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593:. Hitting in the cleanup spot, Cooper went 3-for-5 in his Cardinals debut and hit a two-run walk-off single in the bottom of the ninth to secure the St. Louis victory. He finished the day with one run scored and four RBI. He continued to hit well early in the season, having a .302 average on May 25 only to finish the year with a .230 average, three homers, 40 RBI and 29 runs over 118 games. While he struggled in 1995, Cooper was paid a career-high $ 1,525,000 for the season. 428:
playing for the Red Sox, Cooper struggled to find time on the active roster and in ballgames. In 1992, Cooper played 62 games at first base; in 123 total games that season, he hit .276 with five home runs and 33 RBI over 337 at bats. When Boggs signed with the Yankees as a free agent in the
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in Japan. Appearing in 81 games with the Lions, Cooper hit .243 with seven home runs, 27 RBI and 27 runs scored. It was with the Lions that he was given the nickname "Super Duper Cooper Scooper" in recognition of his tremendous defense.
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Cooper filed for free agency at the end of the season but found himself without a job in MLB for 1996, instead signing a one-year deal with the
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Cooper's Cardinals career got off to a good start when he made his debut with St. Louis on April 26, 1995, in a 7–6 Cards win over the
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that year. Cooper went 1-for-2 with a run scored and a RBI in the exhibition game. In the seventh inning, Cooper hit a RBI double off
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In 1994, Cooper again came into the game for Boggs in the sixth inning of the Midsummer Classic, which was played at
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as a pinch hitter in the ninth inning of a 10–0 A's win, Cooper struck out looking, which was his only MLB
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Cooper made his major league debut with the Red Sox on September 5, 1990, as the Red Sox hosted the
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Cooper hit just .201 with three home runs, 15 RBI and 12 runs over 159 at bats in 75 games for the
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Cooper's Red Sox career — the most productive seasons of his career — ended when he and reliever
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Cooper went 1-for-4 with a double, a run scored and a RBI in his two All-Star game appearances.
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baseball team. He led the team for several seasons, and was named coach of the year for the
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in the fifth inning (Cooper was called out at the plate trying to stretch it into an
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offseason, Cooper became the starting third baseman and was selected to two
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A free agent at season's end, Cooper signed a minor league deal with the
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In 1993, Cooper entered the game as a replacement for former teammate
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in the seventh inning and grounded out to second base off reliever
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September 28, 1997, for the Kansas City Royals
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List of Major League Baseball players to hit for the cycle
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at third base in the sixth inning of the All-Star game at
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September 5, 1990, for the Boston Red Sox
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Index

Third baseman
St. Louis, Missouri
Batting average
Home runs
Runs batted in
Boston Red Sox
1990
1994
St. Louis Cardinals
1995
Seibu Lions
1996
Kansas City Royals
1997
All-Star
1993
1994
professional baseball
third baseman
Major League Baseball
Boston Red Sox
St. Louis Cardinals
Kansas City Royals
Nippon Professional Baseball
Seibu Lions
Pattonville High School
Maryland Heights, Missouri
Boston Red Sox
1986 MLB draft
minor league

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