| Wilbur Cooper | |
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| Pitcher | |
| Born: February 24, 1892 Bearsville, West Virginia, U.S. | |
| Died: August 7, 1973 (aged 81) Encino, California, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Left | |
| MLB debut | |
| August 29, 1912, for the Pittsburgh Pirates | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| July 21, 1926, for the Detroit Tigers | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Win–loss record | 216–178 |
| Earned run average | 2.89 |
| Strikeouts | 1,252 |
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Arley Wilbur Cooper (February 24, 1892 – August 7, 1973) was an American starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played most of his career for the Pittsburgh Pirates. A four-time winner of 20 games in the early 1920s, he was the first National League left-hander to win 200 games. He established NL records for left-handers – second only to Eddie Plank among all southpaws – for career wins (216), innings pitched (3466+1⁄3) and games started (405); all were broken within several years by Eppa Rixey. His career earned run average of 2.89 is also the lowest of any left-hander with at least 3000 innings in the NL. He still holds the Pirates franchise records for career victories (202) and complete games (263); he also set club records, since broken, for innings (3201), strikeouts (1191), and games pitched (469).