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{{short description|American baseball player (1922–1994)}}
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{{Infobox baseball biography
{{Infobox baseball biography
| name = Cal Cooper
| name = Cal Cooper
| image =
| image =Cal Cooper.jpg
| position = [[Pitcher]]
| position = [[Pitcher]]
| birth_date = {{birth date|1922|8|11}}
| birth_date = {{birth date|1922|8|11}}
| birth_place = [[Great Falls, South Carolina]]
| birth_place = [[Great Falls, South Carolina]], U.S.
| death_date = {{death date and age|1994|7|4|1922|8|11}}
| death_date = {{death date and age|1994|7|4|1922|8|11}}
| death_place = [[Clinton, South Carolina]]
| death_place = [[Clinton, South Carolina]], U.S.
| bats = Right
| bats = Right
| throws = Right
| throws = Right
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| stat2label = [[Innings pitched]]
| stat2label = [[Innings pitched]]
| stat2value = 1
| stat2value = 1
| stat3label = Hits and runs allowed
| stat3label = Earned runs
| stat3value = 5
| stat3value = 5
| teams =
| teams =
* [[Washington Senators (1901–60)|Washington Senators]] (1948)
* [[Washington Senators (1901–60)|Washington Senators]] (1948)
}}
}}
'''Calvin Asa Cooper''' (August 11, 1922 &ndash; July 4, 1994) was a [[Major League Baseball]] [[pitcher]]. Cooper appeared in one game for the [[Washington Senators (1901–60)|Washington Senators]]. Prior to his major league debut and exit, he attended and played for [[Newberry College]].<ref name=br>{{cite web|url=http://www.baseball-reference.com/c/coopeca01.shtml|title=Cal Cooper at baseball-reference.com|publisher=[[Baseball-Reference.com]]|accessdate=2008-10-21}}</ref> Cooper batted and threw right-handed.
'''Calvin Asa Cooper''' (August 11, 1922 &ndash; July 4, 1994) was an American [[Major League Baseball]] [[pitcher]]. Cooper appeared in one game for the [[Washington Senators (1901–60)|Washington Senators]]. Prior to his major league debut and exit, he attended and played for [[Newberry College]].<ref name=br>{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/c/coopeca01.shtml|title=Cal Cooper at baseball-reference.com|publisher=[[Baseball-Reference.com]]|accessdate=2008-10-21}}</ref> Cooper batted and threw right-handed.


==Early life==
==Early life==
Cooper was born in 1922 in Great Falls, South Carolina, a small town in the north central portion of the state. As a young man, Cooper served in the [[United States Navy|US Navy]] during World War II.<ref name=historicbaseball>{{cite web|url=http://www.historicbaseball.com/players/c/cooper_cal.html|publisher=Historicbaseball.com|title=Biography at historicbaseball.com|accessdate=2008-10-21}}</ref> After military service, Cooper attended Newberry College, a small [[Evangelical Lutheran Church in America|Lutheran]] college in [[Newberry, South Carolina]]. At age 26, he was called up from the [[Triple-A (baseball)|Triple-A]] organization of the Washington Senators to play in the majors.
Cooper was born in 1922 in [[Great Falls, South Carolina]], a small town in the north central portion of the state. As a young man, Cooper served in the [[United States Navy|US Navy]] during World War II.<ref name=historicbaseball>{{cite web|url=http://www.historicbaseball.com/players/c/cooper_cal.html|publisher=Historicbaseball.com|title=Biography at historicbaseball.com|accessdate=2008-10-21}}</ref> After military service, Cooper attended Newberry College, a small [[Evangelical Lutheran Church in America|Lutheran]] college in [[Newberry, South Carolina]]. At age 26, he was called up from the [[Triple-A (baseball)|Triple-A]] organization of the Washington Senators to play in the majors.


== Major League Baseball career ==
== Major League Baseball career ==


Cooper made his major league debut on September 14, 1948 with the Washington Senators. Cooper competed in one game in {{baseball year|1948}}, wearing uniform number 16.<ref name=ba/> His entire major league career consisted of pitching one [[inning]], in which he surrendered 5 [[hit (baseball)|hits]], allowing 5 [[run (baseball)|runs]] including a [[home run]], and [[Base on balls|walked]] a batter, before recording 3 outs.<ref name=br/> Being his only appearance, he ended his career with his lifetime [[earned run average]] (ERA) set at 45.00.<ref name=mlb.com>{{cite web|url=http://mlb.mlb.com/stats/historical/individual_stats_player.jsp?c_id=mlb&playerID=112650&section1=1&statSet1=1&section2=1&section3=1&statSet3=1&statSet2=1|title=mlb.com player profile|publisher=[[mlb.com]]|accessdate=2008-10-21}}</ref>
Cooper made his major league debut on September 14, 1948, with the Washington Senators. Cooper competed in one game in {{baseball year|1948}}, wearing uniform number 16.<ref name=ba/> His major league career thus consisted of pitching one inning, in which he surrendered five [[hit (baseball)|hits]], allowing five [[run (baseball)|runs]] including a [[home run]], and [[Base on balls|walked]] a batter, before recording three outs.<ref name=br/> Being his only appearance, he ended his career with his lifetime [[earned run average]] (ERA) of 45.00.<ref name=mlb.com>{{cite web|url=http://mlb.mlb.com/stats/historical/individual_stats_player.jsp?c_id=mlb&playerID=112650&section1=1&statSet1=1&section2=1&section3=1&statSet3=1&statSet2=1|title=mlb.com player profile|work=[[mlb.com]]|accessdate=2008-10-21}}</ref>


==After baseball==
==After baseball==
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[[Category:Baseball players from South Carolina]]
[[Category:Baseball players from Laurens County, South Carolina]]
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[[Category:People from Laurens County, South Carolina]]
[[Category:Baseball players from Chester County, South Carolina]]
[[Category:People from Clinton, South Carolina]]
[[Category:United States Navy personnel of World War II]]

Latest revision as of 00:42, 21 September 2024

Cal Cooper
Pitcher
Born: (1922-08-11)August 11, 1922
Great Falls, South Carolina, U.S.
Died: July 4, 1994(1994-07-04) (aged 71)
Clinton, South Carolina, U.S.
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 14, 1948, for the Washington Senators
Last MLB appearance
September 14, 1948, for the Washington Senators
MLB statistics
Games played1
Innings pitched1
Earned runs5
Teams

Calvin Asa Cooper (August 11, 1922 – July 4, 1994) was an American Major League Baseball pitcher. Cooper appeared in one game for the Washington Senators. Prior to his major league debut and exit, he attended and played for Newberry College.[1] Cooper batted and threw right-handed.

Early life

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Cooper was born in 1922 in Great Falls, South Carolina, a small town in the north central portion of the state. As a young man, Cooper served in the US Navy during World War II.[2] After military service, Cooper attended Newberry College, a small Lutheran college in Newberry, South Carolina. At age 26, he was called up from the Triple-A organization of the Washington Senators to play in the majors.

Major League Baseball career

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Cooper made his major league debut on September 14, 1948, with the Washington Senators. Cooper competed in one game in 1948, wearing uniform number 16.[3] His major league career thus consisted of pitching one inning, in which he surrendered five hits, allowing five runs including a home run, and walked a batter, before recording three outs.[1] Being his only appearance, he ended his career with his lifetime earned run average (ERA) of 45.00.[4]

After baseball

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After his single afternoon in a major league baseball uniform, Cooper returned to South Carolina where he worked as a personnel director at Clinton Mills in the town of Clinton. Cooper died on July 4, 1994, in Clinton, South Carolina. For 28 years prior to his death in 1994, Cooper served as a member of the Laurens County School Board.[2] He is buried at Pinelawn Memory Gardens in Clinton.[3]

Sources

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  1. ^ a b "Cal Cooper at baseball-reference.com". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved October 21, 2008.
  2. ^ a b "Biography at historicbaseball.com". Historicbaseball.com. Retrieved October 21, 2008.
  3. ^ a b "Statistics at baseball-almanac.com". Baseball-Almanac.com. Retrieved October 21, 2008.
  4. ^ "mlb.com player profile". mlb.com. Retrieved October 21, 2008.
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