Dusty Cooke

Outfielder

Born: June 23, 1907
Swepsonville, North Carolina

Died: November 21, 1987 (aged 80)
Raleigh, North Carolina

Batted: Left

Threw: Right

MLB debut

April 15, 1930, for the New York Yankees

Last MLB appearance

September 28, 1938, for the Cincinnati Reds

MLB statistics

Batting average

.280

Home runs

Runs batted in

229

Teams

New York Yankees (1930–1932)
Boston Red Sox (1933–1936)
Cincinnati Reds (1938)

Allen Lindsey "Dusty" Cooke (June 23, 1907 – November 21, 1987) was an American outfielder in Major League Baseball who played for three different teams between 1930 and 1938. Listed at 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m), 205 lb., Cooke batted left-handed and threw right-handed. He was born in Swepsonville, North Carolina.

Career

Known for his defensive abilities, Cooke was a competent fourth outfielder able to handle all three outfield positions. He reached the majors in 1930 with the New York Yankees, spending three years with them before moving to the Boston Red Sox (1933–1936) and Cincinnati Reds (1938). His most productive season came in 1933 with Boston, when he hit .293 and posted career-numbers in games played (119), runs (86), doubles (35), triples (10), and runs batted in (54). In 1935 he batted a career-high .306 in 100 games while compiling a .400 on-base percentage (10th in the American League).

In an eight-season career, Cooke was a .280 hitter (489-for-1745) with 24 home runs and 229 RBI in 608 games, including 324 runs, 109 doubles, 28 triples, 32 stolen bases, a .384 on-base percentage, and a solid walk-to-strikeout ratio of 1.06 (290-to-276).

Following his playing career, Cooke joined the United States Navy in 1942 and served in Okinawa during World War II. While in the Navy, he received training in fitness conditioning. After discharge, he became the trainer for the Philadelphia Phillies in 1946. He later coached for them from 1948 to 1952, serving also as an interim manager during the 1948 midseason while posting a 6–6 record (.500).

Cooke died in Raleigh, North Carolina at age 80.

External links and references

Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference
BR Bullpen
Retrosheet

Philadelphia Phillies managers

Bob Ferguson (1883)
Blondie Purcell (1883)
Harry Wright (1884–1890)
Jack Clements (1890)
Al Reach (1890)
Bob Allen (1890)
Harry Wright (1891–1893)
Arthur Irwin (1894–1895)
Billy Nash (1896)
George Stallings (1897–1898)
Bill Shettsline (1898–1902)
Chief Zimmer (1903)
Hugh Duffy (1904–1906)
Billy Murray (1907–1909)
Red Dooin (1910–1914)
Pat Moran (1915–1918)
Jack Coombs (1919)
Gavvy Cravath (1919–1920)
Bill Donovan (1921)
Kaiser Wilhelm (1921–1922)
Art Fletcher (1923–1926)
Stuffy McInnis (1927)
Burt Shotton (1928–1933)
Jimmy Wilson (1934–1938)
Hans Lobert (1938)
Doc Prothro (1939–1941)
Hans Lobert (1942)
Bucky Harris (1943)
Freddie Fitzsimmons (1943–1945)
Ben Chapman (1945–1948)
Dusty Cooke (1948)
Eddie Sawyer (1948–1952)
Steve O'Neill (1952–1954)
Terry Moore (1954)
Mayo Smith (1955–1958)
Eddie Sawyer (1958–1960)
Andy Cohen (1960)
Gene Mauch (1960–1968)
Bob Skinner (1968–1969)
George Myatt (1969)
Frank Lucchesi (1970–1972)
Paul Owens (1972)
Danny Ozark (1973–1979)
Dallas Green (1979–1981)
Pat Corrales (1982–1983)
Paul Owens (1983–1984)
John Felske (1985–1987)
Lee Elia (1987–1988)
John Vukovich (1988)
Nick Leyva (1989–1991)
Jim Fregosi (1991–1996)
Terry Francona (1997–2000)
Larry Bowa (2001–2004)
Gary Varsho (2004)
Charlie Manuel (2005–2013)
Ryne Sandberg (2013–2015)
Pete Mackanin (2015–)

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