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Gordon Stanley "Mickey" Cochrane |
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Note from David Forlow to Janet Nelson and Kathy O'Hara, saying that he collected the following information on Gordon Cochrane. Short biography of Gordon Stanley "Mickey" Cochrane, a very famous baseball player who lived in Lake Bluff at the time of his death. During the 1920s and 1930s, he played with the Portland Beavers, the Philadelphia Athletics, and the Detroit Tigers, earning the Most Valuable Player Award in 1934 and winning the World Series in 1935, before he suffered a career-ending head injury in 1937. During World War II, her served in the South Pacific. He died of lymphatic cancer in 1962. Newspaper clip announcing Cochrane's death. Cover of a Fleer Greats magazine with Mickey Cochrane, and an excerpt from the magazine listing all of his stats year-by-year. Excerpt from the Chicago Tribune, May 26, 1937, with headline "Pitched Ball Fractures Cochrane's Skull." Another newspaper clip from May 26, 1937, with headline "Cochrane Gains, but Condition is Still Grave." Newspaper clip from May 30, 1937: "Doctors Think Cochrane May Play Ball Again." Newspaper clip from June 5, 1937: "Cochrane Sent Back to Detroit on Special Car." Newspaper clip discussing how Cochrane will watch the World Series, where the Yankees will play the Giants. Cochrane predicts that the Yankees will win, but he thinks the Giants will be harder to defeat than in the previous year. Newspaper clip mentioning that Cochrane and his family will be moving to the Chicago area. Newspaper clip discussing how Cochrane will coach baseball at Great Lakes Naval Academy. |
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Gordon Stanley "Mickey" Cochrane |
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Cochrane, Gordon Cochrane, Mickey |
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Baseball Great Lakes Naval Academy |
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Doc 1112 |