Barney McCosky
William Barney McCosky
Born: April 11, 1917
Coal Run, PA USA
Deceased: 1996
Venice, FL USA
Primary Position: CF
All Position(s) Played: RF, CF, LF, OF, PH, PR
Bats: L
Throws: R
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 184
Career: 1939-1953
Minor League Statistics
Barney McCosky compiled a career batting average of .312 with 24 home runs and 397 RBI in his 1170-game career with the Detroit Tigers, Philadelphia Athletics, Cleveland Indians and Cincinnati Reds. He began playing during the 1939 season and last took the field during the 1953 campaign.
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Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1939 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 147 | 692 | 611 | 120 | 190 | 33 | 14 | 4 | 58 | 20 | 4 | 70 | 45 | .311 | .384 | .430 | .814 | 263 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 1940 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 143 | 660 | 589 | 123 | 200 | 39 | 19 | 4 | 57 | 13 | 9 | 67 | 41 | .340 | .408 | .491 | .899 | 289 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1941 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 127 | 565 | 494 | 80 | 160 | 25 | 8 | 3 | 55 | 8 | 3 | 61 | 33 | .324 | .401 | .425 | .827 | 210 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 1942 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 154 | 680 | 600 | 75 | 176 | 28 | 11 | 7 | 50 | 11 | 5 | 68 | 37 | .293 | .365 | .412 | .777 | 247 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 1946 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 25 | 109 | 91 | 11 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 9 | .198 | .324 | .286 | .610 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1946 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | 92 | 362 | 308 | 33 | 109 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 34 | 2 | 2 | 43 | 13 | .354 | .433 | .445 | .878 | 137 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 1947 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | 137 | 616 | 546 | 77 | 179 | 22 | 7 | 1 | 52 | 1 | 4 | 57 | 29 | .328 | .395 | .399 | .795 | 218 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 1948 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | 135 | 605 | 515 | 95 | 168 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 46 | 1 | 3 | 68 | 22 | .326 | .405 | .386 | .791 | 199 | 10 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| 1950 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | 66 | 207 | 179 | 19 | 43 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 12 | .240 | .323 | .307 | .631 | 55 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1951 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | 12 | 30 | 27 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | .296 | .367 | .481 | .848 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1951 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 25 | 55 | 50 | 2 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | .320 | .370 | .460 | .830 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1951 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 31 | 69 | 61 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5 | .213 | .304 | .262 | .567 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1952 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 54 | 88 | 80 | 14 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | .213 | .284 | .325 | .609 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1953 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 22 | 22 | 21 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .190 | .227 | .333 | .561 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 1170 | 4760 | 4172 | 664 | 1301 | 214 | 71 | 24 | 397 | 58 | 31 | 497 | 261 | .312 | .386 | .414 | .801 | 1729 | 62 | 10 | 81 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1939 | AL | Detroit Tigers | OF | 145 | 0 | 0.0 | 428 | 7 | 6 | 2 | .986 | 3.000 | |
| 1940 | AL | Detroit Tigers | OF | 141 | 0 | 0.0 | 349 | 7 | 6 | 2 | .983 | 2.525 | |
| 1941 | AL | Detroit Tigers | OF | 122 | 0 | 0.0 | 328 | 6 | 5 | 2 | .985 | 2.738 | |
| 1942 | AL | Detroit Tigers | OF | 154 | 0 | 0.0 | 351 | 7 | 7 | 2 | .981 | 2.325 | |
| 1946 | AL | Detroit Tigers | OF | 24 | 0 | 0.0 | 56 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .966 | 2.375 | |
| 1946 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | OF | 85 | 0 | 0.0 | 207 | 2 | 4 | 0 | .981 | 2.459 | |
| 1947 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | OF | 136 | 0 | 0.0 | 346 | 8 | 6 | 2 | .983 | 2.603 | |
| 1948 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | OF | 134 | 0 | 0.0 | 277 | 9 | 3 | 1 | .990 | 2.134 | |
| 1950 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | OF | 42 | 0 | 0.0 | 73 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .987 | 1.762 | |
| 1951 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | OF | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.857 | |
| 1951 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | OF | 11 | 0 | 0.0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.545 | |
| 1951 | AL | Cleveland Indians | OF | 16 | 0 | 0.0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.750 | |
| 1952 | AL | Cleveland Indians | OF | 19 | 0 | 0.0 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .944 | .895 | |
| Totals | 1036 | 0 | 0.0 | 2490 | 48 | 41 | 12 | .984 | 2.450 |
Postseason - Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | AL | Detroit Tigers | WS | 7 | 30 | 23 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | .304 | .467 | .348 | .814 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 7 | 30 | 23 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | .304 | .467 | .348 | .814 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | AL | Detroit Tigers | WS | CF | 7 | 7 | 60.0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.850 | 2.714 |
| Totals | 7 | 7 | 60.0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.850 | 2.714 |
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