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Name	Team	Age
Jake Cooper	Retired (1980, Age 38)	Died (2023, Age 82)
Drafted	Position	Bats/Throws
Round 1, Pick 4 (1960)	RF	B/R
League	Option Years	Majors Service Time
Jesse Orosco League	0	17 years (160 games)
Total Rating	Arm	Range
B	B	A
Contact vs R	Contact vs L	Speed
B-	B+	B
Power vs R	Power vs L	Bunting
B+	B+	D+
Endurance	Velocity	Control
B-	D-	F
Leadership	Mentor vs RHP	Mentor vs LHP
A+	A+	A+
Health	Injured Days	Birthday
C	0	12/22/1941
WS Rings	WS Appearances	LCS Appearances
0	2	7
Alt Pos (LF)	Alt Pos (---)	Alt Pos (---)
D- (8.8 %)	F  (0.0 %)	F  (0.0 %)

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Year	League	Award
1965	AL	Gold Glove (RF)
1966	AL	Gold Glove (RF)
1967	AL	Gold Glove (RF)
1968	AL	All Star Starter (RF); Gold Glove (RF)
1970	AL	All Star Starter (RF)
1972	AL	All Star Starter (RF)
1973	AL	All Star Starter (RF); Gold Glove (RF)
1974	AL	All Star Reserve (OF)
1976	AL	All Star Starter (RF)

Career Transactions

Date	Transaction
1980-11-01	Jake Cooper has retired from the Toronto Blue Jays
1975-07-27	Jake Cooper of the Toronto Blue Jays is injured and is expected to be out 15 days.
1973-07-31	Jake Cooper of the Toronto Blue Jays is injured and is expected to be out 5 days.
1973-05-13	Jake Cooper of the Toronto Blue Jays is injured and is expected to be out 23 days.
1969-06-11	Jake Cooper of the Toronto Blue Jays is injured and is expected to be out 13 days.
1965-07-19	Jake Cooper of the Toronto Blue Jays is injured and is expected to be out 38 days.
1963-06-10	Jake Cooper of the Toronto Blue Jays is injured and is expected to be out 31 days.
1963-04-01	The Toronto Blue Jays have promoted Jake Cooper to the major league team. The Toronto Blue Jays have designated Trenidad Moore for assignment.
1957-04-21	A trade has been completed between the Toronto Blue Jays and the Kansas City Plainsmen. The Kansas City Plainsmen receive Mendy Knotts, Swat Pieretti from the Toronto Blue Jays in exchange for Jim Kress, Ralph Foster, Draft Pick 1960 Round 1 KC (Jake Cooper), Draft Pick 1959 Round 2 KC (Marion Nill).