Duff Cooley

Outfielder

Born: March 29, 1873
Leavenworth, Kansas

Died: August 9, 1937 (aged 64)
Dallas, Texas

Batted: Left

Threw: Right

MLB debut

July 27, 1893, for the St. Louis Browns

Last MLB appearance

August 25, 1905, for the Detroit Tigers

MLB statistics

Batting average

.294

Home runs

RBI

557

Teams

Career highlights and awards

1897: Tied for MLB lead in at-bats (566)

Duff Gordon "Sir Richard" Cooley (March 29, 1873 – August 9, 1937) was a professional baseball player whose career spanned 17 seasons, 13 of which were spent in Major League Baseball (MLB). Cooley, an outfielder and first baseman, had a career batting average of .294 in 1,317 games played. He compiled 849 runs, 1,579 hits, 180 doubles, 102 triples, 26 home runs, and 557 runs batted in (RBI). In Major League history, he is tied in 148th place for most all-time triples and, his 224 career stolen bases, place him equal 279th on the all-time list. Cooley made his Major League debut at the age of 20, and spent the majority of his career there, but he also appeared in minor league baseball. After breaking his leg with the Tigers in 1905, he was replaced with future Hall of Fame outfielder Ty Cobb. Cooley, nicknamed "Sir Richard" due to his aristocratic manner, was listed as standing 5 feet 11 inches (180 cm) and weighing 158 pounds (72 kg).

Cooley was born on March 29, 1873, in Leavenworth, Kansas. He began his Major League career in 1893, playing for Topeka, Kansas, before playing for the St. Louis Browns of the National League (NL). Although the seventh youngest player in the league during his first season, he batted .346, which remained a career-high. Defensively, Cooley was a utility player, starting at multiple positions for the Cardinals. On September 30 of 1893, Cooley recorded six hits against the Boston Beaneaters. He played for St. Louis in 1894, nearly doubling his at bats (206) and games played (54).

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