Phil Cooney (baseball)

Philip Clarence Cooney (September 14, 1882 – October 6, 1957) was a Major League Baseball player. He was a third baseman for the New York Highlanders for one game in the 1905 season. Cooney had no hits in three at-bats.

Phil Cooney
Third Baseman
Born: (1882-09-14)September 14, 1882
New York, New York
Died: October 6, 1957(1957-10-06) (aged 75)
Sparrows Point, Maryland
Batted: Left
Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 27, 1905, for the New York Highlanders
Last MLB appearance
September 27, 1905, for the New York Highlanders
MLB statistics
Batting average.000
Hits0
At-Bats3
Teams

On June 17, 1917, he was the first Western League player to have an unassisted triple play.

He was born and died in New York, New York, and was Jewish.[1]

References edit

  1. ^ "Big League Jews". Jewish Sports Review. 12 (137): 18. January–February 2020.

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