sentences:  Cooley led his team in runs scored and stolen bases, and finished third, behind Ed Delahanty and Nap Lajoie, in hits.The following two seasons, playing for Philadelphia, he hit .312 in 1898 and .276 in 1899, before he was purchased by the Pittsburgh Pirates for US$1,000 in April 1900.In his only season with the Pirates, Cooley recorded a batting average of .201, the worst of his career.