Mickey Cochrane
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Cochrane 1933 Goudey baseball card
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| Catcher / Manager | |||
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Born: April 6, 1903 Bridgewater, Massachusetts |
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Died: June 28, 1962 (aged 59) Lake Forest, Illinois |
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| MLB debut | |||
| April 14, 1925, for the Philadelphia Athletics | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| May 25, 1937, for the Detroit Tigers | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .320 | ||
| Home runs | 119 | ||
| Runs batted in | 832 | ||
| Managerial record | 348–250 | ||
| Winning % | .582 | ||
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| Member of the National | |||
 Baseball Hall of Fame
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| Inducted | 1947 | ||
| Vote | 79.5% (fifth ballot) | ||
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As manager
Gordon Stanley "Mickey" Cochrane (April 6, 1903 – June 28, 1962), nicknamed "Black Mike", was an American professional baseball player, manager and coach. He played in Major League Baseball as a catcher for the Philadelphia Athletics and Detroit Tigers. Cochrane was considered one of the best catchers in baseball history and is a member of the Baseball Hall of Fame.
Cochrane was born in Massachusetts and was a multi-sport athlete at Boston University. After college, he chose baseball over basketball and football. He made his major league debut in 1925, having spent only one season in the minor leagues. He was chosen as the American League (AL) Most Valuable Player in 1928 and he appeared in the World Series from 1929 to 1931. Philadelphia won the first two of those World Series, but Cochrane was criticized for giving up stolen bases when his team lost the series in 1931. Cochrane's career batting average (.320) stood as a record for MLB catchers until 2009.
Cochrane's career ended abruptly after a near-fatal head injury from a pitched ball in 1937. After his professional baseball career, he served in the United States Navy in World War II and ran an automobile business. Cochrane died of cancer in 1962. In 1999, The Sporting News ranked him 65th on its list of the 100 Greatest Baseball Players.
Cochrane was born in Bridgewater, Massachusetts to Northern Irish immigrant John Cochrane, whose father had immigrated to Ulster from Scotland and Scottish immigrant Sadie Campbell. He was also known as "Black Mike" because of his fiery, competitive nature. Cochrane was educated at Boston University, where he played five sports, excelling at football and basketball. Although he considered himself a better football player than a baseball player, professional football was not as established as Major League Baseball at the time, so he signed with the Portland Beavers of the Pacific Coast League in 1924.
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