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Guy Cooper

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Guy Cooper
Pitcher
Born: (1893-01-28)January 28, 1893
Rome, Georgia
Died: August 2, 1951(1951-08-02) (aged 58)
Santa Monica, California
Batted: Switch
Threw: Right
MLB debut
May 2, 1914, for the New York Yankees
Last MLB appearance
September 24, 1915, for the Boston Red Sox
MLB statistics
Win–loss record1–0
Strikeouts8
Earned run average5.33
Teams

Guy Evans Cooper (January 28, 1893 – August 2, 1951), nicknamed "Rebel", was a pitcher in Major League Baseball who played from 1914 through 1915 for the New York Yankees (1914–15) and Boston Red Sox (1915). Listed at 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m), 185 lb., Cooper was a switch-hitter and threw right-handed. He was born in Rome, Georgia.

In a two-season career, Cooper posted a 1–0 record with eight strikeouts and a 5.33 ERA in 11 appearances, including one start, seven games finished, and 27.0 innings pitched.

He managed the Ogden team in the Utah–Idaho League for part of the 1926 season.

Cooper died in Santa Monica, California at age 58.

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