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| Player Report for #38 Walker 'Walk' Cooper | | Saturday, September 28th, 1940 | 
| AB | 475 | | HR | 15 | | RBI | 81 | | AVG | .229 | | OPS | .648 |
| | Name: | Walker Cooper | Contract: | Major League Contract | | Nickname: | Walk | Salary: | $19,927 | | Birthday: | 01-08-1915 | Signed Through: | 1940 Season | | Age: | 25 | Years of Major League Service: | 5 Years, 12 Days | | Born in: | Atherton (California) | Major League Service Days this Year: | 168 Days | | Nationality: | American | | | | Height: | 6' 3" | Years on 40-Man Roster: | 5 Years, 153 Days | | Weight: | 210 lbs | Years of Pro Service: | 5 Years | | | | Arbitration Eligibility: | Eligible, but possibly free agent after season! | | Position: | C | Minor League Option Years: | 2 option years left | | Bats: | Right | | | | Throws: | Right | Contract Extension | - | | Status: | Exhausted | Drafted | 1934, 14th Pick in Round 1 | | Morale: | Great | Local Popularity (National) | Insignificant (Unknown) |
| | | Batting Ratings (OSA) | | Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's | | | Overall | 5 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 9 | | | Versus LHP | 5 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 9 | | | Versus RHP | 5 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 9 | | | Talent | 5 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 9 | |
| Running & Bunting Ratings | | | Fielding Ratings | | Running Speed: | 4 | | Catcher 7 (Arm: 6) | | Stealing Ability: | 4 | | | | Baserunning Instincts: | 9 | | | | Sacrifice Bunt: | 9 | | | | Bunt for Hit: | 4 | | | | Hitter Type: | Spray Hitter | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Game Log, Last 10 Games | | Date | Opponent | Result | AB | R | H | BI | HR | BB | K | SB | | | | | | | | | | | 09-27-1940 | @ BSN | Win, 6-2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 09-26-1940 | @ BSN | Loss, 3-6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 09-25-1940 | @ CHN | Loss, 3-4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 09-24-1940 | @ CHN | Loss, 1-5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 09-23-1940 | @ CHN | Loss, 3-5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 09-22-1940 | SLN | Loss, 2-3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 09-21-1940 | SLN | Loss, 7-13 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 09-20-1940 | SLN | Win, 5-4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 09-18-1940 | @ CIN | Loss, 3-4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 09-17-1940 | @ CIN | Loss, 2-3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | Major League Baseball 1940 Batting Stats | | Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO | VORP | | Overall | 138 | 475 | 109 | 21 | 2 | 15 | 81 | 54 | 27 | 43 | .229 | .271 | .377 | .648 | .551 | .147 | -5.4 | | Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 | | | | Overall | 118 | 518 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 179 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 47.5 | 3.27 | | | | Batting | | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | | Versus Left | | 159 | 45 | 10 | 1 | 8 | 29 | 23 | 7 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 2 | .283 | .318 | .509 | .827 | | Versus Right | | 316 | 64 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 52 | 31 | 20 | 27 | 5 | 2 | 1 | .203 | .249 | .310 | .559 | | Batting | | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | | This Week | | 23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .130 | .125 | .391 | .516 | | Last Week | | 22 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .318 | .423 | .409 | .832 | | April | | 61 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .213 | .231 | .361 | .591 | | May | | 96 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .198 | .230 | .229 | .459 | | June | | 90 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .233 | .289 | .367 | .655 | | July | | 67 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | .239 | .274 | .433 | .707 | | August | | 82 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 18 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .305 | .337 | .537 | .874 | | September | | 79 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .190 | .261 | .367 | .628 | | Spring Training | | 78 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .218 | .262 | .385 | .647 | | Last Year | | 515 | 115 | 19 | 8 | 13 | 58 | 50 | 41 | 37 | 3 | 0 | 4 | .223 | .284 | .367 | .651 | | 2 Years Ago | | 479 | 130 | 24 | 3 | 18 | 82 | 56 | 30 | 37 | 7 | 15 | 2 | .271 | .313 | .447 | .760 | | Career | | 2531 | 661 | 113 | 23 | 80 | 411 | 326 | 168 | 215 | 31 | 33 | 12 | .261 | .307 | .419 | .726 | | Home | | 231 | 48 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 43 | 28 | 13 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 2 | .208 | .252 | .377 | .629 | | Road | | 244 | 61 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 38 | 26 | 14 | 23 | 3 | 2 | 1 | .250 | .290 | .377 | .667 | | Grass | | 475 | 109 | 21 | 2 | 15 | 81 | 54 | 27 | 43 | 7 | 6 | 3 | .229 | .271 | .377 | .648 | | Day | | 174 | 37 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 23 | 18 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 2 | .213 | .267 | .345 | .612 | | Night | | 301 | 72 | 13 | 2 | 10 | 58 | 36 | 15 | 32 | 4 | 6 | 1 | .239 | .274 | .395 | .669 | | Pinch Hitting | | 18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .222 | .300 | .389 | .689 | | Close/Late | | 120 | 29 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 26 | 17 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 2 | .242 | .279 | .425 | .704 | | Inning 1-3 | | 142 | 32 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .225 | .279 | .303 | .582 | | Inning 4-6 | | 171 | 39 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 22 | 24 | 7 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 1 | .228 | .258 | .398 | .656 | | Inning 7-9 | | 155 | 38 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 32 | 20 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 2 | .245 | .281 | .439 | .720 | | Extra Innings | | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .222 | .000 | .222 | | 0 Outs | | 143 | 30 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 16 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 2 | .210 | .265 | .301 | .565 | | 1 Outs | | 155 | 38 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 44 | 24 | 12 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 1 | .245 | .293 | .419 | .712 | | 2 Outs | | 177 | 41 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 27 | 14 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .232 | .257 | .401 | .658 | | Scoring Position | | 138 | 35 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 65 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | .254 | .290 | .413 | .703 | | Bases Empty | | 230 | 47 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 30 | 12 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .204 | .253 | .335 | .588 | | Runner on 1st | | 107 | 27 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .252 | .286 | .421 | .706 | | Runner on 2nd | | 39 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .179 | .273 | .308 | .580 | | Runner on 3rd | | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .167 | .000 | .167 | | Runner on 1st & 2nd | | 48 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .271 | .286 | .458 | .744 | | Runner on 1st & 3rd | | 15 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .267 | .278 | .533 | .811 | | Runner on 2nd & 3rd | | 12 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .583 | .538 | .667 | 1.205 | | Bases Loaded | | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .263 | .438 | .701 | | Two Strikes | | 185 | 36 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 25 | 17 | 6 | 43 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .195 | .219 | .286 | .505 | | First Pitch | | 80 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .225 | .232 | .412 | .644 | | Count 0-1 | | 38 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | .289 | .300 | .421 | .721 | | Count 0-2 | | 39 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .128 | .128 | .333 | .462 | | Count 1-0 | | 46 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .239 | .229 | .391 | .620 | | Count 1-1 | | 55 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .236 | .241 | .345 | .587 | | Count 1-2 | | 45 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .200 | .244 | .444 | | Count 2-0 | | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .111 | .111 | .111 | .222 | | Count 2-1 | | 41 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .317 | .317 | .707 | 1.024 | | Count 2-2 | | 61 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .197 | .197 | .262 | .459 | | Count 3-0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1.000 | .000 | 1.000 | | Count 3-1 | | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .417 | .708 | .750 | 1.458 | | Full Count | | 40 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .340 | .325 | .665 | | Behind in Count | | 122 | 25 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 3 | 1 | .205 | .210 | .328 | .538 | | Ahead in Count | | 117 | 31 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 25 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .265 | .371 | .496 | .867 |
| | Career Minor League Batting Stats | | Year/Team/League | Age | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | VORP | | 1935 Garland - AAA | 20 | 99 | 381 | 135 | 25 | 1 | 12 | 65 | 54 | 42 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 1 | 3 | .354 | .420 | .520 | .939 | 50.7 | | Total AAA | | 99 | 381 | 135 | 25 | 1 | 12 | 65 | 54 | 42 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 1 | 3 | .354 | .420 | .520 | .939 | 50.7 |
| | Player History | | 11-01-1934 | Drafted in the 1934 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 14, 14th overall Pick) by the New York (N) Giants. | | 01-01-1935 | SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (6); Power: 3 (6); Eye: 4 (4). | | 04-29-1935 | Wins the AAA PCL Player of the Week Award. | | 07-07-1935 | Was selected to the 1935 Triple-A Baseball All-Star Game. | | 07-16-1935 | Goes 5-5 against the Spokane Rascals, with 2 2B, 0 RBI and 2 R. | | 08-01-1935 | Wins the AAA PCL Batter of the Month Award. | | 08-12-1935 | Wins the AAA PCL Player of the Week Award. | | 09-11-1935 | Wins the 1935 AAA PCL Triple-A Gold Glove Award at C. | | 09-13-1935 | Wins the 1935 AAA PCL Triple-A Hitter Award. | | 01-01-1936 | SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (7); Power: 4 (7); Eye: 5 (5). | | 06-01-1936 | Wins the MLB NL Rookie of the Month Award. | | 06-16-1936 | Was selected to the 1936 Major League Baseball All-Star Game. | | 07-01-1936 | Wins the MLB NL Rookie of the Month Award. | | 08-03-1936 | Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award. | | 09-01-1936 | Wins the MLB NL Rookie of the Month Award. | | 10-31-1936 | Wins the 1936 MLB NL Rookie of the Year Award. | | 11-12-1936 | Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $2,499 through automatic renewal. | | 01-01-1937 | SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (7); Power: 5 (7); Eye: 5 (5). | | 07-27-1937 | Goes 5-6 against the Philadelphia (N) Phillies, with 1 2B, 3 RBI and 2 R. | | 11-08-1937 | Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $2,741 through automatic renewal. | | 01-01-1938 | SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (5); Power: 5 (7); Eye: 4 (3). | | 11-06-1938 | Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $24,909 through arbitration. | | 01-01-1939 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (5); Power: 6 (7); Eye: 4 (3). | | 11-08-1939 | Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $19,927 through arbitration. | | 01-01-1940 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (5); Power: 7 (7); Eye: 4 (3). | | Leader Boards Appearances | | Year | HR | Rank | | 1937 | 17 | 10 | | 1938 | 18 | 9 | | | Year | RBI | Rank | | 1936 | 105 | 5 | | 1937 | 83 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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