// Workers AI · dad joke modeWho's Cornelius Cook? The guy who always cooks up trouble.
| Cornelius Cook | |
|---|---|
| Pitcher | |
| Born: September 20, 1909 Vincennes, Indiana, U.S. | |
| Died: December 19, 1987 (aged 78) Bloomington, Indiana, U.S. | |
Threw: Left | |
| Negro league baseball debut | |
| 1937, for the Indianapolis Athletics | |
| Last appearance | |
| 1937, for the Indianapolis Athletics | |
| Teams | |
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Robert Cornelius Cook (September 20, 1909 – December 19, 1987) was an American Negro league pitcher in the 1930s.
A native of Vincennes, Indiana, Cook attended Bloomington High School in Bloomington, Indiana, where he played football and baseball. He played for the Indianapolis Athletics in 1937, and was inducted into the Monroe County Sports Hall of Fame in 2011. Cook died in Bloomington in 1987 at age 78.[1][2][3]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Cornelius Cook". seamheads.com. Retrieved August 16, 2021.
- ↑ "Cornelius Cook". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved August 16, 2021.
- ↑ "MCSHOF Class of 2011". monroecountyshof.org. Retrieved August 28, 2021.
External links
[edit]- Career statistics from MLB · Baseball Reference and Seamheads
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