Cooley stood out among the rough types of turn-of-the-century baseball and was dubed "Sir Richard" for his aristcratic manner. The lefthanded-hitting Texan played most in the outfield, but tried all positions except pitcher. When he retired, he had saved enough money to buy teams in Topeka and Salt Lake City, operating them profitably for many years. (JK)
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FROM THE BASEBALL CHRONOLOGY
»May 7th, 1897: Baltimore survives Duff Cooley's 2 doubles and 3 singles
to defeat the Athletics 13-11.
»June 5th, 1900: Pirates 1B Duff Cooley has two putouts in a game against the Phils, the lowest number of putouts ever registered by a 1B in an NL game, before or since. The Phils beat Pittsburgh 6-5.
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