Mort Cooper

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right • Throws: Right
6-2, 210lb (188cm, 95kg)
Born: March 2, 1913 in Atherton, MO
Died: November 17, 1958 in Little Rock, AR
Buried: Salem Cemetery, Independence, MO
High School: William Chrisman HS (Independence, MO)
Debut: September 14, 1938 (6,927th in MLB history)
vs. PHI 9.0 IP, 3 H, 3 SO, 8 BB, 2 ER, W
Last Game: May 7, 1949
vs. BRO 0.0 IP, 2 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 3 ER
Full Name: Morton Cecil Cooper
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Relatives: Brother of Walker Cooper

Played For
St. Louis Cardinals (1938-1945)
Boston Braves (1945-1947)
New York Giants (1947)
Chicago Cubs (1949)

Awards and Honors
1942 NL MVP

Post-Season Appearances
1942 World Series
1943 World Series
1944 World Series

All-Star Selections
1942 NL
1943 NL
1945 NL
1946 NL

Nine Other Players Who Debuted in 1938

Enos Slaughter
Lou Boudreau
Joe Gordon
Sam Chapman
Roy Cullenbine
Preacher Roe
Max Lanier
Mort Cooper
Taffy Wright

All-Time Teammate Team

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Notable Events and Chronology for Mort Cooper Career

September 13, 1941

1941 – The Dodgers’ Whit Wyatt beats the Cards’ Mort Cooper, 1 – 0, in St. Louis. Dixie Walker’s double in the 8th is the first Dodger hit. Walker then relays a stolen sign to Billy Herman, who singles him home.

July 6, 1942

American League All-Stars defeats the National League at the Polo Grounds, 3 – 1 in the 1942 All Star Game

September 12, 1942

Mort Cooper wins his 20th game and 8th shutout, stopping Brooklyn, 3 – 0. St. Louis finally catches the Dodgers when Max Lanier wins the second game, 2 – 1.

September 30, 1942

Yankees take game one behind Red Ruffing

November 3, 1942

Mort Cooper and Joe Gordon win MVP Awards and Ted Williams is snubbed again

December 25, 1942

Major League Baseball Season Recap 1942

June 4, 1943

Mort Cooper of the St. Louis Cardinals tosses the second of back-to-back one-hitters‚ beating the Philadelphia Phillies‚ 5 – 0

September 18, 1943

The Cardinals clinch the National League pennant

June 24, 1944

The Cardinals beat the Pirates, 16 – 0, as Cards hurler Mort Cooper tosses a three-hitter while his teammates pound out 22 hits.

May 23, 1945

St. Louis Cardinals trade ace pitcher Mort Cooper to the Boston Braves for pitcher Red Barrett and $60,000 in cash

June 28, 1947

Walker Cooper homers in his brothers win and ties a record by connecting in his 6th straight game

Cooper, whose brother Walker was his catcher during the early 1940s, went 22-7 with 10 shutouts and a 1.77 ERA and was the NL MVP for the 1942 World Champion Cardinals. In 1943 he led the NL in victories (21) for the second straight year, and followed with a 22-win 1944 campaign. The fastballer, who occasionally chewed aspirin on the mound for relief from an aching arm, started and lost the 1942 and 1943 All-Star Games. St. Louis traded Cooper to the Braves in May 1945 after suspending him for leaving the club over a salary dispute. Mort and Walker teamed again in 1947, when the fading pitcher appeared in eight games with the Giants.

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