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Cecil Celester Cooper (born December 20, 1949 in Brenham, Texas) is a former first baseman in Major League Baseball. From 1971 through 1987, Cooper played for the Boston Red Sox (1971-76) and Milwaukee Brewers (1977-87). He batted and threw left handed.

Career

In a 17-season career, Cooper posted a .298 batting average with 241 home runs and 1125 RBI in 1896 games.

Cooper was selected by the Boston Red Sox in the 1968 draft and made his major league debut with the Red Sox in 1972. Before the 1977 season, he was sent to the Milwaukee Brewers in the same trade that brought George Scott to Boston.

A five-time All-Star, Cooper hit .300 or more from 1977-83. His most productive season came in 1980, when he hit a career-high .352, finishing second in the American League behind batting champion George Brett (.390), and also led the league in RBI (122) and total bases (335). The .352 average is the highest by any player not winning the batting title in either league.

In 1983, Cooper hit .307 with 30 home runs and a league-leading and career-high 126 RBI. He also posted three seasons with 200-plus hits, in 1980, 1982 in baseball|1982 and 1983, finished fifth in AL MVP vote, and was named the Brewers team MVP in three seasons (1980, 1982-83). A good defensive first baseman, he was a two-time Gold Glove winner (1979-80) and also won the Silver Slugger Award in three straight years (1980-82).

Cooper concluded his majors career with 11 seasons as a Brewer, including an appearance in the 1982 World Series. Following the conclusion of his playing career, he worked in several capacities in the Brewers organization. He was named bench coach for Milwaukee in 2002 and also managed the Triple-A Indianapolis Indians in 2003-04. He returned to the major league coaching rank in 2005 as a bench coach for the Houston Astros.

Cooper still holds the Milwaukee franchise records for both hits (219 in 1980) and RBI in a season (126 in 1983). In 1983, he was honored with the Roberto Clemente Award. And, in 2002, he was inducted into the Brewers Walk of Fame.

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