Cecil Cooper
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| Cecil Cooper | ||
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| First Baseman / Manager | ||
| Born: December 20 1949 | Batted: Left | Threw: Left |
| MLB debut | ||
| September 8, 1971 for the Boston Red Sox | ||
| Final game | ||
| July 12, 1987 for the Milwaukee Brewers | ||
| Career statistics | ||
| Batting average | .298 | |
| Home runs | 241 | |
| RBI | 1125 | |
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As Player As Manager
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| Career highlights and awards | ||
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Cecil Celester Cooper (born December 20 1949 in Brenham, Texas), nicknamed "Coop," is a former first baseman in Major League Baseball and the current manager of the Houston Astros. It has been reported on ESPN was hired as the full time manager of the Astros on Friday, September 28, 2007. From 1971 through 1987, Cooper played for the Boston Red Sox (1971-76) and Milwaukee Brewers (1977-87). He batted and threw left-handed.
[edit] Career
In a 17-season career, Cooper posted a .298 batting average with 241 home runs and 1125 runs batted in in 1896 games.
Cooper was selected by the Boston Red Sox in the 1968 draft and made his major league debut with the Red Sox in 1972. Before the 1977 season, he was sent to the Milwaukee Brewers in the same trade that brought George Scott to Boston.
A five-time All-Star, Cooper hit .300 or more from 1977 to 1983. His most productive season came in 1980, when he hit a career-high .352, finishing second in the American League behind batting champion George Brett (.390) of the Kansas City Royals, and he also led the league in RBI (122) and total bases (335).
In 1983, Cooper hit .307 with 30 home runs and a league-leading and career-high 126 RBI. He also posted three seasons with 200-plus hits, in 1980, 1982 and 1983, finished fifth in the AL MVP vote, and was named the Brewers' team MVP in three seasons (1980, 1982-83). An excellent defensive first baseman, he was a two-time Gold Glove winner (1979-80); he also won the Silver Slugger Award in three straight years (1980-82).
Cooper concluded his major league career with 11 seasons as a Brewer, including an appearance in the 1982 World Series. Cooper still holds the Milwaukee franchise records for both hits (219 in 1980) and RBI in a season (126 in 1983). In 1983 he was honored with the Roberto Clemente Award, and in 2002 he was inducted into the Brewers Walk of Fame.
Following the conclusion of his playing career, he worked in several capacities in the Brewers organization. He was named bench coach for Milwaukee in 2002 and also managed the Triple-A Indianapolis Indians in 2003-04. He returned to the major league coaching ranks in 2005 as a bench coach for the Houston Astros.
On August 27, 2007, he was named the interim manager of the Astros following the firing of Phil Garner. Cooper's only previous managerial experience was at Class AAA Indianapolis, the Milwaukee Brewers' top farm club. Cooper had a record of 130-156, finishing fourth in 2003 and third in 2004.
On September 28, 2007, Cooper's interim tag was dropped, and announced as the Astros 16th manager.
He lives now in a houston with his wife Octavia and daugther Tori.He has also two more daughters,Kelly and Brittany but they are out of the house.
[edit] See also
- List of major league players with 2,000 hits
- Top 500 home run hitters of all time
- List of Major League Baseball players with 400 doubles
- List of Major League Baseball players with 1000 runs
- List of Major League Baseball players with 1000 RBI
- List of Major League Baseball RBI champions
- List of Major League Baseball doubles champions
- Major League Baseball hitters with three home runs in one game
- List of Major League Baseball managers in 2007
- List of Major League Baseball managers in 2008
[edit] External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference
- Houston Astros biography
- BaseballLibrary
| Preceded by Don Baylor | American League RBI Champion 1980 | Succeeded by Eddie Murray |
| Preceded by Hal McRae | American League RBI Champion 1983 (with Jim Rice) | Succeeded by Tony Armas |
| Preceded by Phil Garner | Houston Astros manager 2007- | Succeeded by ' |
Houston Astros managers |
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| Current Major League Baseball managers | ||
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| AMERICAN LEAGUE | ||
| EAST DIVISION
47 Trembley (Baltimore) | CENTRAL DIVISION
13 Guillén (Chi. White Sox) | WEST DIVISION
14 Scioscia (L.A. Angels) |
| NATIONAL LEAGUE | ||
| EAST DIVISION
6 Cox (Atlanta) | CENTRAL DIVISION
41 Piniella (Chi. Cubs)
| WEST DIVISION
3 Melvin (Arizona) |
Houston Astros current roster |
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8 Mark Loretta |
9 Hunter Pence |
11 Brad Ausmus |
17 Lance Berkman |
21 Ty Wigginton |
29 Woody Williams |
41 Brandon Backe |
43 Chris Sampson |
44 Roy Oswalt |
45 Carlos Lee |
46 J. R. Towles |
51 Wandy Rodríguez |
55 Humberto Quintero |
58 Dave Borkowski |
62 Mark McLemore |
64 Fernando Nieve |
68 Paul Estrada |
-- Reggie Abercrombie |
-- Geoff Blum |
-- Michael Bourn |
-- Doug Brocail |
-- Jack Cassel |
-- Darin Erstad |
-- Geoff Geary |
-- Samuel Gervacio |
-- Ryan Houston |
-- Brad James |
-- Kazuo Matsui |
-- Chad Paronto |
-- Felipe Paulino |
-- Yordany Ramirez |
-- Chad Reineke |
-- Miguel Tejada |
-- José Valverde |
-- Óscar Villarreal |
-- Wesley Wright Coaching Staff: Manager 15 Cecil Cooper | Bench Coach -- Jackie Moore | 1st Base Coach 25 José Cruz | 3rd Base Coach -- Ed Romero | Hitting Coach 27 Sean Berry | Pitching Coach -- Dewey Robinson | Bullpen Coach 6 Mark Bailey |
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