Phila Athletics ~ Det Tigers
Hall of Fame Inductee -
1947 
American League MVP 1928All-Star Selection 1934-1935 |
Mickey Cochrane Phila Athletics ~ Det Tigers Hall of Fame Inductee -
1947 American League MVP 1928All-Star Selection 1934-1935 |
| Full Name: Gordon Stanley Cochrane Bats: Left Throws: Right Height: 5'10" Weight: 180 lbs. Born: Apr 06, 1903 in Bridgewater, MA Major League Debut: Apr 14, 1925 Died: Jun 28, 1962 in Lake Forest, IL |
 PHOTO GALLERY |
CAREER STATISTICS - BATTING
TOTALS
| BATTING | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YR 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 |
TM Phi Phi Phi Phi Phi Phi Phi Phi Phi Det Det Det Det |
LG AL AL AL AL AL AL AL AL AL AL AL AL AL |
POS C C C C C C C C C C C C C |
G 134 120 126 131 135 130 122 139 130 129 115 44 27 |
AB 420 370 432 468 514 487 459 518 429 437 411 126 98 |
R 69 50 80 92 113 110 87 118 104 74 93 24 27 |
H 139 101 146 137 170 174 160 152 138 140 131 34 30 |
2B 21 8 20 26 37 42 31 35 30 32 33 8 10 |
3B 5 9 6 12 8 5 6 4 4 1 3 0 1 |
HR 6 8 12 10 7 10 17 23 15 2 5 2 2 |
RBI 55 47 80 57 95 85 89 112 60 76 47 17 12 |
TB 188 151 214 217 244 256 254 264 221 180 185 48 48 |
BB 44 56 50 76 69 55 56 100 106 78 96 46 25 |
IBB 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| Totals | G 1482 |
AB 5169 |
R 1041 |
H 1652 |
2B 333 |
3B 64 |
HR 119 |
RBI 832 |
TB 2470 |
BB 857 |
IBB 0 |
|||
| BATTING | BASERUNNING | PERCENTAGES | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YR 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 |
TM Phi Phi Phi Phi Phi Phi Phi Phi Phi Det Det Det Det |
LG AL AL AL AL AL AL AL AL AL AL AL AL AL |
K 19 15 7 25 8 18 21 22 22 26 15 15 4 |
HBP 2 0 2 3 2 1 3 4 3 4 4 0 1 |
SH 8 26 23 21 21 18 3 3 4 5 11 6 2 |
SF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
GDP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
SB 7 5 9 7 7 5 2 0 8 8 5 1 0 |
CS 4 2 6 7 6 0 3 1 6 4 5 1 1 |
SB% .636 .714 .600 .500 .538 1.000 .400 .000 .571 .667 .500 .500 .000 |
AVG .331 .273 .338 .293 .331 .357 .349 .293 .322 .320 .319 .270 .306 |
OBP .397 .369 .409 .395 .412 .424 .423 .412 .459 .428 .452 .465 .452 |
SLG .448 .408 .495 .464 .475 .526 .553 .510 .515 .412 .450 .381 .490 |
AB/HR 70.0 46.3 36.0 46.8 73.4 48.7 27.0 22.5 28.6 218.5 82.2 63.0 49.0 |
AB/K 22.1 24.7 61.7 18.7 64.3 27.1 21.9 23.5 19.5 16.8 27.4 8.4 24.5 |
| Totals | K 217 |
HBP 29 |
SH 151 |
SF 0 |
GDP 0 |
SB 64 |
CS 46 |
SB% .582 |
BAVG .320 |
OBP .419 |
SLG .478 |
AB/HR 43.4 |
AB/K 23.8 |
||
ALL-STAR STATISTICS -
BATTING TOTALS
| BATTING | PERCENTAGES | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YR 1934 1935 |
TM Det Det |
LG AL AL |
G 1 0 |
AB 1 0 |
R 0 0 |
H 0 0 |
2B 0 0 |
3B 0 0 |
HR 0 0 |
RBI 0 0 |
TB 0 0 |
BB 0 0 |
K 0 0 |
SB 0 0 |
BAVG .000 -.--- |
SLG .000 -.--- |
AB/HR --.- --.- |
AB/K --.- --.- |
| Totals | G 1 |
AB 1 |
R 0 |
H 0 |
2B 0 |
3B 0 |
HR 0 |
RBI 0 |
TB 0 |
BB 0 |
K 0 |
SB 0 |
AVG .000 |
SLG .000 |
AB/HR --.- |
AB/K --.- |
||
WORLD SERIES STATISTICS - BATTING TOTALS
| BATTING | PERCENTAGES | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YR 1929 1930 1931 1934 1935 |
TM Phi Phi Phi Det Det |
LG AL AL AL AL AL |
G 5 6 7 7 6 |
AB 15 18 25 28 24 |
R 5 5 2 2 3 |
H 6 4 4 6 7 |
2B 1 1 0 1 1 |
3B 0 0 0 0 0 |
HR 0 2 0 0 0 |
RBI 0 4 1 1 1 |
TB 7 11 4 7 8 |
BB 7 5 5 4 4 |
K 0 2 2 3 1 |
SB 0 0 0 0 0 |
BAVG .400 .222 .160 .214 .292 |
SLG .467 .611 .160 .250 .333 |
AB/HR --.- 9.0 --.- --.- --.- |
AB/K --.- 9.0 12.5 9.3 24.0 |
| Totals | G 31 |
AB 110 |
R 17 |
H 27 |
2B 4 |
3B 0 |
HR 2 |
RBI 7 |
TB 37 |
BB 25 |
K 8 |
SB 0 |
AVG .245 |
SLG .336 |
AB/HR 55.0 |
AB/K 13.8 |
||
| TEAM ABBREVIATION KEY | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| YEARS 1925-1933 1934-1937 |
TM Phi Det |
LG AL AL |
TEAM NAME Philadelphia Athletics Detroit Tigers |
LEAGUE NAME American League American League |
If Mickey Cochrane had been judged by today’s sportswriters, many would have labeled him as a solid catcher that did a sufficient job with the pitching staff, but would not have placed him among the league’s best. In 1928, hard work and team play was more revered as Cochrane was honored for most putouts, a .293 batting average, 10 home runs, and 57 RBI, and the American League Most Valuable Player award.
For 11 consecutive years during the late 1920s and early 1930s, Cochrane caught over 100 games per season. He led Philadelphia to three straight pennants from 1929-1931. During those three years, he hit .331, .357, and .349 and averaged 129 games a season and 87 RBI's. Aside from being one of the best defensive catchers of the era, he hit for a lifetime .320 average and played in five World Series.
Mickey Cochrane not only excelled behind the plate, but he also possessed that special trait - a fierce, competitive spirit - which gave him exceptional leadership qualities. "Black Mike" was the spark of the Athletics' championship teams of 1929, '30, '31 and as player-manager he later directed the Detroit Tigers to two league championships and a World Series title.
His career was ended in 1937 when he was beaned in the head. He was knocked unconscious for 10 days with a fractured skull. He never batted again. In his 13 years, he hit over .300 nine times. He is one of the few catchers with a career batting overage of over .300. In 1947, Cochrane was rewarded yet again, but this time he joined the best ever to play the game, with his election to baseball’s Hall of Fame.
List of Catchers | Career Leaders | World Series | League Awards | Season Leaders | Quiz | Articles | Equipment
Hall Of Fame | All-Star Game | Gold Glove | Trivia | Notable Catchers | Links | Yogi-isms | The Woodchux
