Darltie Cooper

American baseball player
Baseball player
Darltie Cooper
Pitcher
Born: (1902-08-02)August 2, 1902
Arkadelphia, Arkansas
Died: February 13, 1944(1944-02-13) (aged 41)
Schenectady, New York
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
Negro league baseball debut
1923, for the Indianapolis ABCs
Last appearance
1940, for the Newark Eagles
Teams
  • Indianapolis ABCs (1923)
  • Harrisburg Giants (1924–1927)
  • Hilldale Club (1928–1929)
  • Homestead Grays (1930)
  • Baltimore Black Sox (1931)
  • Washington Pilots (1932)
  • Hilldale Club (1932)
  • Philadelphia Bacharach Giants (1933–1934)
  • Newark Eagles (1940)

Darlton D. Cooper (August 2, 1902 – February 13, 1944), nicknamed "Dolly", was an American Negro league pitcher between 1923 and 1940.

A native of Arkadelphia, Arkansas, Cooper was the brother of fellow Negro leaguer Anthony Cooper.[1] Older brother Darltie made his Negro leagues debut in 1923 with the Indianapolis ABCs, and ended his long career with the Newark Eagles in 1940.[2] Cooper died in Schenectady, New York in 1944 at age 41.

References

  1. ^ "Darltie Cooper". arkbaseball.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
  2. ^ "Darltie Cooper". seamheads.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.

External links

  • Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference and Baseball-Reference Black Baseball stats and Seamheads
  • Darltie Cooper at Arkansas Baseball Encyclopedia


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