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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Andrew Lewis Cooper, a legend of baseball's Negro |
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League, was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in |
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Cooperstown in 2006 by special committee, and this unique honor |
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helps to further establish him as one of baseball's greatest |
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players; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in Waco on April 24, 1898, Andy "Lefty" Cooper |
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was one of the most dominant pitchers to toe the mound during his |
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21-year career; as a pitcher for the Detroit Stars and the Kansas |
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City Monarchs, he posted an impressive 116-57 overall record, and |
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his 29 saves are a Negro League record; he also ranks in the |
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league's top 10 in career wins, strikeouts, shutouts, and winning |
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percentage; and |
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WHEREAS, The big Texan played seven seasons with Detroit |
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before he was traded to Kansas City for five players; in 1929, he |
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led the Monarchs to the Negro League pennant, and he later guided |
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the team to three league titles as player-manager, a role in which |
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he demonstrated his deep and abiding knowledge of the game of |
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baseball; and |
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WHEREAS, With an arsenal of devastating pitches, pinpoint |
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control, and incredible baseball acumen, Andy Cooper was a giant of |
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the game and one of his league's most popular players, and although |
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his untimely demise in 1941 left a void in the lives of his family, |
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friends, and many fans, his contributions to the game he loved |
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helped make it possible for future generations of African American |
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athletes to compete at the highest levels of sport; now, therefore, |
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be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 80th Texas |
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Legislature hereby recognize the induction of Andrew Lewis Cooper |
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into the National Baseball Hall of Fame and extend congratulations |
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to his family on this significant achievement; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the members of his family as an expression of high |
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regard by the Texas House of Representatives. |
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Anderson |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1286 was adopted by the House on April |
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2, 2007, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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