William Cooke/pagetext

From SABR Encyclopedia

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

[edit] Profile

[edit] 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.

[edit] 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.

[edit] Outside of baseball

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

[edit] Contract signing

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

[edit] Sources

• 1955 Pioneer League Index (Fourth Edition).