Darltie Cooper

Darltie Cooper
Darltie Cooper
	Pitcher
	Born: August 2, 1902; Arkadelphia, Arkansas, U.S.
	Died: February 13, 1944 (aged 41); Schenectady, New York, U.S.
	Batted: Right Threw: Right
Negro league baseball debut
	1923, for the Indianapolis ABCs
Last appearance
	1940, for the Newark Eagles
	Stats at Baseball Reference
Teams
	Indianapolis ABCs (1923); Harrisburg Giants (1924–1927); Hilldale Club (1928–1929); Homestead Grays (1930); Baltimore Black Sox (1931); Washington Pilots (1932); Hilldale Club (1932); Philadelphia Bacharach Giants (1933–1934); Newark Eagles (1940);
Career highlights and awards
	Eastern Colored League ERA leader (1927);

Darlton D. Cooper (August 2, 1902 – February 13, 1944), nicknamed "Dolly", was an American Negro league pitcher between 1923 and 1940.

A native of Arkadelphia, Arkansas, Cooper was the brother of fellow Negro leaguer Anthony Cooper.^[1] Older brother Darltie made his Negro leagues debut in 1923 with the Indianapolis ABCs, and ended his long career with the Newark Eagles in 1940.^[2] Cooper died in Schenectady, New York in 1944 at age 41.

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