and never pitched as effectively again. In , while Pittsburgh won the NL pennant for the first time since 1909, he surpassed Rube Marquard for the NL career innings record for left-handers; the following year, he broke Marquard's league record for career starts. In June he was picked up by the Detroit Tigers, and he ended his major league career after eight games with the team, though he played in the minor leagues through 1930. Over his career, he was 216–178 with a 2.89 ERA in 517 games, and struck out 1252 batters in 3480 innings. In addition to his NL career records for left-handers in wins, starts and innings, he also ranked second among league southpaws to Marquard in strikeouts (1250) and games pitched (509), second to Ted Breitenstein in complete games (279), and second to Nap Rucker in shutouts (35). His Pirates team records for innings and strikeouts were later surpassed by Bob Friend, and his record for games pitched was broken by teammate Babe Adams in 1926. Cooper, who batted right-handed, was also a fine hitter, and teammate Pie Traynor recalled that he would often bat in the #8 slot when he was starting; in 1924, he batted .346 in 104 at bats. He had a career .239 average with 6 home runs and 106 RBI. Personal life Cooper died of a heart attack at age 81 in Encino, California, and was buried on the Forest Lawn Memorial Park. Cooper's great grandson is Keoni DeRenne. See also List of Major League Baseball career wins leaders List of Major League Baseball annual wins leaders References External links 1892 births 1973 deaths Major League Baseball pitchers Pittsburgh Pirates players Chicago Cubs players Detroit Tigers players National League wins champions Minor league baseball managers Mansfield Brownies players Columbus Senators players Toledo Mud Hens players Oakland Oaks (baseball) players Shreveport Sports players San Antonio Indians players Baseball players from West Virginia People from Tyler County, West Virginia People from Waterford, Ohio Burials at Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Hollywood Hills) Marion Diggers players