | 3 | 274.0 | 141 | 79 |
| 1942 | St. Louis Cardinals | 22 | 7 | 1.78 | 37 | 35 | 0 | 278.2 | 152 | 68 |
| 1941 | St. Louis Cardinals | 13 | 9 | 3.91 | 29 | 25 | 0 | 186.1 | 118 | 69 |
| 1940 | St. Louis Cardinals | 11 | 12 | 3.63 | 38 | 29 | 3 | 230.1 | 95 | 86 |
| 1939 | St. Louis Cardinals | 12 | 6 | 3.25 | 45 | 26 | 4 | 210.1 | 130 | 97 |
| 1938 | St. Louis Cardinals | 2 | 1 | 3.04 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 23.2 | 11 | 12 |