- Jimmy Cooney (1920s shortstop)
James Edward Cooney [Scoops] (
August 24 ,1894 -August 7 - 1991) was ashortstop inMajor League Baseball who played for six different teams between by|1917 and by|1928. Listed at 5' 11", 160 lb., Cooney batted and threw right-handed. His father Jimmy Sr. and younger brother Johnny also played in the Major Leagues.A native of
Cranston, Rhode Island , Cooney reached the Majors in 1917 with theBoston Red Sox , spending part of the season with them before playing with the New York Giants in by|1919. After that, he spent four years with the Milwaukee Brewers of the American Association, setting a personal mark with 12 consecutive hits in by|1923.Cooney came back to play once again in the Major Leagues with the
St. Louis Cardinals (by|1924-by|1925),Chicago Cubs (by|1926-by|1927),Philadelphia Phillies (by|1927) and Boston Braves (by|1928). His most productive season came in 1924 with St. Louis, when he hit a career-high .295 in 110 games including 20 doubles, eight triples, 57runs batted in and 12stolen base s, also career-numbers.While in Chicago, Cooney entered the record books as the sixth player in the modern era to turn an
unassisted triple play . On May 30, 1927, in the fourth inning of a game against Pittsburgh, Cooney caught a line drive hit byPaul Waner , stepped onsecond base to retireLloyd Waner , and then taggedClyde Barnhart coming down fromfirst base .In a seven-season career, Cooney was a .262 hitter (413-for-1575) with two
home run s and 150 RBI in 448 games, including 64 doubles, 16 triples, and 30 stolen bases.Cooney died in
Warwick, Rhode Island , just 17 days short of his ninety-seventh birthday.ee also
*List of second generation MLB players
*Unassisted triple play ources
* [http://www.baseballlibrary.com/ballplayers/player.php?name=Jimmy_Cooney_1894 Baseball Library]
* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Jimmy_Cooney_%28cooneji02%29 BR Bullpen]
* [http://thedeadballera.com/Obits/Cooney.JimmyJr.Obit.html The Deadball Era]
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