This week…we discussed Cecil Cooper! He didn’t get a chance to play full time until 27, made 5 All Star games, won 3 Silver Sluggers, 2 Gold Gloves, and became a Milwaukee Brewers legend. Cecil spent 6 years as a backup and platoon player for the Red Sox. After a trade to Milwaukee he was one of the best offensive players in baseball between 1979-83. That stretch included the strike shortened 1981, but he still averaged .320 with 25 homers and 107 RBIs over that 5 season run. He helped the Brewers win the AL in 1982 and finished in the Top 5 in MVP voting 3 times. In his two best seasons he was overshadowed by great seasons in 1980 by George Brett and in 1982 by teammate Robin Yount.
Topics: Beany & Cecil, transitions lenses, suds series
Topics: Beany & Cecil, transitions lenses, suds series
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SABR Bio by Eric Aron
Beany and Cecil - Little Ace from Outer Space
The end of Cooper's career
The Lou Gehrig of his time
Cooper's big hit in the ALCS
1981 Topps article from Baseball Hall
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