Johnny Cooney

Johnny Cooney

Infobox MLB retired
name=Johnny Cooney
position=Outfielder


bgcolor1=black
bgcolor2=black
textcolor1=white
textcolor2=white
bats=Right
throws=Left
birthdate=March 18, 1901
deathdate=death date and age|1986|7|8|1901|3|18
debutdate= April 19
debutyear= 1921
debutteam= Boston Braves
finaldate=July 30
finalyear=1944
finalteam=New York Yankees
stat1label=Batting average
stat1value=.286
stat2label=Home runs
stat2value=2
stat3label=Runs batted in
stat3value=219
teams=as Player
* Boston Braves (1921-1930)
* Brooklyn Dodgers (1935-1937)
* Boston Bees/Braves (1938-1942)
* Brooklyn Dodgers (1943-1944)
* New York Yankees (1944)as Manager
* Boston Braves (1949)
highlights=

John Walter Cooney (March 18, 1901 — July 8, 1986) was a pitcher, outfielder and first baseman, then a longtime coach in American Major League Baseball. Listed at 5' 10" (178 cm) and 165 pounds (75 kg), Cooney batted right-handed but threw left-handed. His father Jimmy and older brother Jimmy Jr. also were infielders in the Major Leagues. He was born in Cranston, Rhode Island. In a 20-season career, Cooney played for the Boston Bees/Braves (Braves, 1921-30, 1940-42; Bees, 1938-40) and also with the Brooklyn Dodgers (1935-37, 1943-44) and New York Yankees (1944), while hitting a .286 batting average (965-for-3372) with 219 RBI and only two home runs. He made 159 appearances as a pitcher from 1921 through 1930, all with Boston, winning 34 and losing 44 for a .436 winning percentage with 224 strikeouts and a 3.72 ERA in 795 ⅓ innings.

In his second stint in the Majors, after 1935, Cooney concentrated on playing outfield and first base. His two homers were hit in consecutive games in September by|1939, when he again played for Boston. His best averages as a regular came with the Braves, .318 in 1940 and .319 in 1941.

Cooney spent the last two decades of his baseball career as a coach for the Braves in both Boston and Milwaukee and the Chicago White Sox, retiring in by|1964. He managed Boston over the last 46 games of the by|1949 season when manager Billy Southworth took a leave of absence for health reasons. During his managing tenure, Cooney posted a 20-25 record and with one tie (.444).

Cooney died in Sarasota, Florida at age 85.

ee also

*Second generation MLB players

External links

* [http://www.baseballlibrary.com/ballplayers/player.php?name=Johnny_Cooney_1901 Baseball Library]
* [http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/C/Pcoonj101.htm Retrosheet]


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