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Player Report for #50 Don 'Hippo' Cook Saturday, July 1st, 1961  AB   0  HR   0  RBI   0  AVG   .000  OPS   .000 Name: Don Cook Contract: None Nickname: Hippo Salary: Birthday: 04-28-1926 Signed Through: Age: 35 Years of Major League Service: 7 Years, 20 Days Born in: Flossmoor (Illinois) Major League Service Days this Year: None Nationality: American     Height: 5' 11" Years on 40-Man Roster: 14 Years, 130 Days Weight: 202 lbs Years of Pro Service: 17 Years     Arbitration Eligibility: Not eligible, free agent after contract expires! Position: C Minor League Option Years: Out of option years Bats: Right     Throws: Right Contract Extension - Status: Completely Rested Drafted - Morale: Normal Local Popularity (National) Unknown (Unknown) Batting Ratings (OSA) Batting Contact Gap Power Discipline/Eye Avoid K's   Overall 40 40 47 61 44   Versus LHP 44 47 55 72 48   Versus RHP 39 38 44 58 43   Talent 55 75 73 61 78   Running & Bunting Ratings     Fielding Ratings Running Speed: 17   First Base 12 Stealing Ability: 26   Baserunning Instincts: 41   Sacrifice Bunt: 68   Bunt for Hit: 29   Hitter Type: Normal                     Game Log, Last 10 Games Date Opponent Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB                   Career Batting Stats Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS VORP 1952 Boston - ABA 26 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.8 1953 Boston - ABA 27 7 27 3 1 0 1 1 4 3 0 0 6 1 0 .111 .200 .259 .459 -1.8 1954 St. Louis - ABA 28 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667 0.1 1955 St. Louis - ABA 29 6 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .167 .167 .333 .500 -0.3 1956 St. Louis - ABA 30 5 5 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .200 .800 1.000 0.4 1957 St. Louis - ABA 31 45 122 25 4 0 5 18 8 10 0 2 9 0 0 .205 .261 .361 .622 -1.3 1958 St. Louis - ABA 32 103 260 59 12 3 5 30 29 32 3 2 29 0 0 .227 .316 .354 .670 3.9 1959 St. Louis - ABA 33 91 225 67 6 1 8 37 24 28 1 5 24 0 0 .298 .371 .440 .811 16.3 1960 St. Louis - ABA 34 89 248 58 13 5 4 37 24 31 1 0 43 0 0 .234 .321 .375 .696 4.3 Total ABA 350 900 215 37 9 24 124 91 104 5 9 113 1 0 .239 .318 .380 .698 20.7 Career Minor League Batting Stats Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS VORP 1951 Lake Elsinore - A 25 47 172 50 10 2 5 24 22 25 4 3 13 3 2 .291 .387 .459 .847 17.6 1951 Kingsville - AA 25 53 202 60 10 1 10 38 30 31 1 2 17 0 0 .297 .390 .505 .895 24.8 1952 Kingsville - AA 26 42 161 34 4 0 4 17 14 16 1 3 11 0 0 .211 .282 .311 .592 1.7 1952 Peterborough - AAA 26 64 243 46 6 1 5 30 26 27 0 5 12 0 0 .189 .265 .284 .549 -0.9 1953 Peterborough - AAA 27 109 428 108 19 3 7 48 59 40 4 4 26 0 0 .252 .319 .360 .679 13.0 1954 Brownsville - AA 28 6 22 10 0 2 2 4 4 4 2 0 0 0 0 .455 .571 .909 1.481 8.1 1954 Hamilton - AAA 28 107 402 102 12 2 13 54 50 40 2 4 33 0 0 .254 .321 .391 .712 14.7 1955 Hamilton - AAA 29 111 426 111 12 2 13 67 59 55 2 3 28 1 0 .261 .346 .390 .735 21.4 1956 Hamilton - AAA 30 108 416 101 7 2 20 78 63 56 5 9 23 0 1 .243 .333 .413 .747 15.2 1957 Hamilton - AAA 31 51 175 55 6 0 17 33 33 24 2 1 19 0 0 .314 .401 .640 1.041 27.4 Total GHL 550 2090 523 62 10 75 310 290 242 15 26 141 1 1 .250 .329 .397 .726 90.8 Total STL 101 385 104 14 3 16 59 48 51 4 5 28 0 0 .270 .357 .447 .804 34.6 Total SCL 47 172 50 10 2 5 24 22 25 4 3 13 3 2 .291 .387 .459 .847 17.6 Career Postseason Batting Stats Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS VORP 1957 St. Louis - ABA 31 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.0 Total ABA 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.0 Career Fielding Stats Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RANGE PB RSTA RTO RTO% 1952 Boston - ML C 1 1 5 1 0 6 0 1.000 8.0 6.75 0 2 1 50.0 1953 Boston - ML C 7 6 21 2 0 23 0 1.000 50.0 4.14 1 2 1 50.0 1954 St. Louis - ML C 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.2 0.00 0 0 0 0.0 1956 St. Louis - ML C 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 3.0 6.00 0 1 1 100.0 1957 St. Louis - ML C 33 29 158 15 1 175 2 .989 264.2 5.88 4 25 11 44.0 1958 St. Louis - ML C 58 49 217 24 1 242 1 .996 452.0 4.80 10 40 14 35.0 1958 St. Louis - ML 1B 25 19 198 10 25 220 12 .945 174.2 10.72 1959 St. Louis - ML C 82 62 294 30 1 329 5 .985 553.0 5.27 3 45 19 42.2 1960 St. Louis - ML C 80 67 325 29 1 362 8 .978 602.0 5.29 10 66 17 25.8 1960 St. Louis - ML 1B 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 1.2 10.80 Player History 01-02-1951 Drafted in the 1951 inaugural draft (Round 12, Pick 3, 179th overall Pick) by the Boston Colonials. 04-16-1951 Wins the STL GL Player of the Week Award. 05-21-1951 Wins the STL GL Player of the Week Award. 06-01-1951 Wins the STL GL Batter of the Month Award. 07-23-1951 Wins the SCL SL Player of the Week Award. 08-30-1951 Won the 1951 Southern California League Southland Series with the Lake Elsinore Demons! 01-01-1952 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 42 (61); Power: 59 (84); Eye: 50 (63). 04-12-1952 Injured (bruised wrist), day-to-day for 6 days. 01-01-1953 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (61); Power: 60 (78); Eye: 56 (66). 07-12-1953 Was selected to the 1953 Golden Horseshoe League All-Star Game. 09-22-1953 Released by the Boston Colonials. 01-01-1954 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 52 (59); Power: 55 (65); Eye: 54 (60). 04-08-1954 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the St. Louis Dredgers organization. 05-24-1954 Wins the GHL MKL Player of the Week Award. 07-11-1954 Was selected to the 1954 Golden Horseshoe League All-Star Game. 01-01-1955 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 43 (48); Power: 59 (65); Eye: 48 (51). 07-04-1955 Wins the GHL MKL Player of the Week Award. 01-01-1956 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (52); Power: 72 (75); Eye: 54 (56). 01-01-1957 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 48 (48); Power: 68 (69); Eye: 51 (51). 06-12-1957 Injured (fractured hand), out for 4 weeks. 06-17-1957 Wins the GHL MKL Player of the Week Award. 07-07-1957 Was selected to the 1957 Golden Horseshoe League All-Star Game. 10-07-1957 Won the 1957 American Baseball Association Heckel Cup with the St. Louis Dredgers! 01-01-1958 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 48 (55); Power: 71 (85); Eye: 56 (63). 01-01-1959 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 53 (58); Power: 68 (84); Eye: 61 (65). 01-01-1960 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 43 (53); Power: 64 (80); Eye: 60 (61). 01-01-1961 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (55); Power: 47 (73); Eye: 61 (61). 01-10-1961 Released by the St. Louis Dredgers. Leader Boards Appearances Year SH Rank 1952 0 1 1953 0 1 1954 0 1 1955 0 1 1956 0 1 1957 0 1 1958 0 1 1959 0 1 1960 0 1 Year SF Rank 1959 5 8

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