Cooper began his Major League run with the Boston Red Sox, where the First Baseman was a star on the rise who helped the Red Sox win the American League Pennant in 1976. The Red Sox traded him for George Scott, and with all due respect to Scott, it was Milwaukee who won the trade.
With the Brewers, Cooper played 11 seasons and was an All-Star in five of them. Cooper batted over .300 in his first seven years in Milwaukee, and he would also lead the American League in Doubles twice, RBIs twice, and he had five 20 Home Run campaigns. From 1980 to 1983, Cooper finished in the top-eight in MVP voting, and he was one of the leaders of a Brewer team that made the 1982 World Series.
Cooper retired with a .298 Batting Average, 2,192 Hits, 241 Home Runs, and 1,125 Runs Batted In.
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