From SABR Encyclopedia
| Jack Lee Cooley
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| "Spade"
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| Bat/Throw:
| R/R
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| Height:
| 6' 0"
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| Weight:
| 178
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| Born:
| 1931-8-17 at Colton, CA (US)
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| Died:
| 2009-2-15 at Fontana, CA (US)
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Jack Cooley was a professional player.
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Sources
- Social Security Death Index (SSN: 550-36-0474).
Profile
Personal
- Resided in Highland, California in 1954.
- Self-identified as being of Irish and German ancestry
- Shows his hobby is sport cars.
Pre-professional career
- Graduated from San Bernardino High School in 1949.
- Played baseball, football, basketball and tennis in high school.
Achievements
- Hit two grand-slam homers in a game for Muskogee against Hutchinson in 1950.
Outside of baseball
- Works as a draftsman during the off-season.
- Served two years in the U. S. Army.
Contract signing
- Signed to his first professional contract by Art Swartz of the Saint Louis Browns.
Playing in less than ten games statistics
- 1949 Pittsburg Kansas-Oklahoma-Missouri League No statistis shown
- 1949 Ada Sooner State League 4 G, 9 AB, 1 H, 0 RBI, .111 AVG.
Sources
- 1954 Pioneer League Index (Third Edition).
