Mort Cooper after winning Game 5 of the 1944 World
Series vs. the cross town St. Louis Browns, 2-0.
A close-up of Mort’s glove that he used
in many a big game, as the ace of the St. Louis
Cardinals pitching staff in the early-1940s.
Mort Cooper's Glove
Mort Cooper was the ace of the St. Louis Cardinals
pitching staff when they appeared in 3 straight
World Series in 1942, ’43 and ’44. During
those years, he won a combined 65 games (most in
the majors), and was the 1942 NL MVP. A 4-time all-star,
this is Mort’s glove that he used during his
career. The glove originally came from the Cooper
family and
"Cooper" is written in black on the pinky.