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.

1980 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1980 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 10	MIL		BOS	W,9-5	CG	36	9.0	13	0	0	13	2	1B
2	2	Apr 12	MIL		BOS	W,18-1	GS	25	6.0	9	1	0	10	1	1B
3	3	Apr 13	MIL		BOS	L,1-3	CG	35	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
4	5 (1)	Apr 17	MIL	@	TOR	L,0-1	CG	29	8.1	14	1	0	15	1	1B
5	6	Apr 18	MIL	@	NYY	W,3-2	GS	33	8.0	10	1	0	11	0	1B
6	10 (3)	Apr 22	MIL		CLE	W,8-4	CG	39	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
7	11	Apr 23	MIL		CLE	L,3-7	CG	41	9.0	10	1	0	11	2	1B
8	12	Apr 25	MIL		TOR	L,3-5	CG	42	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
9	13	Apr 26	MIL		TOR	L,0-4	CG	35	9.0	11	1	1	13	0	1B
10	14	Apr 27	MIL		TOR	L,2-8	CG	43	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	1B
11	15	Apr 29	MIL	@	CLE	W,14-1	CG	38	9.0	8	3	0	11	3	1B
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
12	16	May 2	MIL	@	CHW	W,8-0	CG	32	9.0	14	1	0	15	2	1B
13	18 (1)	May 4	MIL	@	CHW	W,11-1	GS	28	8.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
14	19	May 5	MIL	@	CHW	L,7-11	CG	43	8.0	12	0	0	12	1	1B
15	20	May 6	MIL		NYY	L,5-6	CG	38	9.0	15	1	0	16	2	1B
16	21	May 7	MIL		NYY	L,1-4	CG	36	9.0	9	1	0	10	2	1B
17	22	May 8	MIL		BAL	W,9-1	CG	33	9.0	5	0	0	5	1	1B
18	23	May 9	MIL		BAL	L,2-5	CG	39	9.0	11	0	0	11	2	1B
19	24	May 10	MIL		BAL	W,5-3	CG	36	9.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
20	26 (1)	May 13	MIL		CHW	L,5-6	CG	45	10.0	13	0	0	13	2	1B
21	27	May 14	MIL		CHW	W,5-1	CG	37	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
22	28	May 15	MIL		CHW	L,4-6	GS	40	8.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
23	29	May 16	MIL	@	MIN	L,3-4	CG	34	8.0	9	0	0	9	2	1B
24	30	May 17	MIL	@	MIN	W,14-11	CG	40	9.0	7	2	0	9	4	1B
25	31	May 18	MIL	@	MIN	L,4-10	CG	41	8.0	7	1	0	8	0	1B
26	32	May 19	MIL	@	SEA	L,3-4	CG	48	11.0	13	2	0	15	1	1B
27	33	May 20	MIL	@	SEA	W,14-5	GS	31	7.0	6	1	0	7	0	1B
28	34	May 21	MIL	@	SEA	L,5-6	CG	35	8.0	11	0	0	11	2	1B
29	35	May 23	MIL		MIN	W,5-0	CG	32	9.0	5	0	0	5	2	1B
30	36	May 24	MIL		MIN	W,4-0	CG	31	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
31	37	May 25	MIL		MIN	W,3-2	CG	32	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
32	38	May 26	MIL		SEA	W,11-1	GS	21	6.0	9	0	0	9	2	1B
33	39	May 27	MIL		SEA	W,4-1	CG	36	9.0	12	0	0	12	0	1B
34	40	May 28	MIL		SEA	W,7-0	CG	30	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	1B
35	41	May 29	MIL	@	CLE	L,0-5	CG	33	8.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
36	42	May 30	MIL	@	BOS	L,3-5	CG	32	8.0	13	1	0	14	1	1B
37	43	May 31	MIL	@	BOS	W,19-8	CG	39	9.0	12	0	0	12	4	1B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
38	44	Jun 1	MIL	@	BOS	W,8-5	CG	39	9.0	11	2	0	13	0	1B
39	45	Jun 2	MIL	@	BAL	L,8-9	CG	47	10.0	11	0	0	11	2	1B
40	46	Jun 3	MIL	@	BAL	W,3-0	CG	33	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
41	55 (8)	Jun 14	MIL		KCR	W,5-2	CG	39	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
42	56	Jun 15	MIL		KCR	L,2-7	CG	45	9.0	4	4	0	8	0	1B
43	57	Jun 16 (1)	MIL	@	DET	L,5-6	CG	41	8.2	8	1	0	9	1	1B
44	58	Jun 16 (2)	MIL	@	DET	W,5-3	CG	38	9.0	12	1	0	13	1	1B
45	59	Jun 17	MIL	@	DET	L,0-3	CG	30	8.0	9	0	0	9	0	1B
46	60	Jun 18	MIL	@	TEX	L,1-8	CG	38	8.0	8	1	0	9	0	1B
47	61	Jun 19	MIL	@	TEX	W,10-4	CG	34	9.0	13	0	0	13	2	1B
48	62	Jun 20	MIL	@	KCR	W,10-5	CG	39	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	1B
49	63	Jun 21	MIL	@	KCR	W,5-1	CG	36	9.0	10	0	0	10	4	1B
50	64	Jun 22	MIL	@	KCR	L,4-7	CG	37	8.0	12	0	0	12	1	1B
51	65	Jun 23	MIL	@	OAK	W,8-0	CG	37	9.0	11	2	0	13	1	1B
52	66	Jun 24	MIL	@	OAK	W,5-3	CG	35	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	1B
53	67	Jun 25	MIL	@	OAK	W,5-2	CG	33	9.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
54	68	Jun 27	MIL	@	CAL	L,5-6	CG	41	8.1	14	0	0	14	0	1B
55	69	Jun 28	MIL	@	CAL	W,11-5	CG	38	9.0	7	1	0	8	1	1B
56	70	Jun 29	MIL	@	CAL	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	14	2	0	16	0	1B
57	71	Jun 30	MIL		OAK	W,5-2	CG	33	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
58	72	Jul 1	MIL		OAK	W,5-2	CG	34	9.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
59	73	Jul 2	MIL		OAK	L,3-5	CG	42	10.0	5	2	0	7	1	1B
60	74	Jul 3	MIL		OAK	L,5-7	CG	41	9.0	9	1	0	10	3	1B
61	75	Jul 4	MIL		CAL	L,0-2	CG	34	9.0	8	2	0	10	0	1B
62	76	Jul 5	MIL		CAL	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	6	0	0	6	1	1B
63	77	Jul 6	MIL		CAL	L,0-2	CG	31	9.0	9	0	0	9	2	1B
64	78	Jul 10 (1)	MIL		BOS	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	8	2	0	10	1	1B
65	79	Jul 10 (2)	MIL		BOS	L,0-7	CG	42	9.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
66	80	Jul 11	MIL		BOS	W,7-6	CG	38	9.0	7	0	0	7	2	1B
67	81	Jul 12	MIL	@	TOR	W,9-2	CG	34	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	1B
68	82	Jul 13 (1)	MIL	@	TOR	L,1-4	CG	35	8.0	5	1	0	6	0	1B
69	83	Jul 13 (2)	MIL	@	TOR	W,4-0	CG	33	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	1B
70	84	Jul 14	MIL	@	TOR	W,6-4	CG	38	9.0	8	2	0	10	3	1B
71	85	Jul 15	MIL		BAL	L,3-7	CG	47	9.0	4	2	0	6	0	1B
72	86	Jul 16	MIL		BAL	L,4-10	CG	43	9.0	12	0	0	12	0	1B
73	87	Jul 17	MIL		BAL	L,0-1	CG	32	9.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
74	88	Jul 18	MIL		CHW	W,5-1	CG	34	9.0	7	0	0	7	2	1B
75	89	Jul 19	MIL		CHW	L,7-10	CG	45	9.0	10	2	0	12	2	1B
76	91 (1)	Jul 21	MIL	@	NYY	W,7-4	CG	46	9.0	6	3	0	9	0	1B
77	92	Jul 22 (1)	MIL	@	NYY	L,0-3	CG	33	8.0	6	3	0	9	1	1B
78	93	Jul 22 (2)	MIL	@	NYY	W,4-1	CG	33	9.0	12	0	0	12	0	1B
79	94	Jul 23	MIL	@	NYY	L,0-4	CG	34	8.0	11	1	0	12	0	1B
80	95	Jul 25	MIL	@	BAL	W,5-0	CG	34	9.0	11	2	0	13	0	1B
81	96	Jul 26	MIL	@	BAL	L,1-4	GS	24	7.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
82	98 (1)	Jul 29	MIL	@	CHW	W,7-1	CG	32	9.0	8	0	0	8	3	1B
83	99	Jul 30	MIL	@	CHW	L,5-6	CG	35	8.0	9	1	0	10	0	1B
84	100	Jul 31	MIL		NYY	L,6-7	CG	52	11.0	11	1	1	13	1	1B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
85	101	Aug 1	MIL		NYY	L,4-9	CG	41	9.0	8	2	0	10	0	1B
86	102	Aug 2	MIL		NYY	L,3-5	CG	42	9.0	11	2	0	13	2	1B
87	103	Aug 3	MIL		NYY	W,2-0	CG	32	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	1B
88	104	Aug 4	MIL	@	BOS	L,2-7	CG	36	8.0	13	0	0	13	3	1B
89	105	Aug 5	MIL	@	BOS	L,1-3	CG	32	8.0	15	0	0	15	3	1B
90	106	Aug 6	MIL	@	BOS	W,9-4	CG	38	9.0	13	0	0	13	2	1B
91	107	Aug 7	MIL	@	BOS	L,3-7	CG	37	8.0	9	2	0	11	1	1B
92	108	Aug 8	MIL		CLE	W,4-1	CG	33	9.0	8	2	0	10	1	1B
93	109	Aug 9	MIL		CLE	W,4-2	CG	34	9.0	12	0	0	12	2	1B
94	110	Aug 10 (1)	MIL		CLE	W,5-1	CG	32	9.0	13	0	0	13	1	1B
95	111	Aug 10 (2)	MIL		CLE	L,4-9	CG	48	9.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
96	112	Aug 12 (1)	MIL		TOR	L,1-3	CG	40	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
97	113	Aug 12 (2)	MIL		TOR	L,4-5	CG	37	9.0	12	1	0	13	0	1B
98	114	Aug 13	MIL		TOR	W,5-4	CG	35	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
99	115	Aug 14	MIL		TOR	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	12	2	0	14	3	1B
100	116	Aug 15	MIL	@	CLE	W,4-1	CG	36	9.0	11	2	0	13	2	1B
101	117	Aug 16	MIL	@	CLE	W,10-5	CG	41	9.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
102	118	Aug 17 (1)	MIL	@	CLE	W,4-0	CG	31	9.0	10	0	0	10	2	1B
103	119	Aug 17 (2)	MIL	@	CLE	W,11-1	GS	26	7.0	8	1	0	9	3	1B
104	120	Aug 18	MIL		DET	W,12-5	CG	39	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	1B
105	121	Aug 19	MIL		DET	L,2-6	CG	37	9.0	7	1	0	8	1	1B
106	122	Aug 20	MIL		DET	L,6-8	CG	46	9.0	9	0	0	9	2	1B
107	123	Aug 22 (1)	MIL	@	TEX	L,6-12	CG	41	8.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
108	124	Aug 22 (2)	MIL	@	TEX	W,8-3	GS	34	7.0	7	0	0	7	1	1B
109	125	Aug 23	MIL	@	TEX	L,5-7	CG	36	8.0	13	1	0	14	1	1B
110	127 (1)	Aug 25	MIL		KCR	L,3-9	CG	44	9.0	7	1	0	8	1	1B
111	128	Aug 26	MIL		KCR	L,6-7	CG	43	9.0	12	0	0	12	2	1B
112	129	Aug 27	MIL		KCR	L,4-5	CG	38	9.0	10	1	0	11	0	1B
113	130	Aug 28	MIL	@	DET	L,7-11	CG	41	8.0	11	1	0	12	3	1B
114	131	Aug 29	MIL	@	DET	L,2-8	CG	39	8.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
115	132	Aug 30	MIL	@	DET	W,6-4	CG	38	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	1B
116	133	Aug 31	MIL	@	DET	W,11-6	CG	38	9.0	11	0	0	11	1	1B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
117	134	Sep 1	MIL	@	KCR	W,6-1	CG	37	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
118	135	Sep 3	MIL	@	KCR	W,3-1	CG	38	10.0	8	1	0	9	2	1B
119	136	Sep 4	MIL	@	KCR	W,9-5	CG	40	9.0	9	2	0	11	1	1B
120	137	Sep 5	MIL		TEX	L,5-6	CG	40	9.0	10	1	0	11	2	1B
121	138	Sep 6	MIL		TEX	W,6-2	CG	35	9.0	11	0	0	11	2	1B
122	139	Sep 7	MIL		TEX	L,2-7	CG	48	9.0	11	1	0	12	0	1B
123	140	Sep 9	MIL	@	MIN	L,2-15	GS	38	6.0	7	2	1	10	0	1B
124	141	Sep 10	MIL	@	MIN	W,3-1	CG	34	9.0	10	1	0	11	2	1B
125	142	Sep 12	MIL	@	SEA	W,7-1	CG	29	9.0	11	3	0	14	1	1B
126	143	Sep 13	MIL	@	SEA	W,8-0	CG	31	9.0	14	0	0	14	0	1B
127	144	Sep 14	MIL	@	SEA	W,3-2	CG	38	9.0	9	1	0	10	0	1B
128	145	Sep 17 (1)	MIL		MIN	L,2-3	CG	34	9.0	5	0	0	5	2	1B
129	147 (1)	Sep 18 (1)	MIL		MIN	W,9-8	CG	41	9.0	12	0	0	12	1	1B
130	148	Sep 18 (2)	MIL		MIN	W,5-0	CG	32	9.0	15	1	0	16	2	1B
131	149	Sep 19	MIL		SEA	W,4-0	CG	32	9.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
132	150	Sep 20	MIL		SEA	W,8-4	CG	41	9.0	9	0	0	9	2	1B
133	152 (1)	Sep 22	MIL		CAL	L,3-7	CG	43	9.0	9	0	0	9	2	1B
134	153	Sep 23	MIL		CAL	L,1-2	CG	39	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
135	154	Sep 24	MIL		CAL	W,6-0	CG	37	9.0	10	0	0	10	1	1B
136	155	Sep 26	MIL	@	OAK	W,10-7	CG	44	9.0	10	2	0	12	0	1B
137	156	Sep 27	MIL	@	OAK	L,4-7	CG	38	8.0	10	0	0	10	2	1B
138	157	Sep 28	MIL	@	OAK	L,2-3	CG	38	8.2	9	0	0	9	2	1B
139	158	Sep 29	MIL	@	CAL	L,2-6	CG	39	8.0	10	1	0	11	2	1B
140	160 (1)	Oct 1	MIL	@	CAL	W,10-7	CG	44	9.0	16	0	0	16	1	1B
141	161	Oct 4	MIL		OAK	L,0-4	CG	38	9.0	9	2	2	13	1	1B
142	162	Oct 5	MIL		OAK	W,5-4	CG	58	15.0	17	1	0	18	1	1B
							142gm		1248.0	1336	106	5	1447	160