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.

1947 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1947 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 15	PHA	@	NYY	W,6-1	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
2	2	Apr 17	PHA	@	NYY	L,1-2	CG	34	8.0	5	0	0	5	0
3	3	Apr 18	PHA		BOS	L,3-9	CG	44	9.0	7	0	0	7	0
4	4	Apr 19	PHA		BOS	L,2-4	CG	40	10.0	3	0	0	3	0
5	5	Apr 20 (1)	PHA		NYY	L,2-6	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
6	6	Apr 20 (2)	PHA		NYY	L,2-3	CG	42	10.0	2	0	0	2	0
7	7	Apr 23	PHA		WSH	L,3-4	CG	0	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
8	8	Apr 25	PHA	@	BOS	W,11-7	GF	12	3.0	1	0	0	1	0
9	9	Apr 26	PHA	@	BOS	W,5-2	CG	36	9.0	2	1	0	3	0
10	10	Apr 27	PHA	@	BOS	T,6-6	CG	0	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
11	11	Apr 29	PHA	@	CLE	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
12	12	May 2	PHA	@	DET	L,2-3	CG	31	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
13	13	May 3	PHA	@	DET	L,1-2	CG	33	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
14	14	May 4 (1)	PHA	@	CHW	L,7-8	CG	39	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
15	15	May 4 (2)	PHA	@	CHW	L,0-1	CG	28	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
16	16	May 6	PHA	@	CHW	W,3-0	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
17	17	May 7	PHA	@	SLB	W,6-1	CG	0	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
18	18	May 8	PHA	@	SLB	W,5-3	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
19	19	May 10	PHA	@	WSH	L,3-4	CG	34	8.0	5	0	1	6	0
20	20	May 11 (1)	PHA	@	WSH	W,4-0	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
21	21	May 11 (2)	PHA	@	WSH	L,1-2	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
22	40 (18)	Jun 2	PHA	@	SLB	W,6-3	CG	0	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
23	41	Jun 3	PHA	@	CHW	L,0-3	CG	30	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
24	42	Jun 4	PHA	@	CHW	W,10-3	CG	41	11.0	3	0	0	3	0
25	43	Jun 5	PHA	@	CHW	W,5-2	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
26	44	Jun 6	PHA	@	CLE	L,4-7	CG	38	8.0	4	0	0	4	0
27	45	Jun 8 (1)	PHA	@	CLE	W,4-0	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
28	46	Jun 8 (2)	PHA	@	CLE	L,0-2	CG	35	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
29	47	Jun 9	PHA	@	DET	W,11-3	CG	0	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
30	48	Jun 10	PHA	@	DET	W,9-8	CG	42	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
31	49	Jun 11 (1)	PHA	@	DET	L,1-7	CG	42	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
32	50	Jun 11 (2)	PHA	@	DET	W,4-0	CG	0	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
33	51	Jun 13	PHA		CLE	L,4-5	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
34	52	Jun 15 (1)	PHA		CLE	L,2-5	CG	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
35	53	Jun 15 (2)	PHA		CLE	W,6-4	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
36	54	Jun 17	PHA		DET	W,5-2	CG	33	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
37	55	Jun 19	PHA		DET	W,8-4	CG	0	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
38	56	Jun 21	PHA		CHW	L,2-6	CG	48	11.0	0	0	0	0	0
39	57	Jun 22 (1)	PHA		CHW	L,0-1	CG	37	10.0	5	0	0	5	0
40	58	Jun 22 (2)	PHA		CHW	W,3-0	CG	30	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
41	59	Jun 24	PHA		SLB	L,3-12	CG	47	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
42	60	Jun 25	PHA		SLB	W,4-2	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
43	61	Jun 26	PHA		NYY	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
44	62	Jun 27	PHA		NYY	L,1-7	CG	41	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
45	63	Jun 28	PHA		NYY	L,2-5	CG	39	9.0	3	0	1	4	0
46	64	Jun 29 (1)	PHA		BOS	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
47	65	Jun 29 (2)	PHA		BOS	W,6-5	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
48	66	Jun 30	PHA	@	WSH	L,7-8	CG	39	8.2	3	0	0	3	0
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
49	67	Jul 2	PHA	@	BOS	W,7-6	CG	0	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
50	68	Jul 3	PHA	@	BOS	W,8-4	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
51	69	Jul 4 (1)	PHA	@	BOS	W,8-6	CG	0	12.0	1	0	0	1	0
52	70	Jul 4 (2)	PHA	@	BOS	L,0-4	CG	0	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
53	71	Jul 5	PHA	@	NYY	L,1-5	CG	34	8.0	5	0	0	5	0
54	72	Jul 6 (1)	PHA	@	NYY	L,2-8	CG	39	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
55	73	Jul 6 (2)	PHA	@	NYY	L,2-9	CG	43	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
56	74	Jul 10 (1)	PHA	@	CLE	L,0-3	CG	33	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
57	75	Jul 10 (2)	PHA	@	CLE	L,1-2	CG	26	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
58	76	Jul 11	PHA	@	CLE	W,4-2	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
59	77	Jul 12 (1)	PHA	@	CLE	W,4-2	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
60	78	Jul 12 (2)	PHA	@	CLE	L,4-5	CG	37	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
61	79	Jul 13 (1)	PHA	@	DET	L,2-4	CG	0	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
62	80	Jul 13 (2)	PHA	@	DET	L,6-7	CG	0	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
63	81	Jul 15	PHA	@	SLB	W,8-1	CG	0	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
64	82	Jul 16 (1)	PHA	@	SLB	L,4-5	CG	0	10.0	1	0	0	1	0
65	83	Jul 16 (2)	PHA	@	SLB	W,4-1	CG	0	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
66	84	Jul 17	PHA	@	SLB	W,16-2	CG	0	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
67	85	Jul 18	PHA	@	CHW	L,1-4	CG	35	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
68	86	Jul 20 (1)	PHA	@	CHW	L,5-6	CG	40	8.0	0	1	0	1	0
69	87	Jul 20 (2)	PHA	@	CHW	W,7-4	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
70	88	Jul 22	PHA		CLE	W,5-3	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
71	89	Jul 23	PHA		CLE	W,6-3	CG	36	9.0	1	0	1	2	0
72	90	Jul 24	PHA		CLE	L,1-6	CG	43	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
73	91	Jul 25	PHA		DET	W,9-5	CG	43	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
74	92	Jul 26	PHA		DET	L,0-13	CG	49	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
75	93	Jul 27 (1)	PHA		DET	L,1-5	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
76	94	Jul 27 (2)	PHA		DET	W,5-0	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
77	95	Jul 28	PHA		CHW	W,5-3	CG	0	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
78	96	Jul 29	PHA		CHW	W,5-2	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
79	97	Jul 30	PHA		CHW	L,2-3	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
80	98	Jul 31	PHA		CHW	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
81	99	Aug 1	PHA		SLB	L,1-4	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
82	100	Aug 2	PHA		SLB	W,8-5	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
83	101	Aug 3 (1)	PHA		SLB	W,2-0	CG	36	9.0	8	0	0	8	0
84	102	Aug 3 (2)	PHA		SLB	L,3-4	CG	41	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
85	103	Aug 4	PHA	@	NYY	W,9-5	CG	42	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
86	104	Aug 5	PHA		NYY	L,5-8	GS	22	6.0	2	0	0	2	0
87	106 (1)	Aug 9	PHA		WSH	W,8-1	GF	22	6.0	1	0	0	1	0
88	107	Aug 10 (1)	PHA		WSH	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
89	108	Aug 10 (2)	PHA		WSH	L,2-5	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
90	109	Aug 11	PHA	@	NYY	W,3-2	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
91	110	Aug 13	PHA	@	NYY	L,2-8	CG	36	8.0	4	0	0	4	0
92	111	Aug 14	PHA	@	NYY	L,5-8	CG	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
93	112	Aug 15	PHA	@	WSH	W,3-0	CG	33	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
94	113	Aug 16	PHA	@	WSH	W,5-2	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
95	114	Aug 17 (1)	PHA	@	WSH	W,2-1	CG	36	9.0	5	1	0	6	1
96	115	Aug 17 (2)	PHA	@	WSH	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
97	116	Aug 19	PHA	@	CHW	L,0-4	CG	32	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
98	117	Aug 20	PHA	@	CHW	W,5-2	CG	40	10.0	0	0	0	0	0
99	118	Aug 21	PHA	@	SLB	W,8-5	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
100	119	Aug 22	PHA	@	SLB	L,5-7	CG	0	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
101	120	Aug 23	PHA	@	SLB	W,7-0	CG	36	9.0	3	0	1	4	0
102	121	Aug 24 (1)	PHA	@	DET	L,2-6	CG	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
103	122	Aug 24 (2)	PHA	@	DET	L,4-5	CG	0	8.2	3	0	0	3	0
104	123	Aug 25	PHA	@	DET	W,7-5	CG	0	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
105	124	Aug 26	PHA	@	CLE	W,2-1	CG	44	12.0	0	0	0	0	0
106	125	Aug 27	PHA	@	CLE	L,1-2	CG	29	8.0	2	1	0	3	0
107	126	Aug 29	PHA	@	BOS	L,1-2	CG	31	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
108	127	Aug 30	PHA	@	BOS	L,0-2	CG	32	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
109	128	Aug 31	PHA	@	BOS	L,1-5	GS	0		1	0	0	1	0
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
110	129	Sep 1 (1)	PHA		WSH	L,0-4	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
111	130	Sep 1 (2)	PHA		WSH	L,4-7	CG	45	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
112	131	Sep 2	PHA		WSH	L,4-7	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
113	132	Sep 3	PHA		WSH	W,3-0	CG	28	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
114	133	Sep 5	PHA		BOS	W,9-7	CG	45	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
115	134	Sep 6	PHA		BOS	L,3-4	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
116	135	Sep 7 (1)	PHA		BOS	W,7-4	CG	39	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
117	136	Sep 7 (2)	PHA		BOS	W,4-3	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
118	137	Sep 9	PHA		SLB	L,0-1	CG	31	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
119	138	Sep 10	PHA		SLB	L,2-8	CG	40	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
120	139	Sep 11	PHA		CHW	L,3-7	CG	41	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
121	140	Sep 12	PHA		CHW	L,4-5	CG	44	10.0	0	0	0	0	0
122	141	Sep 13	PHA		CHW	W,9-2	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
123	142	Sep 14 (1)	PHA		CLE	W,11-9	CG	45	9.0	2	0	2	4	0
124	144 (1)	Sep 15	PHA		CLE	L,1-2	CG	42	11.0	5	1	0	6	1
125	145	Sep 16 (1)	PHA		CLE	L,3-5	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
126	146	Sep 16 (2)	PHA		CLE	W,7-3	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
127	147	Sep 17 (1)	PHA		DET	W,6-4	CG	0	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
128	148	Sep 17 (2)	PHA		DET	W,8-6	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
129	149	Sep 20	PHA		NYY	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	2	1	0	3	0
130	150	Sep 21	PHA		NYY	L,0-6	CG	43	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
131	151	Sep 23 (1)	PHA	@	BOS	W,9-3	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
132	152	Sep 23 (2)	PHA	@	BOS	L,5-6	CG	0	8.0	2	1	0	3	0
133	153	Sep 26 (1)	PHA	@	WSH	W,11-8	CG	44	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
134	154	Sep 26 (2)	PHA	@	WSH	L,3-4	CG	32	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
135	155	Sep 27	PHA	@	NYY	W,2-1	CG	44	10.0	5	0	0	5	0
136	156	Sep 28	PHA	@	NYY	L,3-5	CG	38	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
							137gm			311	7	6	324	2