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Barney McCosky
William Barney McCosky
Bats: Left , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1" , Weight: 184 lb.

Born: April 11, 1917 in Coal Run, PA
Signed by the Detroit Tigers as an amateur free agent in 1936. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 18, 1939
Final Game: July 8, 1953
Died: September 6, 1996 in Venice, FL
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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
1939 22 DET AL 147 692 611 120 190 33 14 4 58 20 4 70 45 .311 .384 .430 .814 102 263 7 2 9 *O MVP-27
1940 23 DET AL 143 660 589 123 200 39 19 4 57 13 9 67 41 .340 .408 .491 .899 124 289 8 1 3 *O MVP-16
1941 24 DET AL 127 565 494 80 160 25 8 3 55 8 3 61 33 .324 .401 .425 .827 110 210 5 3 7 *O MVP-15
1942 25 DET AL 154 680 600 75 176 28 11 7 50 11 5 68 37 .293 .365 .412 .777 111 247 12 0 12 *O MVP-29
1946 29 TOT AL 117 471 399 44 127 22 4 2 45 2 2 60 22 .318 .407 .409 .816 128 163 7 0 12 *O
1946 29 DET AL 25 109 91 11 18 5 0 1 11 0 0 17 9 .198 .324 .286 .610 67 26 2 0 1 O
1946 29 PHA AL 92 362 308 33 109 17 4 1 34 2 2 43 13 .354 .433 .445 .878 146 137 5 0 11 O
1947 30 PHA AL 137 616 546 77 179 22 7 1 52 1 4 57 29 .328 .395 .399 .795 119 218 5 4 9 *O MVP-11
1948 31 PHA AL 135 605 515 95 168 21 5 0 46 1 3 68 22 .326 .405 .386 .791 111 199 10 0 22 *O MVP-27
1950 33 PHA AL 66 207 179 19 43 10 1 0 11 0 0 22 12 .240 .323 .307 .631 63 55 4 0 6 O
1951 34 TOT MLB 68 154 138 14 37 7 1 2 14 1 0 15 11 .268 .340 .377 .717 94 52 2 0 1 O
1951 34 TOT AL 43 99 88 12 21 5 0 1 3 1 0 11 9 .239 .323 .330 .653 79 29 2 0 0 O
1951 34 PHA AL 12 30 27 4 8 2 0 1 1 0 0 3 4 .296 .367 .481 .848 126 13 0 0 0 /O
1951 34 CIN NL 25 55 50 2 16 2 1 1 11 0 0 4 2 .320 .370 .460 .830 120 23 0 0 1 O
1951 34 CLE AL 31 69 61 8 13 3 0 0 2 1 0 8 5 .213 .304 .262 .567 57 16 2 0 0 O
1952 35 CLE AL 54 88 80 14 17 4 1 1 6 1 1 8 5 .213 .284 .325 .609 74 26 2 0 0 O
1953 36 CLE AL 22 22 21 3 4 3 0 0 3 0 0 1 4 .190 .227 .333 .561 51 7 0 0 0
11 Seasons 1170 4760 4172 664 1301 214 71 24 397 58 31 497 261 .312 .386 .414 .801 111 1729 62 10 81
162 Game Avg. 162 659 578 92 180 30 10 3 55 8 4 69 36 .312 .386 .414 .801 111 239 9 1 11
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
PHA (5 yrs) 442 1820 1575 228 507 72 17 3 144 4 9 193 80 .322 .397 .395 .792 115 622 24 4 48
DET (5 yrs) 596 2706 2385 409 744 130 52 19 231 52 21 283 165 .312 .386 .434 .820 110 1035 34 6 32
CLE (3 yrs) 107 179 162 25 34 10 1 1 11 2 1 17 14 .210 .285 .302 .587 65 49 4 0 0
CIN (1 yr) 25 55 50 2 16 2 1 1 11 0 0 4 2 .320 .370 .460 .830 120 23 0 0 1
AL (11 yrs) 1145 4705 4122 662 1285 212 70 23 386 58 31 493 259 .312 .387 .414 .800 110 1706 62 10 80
NL (1 yr) 25 55 50 2 16 2 1 1 11 0 0 4 2 .320 .370 .460 .830 120 23 0 0 1

Postseason Batting

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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
1940 23 DET AL WS CIN L 7 30 23 5 7 1 0 0 1 0 0 7 0 .304 .467 .348 .814 8 0 0 0 0 0
1 WS 7 30 23 5 7 1 0 0 1 0 0 7 0 .304 .467 .348 .814 8 0 0 0 0 0

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG LF-CF-RF Awards
1939 DET AL 22 OF 145 441 428 7 6 2 .986 3.00 .968 2.35 0-145-0 MVP-27
1940 DET AL 23 OF 141 362 349 7 6 2 .983 2.52 .970 2.32 0-141-0 MVP-16
1941 DET AL 24 OF 122 339 328 6 5 2 .985 2.74 .973 2.33 21-101-0 MVP-15
1942 DET AL 25 OF 154 365 351 7 7 2 .981 2.32 .976 2.31 145-7-2 MVP-29
1946 TOT AL 29 OF 109 272 263 3 6 0 .978 2.44 .977 2.24 0-109-0
1946 DET AL 29 OF 24 59 56 1 2 0 .966 2.38 .978 2.24 0-24-0
1946 PHA AL 29 OF 85 213 207 2 4 0 .981 2.46 .977 2.24 0-85-0
1947 PHA AL 30 OF 136 360 346 8 6 2 .983 2.60 .979 2.35 114-23-0 MVP-11
1948 PHA AL 31 OF 134 289 277 9 3 1 .990 2.13 .975 2.36 134-0-0 MVP-27
1950 PHA AL 33 OF 42 75 73 1 1 1 .987 1.76 .979 2.34 42-0-0
1951 TOT MLB 34 OF 34 58 58 0 0 0 1.000 1.71 .978 2.23 10-9-16
1951 TOT AL 34 OF 23 41 41 0 0 0 1.000 1.78 .976 2.23 6-2-15
1951 PHA AL 34 OF 7 13 13 0 0 0 1.000 1.86 .977 2.23 5-0-2
1951 CIN NL 34 OF 11 17 17 0 0 0 1.000 1.55 .982 2.23 4-7-1
1951 CLE AL 34 OF 16 28 28 0 0 0 1.000 1.75 .975 2.23 1-2-13
1952 CLE AL 35 OF 19 18 17 0 1 0 .944 0.89 .983 2.18 11-0-9
10 Seasons OF 1036 2579 2490 48 41 12 .984 2.45 .974 2.32 477-535-27
11 Seasons TOT 1036 2579 2490 48 41 12 .984 2.45 .958 2.32 477-535-27

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

MVP (yr-lg-rk-shr)
1939-AL-27-2%
1940-AL-16-3%
1941-AL-15-4%
1942-AL-29-0%
1947-AL-11-10%
1948-AL-27-1%
0.20 Career Shares (720th)

Batting Average s c a p y
1940 AL--.340--6th
1941 AL--.324--6th
1942 AL--.293--9th
1947 AL--.328--2nd
1948 AL--.326--5th
Career--.312--90th

On-Base% s c a p y
1940 AL--.408--10th
1941 AL--.401--9th
1947 AL--.395--5th
1948 AL--.405--6th
Career--.386--123rd

On-Base Plus Slugging s c a p y
1940 AL--.899--8th

Games Played s c a p y
1942 AL--154--2nd

At Bats s c a p y
1939 AL--611--4th

Plate Appearances s c a p y
1939 AL--692--4th
1940 AL--660--10th
1942 AL--680--7th

Runs Scored s c a p y
1939 AL--120--4th
1940 AL--123--3rd

Hits s c a p y
1939 AL--190--4th
1940 AL--200--1st
1942 AL--176--7th
1947 AL--179--4th

Total Bases s c a p y
1940 AL--289--9th

Doubles s c a p y
1939 AL--33--6th
1940 AL--39--7th

Triples s c a p y
1939 AL--14--2nd
1940 AL--19--1st
1942 AL--11--5th

Stolen Bases s c a p y
1939 AL--20--4th
1940 AL--13--8th

Singles s c a p y
1939 AL--139--4th
1940 AL--138--6th
1941 AL--124--6th
1942 AL--130--6th
1947 AL--149--2nd
1948 AL--142--3rd

Runs Created s c a p y
1939 AL--103--10th
1940 AL--116--6th
1947 AL--84--10th

Adj. Batting Wins s c a p y
1940 AL--2.1--9th

Times On Base s c a p y
1939 AL--262--5th
1940 AL--268--4th
1942 AL--244--10th
1947 AL--240--6th

Offensive Win % s c a p y
1940 AL--.682--6th
1947 AL--.648--10th

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1941 AL--3--10th
1947 AL--4--5th

Sacrifice Hits s c a p y
1942 AL--12--6th
1946 AL--12--5th
1948 AL--22--1st

Caught Stealing s c a p y
1940 AL--9--5th

Power-Speed # s c a p y
1942 AL--8.6--9th

AB per SO s c a p y
1947 AL--18.828--7th
1948 AL--23.409--4th
Career--15.980--210th

Outs Made s c a p y
1939 AL--441--7th
1942 AL--453--9th

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkBatting - 4 (442), Average HOFer ≈ 27
Gray InkBatting - 51 (490), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 39 (468), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 25 (421), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

Before 1936 Season: Signed by the Detroit Tigers as an amateur free agent.

May 18, 1946: Traded by the Detroit Tigers to the Philadelphia Athletics for George Kell.

May 4, 1951: Purchased by the Cincinnati Reds from the Philadelphia Athletics.

July 21, 1951: Selected off waivers by the Cleveland Indians from the Cincinnati Reds.

July 14, 1953: Released by the Cleveland Indians.

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