| Steve Cooke | |
| Position: | Pitcher |
| Birth Date: | 14 January 1970 |
| Birth Place: | Lihue, Hawaii, U.S. |
| Bats: | Right |
| Throws: | Left |
| Debutleague: | MLB |
| Debutdate: | July 28 |
| Debutyear: | 1992 |
| Debutteam: | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Finalleague: | MLB |
| Finaldate: | April 2 |
| Finalyear: | 1998 |
| Finalteam: | Cincinnati Reds |
| Stat2label: | Earned run average |
| Stat2value: | 4.31 |
| Stat3label: | Strikeouts |
| Stat3value: | 335 |
| Statleague: | MLB |
| Stat1label: | Win–loss record |
| Stat1value: | 26–36 |
| Teams: | |
Steven Montague Cooke III (born January 14, 1970) is a former professional baseball player who pitched in the Major Leagues from 1992 to 1994 and 1996–1998. He was named as the LHP in the Topps All-Star Rookie Team in 1993. On the final day of the 1992 regular season, Cookie picked up his only MLB save. He pitched 1 1/3 scoreless innings to preserve a 2–0 victory over the Mets. He saved the game for starting pitcher Tim Wakefield.[1]
He graduated from Tigard High School in Tigard, Oregon, and attended the College of Southern Idaho.[2] His ancestors include Joseph Platt Cooke (1730–1816), Amos Starr Cooke (1810–1871), Gerrit P. Judd (1803–1873) and Albert Francis Judd (1838–1900).[3] Baseball pioneer Alexander Cartwright was fire chief in Honolulu in the late 19th century and organized school baseball games at Punahou School where many of his ancestors attended.