William Cooke

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William Cooke
William Downey Cooke Jr.
Bat/Throw:	R/R
Height:	6' 4"
Weight:	195
Born:	1935-10-31 at Chicago, IL (US)

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William Cooke was a professional player.

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Contents 1 Profile 1.1 Personal 1.2 Pre-professional career 1.3 Outside of baseball 1.4 Contract signing 2 Sources

Profile

Personal

• Resided in Los Angeles, California in 1955.
• Self-identified as being of Irish-German ancestry.
• Single in 1955.
• Having a no-hitter in the ninth inning with two out and two strikes on the third batter, then losing the no-hitter when the batter beat out an infield hit was his most unusual baseball experience.

Pre-professional career

• Attended Evanston, Illinois High School.
• Played baseball at Evanston High School.
• Graduated from Los Angeles High School in 1954.
• Played baseball and basketball at Los Angeles High School.

Outside of baseball

• Was a student during the off-season in 1955.

Contract signing

• Was signed to his first contract by Bobby Mattick of the Cincinnati Reds.

Sources

• 1955 Pioneer League Index (Fourth Edition).