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Morton Cecil Cooper (March 2, 1913 - November 17, 1958) was an American right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball who played primarily for the St. Louis Cardinals. The team's top pitcher during its National League pennant years of 1942-44, he won over 20 games in each of the three years and received the 1942 Most Valuable Player award after posting a 22-7 record with 10 shutouts and a 1.78 earned run average, the lowest by any NL righthander between 1920 and 1967. His brother Walker was an NL catcher, and his teammate for several seasons. March 2 is the 61st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (62nd in leap years). ...
1913 (MCMXIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday. ...
17 November is also the name of a Marxist group in Greece. ...
1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
A baseball pitcher delivers the ball to home plate In baseball, the pitcher is the player who throws the baseball from the pitchers mound toward the catcher to begin each play, with the goal of retiring a batter who attempts to either make contact with it or draw a...
Major League Baseball (MLB) is the highest level of play in professional baseball in the world. ...
Major league affiliations National League (1892-present) Central Division (1994-present) Eastern Division (1969-1993) American Association (1882-1891) Major league titles World Series titles (9) 1982 •1967 • 1964 • 1946 1944 • 1942 • 1934 • 1931 1926 NL Pennants (16) 2004 • 1987 • 1985 • 1982 1968 • 1967 • 1964 • 1946 1944 • 1943 • 1942 • 1934...
This article refers to the American baseball league. ...
In baseball, a pitcher is credited with a win (or W) when, in a game won by his team, he is the teams pitcher at the time that his team takes a lead that it does not relinquish for the remainder of the game. ...
The following are the baseball events of the year 1942 throughout the world. ...
In the game of baseball, both amateur and professional, it is tradition to annually recognize the one player in the league who has contributed the most to the success of the players team. ...
In team sports, a shutout (sometimes a clean sheet in soccer) refers to a game in which one team wins without allowing the opposing team to score. ...
In baseball statistics, earned run average (ERA) is the mean of earned runs given up by a pitcher per nine innings pitched. ...
William Walker Cooper (January 8, 1915 - April 11, 1991) was a catcher in Major League Baseball. ...
The position of the catcher Catcher is also a general term for a fielder who catches the ball in cricket. ...
Cooper was born in Atherton, Missouri, and after debuting with the Cardinals in 1938 had a 12-6 record as a 1939 rookie. He was 24-21 over the next two seasons before hitting his stride, helping the team to World Series titles in both 1942 and 1944. In 1945, both Cooper brothers staged contract holdouts, and Mort was traded that May to the Boston Braves after only three starts; bothered by longtime elbow problems, he ended the year only 9-4. After a 13-11 season in 1946, he began 1947 at 2-5 and was traded to the New York Giants in June. He was 1-5 for the Giants over the rest of the season, and was released in July 1948 after not pitching all year due to arm trouble. He ended his career with a single 1949 relief appearance for the Chicago Cubs in which he failed to record an out. He retired with a record of 128-75, a 2.97 ERA, 913 strikeouts in 1840 2/3 innings and 33 shutouts. He was selected to the NL All-Star team four times (1942, 1943, 1945, 1946). Jackson County is a county located in the state of Missouri. ...
Official language(s) none, English most common Capital Largest city Jefferson City Kansas City Area - Total - Width - Length - % water - Latitude - Longitude Ranked 21st 69,709 sq mi 180,693 km² 240 miles 385 km 300 miles 480 km 1. ...
The following are the baseball events of the year 1938 throughout the world. ...
For other events named World Series, see World Series (disambiguation). ...
The 1942 World Series featured the defending champion New York Yankees against the St. ...
The 1944 World Series featured a crosstown matchup between the St. ...
Major league affiliations National League (1876-present) East Division (1994-present) West Division (1969-1993) Major league titles World Series titles (3) 1995 • 1957 • 1914 NL Pennants (17) 1999 • 1996 • 1995 • 1992 1991 • 1958 • 1957 • 1948 1914 • 1898 • 1897 • 1893 1892 • 1891 • 1883 • 1878 1877 East Division titles (11) 2005...
Major league affiliations National League (1883-present) West Division (1969-present) Major league titles World Series titles (5) 1954 • 1933 • 1922 • 1921 1905 NL Pennants (20) 2002 • 1989 • 1962 • 1954 1951 • 1937 • 1936 • 1933 1924 • 1923 • 1922 • 1921 1917 • 1913 • 1912 • 1911 1905 • 1904 • 1889 • 1888 West Division titles (6...
The following are the baseball events of the year 1949 throughout the world. ...
Major league affiliations National League (1876-present) Central Division (1994-present) East Division (1969-1993) Major league titles World Series titles (2) 1908 • 1907 NL Pennants (16) 1945 • 1938 • 1935 • 1932 1929 • 1918 • 1910 • 1908 1907 • 1906 • 1886 • 1885 1882 • 1881 • 1880 • 1876 Central Division titles (1) 2003 East Division...
In baseball, a strikeout or strike out (denoted by K, K-S, or SO) occurs when the batter receives three strikes during his time at bat. ...
In baseball, innings pitched (IP) are the number of innings a pitcher has completed, measured by the number of batters and baserunners that are put out while the pitcher is in the game. ...
The Major League Baseball All-Star Game, also popularly known as the Midsummer Classic, is an annual exhibition baseball game between players from the National League and the American League, currently selected by fan vote for the position players and by the manager for pitchers. ...
Mort Cooper died of a lung condition at age 45 in Little Rock, Arkansas. Little Rock skyline Nickname: The Capital City, Rock-Town, City of Roses Map Political Statistics Founded 1821 Incorporated 1831 County Pulaski County Mayor Jim Dailey Geographic Statistics Area - Total - Land - Water 302. ...
External link - Baseball-Reference.com - career statistics and analysis
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