Anthony Cooper (baseball)

Anthony Cooper
Anthony Cooper
	Shortstop
	Born: July 20, 1904; Arkadelphia, Arkansas
	Died: October 21, 1979 (aged 75); Schenectady, New York
	Batted: Right Threw: Right
Negro league baseball debut
	1928, for the Birmingham Black Barons
Last appearance
	1941, for the New York Black Yankees
Teams
	Birmingham Black Barons (1928–1930); Louisville White Sox (1931); Cleveland Stars (1932); Homestead Grays (1932); Pittsburgh Crawfords (1932–1933); Baltimore Black Sox (1933); Cleveland Red Sox (1934); Newark Dodgers (1935); New York Black Yankees (1940–1941);

Anthony Elbert Cooper (July 20, 1904 – October 21, 1979) was an American Negro league shortstop between 1928 and 1941.

A native of Arkadelphia, Arkansas, Cooper was the brother of fellow Negro leaguer Darltie Cooper.^[1] Younger brother Anthony made his Negro leagues debut in 1928 with the Birmingham Black Barons, and ended his career with the New York Black Yankees in 1941.^[2] Cooper died in Schenectady, New York in 1979 at age 75.

References

Career statistics and player information from MLB, or Baseball Reference and Seamheads
Anthony Cooper at Arkansas Baseball Encyclopedia

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