Wilbur Cooper Position: Pitcher Bats: Right • Throws: Left 5-11, 175lb (180cm, 79kg) Born: February 24, 1892 in Bearsville, WV us Died: August 7, 1973 in Encino, CA Buried: Forest Lawn-Hollywood Hills Cemetery, Los Angeles, CA Debut: August 29, 1912 (3,775th in major league history) vs. CIN 1.0 IP, 1 H, 2 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER Last Game: July 21, 1926 vs. WSH 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER Full Name: Arley Wilbur…
1924 – The Chicago Cubs trade pitcher Vic Aldridge and first basemen George Grantham and Al Niehaus to the Pittsburgh Pirates for 1B Charlie Grimm, SS Rabbit Maranville and P Wilbur Cooper. Grantham will hit .300 in six seasons for Pittsburgh, while Grimm will play 11 seasons with Chicago, eventually becoming player-manager. In 1925, Maranville will be named a player-manager as well. Cooper, who has averaged 20 wins a year over the past six seasons, will drop to 12-14 with the Cubs.
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