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, 8,622nd 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

21.8

4172

1301

.312

664

RBI

397

OBP

.386

SLG

.414

OPS

.801

OPS+

111

Standard Batting

Games by Position

Standard Batting
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
1936	19	DET-min	C,A1	128	481	473	13	178	29	19	7	8	2		6	11	.376	.385	.562	.948		266		1	1				CHL,BMT · MATL,TL
1937	20	DET-min	A1	158	633	633		201	32	20	1						.318	.318	.436	.754		276							BMT · TL
1938	21	DET-min	A1	133	574	517	78	156	18	6	0	57	32	19	52	38	.302	.366	.360	.725		186		0	5				BMT · TL
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		0	*8/H	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		0	*8/H	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		3	*87/H	MVP-15
1942	25	DET	AL	154	681	600	75	176	28	11	7	50	11	5	68	37	.293	.365	.412	.777	111	247	12	0	12		4	*7/89	MVP-29
1943			Did not play in major or minor leagues (Military Service - US Navy)
1944			Did not play in major or minor leagues (Military Service - US Navy)
1945			Did not play in major or minor leagues (Military Service - US Navy)
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		2	*8/H7
1946	29	DET	AL	25	109	91	11	18	5	0	1	11	0	0	17	9	.198	.324	.286	.610	66	26	2	0	1		2	8/H
1946	29	PHA	AL	92	362	308	33	109	17	4	1	34	2	2	43	13	.354	.433	.445	.878	148	137	5	0	11		0	8/7H
1947	30	PHA	AL	137	616	546	77	179	22	7	1	52	1	4	57	29	.328	.395	.399	.795	120	218	5	4	9		3	*78/H	MVP-11
1948	31	PHA	AL	135	605	515	95	168	21	5	0	46	1	3	68	22	.326	.405	.386	.791	110	199	10	0	22		1	*7/H	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		0	7H
1951	34	TOT	MLB	68	154	138	14	37	7	1	2	14	1	0	15	11	.268	.340	.377	.717	95	52	2	0	1		0	H97/8
1951	34	TOT	AL	43	99	88	12	21	5	0	1	3	1	0	11	9	.239	.323	.330	.653	80	29	2	0	0		0	H9/78
1951	34	PHA	AL	12	30	27	4	8	2	0	1	1	0	0	3	4	.296	.367	.481	.848	127	13	0	0	0		0	/H79
1951	34	CIN	NL	25	55	50	2	16	2	1	1	11	0	0	4	2	.320	.370	.460	.830	121	23	0	0	1		0	H/78
1951	34	CLE	AL	31	69	61	8	13	3	0	0	2	1	0	8	5	.213	.304	.262	.567	58	16	2	0	0		0	H9/87
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		1	H7/9
1953	36	CLE	AL	22	22	21	3	4	3	0	0	3	0	0	1	4	.190	.227	.333	.561	52	7	0	0	0		0	H
11 Yrs				1170	4761	4172	664	1301	214	71	24	397	58	31	497	261	.312	.386	.414	.801	111	1729	62	10	81		14
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		2
				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
DET (5 yrs)				596	2707	2385	409	744	130	52	19	231	52	21	283	165	.312	.386	.434	.820	110	1035	34	6	32		9
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		4
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		1
CIN (1 yr)				25	55	50	2	16	2	1	1	11	0	0	4	2	.320	.370	.460	.830	121	23	0	0	1		0

AL (11 yrs)				1145	4706	4122	662	1285	212	70	23	386	58	31	493	259	.312	.387	.414	.800	111	1706	62	10	80		14
NL (1 yr)				25	55	50	2	16	2	1	1	11	0	0	4	2	.320	.370	.460	.830	121	23	0	0	1		0

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WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

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