Cookie Lavagetto
1934–1947 · bats R / throws R · Brooklyn Dodgers, NLS, Pittsburgh Pirates
1,043G
.269AVG
.360OBP
.377SLG
More career statistics
945H
40HR
486RBI
63SB
3Rare feats
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Why official totals and the game-record sums differ
The sources can disagree on historical scorer decisions, appearances, and which games belong to a major-league record. The career summary uses the official total; the source game rows retain their recorded values.
| Statistic | MLB official | Recorded game sum |
|---|---|---|
| Batting · Hits | 945 | 946 |
| Batting · Strikeouts | 244 | 246 |
| Batting · Plate appearances | 4,039 | 4,040 |
| Batting · Runs | 487 | 485 |
| Batting · RBI | 486 | 481 |
| Batting · Stolen bases | 63 | 64 |
| Batting · Walks | 485 | 486 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,043 | 4,039 | 3,509 | 487 | 945 | 183 | 37 | 40 | 486 | 485 | 244 | 63 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1,322 | .269 | .360 | .377 | .737 |
Streaks
11longest hitting streak · 1935-09-12 to 1935-09-23
25longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 75 | Seven Times On Base | 1939-09-23 | 1 in 2,761 games | box score ↗ |
| 74 | Six for Six | 1939-09-23 | 1 in 2,457 games | box score ↗ |
| 70 | Six-Hit Game | 1939-09-23 | 1 in 1,644 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 527 | 2008 | 494 | 20 | 250 | 256 | 119 | .286 | .374 | .403 |
| Away | 516 | 2032 | 452 | 20 | 231 | 230 | 127 | .254 | .336 | .352 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 79 | 335 | 97 | 5 | 51 | 38 | 16 | .329 | .403 | .475 |
| May | 194 | 752 | 179 | 6 | 98 | 105 | 54 | .278 | .378 | .388 |
| June | 212 | 840 | 197 | 5 | 86 | 92 | 51 | .267 | .344 | .363 |
| July | 197 | 757 | 159 | 11 | 79 | 95 | 44 | .244 | .336 | .340 |
| August | 183 | 683 | 151 | 6 | 82 | 72 | 51 | .251 | .327 | .350 |
| September | 170 | 646 | 158 | 7 | 81 | 80 | 29 | .284 | .368 | .399 |
| October | 8 | 27 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | .238 | .333 | .476 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| chicago-cubs | 156 | 603 | 130 | 5 | 61 | 72 | 46 | .250 | .335 | .332 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 155 | 603 | 134 | 7 | 71 | 77 | 48 | .258 | .350 | .379 |
| boston-braves | 151 | 608 | 131 | 5 | 60 | 70 | 30 | .246 | .331 | .331 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 147 | 560 | 147 | 5 | 75 | 74 | 33 | .305 | .395 | .432 |
| cincinnati-reds | 145 | 550 | 126 | 5 | 73 | 76 | 26 | .270 | .367 | .394 |
| new-york-giants | 137 | 513 | 119 | 9 | 71 | 49 | 26 | .259 | .327 | .374 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 116 | 484 | 135 | 4 | 58 | 51 | 25 | .318 | .384 | .424 |
| brooklyn-dodgers | 36 | 119 | 24 | 0 | 12 | 17 | 12 | .235 | .345 | .324 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1934 |  Pittsburgh Pirates | 87 | 304 | 67 | 3 | 43 | 6 | .220 | – | – |
| 1935 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 78 | 231 | 67 | – | 19 | 1 | .290 | – | – |
| 1936 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 60 | 197 | 48 | 2 | 27 | – | .244 | – | – |
| 1937 |  Brooklyn Dodgers | 149 | 503 | 142 | 8 | 70 | 13 | .282 | – | – |
| 1938 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 137 | 487 | 134 | 6 | 79 | 15 | .275 | – | – |
| 1939 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 153 | 587 | 176 | 10 | 84 | 14 | .300 | – | – |
| 1940 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 118 | 448 | 115 | 4 | 43 | 4 | .257 | – | – |
| 1941 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 132 | 441 | 122 | 1 | 78 | 8 | .277 | – | – |
| 1946 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 88 | 242 | 57 | 3 | 27 | 3 | .236 | – | – |
| 1947 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 41 | 69 | 18 | 3 | 11 | – | .261 | – | – |