Name | Team | Age |
Erv Cooney | Retired (1955, Age 38) | Died (1996, Age 79) |
Drafted | Position | Bats/Throws |
Round 1, Pick 11 (1950) |
LF | R/R |
League | Option Years
![]() |
Majors Service Time |
George Van Haltren League | 0 | 5 years (119 games) |
Total Rating
![]() |
Arm | Range |
Contact vs R | Contact vs L | Speed |
Power vs R | Power vs L | Bunting |
Endurance | Velocity | Control |
Leadership
![]() |
Mentor vs RHP
![]() |
Mentor vs LHP
![]() |
Health
![]() |
Injured Days
![]() |
Birthday |
0 | 7/12/1917 | |
WS Rings | WS Appearances | LCS Appearances |
1 | 1 | 1 |
Alt Pos (RF) | Alt Pos (CF) | Alt Pos (---) |
(95.5 %) | (34.5 %) | (0.0 %) |
Year
![]() |
Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | CS | E | OPS | OBP | SLG | AVG |
1950 | WAS | 154 | 581 | 113 | 192 | 25 | 15 | 26 | 116 | 74 | 66 | 36 | 5 | 8 | .965 | .406 | .559 | .330 |
1951 | WAS | 158 | 604 | 132 | 190 | 39 | 9 | 20 | 90 | 72 | 81 | 35 | 3 | 7 | .898 | .389 | .508 | .315 |
1952 | WAS | 158 | 575 | 113 | 191 | 22 | 11 | 20 | 98 | 77 | 83 | 43 | 7 | 5 | .923 | .410 | .513 | .332 |
1953 | WAS-NYN | 98 | 362 | 78 | 111 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 50 | 38 | 46 | 18 | 6 | 5 | .918 | .371 | .547 | .307 |
1954 | NYN-DET | 106 | 322 | 46 | 82 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 42 | 35 | 48 | 11 | 5 | 6 | .734 | .331 | .404 | .255 |
1955 | DET | 32 | 35 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | .939 | .425 | .514 | .343 |
Total | 706 | 2479 | 491 | 778 | 118 | 49 | 93 | 404 | 301 | 326 | 147 | 28 | 31 | .902 | .388 | .514 | .314 |
Date | Transaction |
1955-11-01 | Erv Cooney has retired from the Detroit Mustangs |
1954-08-13 | A trade has been completed between the New York Philosophers and the Detroit Mustangs. The Detroit Mustangs receive Erv Cooney from the New York Philosophers in exchange for Mike Abernathy. |
1954-08-05 | The New York Philosophers have re-claimed Erv Cooney from the waiver wire. |
1954-08-05 | The New York Philosophers have promoted Izzy Paredes to the major league team. The New York Philosophers have designated Erv Cooney for assignment. |
1953-06-26 | A trade has been completed between the New York Philosophers and the Washington Diplomats. The Washington Diplomats receive Billy Joe Cox, Mugsy McGraw from the New York Philosophers in exchange for Don Weiss, Erv Cooney. |