Jimmy Cooney Stats

Jimmy Cooney was born on Friday, August 24, 1894, in Cranston, Rhode Island. Cooney was 23 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 22, 1917, with the Boston Red Sox. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Jimmy Cooney baseball stats page.

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Jimmy Cooney



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Birth Name:   James Edward Cooney
Nickname:   Scoops
Born On:   08-24-1894  (Virgo)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Cranston, Rhode Island
Year of Death Data Died On:   08-07-1991 (1,000 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Warwick, Rhode Island
Cemetery:   St. Ann Cemetery, Cranston, Rhode Island
High School:   Cranston High School (Cranston, RI)
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   5-11   Player Weight Chart Weight:   160
First Game:   09-22-1917 (Age 23)
Last Game:   06-16-1928
Draft:   Not Applicable

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Jimmy Cooney Pitching Stats

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Jimmy Cooney Hitting Stats

1917 23 Red Sox 11 36 4 8 1 0 0 0 3 6 - 2 6 - 0 - .222 .333 .250
1919 25 Giants 5 14 3 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 - 0 - .214 .214 .214
1924 30 Cardinals 110 383 44 113 20 8 1 0 57 20 - 20 11 - 0 - .295 .330 .397
1925 31 Cardinals 54 187 27 51 11 2 0 0 18 4 - 5 10 - 1 - .273 .292 .353
1926 32 Cubs 141 513 52 129 18 5 1 0 47 23 - 10 20 - 3 - .251 .288 .312
1927 33 Cubs 33 132 16 32 2 0 0 0 6 8 - 7 9 - 0 - .242 .286 .258
1927 33 Phillies 76 259 33 70 12 1 0 0 15 13 - 9 10 - 0 - .270 .305 .324
1928 34 Braves 18 51 2 7 0 0 0 0 3 2 - 5 0 - 0 - .137 .170 .137
7 Years 448 1,575 181 413 64 16 2 0 150 76 0 58 67 - 4 - .262 .298 .327

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Jimmy Cooney Fielding Stats

1917 Red Sox 2B 10 10 282 60 6.0 60 26 34 0 7 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 5.74
1917 Red Sox SS 1 0 - 9 9.0 9 4 5 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00
1919 Giants 2B 1 0 - 2 2.0 2 1 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.00
1919 Giants SS 4 4 105 16 4.0 16 6 10 0 2 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 4.11
1924 Cardinals 2B 1 1 27 1 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.00
1924 Cardinals 3B 7 7 189 12 1.7 12 3 9 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.71
1924 Cardinals SS 99 97 2,319 582 5.9 564 242 322 18 68 n/a n/a n/a .969 6.57
1925 Cardinals 2B 15 10 261 72 4.8 70 27 43 2 9 n/a n/a n/a .972 7.24
1925 Cardinals LF 1 0 - 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
1925 Cardinals SS 37 34 795 168 4.5 164 70 94 4 22 n/a n/a n/a .976 5.57
1926 Cubs SS 141 140 3,612 860 6.1 836 344 492 24 107 n/a n/a n/a .972 6.25
1927 Cubs SS 33 33 915 182 5.5 177 75 102 5 13 n/a n/a n/a .973 5.22
1927 Phillies SS 74 71 1,764 401 5.4 393 155 238 8 51 n/a n/a n/a .980 6.02
1928 Braves 2B 4 3 81 17 4.3 16 4 12 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .941 5.33
1928 Braves SS 11 11 231 55 5.0 54 23 31 1 10 n/a n/a n/a .982 6.31
SS Totals 400 390 9,741 2,273 5.7 2,213 919 1,294 60 273 n/a n/a n/a .974 6.13
2B Totals 31 24 651 152 4.9 149 59 90 3 17 n/a n/a n/a .980 6.18
3B Totals 7 7 189 12 1.7 12 3 9 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.71
LF Totals 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
7 Years 439 421 10,581 2,437 5.6 2,374 981 1,393 63 290 n/a n/a n/a .974 6.06

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Jimmy Cooney Miscellaneous Stats

1917 Red Sox 0 - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 18.0 12.0 - - -
1919 Giants 0 - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 0.0 14.0 - - -
1924 Cardinals 12 10 .545 0 3 n/a 383.0 19.2 6.7 - - -
1925 Cardinals 1 3 .250 1 0 n/a 0.0 37.4 10.4 - - -
1926 Cubs 11 - - 0 0 n/a 513.0 51.3 10.9 - - -
1927 Cubs 1 - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 18.9 22.0 - - -
1927 Phillies 4 - - 1 1 n/a 0.0 28.8 17.3 - - -
1928 Braves 1 - - 4 0 n/a 0.0 10.2 17.0 - - -
7 Years 30 13 .698 6 4 n/a 787.5 27.2 10.5 - - -

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Jimmy Cooney Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1917 Boston Red Sox n/a Undetermined n/a -
1919 New York Giants n/a Undetermined n/a -
1924 St. Louis Cardinals n/a Undetermined n/a -
1925 St. Louis Cardinals n/a Undetermined n/a -
1926 Chicago Cubs n/a Undetermined n/a -
1927 Chicago Cubs n/a Undetermined n/a -
1927 Philadelphia Phillies n/a Undetermined n/a -
1928 Boston Braves n/a Undetermined n/a -

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