Barney McCosky

Positions: Centerfielder, Leftfielder and Rightfielder

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)

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

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
1936	19		2 Teams	2 Lgs	C-A1	DET	128	530	473	79	178	29	19	7	85	19		50	34	.376	.437	.562	.999	266		1	6
1936	19	-8.6	Beaumont	TL	A1	DET	20	74	66	13	15	1	0	0	8	2		6	11	.227	.301	.242	.544	16		1	1
1936	19	-3.9	Charleston	MATL	C	DET	108	456	407	66	163	28	19	7	77	17		44	23	.401	.459	.614	1.073	250			5
1937	20	-6.8	Beaumont	TL	A1	DET	158	714	633	116	201	32	20	1	73	27	9	68	32	.318	.389	.436	.825	276		6	7
1938	21	-5.5	Beaumont	TL	A1	DET	133	574	517	78	156	18	6	0	57	32	19	52	38	.302	.366	.360	.725	186		0	5
1939	22	-5.7	DET	AL	Maj	DET	147	692	611	120	190	33	14	4	58	20	4	70	45	.311	.384	.430	.814	263	7	2	9		0
1940	23	-4.9	DET	AL	Maj	DET	143	660	589	123	200	39	19	4	57	13	9	67	41	.340	.408	.491	.899	289	8	1	3		0
1941	24	-4.0	DET	AL	Maj	DET	127	565	494	80	160	25	8	3	55	8	3	61	33	.324	.401	.425	.827	210	5	3	7		3
1942	25	-2.9	DET	AL	Maj	DET	154	680	600	75	176	28	11	7	50	11	5	68	37	.293	.365	.412	.777	247	12	0	12		4

1946	29		2 Teams	AL	Maj	DET-PHA	117	471	399	44	127	22	4	2	45	2	2	60	22	.318	.407	.409	.816	163	7	0	12		2
1946	29	-0.6	DET	AL	Maj	DET	25	109	91	11	18	5	0	1	11	0	0	17	9	.198	.324	.286	.610	26	2	0	1		2
1946	29	-0.6	PHA	AL	Maj	PHA	92	362	308	33	109	17	4	1	34	2	2	43	13	.354	.433	.445	.878	137	5	0	11		0
1947	30	0.7	PHA	AL	Maj	PHA	137	616	546	77	179	22	7	1	52	1	4	57	29	.328	.395	.399	.795	218	5	4	9		3
1948	31	2.0	PHA	AL	Maj	PHA	135	605	515	95	168	21	5	0	46	1	3	68	22	.326	.405	.386	.791	199	10	0	22		1

1950	33	4.2	PHA	AL	Maj	PHA	66	207	179	19	43	10	1	0	11	0	0	22	12	.240	.323	.307	.631	55	4	0	6		0
1951	34		3 Teams	2 Lgs	Maj	CIN	68	154	138	14	37	7	1	2	14	1	0	15	11	.268	.340	.377	.717	52	2	0	1		0
1951	34	5.5	CIN	NL	Maj	CIN	25	55	50	2	16	2	1	1	11	0	0	4	2	.320	.370	.460	.830	23	0	0	1		0
1951	34	5.0	PHA	AL	Maj	PHA	12	30	27	4	8	2	0	1	1	0	0	3	4	.296	.367	.482	.848	13	0	0	0		0
1951	34	5.0	CLE	AL	Maj	CLE	31	69	61	8	13	3	0	0	2	1	0	8	5	.213	.304	.262	.567	16	2	0	0		0
1952	35	6.2	CLE	AL	Maj	CLE	54	88	80	14	17	4	1	1	6	1	1	8	5	.213	.284	.325	.609	26	2	0	0		1
1953	36	7.3	CLE	AL	Maj	CLE	22	22	21	3	4	3	0	0	3	0	0	1	4	.191	.227	.333	.561	7	0	0	0		0
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
Majors (11 seasons)					Majors		1170	4760	4172	664	1301	214	71	24	397	58	31	497	261	.312	.386	.414	.801	1729	62	10	81		14
Minors (3 seasons)					Minors		419	1818	1623	273	535	79	45	8	215	78	28	170	104	.330	.396	.449	.844	728		7	18
All Levels (14 Seasons)							1589	6578	5795	937	1836	293	116	32	612	136	59	667	365	.317	.389	.424	.813	2457	62	17	99		14

A1 (3 seasons)					Minors		311	1362	1216	207	372	51	26	1	138	61	28	126	81	.306	.374	.393	.768	478		7	13
C (1 season)					Minors		108	456	407	66	163	28	19	7	77	17		44	23	.401	.459	.614	1.073	250			5