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Mickey Cochrane was born on Monday, April 6, 1903, in Bridgewater, Massachusetts. Cochrane was 22 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 14, 1925, with the Philadelphia Athletics. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Mickey Cochrane baseball stats page.
"I have never believed it effective to use ace against ace. From the grandstand and crowd point of view, this is all right, but when it comes to winning games throughout the season the percentage is against it. Why sacrifice an almost certain win for a possible low-score loss?" - Mickey Cochrane in The Quotable Baseball Fanatic (2004)
Did you know that Mickey Cochrane is the only catcher in Major League history to hit for the cycle twice? His first cycle occurred on July 22, 1932, and it was only the second by a catcher in American League history (the first was by Ray Schalk on June 27, 1922). Cochrane's second cycle occurred on August 2, 1933, making him not only the first catcher with two, but the only catcher with two and the only Athletics player in team history - at any position - with two.
Did you know that when Mickey Cochrane won the Most Valuable Player Award in 1934, it was the first by a catcher from either league, and the first by a Detroit Tigers player?
Did you know that Mickey Cochrane drove in a run on July 31, 1934, then - if you review his batting logs in 1934, you'll see Black Mike had a streak of 12 consecutive games with at least one RBI, a new American League record (at that time, since passed by Taft Wright, 13 straight in 1941, then tied by Mike Sweeney, 13 straight in 1999) and a Tigers team record that still stands to this date, only tied once, by Rudy York in 1940.
Mickey Cochrane Hits for Cycle (Box Score) | The Scranton Republican | August 3, 1933
Mickey Cochrane was the third catcher enshrined in the National Baseball Hall of Fame, after Roger Bresnahan and Buck Ewing. Baseball historian Bill James (The Bill James Historical Baseball Abstract, Page 371) ranked Cochrane fourth all-time among Major League catchers, behind Yogi Berra (#1), Johnny Bench (#2) and Roy Campanella (#3). James wrote:
#4 Mickey Cochrane
Cochrane, according to his own book, arrived in the majors as a poor defensive catcher. He played so poorly at catcher that Connie Mack tried him at third base, only to discover that he was an even worse third baseman.
He could hit and he could throw, and Connie Mack and Cy Perkins taught him to catch; Perkins was the A's number one catcher, but nonetheless worked hard to help Cochrane take his job.
On opening day [box] of the 1925 season Cy Perkins, a right-handed hitter, was due up in the eighth inning with the bases loaded, game tied, and a side-arming right-hander, Rudy Kallio, on the mound. Cochrane saw Connie Mack looking for a pinch hitter, and volunteered that he had hit Kallio hard in the Pacific Coast League. Mack let him pinch hit for Perkins. When he delivered a game-winning hit, Perkins, on the bench, said 'there goes Cy Perkins job."
Mickey Cochrane | National Baseball Hall of Fame Plaque
In 1932, Mickey Cochrane (118 R / 112 RBI) became the first catcher in Major League history with a 100+ run / 100+ RBI season. A rare feat amongst catchers matched only eight additional times: Yogi Berra (116 R / 124 RBI / 1950), Roy Campanella (103 R / 142 RBI / 1953), Johnny Bench (108 R / 129 RBI / 1974), Carlton Fisk (106 R / 102 RBI / 1977), Darrell Porter (101 R / 112 RBI / 1979), Mike Piazza (104 R / 124 RBI / 1997), Ivan Rodriguez (116 R / 113 RBI / 1999), and Mike Piazza (100 R / 124 RBI / 1999).
