Although he cracked 12 consecutive hits for Milwaukee of the American Association
in 1923, the slick-fielding Cooney had trouble holding a ML job because of his weak
bat. He made an unassisted triple play on May 30, 1927, for the Cubs against the
Pirates. In the fourth inning he caught Paul Waner's liner, stepped on second to
double Lloyd Waner, and tagged Clyde Barnhart coming down from first. He was the
son of Jimmy Cooney Sr., an 1890s NL shortstop, and his younger brother Johnny Cooney was a outfielder/pitcher for 20 years.
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FROM THE BASEBALL CHRONOLOGY
»July 30, 1924:
Bill Sherdel is called out of the Cardinals bullpen to pitch to PH Johnny Mokan of the Phillies. There are no outs in the eighth with runner's on 1B and 2B. Sherdel throws one ball, and Mokan bunts it in the air to Jim Bottomley coming in from 1B. He throws to SS Jimmy Cooney, who doubles the runner at 2B and throws to Hornsby who goes covering 1B. A triple play on one pitch.
»May 14, 1927:
Cubs pitcher Guy Bush must feel his name as he and Braves starter Charlie Robertson battle for 18 innings before Robertson tires and the Cubs win 7–2. Jimmy Cooney drives in the winning run and Sparky Adams contributes four hits. Bush goes 18 innings and Robertson 17 1/3. Two National League pitchers -- Carl Hubbell in 1933 and Vern Law in 1955 -- will match Bush's marathon effort.
»May 30, 1927:
Unassisted triple plays are a rarity, but SS Jimmy Cooney makes one for the Cubs against Pittsburgh in the opener of the Memorial Day doubleheader. He catches Paul Waner's line drive, steps on 2B to retire Lloyd Waner, and tags Clyde Barnhart going back to 1B. Paul Waner still collects three hits and two RBI, but the Cubs win 7–6 in 10 innings to snap the Pirates 11-game win streak. The Bucs win the nitecap, 6–5, in 10 innings as Lloyd Waner has seven hits for the day.
»June 7, 1927: The Cubs send Jimmy Cooney and Tony Kaufmann to Philadelphia for pitcher Hal Carlson. Carlson will go 12–8 for the Cubs the rest of the way.
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