Mickey Cochrane: Baseball Hall of Fame Class of 1947

Born: April 3, 1903

1920s: Attended Boston University

1924: Signed minor league contract

Debut: April 14, 1925 (A’s)

1928: AL MVP

1929: A’s win World Series

1930: A’s win World Series

1931: A’s win pennant (Lose World Series to Cardinals)

1931: Cochrane considered the goat of the 1931 World Series because he surrendered 8 stolen bases pacing the Cardinals victory.

1934: Sold to Detroit Tigers

1934: Became player/manager of the Tigers (348-250 record)

1934: Tigers win Pennant (Lose World Series to Cardinals)

1934: AL MVP

1935: Tigers win World Series

1936: Suffered nervous breakdown from stress

1937: Beaned in the head by Bump Hadley ending his playing career.

1938: Fired as Tiger manager; Detroit later changed National Avenue to Cochrane in his honor.

1941-45: Served in Navy

1947: Elected to Hall of Fame

1962: Died of cancer

1999: Nominated for All Century Team

2009: Joe Mauer broke Cochrane’s record for highest career average for a catcher. Mauer is still active, so Cochrane could still end up being the all time leader one day.

Accomplishments:
3x World Champion

2x All Star

2x MVP

As a manager: 348-250 (.582)-2 pennants and one World Series title

.320 hitter

.419 OBP

.478 Slugging

.897 OPS

119 home runs

832 RBI

1041 runs

1652 hits

333 doubles

857 walks-217 strikeouts

100 + runs: 4x

30+ doubles: 7x

42 doubles (1930)

12 triples (1928)

112 RBI (1932)

100+ walks: 2x

Hit .300: 9x

Hit .357 (1930)

.400+ OBP: 10x

Led league in OBP (.459): 1933

.500+ slugging: 4x

Postseason: .245, 2 HR, 7 RBI (5 World Series)