Downtown in St. Louis, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Cooper's Shutout

October 8, 1944

— Greatest Moments —

Cooper's Shutout Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Jason Voigt, June 17, 2020

1. Cooper's Shutout Marker

Inscription. Mort Cooper tossed a 2-0 shutout in Game Five, as the Cardinals took a three games to two lead in the cross-town World Series against the American League St. Louis Browns.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Sports. In addition, it is included in the Missouri, St. Louis Cardinals Greatest Moments series list. A significant historical date for this entry is October 8, 1944.

Location. 38° 37.398′ N, 90° 11.643′ W. Marker is in St. Louis, Missouri. It is in Downtown. Marker is on South 8th Street south of Clark Avenue, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 700 Clark Avenue, Saint Louis MO 63102, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. World Champions (here, next to this marker); NL Pennant (here, next to this marker); One Million (here, next to this marker); Musial is Amazing (here, next to this marker); a different marker also named NL Pennant (here, next to this marker); a different marker also named World Champions (here, next to this marker); a different marker also named World Champions (a few steps from this marker); Red Rips a Winner (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in St. Louis.

Also see . . . Mort Cooper on Wikipedia. Cooper (1913-1958)

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played for the St. Louis Cardinals from 1938 to 1945 and was a 4x All-Star. In 1942, he was National League MVP. He was posthumously inducted into the St. Louis Cardinals Hall of Fame on April 25, 2019. (Submitted on January 28, 2021, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois.)

Additional keywords. baseball, Major League Baseball

Credits. This page was last revised on January 30, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 3, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 110 times since then and 10 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on January 28, 2021, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois.