Barney McCosky
1939–1953 · bats L / throws R · Cincinnati Reds, Cleveland Guardians, Detroit Tigers, GLK, Philadelphia Athletics
1,170G
.312AVG
.386OBP
.414SLG
1,300H
24HR
397RBI
59SB
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,170 | 4,761 | 4,173 | 664 | 1,300 | 214 | 71 | 24 | 397 | 497 | 262 | 59 | 37 | 10 | 2 | 1,728 | .312 | .386 | .414 | .800 |
Streaks
17longest hitting streak · 1941-07-14 to 1941-07-31
33longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 61 | 5 runs scored | 1947-07-17 | 1 in 14,431 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 41 | 4 walks | 1948-07-18 | 1 in 2,226 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 39 | 2 triples | 1940-05-21 | 1 in 1,837 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 570 | 2270 | 649 | 14 | 189 | 238 | 100 | .327 | .391 | .432 |
| Away | 600 | 2491 | 651 | 10 | 208 | 259 | 162 | .298 | .365 | .398 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 108 | 455 | 113 | 8 | 29 | 66 | 37 | .295 | .393 | .420 |
| May | 176 | 669 | 175 | 3 | 52 | 62 | 33 | .292 | .354 | .400 |
| June | 204 | 798 | 214 | 3 | 69 | 91 | 46 | .309 | .382 | .425 |
| July | 237 | 966 | 276 | 3 | 77 | 95 | 38 | .321 | .384 | .413 |
| August | 248 | 1067 | 289 | 5 | 101 | 116 | 67 | .313 | .380 | .416 |
| September | 195 | 798 | 232 | 2 | 68 | 65 | 41 | .328 | .372 | .412 |
| October | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .200 | .375 | .200 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| st-louis-browns | 171 | 689 | 196 | 5 | 53 | 86 | 35 | .332 | .409 | .447 |
| washington-senators-1901-60 | 165 | 695 | 196 | 3 | 66 | 75 | 34 | .322 | .390 | .432 |
| new-york-yankees | 162 | 654 | 166 | 5 | 43 | 55 | 51 | .284 | .338 | .363 |
| boston-red-sox | 162 | 672 | 180 | 1 | 58 | 66 | 34 | .302 | .366 | .409 |
| chicago-white-sox | 160 | 672 | 197 | 1 | 51 | 69 | 32 | .336 | .396 | .418 |
| cleveland-guardians | 150 | 626 | 162 | 4 | 52 | 66 | 42 | .297 | .364 | .413 |
| philadelphia-athletics | 101 | 436 | 115 | 4 | 39 | 45 | 15 | .296 | .367 | .437 |
| detroit-tigers | 74 | 262 | 72 | 0 | 24 | 31 | 17 | .321 | .393 | .366 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1939 |  Detroit Tigers | 147 | 611 | 190 | 4 | 58 | 20 | .311 | – | – |
| 1940 | Detroit Tigers | 143 | 589 | 200 | 4 | 56 | 13 | .340 | – | – |
| 1941 | Detroit Tigers | 127 | 494 | 160 | 3 | 55 | 9 | .324 | – | – |
| 1942 | Detroit Tigers | 154 | 601 | 176 | 7 | 50 | 11 | .293 | – | – |
| 1946 | Detroit Tigers, Philadelphia Athletics | 117 | 399 | 126 | 2 | 46 | 2 | .316 | – | – |
| 1947 |  Philadelphia Athletics | 137 | 546 | 179 | 1 | 51 | 1 | .328 | – | – |
| 1948 | Philadelphia Athletics | 135 | 515 | 168 | – | 46 | 1 | .326 | – | – |
| 1950 | Philadelphia Athletics | 66 | 179 | 43 | – | 12 | – | .240 | – | – |
| 1951 | Cincinnati Reds, Cleveland Guardians, Philadelphia Athletics | 68 | 138 | 37 | 2 | 14 | 1 | .268 | – | – |
| 1952 |  Cleveland Guardians | 54 | 80 | 17 | 1 | 6 | 1 | .212 | – | – |
| 1953 | Cleveland Guardians | 22 | 21 | 4 | – | 3 | – | .190 | – | – |