What years did Dusty Cooke play?

Dusty Cooke played in Major League Baseball from 1930 to 1938.

Was Dusty Cooke a pitcher?

No. Dusty Cooke was a position player (Outfielder).

How many home runs did Dusty Cooke hit?

Dusty Cooke hit 24 career home runs with 489 hits.

Dusty Cooke

Outfielder · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1930-1938)

AVG .280

HR 24

RBI 229

H 489

OPS .800

PIV 3,393

Position: Outfielder
Bats / Throws: L / R
Height / Weight: 6'1" / 205 lb
Born: 6/23/1907 in Swepsonville, NC, USA
Died: 11/21/1987 in Raleigh, NC, USA
MLB Debut: 1930-04-15
Last Game: 1938-09-28

Full name: Allen Lindsey Cooke

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Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
608	1,745	324	489	109	28	24	229	32	290	276	.280	.384	.416	.800	3,393

Career AVG .280 vs. league average .279 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OBP .384 vs. league average .342 across their career seasons — +12.5% above league average.

Career SLG .416 vs. league average .397 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OPS .800 vs. league average .739 across their career seasons — +8.3% above league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1930	NYA	AL	92	216	43	55	12	3	6	29	4	32	61	.255	.293 (-13%)	.354 (avg)	.429 (-2%)	.784 (-1%)	-17.0
1931	NYA	AL	27	39	10	13	1	0	1	6	4	8	11	.333	—	—	—	—	0.0
1932	NYA	AL	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1933	BOS	AL	119	454	86	133	35	10	5	54	7	67	71	.293	.270 (+8%)	.329 (+17%)	.377 (+19%)	.707 (+18%)	1684.1
1934	BOS	AL	74	168	34	41	8	5	1	26	7	36	25	.244	.278 (-12%)	.340 (+11%)	.392 (-6%)	.733 (+2%)	152.1
1935	BOS	AL	100	294	51	90	18	6	3	34	6	46	24	.306	.279 (+9%)	.342 (+17%)	.399 (+10%)	.742 (+13%)	857.3
1936	BOS	AL	111	341	58	93	20	3	6	47	4	72	48	.273	.283 (-4%)	.349 (+15%)	.404 (-1%)	.753 (+6%)	708.0
1938	CIN	NL	82	233	41	64	15	1	2	33	0	28	36	.275	.272 (+1%)	.341 (+4%)	.392 (-5%)	.734 (-1%)	8.3
Career · 8 seasons			608	1,745	324	489	109	28	24	229	32	290	276	.280	—	—	—	—	3,393

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	329	906	178	260	11	124	.287
Away	279	840	147	229	13	105	.273

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	H	RBI	SO
1938-09-28	CIN	STL	L	0	0	0	0
1938-09-25	CIN	PIT	L	1	0	0	0
1938-09-22	CIN	NY1	L	1	0	0	1
1938-09-16	CIN	PHI	L	1	0	0	0
1938-09-14	CIN	BRO	L	1	1	1	0
1938-09-11	CIN	CHC	L	1	0	0	0
1938-09-07	CIN	PIT	L	1	0	0	0
1938-09-06	CIN	STL	L	4	0	0	1
1938-09-05	CIN	STL	W	4	1	1	0
1938-09-04	CIN	CHC	L	1	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
OF	470	0	997	20	33	10

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
1930	NYA	OF	73	133	2	3	1
1931	NYA	OF	11	23	0	0	0
1933	BOS	OF	118	257	6	12	5
1934	BOS	OF	44	79	1	2	0
1935	BOS	OF	82	172	4	5	1
1936	BOS	OF	91	207	3	6	2
1938	CIN	OF	51	126	4	5	1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Left Field	157
Center Field	148
Right Field	200

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Career Spans

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Frequently Asked Questions about Dusty Cooke

What years did Dusty Cooke play?: Dusty Cooke played in Major League Baseball from 1930 to 1938.
Was Dusty Cooke a pitcher?: No. Dusty Cooke was a position player (Outfielder).
How many home runs did Dusty Cooke hit?: Dusty Cooke hit 24 career home runs with 489 hits.