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Jimmy Cooney: Playing For Manager Branch Rickey

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Legendary baseball manager Branch Rickey Jimmy Cooney was a shortstop who played parts or all of seven seasons with the Red Sox, Giants, Cardinals, Cubs, Phillies and Boston Braves between 1917 and 1928, when he and his brother, Johnny, were teammates. Read more articles about baseball’s fascinating past on our MLB blog