{{short description|American baseball player (1883–1928)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}} {{Infobox baseball biography | name =Bill Cooney | image = | alt = | caption = | position =Third baseman / Shortstop / Relief pitcher | birth_date ={{Birth date|1883|04|07|mf=yes}} | birth_place =Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. | death_date ={{death date and age|mf=yes|1928|11|06|1883|04|07}} | death_place =Roxbury, Massachusetts, U.S. | bats =Unknown | throws =Right |debutleague = MLB | debutdate =September 22 | debutyear ={{baseball year|1909}} | debutteam =Boston Doves |finalleague = MLB | finaldate =May 2 | finalyear ={{baseball year|1910}} | finalteam =Boston Doves |statleague = MLB | stat1label =Batting average | stat1value =.273 | stat2label =Home runs | stat2value =0 | stat3label =Runs batted in | stat3value =1 | stat4label =Win–loss record | stat4value =0–0 | stat5label =Strikeouts | stat5value =3 | stat6label =Earned run average | stat6value =1.42 | awards = | teams = *Boston Doves ({{baseball year|1909}}–{{baseball year|1910}}) }}

'''William Ambrose "Cush" Cooney''' (April 7, 1883 – November 6, 1928) was an American former Major League Baseball player. He played two seasons with the Boston Doves from 1909 to 1910.<ref name=data>[https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/coonebi01.shtml Career statistics and history] at [https://www.baseball-reference.com Baseball-Reference.com]</ref>

Cooney made his Major League Baseball debut on September 22, 1909, against the Pittsburgh Pirates, relieving Lew Richie in the 6{{sup|th}} inning with the Doves down 12&ndash;7. Cooney threw for four scoreless innings, giving up three hits and one base on balls.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Heydler |first1=John A. |date=October 2, 1909 |title=Striking Incidents of the Season's Opening |journal=Sporting Life |volume=54 |issue=4 |pages=8 |url=http://www.la84foundation.org/SportsLibrary/SportingLife/1909/VOL_54_NO_04/SL5404008.pdf |access-date=13 December 2011}}</ref>

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