Homer #400 for New Orleans's Cooper
<Chris Cooper:player#12586> circled the bases and raised his arm in triumph. He had finally hit his 400th home run. It was a homer for a lot of people: himself; his teammates past and present; his former managers and coaches; and especially his family, who sat near the plate cheering his every at-bat during the past few games.

<Cooper:player#12586> spoke with BNN and said, "I knew number 400 would come sooner or later. I had to keep reminding myself, 'Relax, relax, just let it happen, let it happen.' And it finally did."

His milestone homer came in the <New Orleans Nighthawks:team#80> 5-3 win over the <Phoenix Thunderbirds:team#72>. Cooper went 2 for 4 in the game, scored 1 run, and batted in 1.

In his career <Cooper:player#12586> has hit .265 with 1678 hits, 329 doubles, 23 triples and 400 home runs. His totals also include 1348 RBIs and 1044 runs scored. 