Pick one category for the following text. The options are - company, educational institution, artist, athlete, office holder, mean of transportation, building, natural place, village, animal, plant, album, film or written work. Jimmy Cooney (1920s shortstop) - James Edward Cooney (August 24 1894 August 7 1991) nicknamed Scoops was an American shortstop in Major League Baseball who played for six different teams between 1917 and 1928. Listed at 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 160 lb. Cooney batted and threw right-handed. His father Jimmy Sr.
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