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

Born: October 5, 1941 in Youngstown, 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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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1965 23 MIN AL 23 58 55 3 13 4 0 1 6 0 0 1 15 .236 .241 .364 .605 66 20 0 0 0 2 0 9/3
1966 24 MIN AL 57 170 158 11 35 5 0 2 13 0 1 7 31 .222 .251 .291 .543 52 46 4 0 3 2 1 7/839
1967 25 MIN AL 9 30 28 4 4 1 0 0 4 0 0 2 4 .143 .200 .179 .379 9 5 1 0 0 0 0 /9
1968 26 NYY AL 131 492 466 47 112 19 1 15 59 2 2 16 71 .240 .268 .382 .650 99 178 11 3 3 4 2 93/7
1969 27 LAD NL 120 453 424 51 105 13 2 19 74 0 1 21 66 .248 .282 .422 .704 102 179 15 1 3 4 2 *97/3
1970 28 LAD NL 74 228 224 21 51 12 0 8 27 1 1 1 40 .228 .230 .388 .618 67 87 7 0 2 1 0 9/73
1971 29 MIL AL 98 290 264 27 60 6 2 10 39 1 3 24 57 .227 .291 .379 .669 91 100 6 0 1 1 5 3795
1972 30 TOT AL 66 201 189 20 44 6 3 9 19 1 0 7 32 .233 .265 .439 .704 110 83 9 2 1 2 1 79
1972 30 CAL AL 49 151 142 15 34 4 2 6 13 1 0 5 23 .239 .267 .423 .689 109 60 5 1 1 2 1 79
1972 30 BOS AL 17 50 47 5 10 2 1 3 6 0 0 2 9 .213 .260 .489 .749 115 23 4 1 0 0 0 7/9
1973 31 CIN NL 47 135 118 17 33 7 0 9 21 0 0 13 26 .280 .346 .568 .914 155 67 4 0 2 2 6 9/83
1974 32 CIN NL 33 45 37 3 7 2 0 0 5 0 0 7 8 .189 .311 .243 .554 58 9 1 0 0 1 1 /579
10 Seasons 658 2102 1963 204 464 75 8 73 267 5 8 99 350 .236 .273 .394 .667 92 774 58 6 15 19 18
162 Game Avg. 162 518 483 50 114 18 2 18 66 1 2 24 86 .236 .273 .394 .667 92 191 14 1 4 5 4
MIN (3 yrs) 89 258 241 18 52 10 0 3 23 0 1 10 50 .216 .243 .295 .538 50 71 5 0 3 4 1
LAD (2 yrs) 194 681 648 72 156 25 2 27 101 1 2 22 106 .241 .265 .410 .675 89 266 22 1 5 5 2
CIN (2 yrs) 80 180 155 20 40 9 0 9 26 0 0 20 34 .258 .337 .490 .827 132 76 5 0 2 3 7
BOS (1 yr) 17 50 47 5 10 2 1 3 6 0 0 2 9 .213 .260 .489 .749 115 23 4 1 0 0 0
CAL (1 yr) 49 151 142 15 34 4 2 6 13 1 0 5 23 .239 .267 .423 .689 109 60 5 1 1 2 1
NYY (1 yr) 131 492 466 47 112 19 1 15 59 2 2 16 71 .240 .268 .382 .650 99 178 11 3 3 4 2
MIL (1 yr) 98 290 264 27 60 6 2 10 39 1 3 24 57 .227 .291 .379 .669 91 100 6 0 1 1 5
AL (6 yrs) 384 1241 1160 112 268 41 6 37 140 4 6 57 210 .231 .268 .372 .640 88 432 31 5 8 11 9
NL (4 yrs) 274 861 803 92 196 34 2 36 127 1 2 42 140 .244 .280 .426 .706 98 342 27 1 7 8 9

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1973 31 CIN NL NLCS NYM L 3 12 10 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 .300 .417 .300 .717 3 1 0 0 0 0
1 NLCS 3 12 10 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 .300 .417 .300 .717 3 1 0 0 0 0

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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

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Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 4 (2810), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

Before 1959 Season: Signed by the Detroit Tigers as an amateur free agent.

June 3, 1964: Released by the Detroit Tigers.

June 6, 1964: Signed as a Free Agent with the Minnesota Twins.

October 19, 1967: Purchased by the Oakland Athletics from the Minnesota Twins.

November 28, 1967: Drafted by the New York Yankees from the Oakland Athletics in the 1967 rule 5 draft.

December 4, 1968: Traded by the New York Yankees to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Mike Kekich.

February 10, 1971: Traded by the Los Angeles Dodgers to the Milwaukee Brewers for Al Downing.

January 26, 1972: Traded by the Milwaukee Brewers to the California Angels for Tommie Reynolds.

August 15, 1972: Traded by the California Angels to the Boston Red Sox for Chris Coletta.

March 27, 1973: Traded by the Boston Red Sox with Phil Gagliano to the Cincinnati Reds for Mel Behney.

October 25, 1974: Released by the Cincinnati Reds.

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