Bill Cooney

{{short description|American baseball player (1883-1928)}}

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{{Infobox baseball biography

| name =Bill Cooney

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| position =Third baseman / Shortstop / Relief pitcher

| birth_date ={{Birth date|1883|04|07|mf=yes}}

| birth_place =Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.

| death_date ={{death date and age|mf=yes|1928|11|06|1883|04|07}}

| death_place =Roxbury, Massachusetts, U.S.

| bats =Unknown

| throws =Right

|debutleague = MLB

| debutdate =September 22

| debutyear ={{baseball year|1909}}

| debutteam =Boston Doves

|finalleague = MLB

| finaldate =May 2

| finalyear ={{baseball year|1910}}

| finalteam =Boston Doves

|statleague = MLB

| stat1label =Batting average

| stat1value =.273

| stat2label =Home runs

| stat2value =0

| stat3label =Runs batted in

| stat3value =1

| stat4label =Win–loss record

| stat4value =0–0

| stat5label =Strikeouts

| stat5value =3

| stat6label =Earned run average

| stat6value =1.42

| awards =

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• Boston Doves ({{baseball year|1909}}–{{baseball year|1910}})

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William Ambrose "Cush" Cooney (April 7, 1883 – November 6, 1928) was an American former Major League Baseball player. He played two seasons with the Boston Doves from 1909 to 1910.[https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/coonebi01.shtml Career statistics and history] at [https://www.baseball-reference.com Baseball-Reference.com]

Cooney made his Major League Baseball debut on September 22, 1909, against the Pittsburgh Pirates, relieving Lew Richie in the 6{{sup|th}} inning with the Doves down 12–7. Cooney threw for four scoreless innings, giving up three hits and one base on balls.{{cite journal |last1=Heydler |first1=John A. |date=October 2, 1909 |title=Striking Incidents of the Season's Opening |journal=Sporting Life |volume=54 |issue=4 |pages=8 |url=http://www.la84foundation.org/SportsLibrary/SportingLife/1909/VOL_54_NO_04/SL5404008.pdf |access-date=13 December 2011}}