Glen Cook (baseball)

Glen Patrick Cook (born September 8, 1959) is an American former baseball player who played in Major League Baseball as a pitcher for one season. He pitched in nine games, starting seven of them for the Texas Rangers during the 1985 Texas Rangers season.

Glen Cook
Pitcher
Born: (1959-09-08) September 8, 1959 (age 65) Buffalo, New York
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
June 23, 1985, for the Texas Rangers
Last MLB appearance
October 2, 1985, for the Texas Rangers
MLB statistics
Earned run average	9.45
Strikeouts	19
Win–loss record	2–3
Teams
Texas Rangers (1985)

Growing up in Tonawanda, New York, Cook said his father "pushed baseball on" him and his brothers to the point that he did not allow the family to take vacations. Cook told the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, however, that he was glad that his dad pushed him so hard.^[1] Cook attended Tonawanda High School and Ithaca College where he had a 7–0 record for the Ithaca Bombers baseball team which won the 1980 NCAA Division III baseball tournament.^[2]

He was promoted to the majors on June 20, 1985, to fill a vacancy in the starting rotation left after the Rangers traded away Frank Tanana. At the time, his wife, Linda Ann, formerly of Lawton, Oklahoma, was expecting a baby.^[3]

References

1. Hagen, Paul (June 24, 1985). "Cook's first 'is for dad,' 'n Rangers". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. pp. 1C, 3C. Retrieved September 14, 2022.
2. "Player Profiles". The Daily Oklahoman. April 12, 1987. p. 5. Retrieved September 14, 2022.
3. "Texas Promotes Cook, Capra". The Oklahoman. June 21, 1985. Retrieved September 8, 2021.

External links

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)