Andy Kosco
Andrew John Kosco
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3" , Weight: 207 lb.

Born: October 5, 1941 in Youngstown, OH
High School: Struthers (Struthers, OH)
Signed by the Detroit Tigers as an amateur free agent in 1959. (All Transactions)
Debut: August 13, 1965
Final Game: July 30, 1974
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Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1965 MIN AL 23 OF 14 11 93.0 20 17 3 0 1 1.000 0.9 11.6 -0.1 -0.9 0.8 1 1.94 1.43 .980 2.04 1.78
1965 MIN AL 23 RF 14 11 93.0 20 17 3 0 1 1.000 0.9 11.6 -0.1 -0.9 0.8 1 1.94 1.43 .980 1.85 1.57
1965 MIN AL 23 1B 2 2 15.0 18 18 0 0 0 1.000 -0.1 -8.0 -0.1 -0.1 0.0 0 10.80 9.00 .989 9.54 7.90
1966 MIN AL 24 OF 40 35 307.0 73 70 2 1 0 .986 3.7 14.5 2.7 3.1 -0.4 1 2.11 1.80 .982 2.10 1.82
1966 MIN AL 24 LF 31 24 225.0 58 55 2 1 0 .983 5.5 29.3 4.5 3.2 1.3 1 2.28 1.84 .979 1.83 1.45
1966 MIN AL 24 CF 7 7 51.0 14 14 0 0 0 1.000 -0.5 -11.8 -0.5 0.5 -1.0 0 2.47 2.00 .986 2.52 2.09
1966 MIN AL 24 1B 5 4 32.2 30 29 0 1 3 .967 -1.2 -44.1 -1.2 -1.2 0.0 0 7.99 5.80 .990 9.59 8.18
1966 MIN AL 24 RF 5 4 31.0 3 3 0 0 0 1.000 -1.3 -50.3 -1.3 -0.6 -0.7 0 0.87 0.60 .967 1.95 1.68
1967 MIN AL 25 OF 7 6 57.0 13 12 0 1 0 .923 0.1 2.1 0.1 -0.5 0.6 0 1.89 1.71 .985 2.05 1.76
1967 MIN AL 25 RF 7 6 57.0 12 11 0 1 0 .917 0.1 2.1 0.1 -0.5 0.6 0 1.74 1.57 .983 1.82 1.56
1968 NYY AL 26 RF 96 93 806.1 196 179 10 7 1 .964 -0.6 -0.9 1.4 -0.8 2.1 -2 2.11 1.97 .978 1.88 1.57
1968 NYY AL 26 OF 95 94 815.1 176 160 9 7 0 .960 -0.1 -0.1 1.9 -0.3 2.1 -2 1.87 1.78 .981 2.08 1.80
1968 NYY AL 26 1B 28 22 229.1 260 243 15 2 18 .992 -1.7 -8.9 -1.7 -0.1 -1.7 0 10.12 9.21 .989 9.59 8.32
1968 NYY AL 26 LF 1 1 9.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 0.5 66.7 0.5 0.5 0.0 0 2.00 2.00 1.000 1.90 1.40
1969 LAD NL 27 OF 109 103 868.1 162 153 6 3 2 .981 -8.6 -11.9 -5.6 -3.2 -2.4 -3 1.65 1.46 .973 2.02 1.75
1969 LAD NL 27 RF 74 67 566.0 101 96 4 1 1 .990 -7.3 -15.5 -5.3 -2.9 -2.4 -2 1.59 1.35 .974 1.89 1.60
1969 LAD NL 27 LF 40 36 302.1 60 56 2 2 1 .967 -1.3 -5.2 -0.3 -0.3 0.0 -1 1.73 1.45 .963 1.67 1.30
1969 LAD NL 27 1B 3 0 8.0 8 8 0 0 1 1.000 -0.3 -45.0 -0.3 -0.3 0.0 9.00 2.67 .988 9.79 8.83
1970 LAD NL 28 OF 58 53 443.2 105 101 2 2 0 .981 3.1 8.4 4.1 -0.6 4.6 -1 2.09 1.78 .976 2.07 1.78
1970 LAD NL 28 RF 55 51 421.1 99 95 2 2 0 .980 2.8 8.0 3.8 -0.8 4.6 -1 2.07 1.76 .976 2.00 1.68
1970 LAD NL 28 LF 4 2 22.1 5 5 0 0 0 1.000 0.3 16.1 0.3 0.2 0.0 0 2.01 1.25 .980 1.73 1.38
1970 LAD NL 28 1B 1 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.00 1.000 8.40
1971 MIL AL 29 OF 45 34 314.0 84 81 2 1 1 .988 6.6 25.2 5.6 4.4 1.2 1 2.38 1.84 .982 2.24 1.96
1971 MIL AL 29 1B 29 20 174.0 187 175 11 1 22 .995 1.2 8.3 1.2 -0.4 1.6 0 9.62 6.41 .992 9.59 8.10
1971 MIL AL 29 LF 26 20 187.0 53 51 1 1 0 .981 3.0 19.3 3.0 3.4 -0.4 0 2.50 2.00 .981 1.93 1.60
1971 MIL AL 29 RF 20 14 127.0 37 36 1 0 1 1.000 3.6 34.0 2.6 1.0 1.6 1 2.62 1.85 .978 2.05 1.70
1971 MIL AL 29 3B 12 11 76.0 21 8 12 1 0 .952 -1.0 -15.8 -1.0 -0.3 -0.7 0 2.37 1.67 .957 3.04 2.74
1972 TOT AL 30 OF 48 45 383.2 85 81 3 1 0 .988 2.4 7.5 2.4 -0.9 3.3 0 1.97 1.75 .984 2.22 1.91
1972 TOT AL 30 LF 35 33 281.2 60 56 3 1 0 .983 2.0 8.5 2.0 -0.4 2.4 0 1.89 1.69 .980 1.89 1.53
1972 TOT AL 30 RF 14 12 102.0 23 23 0 0 0 1.000 0.4 4.7 0.4 -0.5 0.9 0 2.03 1.64 .983 2.12 1.76
1972 CAL AL 30 OF 36 34 283.0 65 62 2 1 0 .985 0.7 3.0 1.7 0.1 1.6 -1 2.04 1.78 .983 2.22 1.91
1972 CAL AL 30 LF 24 23 189.0 42 39 2 1 0 .976 0.3 1.9 1.3 0.6 0.7 -1 1.95 1.71 .981 1.89 1.53
1972 CAL AL 30 RF 13 11 94.0 21 21 0 0 0 1.000 0.4 5.1 0.4 -0.5 0.9 0 2.01 1.62 .981 2.12 1.76
1972 BOS AL 30 OF 12 11 100.2 20 19 1 0 0 1.000 1.7 20.3 0.7 -1.0 1.7 1 1.79 1.67 .985 2.22 1.91
1972 BOS AL 30 LF 11 10 92.2 18 17 1 0 0 1.000 1.7 22.0 0.7 -1.0 1.7 1 1.75 1.64 .978 1.89 1.53
1972 BOS AL 30 RF 1 1 8.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 2.25 2.00 1.000 2.14 1.80
1973 CIN NL 31 OF 36 31 258.2 51 50 1 0 0 1.000 -2.4 -11.1 -2.4 -2.3 -0.1 0 1.77 1.42 .976 2.23 1.96
1973 CIN NL 31 RF 30 24 208.2 41 40 1 0 0 1.000 -1.8 -10.4 -1.8 -1.7 -0.1 0 1.77 1.37 .973 2.01 1.77
1973 CIN NL 31 CF 8 7 50.0 14 14 0 0 0 1.000 -0.6 -14.4 -0.6 -0.6 0.0 0 2.52 1.75 .979 2.63 2.28
1973 CIN NL 31 1B 1 1 9.0 9 9 0 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 9.00 9.00 .989 9.80 8.40
1974 CIN NL 32 3B 8 5 43.0 13 4 7 2 0 .846 -0.7 -19.5 -0.7 -0.9 0.2 0 2.30 1.38 .954 3.03 2.64
1974 CIN NL 32 LF 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.1 -60.0 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 0 0.00 0.00 1.80 1.60
1974 CIN NL 32 OF 1 0 5.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.2 -48.0 -0.2 0.0 -0.2 0 0.00 0.00 2.34 2.00
1974 CIN NL 32 RF 1 0 3.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.1 -40.0 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 0.00 0.00 2.10 1.70
10 Seasons OF 453 412 3545.2 769 725 28 16 4 .979 5.5 1.9 8.5 -1.2 9.5 -3 1.91 1.66 .979 2.11 1.83
10 Seasons RF 316 282 2415.1 532 500 21 11 4 .979 -3.3 -1.6 -0.3 -7.7 7.3 -3 1.94 1.65 .977 1.93 1.63
7 Seasons LF 138 116 1029.1 238 225 8 5 1 .979 9.9 11.5 9.9 6.6 3.2 0 2.04 1.69 .976 1.82 1.45
7 Seasons 1B 69 49 468.0 513 483 26 4 44 .992 -2.1 -5.4 -2.1 -2.1 -0.1 0 9.79 7.38 .990 9.59 8.23
2 Seasons 3B 20 16 119.0 34 12 19 3 0 .912 -1.7 -17.1 -1.7 -1.2 -0.5 0 2.34 1.55 .956 3.04 2.70
2 Seasons CF 15 14 101.0 28 28 0 0 0 1.000 -1.1 -13.1 -1.1 -0.1 -1.0 0 2.50 1.87 .982 2.58 2.19
10 Seasons TOT 542 477 4132.2 1316 1220 73 23 48 .983 1.7 0.5 4.7 -4.5 8.9 -3 0 2.82 2.39 .965 2.98 2.67
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards

Appearances

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Year Tm Lg Age G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
1965 MIN AL 23 23 13 23 23 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 14 14 9 0
1966 MIN AL 24 57 39 57 57 0 0 5 0 0 0 31 7 5 40 14 1
1967 MIN AL 25 9 6 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 7 3 0
1968 NYY AL 26 131 116 131 131 0 0 28 0 0 0 1 0 96 95 11 0
1969 LAD NL 27 120 103 120 120 0 0 3 0 0 0 40 0 74 109 17 0
1970 LAD NL 28 74 53 74 74 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 55 58 19 0
1971 MIL AL 29 98 65 98 98 0 0 29 0 12 0 26 0 20 45 32 0
1972 CAL AL 30 49 34 49 49 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 0 13 36 13 0
1972 BOS AL 30 17 11 17 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 1 12 6 0
1973 CIN NL 31 47 32 47 47 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 8 30 36 14 0
1974 CIN NL 32 33 5 33 10 0 0 0 0 8 0 1 0 1 2 0 24 0
10 Seasons 658 477 658 635 0 0 69 0 20 0 138 15 316 454 0 162 1
Appearances table is calculated solely from full RetroSheet play-by-play data available from 1973 on. A combination of RetroSheet (starting with the 1954 season) and non-RetroSheet data is used for other seasons.

Advanced Fielding -- RF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1965 MIN AL 23 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 4 1 7 4 57.1% 1 2 28.6% 1 390 59% 76% 25% 38 50%
1966 MIN AL 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.0% 1 0 0.0% 0 131 49% 79% 22% 9 33%
1967 MIN AL 25 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 2 40.0% 3 0 0.0% 0 254 63% 72% 22% 22 50%
1968 NYY AL 26 7 0 7 0 0 10 0 3 1 3 36 16 2 19 2 0 7 4 2 14 3 0 7 5 0 83 30 36.1% 49 4 4.8% 6 3451 62% 79% 23% 310 59%
1969 LAD NL 27 1 0 1 0 1 4 0 1 0 1 22 7 0 8 1 0 5 2 1 7 2 0 6 5 0 48 17 35.4% 30 1 2.1% 3 2380 67% 77% 23% 206 47%
1970 LAD NL 28 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 18 9 1 10 1 0 4 2 0 5 1 0 11 8 0 48 21 43.8% 26 1 2.1% 1 1795 62% 78% 27% 181 54%
1971 MIL AL 29 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 8 2 0 3 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 14 6 42.9% 7 1 7.1% 0 542 51% 80% 29% 62 58%
1972 CAL AL 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 1 1 0 2 2 0 2 1 0 2 1 0 11 6 54.5% 5 0 0.0% 0 408 54% 70% 23% 40 53%
1972 BOS AL 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 34 68% 82% 18% 2 100%
1973 CIN NL 31 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 12 5 1 2 0 0 2 2 0 3 0 0 3 3 0 22 10 45.5% 11 1 4.5% 0 882 70% 77% 26% 77 53%
1974 CIN NL 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 83% 58% 8% 0
10 Seasons 11 0 11 0 1 21 0 7 4 5 105 40 5 45 8 0 22 14 3 32 7 1 35 27 1 239 96 40.2% 133 10 4.2% 11 10279 63% 78% 24% 947 54%
MLB Averages 42.3% 3.3% 62% 77% 26% 53%

Advanced Fielding -- LF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1966 MIN AL 24 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 11 11 0 9 1 1 4 2 0 2 0 0 3 3 0 29 17 58.6% 11 1 3.4% 1 923 62% 78% 31% 118 48%
1968 NYY AL 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 59% 63% 28% 3 67%
1969 LAD NL 27 2 0 1 1 0 2 0 1 1 0 14 9 0 8 2 0 6 4 0 5 1 1 4 3 0 37 19 51.4% 17 1 2.7% 1 1299 64% 77% 26% 140 41%
1970 LAD NL 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 3 100.0% 0 0 0.0% 0 96 65% 74% 27% 9 56%
1971 MIL AL 29 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 6 4 0 8 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 7 7 0 23 13 56.5% 9 1 4.3% 0 807 59% 78% 29% 96 54%
1972 CAL AL 30 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 5 5 0 10 0 0 3 2 0 2 0 0 2 2 0 22 9 40.9% 13 0 0.0% 2 834 62% 73% 26% 83 49%
1972 BOS AL 30 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 4 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 7 6 85.7% 1 0 0.0% 1 384 48% 77% 33% 37 49%
1974 CIN NL 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 50% 100% 0% 1 0%
7 Seasons 5 0 4 1 0 8 0 4 1 3 42 34 0 36 5 2 14 9 0 11 2 1 18 17 0 121 67 55.4% 51 3 2.5% 5 4383 61% 77% 28% 487 48%
MLB Averages 57.5% 2.7% 62% 77% 26% 47%

Advanced Fielding -- 1B*

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Putouts Assists Errors Double Plays
Year Tm Lg Age PA RHB% BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt Frc Tag 3U Tot 1B 2B Hm Rly Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 363 361 36 GB GBs LD LDs LDf bFld bF2O%
1965 MIN AL 23 64 59% 70% 31% 1 100% 0 18 0 18 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1966 MIN AL 24 137 73% 77% 28% 3 33% 0 29 0 29 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 100%
1968 NYY AL 26 920 66% 79% 29% 39 97% 0 234 11 223 0 14 14 11 2 0 0 2 1 1 0 1 17 1 1 0 17 2 0 0 0 6 100%
1969 LAD NL 27 37 68% 81% 24% 0 0 9 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
1971 MIL AL 29 756 54% 74% 26% 47 94% 0 173 12 160 0 21 11 10 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 22 0 0 0 21 1 1 0 1 3 33%
1973 CIN NL 31 37 97% 89% 24% 0 0 9 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Seasons 1951 62% 77% 28% 90 93% 0 472 23 448 0 37 25 21 3 0 0 4 1 3 0 3 43 1 1 0 42 3 1 0 1 10 80%
MLB Averages 62% 77% 27% 94% 89%

Advanced Fielding -- 3B*

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Putouts Assists Errors Double Plays
Year Tm Lg Age PA RHB% BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt Frc Tag Tot 1B 2B Hm Rly Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 543 53 GB LD LDs LDf bFld bF2O%
1971 MIL AL 29 334 54% 77% 27% 20 65% 0 7 3 0 4 12 10 1 1 3 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0%
1974 CIN NL 32 188 61% 77% 30% 13 77% 0 3 2 0 1 8 7 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Seasons 522 57% 77% 28% 33 70% 0 10 5 0 5 20 17 2 1 3 3 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0%
MLB Averages 62% 77% 27% 89% 67%

Advanced Fielding -- CF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1966 MIN AL 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 4 2 50.0% 2 0 0.0% 0 220 57% 76% 27% 22 64%
1973 CIN NL 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 6 2 33.3% 4 0 0.0% 0 241 68% 79% 22% 26 54%
2 Seasons 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 0 1 0 0 10 4 40.0% 6 0 0.0% 0 461 62% 77% 25% 48 58%
MLB Averages 41.9% 2.1% 62% 77% 26% 56%

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1954 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts.

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