Catching Distinguished Pitchers


Wilbur Cooper's Battery Mates


Wilbur Cooper pitched for Pittsburgh (NL) 1912-1924; Chicago (NL) 1925-1926; and Detroit (AL) 1926. He pitched in 517 games, made 406 starts, had 279 complete games, and pitched 35 shutouts.


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CATCHERS WHO CAUGHT WILBUR COOPER'S STARTS

Walter Schmidt 147   Mike Simon 5
George Gibson 45   Jimmy Archer 4
Johnny Gooch 41   Bobby Schang 4
William Fischer 26   Red Smith 4
Mike Gonzalez 21   Jim Mattox 3
Bill Haeffner 15   Bill Skiff 3
Bill Wagner 15   Ed Sweeney 3
Bob Coleman 12   Cliff Knox 2
Gabby Hartnett 12   Larry Woodall 2
Fred Blackwell 9   Nig Clarke 1
Cliff Lee 8   Jake Kafora 1
Earl Smith 8   Clyde Manion 1
Tony Brottem 6   Bob O'Farrell 1
Art Wilson 6   Ben Shaw 1

 

CATCHERS WHO CAUGHT WILBUR COOPER'S SHUTOUTS

Walter Schmidt 13   Mark Simon 2
Johnny Gooch 4   Fred Blackwell 1
Bill Wagner 4   Bill Haeffner 1
William Fischer 3   Cliff Lee 1
George Gibson 2   Earl Smith 1
Mike Gonzalez 2   Red Smith 1


HALL OF FAME CATCHERS are in RED



Source: Walt Wilson, Member of SABR (Society for American Baseball Research)
Coordinator: Lyle Spatz, Chairman SABR's Records Committee
Webpages by: Chuck Rosciam, Member of SABR



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