Orge Patterson Cooper (November 26, 1917 – March 15, 1993) was a

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player. He played parts of two seasons in

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, 1946 and 1947, for the

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. Cooper's minor league career spanned fifteen seasons, from 1936 until 1950. In 1946, Cooper appeared in one game as a

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, pitching one scoreless inning in a game on May 11. In 1947, he appeared in 13 games, one as a

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and the rest as a

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