Barney McCosky

Position: Outfielder

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

6-1, 184lb (185cm, 83kg)

Born: April 11, 1917 in Coal Run, PA us

Died: September 6, 1996 in Venice, FL

Buried: Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Southfield, MI

High School: Southwestern HS (Detroit, MI)

Debut: April 18, 1939 (Age 22-007d, 8,620th in major league history)
vs. CHW 3 AB, 2 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 1 SB

Last Game: July 8, 1953 (Age 36-088d)
vs. SLB 1 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1939 season

Full Name: William Barney McCosky

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

21.7

4172

1301

.312

664

RBI

397

OBP

.386

SLG

.414

OPS

.801

OPS+

111

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1941 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1941 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 16	DET	@	SLB	L,1-8	CG	42	8.0	4	0	0	4	0
2	2	Apr 18	DET		CLE	W,4-2	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
3	3	Apr 19	DET		CLE	L,1-2	CG	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
4	4	Apr 20	DET		CLE	L,2-4	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
5	5	Apr 22	DET		CHW	L,3-6	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
6	6	Apr 23	DET		CHW	W,13-5	CG	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
7	7	Apr 24	DET		SLB	W,4-2	CG	32	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
8	8	Apr 25	DET		SLB	W,12-11	CG	48	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
9	9	Apr 26	DET	@	CLE	L,3-6	CG	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
10	10	Apr 27	DET	@	CLE	L,1-2	CG	29	8.0	6	0	0	6	0
11	11	Apr 28	DET	@	CLE	L,2-7	CG	41	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
12	12	Apr 29	DET		BOS	W,5-3	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
13	13	Apr 30	DET		BOS	W,12-8	CG	47	9.0	0	0	1	1	0
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
14	14	May 1	DET		BOS	L,9-15	CG	53	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
15	15	May 2	DET		PHA	W,15-1	CG	0	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
16	16	May 3	DET		PHA	W,4-3	CG	0	9.0	4	0	1	5	0
17	17	May 4	DET		NYY	W,10-1	CG	33	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
18	18	May 5	DET		NYY	W,7-3	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
19	19	May 6	DET		NYY	W,7-4	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
20	20	May 7	DET		WSH	L,2-4	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
21	21	May 8	DET		WSH	L,1-7	CG	45	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
22	22	May 10	DET	@	CHW	L,3-4	CG	0	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
23	23	May 11	DET	@	CHW	L,1-2	GS	0		1	0	0	1	0
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
24	53 (29)	Jun 11	DET		PHA	W,5-2	CG	0	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
25	54	Jun 12	DET		PHA	L,3-5	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
26	55	Jun 15 (1)	DET	@	WSH	L,5-7	CG	0	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
27	56	Jun 15 (2)	DET	@	WSH	W,4-2	CG	0	6.0	1	0	0	1	0
28	57	Jun 16	DET	@	WSH	L,1-3	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
29	58	Jun 17 (1)	DET	@	BOS	L,6-14	CG	47	8.0	4	0	0	4	0
30	59	Jun 17 (2)	DET	@	BOS	W,8-5	CG	43	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
31	60	Jun 18	DET	@	BOS	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
32	61	Jun 19	DET	@	BOS	L,4-6	CG	38	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
33	62	Jun 20	DET	@	NYY	L,4-14	CG	44	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
34	63	Jun 21	DET	@	NYY	W,7-2	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
35	64	Jun 22	DET	@	NYY	L,4-5	CG	42	8.2	3	0	0	3	0
36	65	Jun 24	DET	@	PHA	W,2-1	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
37	66	Jun 25	DET	@	PHA	L,4-5	CG	0	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
38	67	Jun 26	DET	@	PHA	L,4-8	CG	40	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
39	68	Jun 27	DET		SLB	L,0-9	CG	47	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
40	69	Jun 28	DET		SLB	L,1-3	CG	42	10.0	6	0	0	6	0
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
41	74 (4)	Jul 4 (1)	DET		CHW	L,2-3	CG	36	9.0	1	0	1	2	0
42	75	Jul 4 (2)	DET		CHW	W,10-6	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
43	76	Jul 5 (1)	DET	@	SLB	L,3-9	CG	43	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
44	77	Jul 5 (2)	DET	@	SLB	L,1-10	CG	42	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
45	78	Jul 6 (1)	DET	@	SLB	W,7-5	CG	44	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
46	79	Jul 6 (2)	DET	@	SLB	L,3-5	CG	37	8.0	0	0	1	1	0
47	80	Jul 11	DET		BOS	W,2-0	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
48	81	Jul 12 (1)	DET		BOS	L,5-7	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
49	82	Jul 12 (2)	DET		BOS	L,2-10	CG	0	9.0	0	0	1	1	0
50	83	Jul 13	DET		PHA	L,4-5	CG	47	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
51	84	Jul 14	DET		PHA	W,4-2	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
52	85	Jul 15	DET		PHA	W,3-2	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
53	86	Jul 17	DET		WSH	W,7-1	CG	38	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
54	87	Jul 18	DET		WSH	L,1-8	CG	43	8.0	2	1	0	3	0
55	88	Jul 19 (1)	DET		NYY	L,3-9	CG	44	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
56	89	Jul 19 (2)	DET		NYY	L,2-6	CG	43	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
57	90	Jul 20	DET		NYY	L,6-12	CG	77	17.0	5	1	0	6	1
58	91	Jul 22	DET	@	WSH	L,4-5	CG	38	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
59	92	Jul 23	DET	@	WSH	L,1-6	CG	39	8.0	4	0	0	4	0
60	93	Jul 24	DET	@	WSH	L,5-6	CG	40	8.2	2	0	0	2	0
61	94	Jul 25	DET	@	PHA	L,5-11	CG	45	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
62	95	Jul 26	DET	@	PHA	W,4-2	CG	42	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
63	96	Jul 27 (1)	DET	@	PHA	L,1-8	CG	38	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
64	97	Jul 27 (2)	DET	@	PHA	L,0-7	CG	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
65	98	Jul 29	DET	@	NYY	W,6-3	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
66	99	Jul 31 (1)	DET	@	NYY	L,3-6	CG	59	12.2	7	0	0	7	0
67	100	Jul 31 (2)	DET	@	NYY	L,0-5	CG	32	7.0	2	0	0	2	0
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
68	101	Aug 2	DET	@	BOS	W,6-5	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
69	102	Aug 3	DET	@	BOS	W,6-3	CG	43	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
70	103	Aug 5	DET	@	CLE	L,1-2	CG	30	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
71	104	Aug 6	DET	@	CLE	W,11-2	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
72	105	Aug 7	DET	@	CLE	W,4-3	CG	52	13.0	5	0	0	5	0
73	106	Aug 9	DET		SLB	W,3-0	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
74	107	Aug 10	DET		SLB	L,3-7	CG	43	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
75	108	Aug 12 (1)	DET		CLE	W,2-0	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
76	109	Aug 12 (2)	DET		CLE	L,1-4	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
77	110	Aug 13	DET	@	CHW	W,4-1	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
78	111	Aug 14 (1)	DET	@	CHW	L,1-3	CG	0	8.0	3	1	0	4	1
79	112	Aug 14 (2)	DET	@	CHW	L,0-3	CG	31	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
80	113	Aug 15	DET	@	SLB	L,1-6	CG	37	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
81	114	Aug 16	DET	@	SLB	L,2-3	CG	39	8.1	2	0	0	2	0
82	115	Aug 17 (1)	DET	@	SLB	W,8-1	CG	0	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
83	116	Aug 17 (2)	DET	@	SLB	L,1-6	CG	0	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
84	117	Aug 19 (1)	DET		NYY	W,12-3	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
85	118	Aug 19 (2)	DET		NYY	L,3-8	CG	43	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
86	119	Aug 20	DET		NYY	W,1-0	CG	33	10.0	2	0	0	2	0
87	120	Aug 21 (1)	DET		WSH	L,3-6	CG	47	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
88	121	Aug 21 (2)	DET		WSH	L,0-9	CG	45	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
89	122	Aug 22	DET		WSH	W,5-4	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
90	123	Aug 23	DET		WSH	W,6-5	CG	43	10.0	2	0	0	2	0
91	124	Aug 24	DET		PHA	W,7-4	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
92	125	Aug 26 (1)	DET		PHA	L,1-9	CG	45	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
93	126	Aug 26 (2)	DET		PHA	L,1-2	CG	0	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
94	127	Aug 27	DET		BOS	W,6-3	CG	41	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
95	128	Aug 28	DET		BOS	W,8-7	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
96	129	Aug 30	DET	@	CLE	W,7-3	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
97	130	Aug 31 (1)	DET	@	CLE	W,7-5	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
98	131	Aug 31 (2)	DET	@	CLE	L,4-7	CG	35	8.0	4	0	0	4	0
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
99	132	Sep 1 (1)	DET		SLB	W,9-5	CG	0	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
100	133	Sep 1 (2)	DET		SLB	W,16-8	CG	0	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
101	134	Sep 4	DET		CLE	L,6-7	CG	0	10.0	3	0	0	3	0
102	135	Sep 6 (1)	DET		CLE	W,6-2	CG	0	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
103	136	Sep 6 (2)	DET		CLE	W,7-2	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
104	137	Sep 7	DET		CLE	W,4-1	CG	32	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
105	138	Sep 9	DET	@	BOS	L,0-6	CG	34	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
106	139	Sep 10	DET	@	BOS	L,2-11	CG	42	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
107	140	Sep 11	DET	@	NYY	W,5-4	CG	49	12.0	6	0	0	6	0
108	141	Sep 12	DET	@	NYY	L,2-8	CG	39	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
109	142	Sep 13	DET	@	NYY	W,5-3	CG	38	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
110	143	Sep 14	DET	@	WSH	L,0-2	CG	33	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
111	144	Sep 15	DET	@	WSH	L,5-8	CG	39	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
112	145	Sep 16	DET	@	WSH	W,4-2	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
113	146	Sep 17	DET	@	PHA	W,3-2	CG	38	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
114	147	Sep 20	DET	@	CHW	L,3-4	CG	0	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
115	148	Sep 21 (1)	DET	@	CHW	W,6-3	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
116	149	Sep 21 (2)	DET	@	CHW	T,1-1	CG	0	14.0	8	0	0	8	0
117	150	Sep 22	DET	@	CHW	W,11-0	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
118	151	Sep 23	DET	@	SLB	W,4-1	CG	0	10.0	4	0	0	4	0
119	152	Sep 24	DET	@	SLB	L,1-3	CG	33	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
120	153	Sep 26	DET		CHW	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
121	154	Sep 27	DET		CHW	L,6-10	CG	43	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
122	155	Sep 28	DET		CHW	L,0-3	CG	40	9.0	2	1	0	3	0
							122gm			264	5	5	274	2