Coaching and Managerial Career
Cooney spent the last two decades of his baseball career as a coach for the Braves in both Boston and Milwaukee and the Chicago White Sox, retiring in 1964. He managed Boston over the last 46 games of the 1949 season when manager Billy Southworth took a leave of absence for health reasons. During his managing tenure, Cooney posted a 20–25 record and with one tie (.444).
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