Barney McCosky
1939–1953 · bats L / throws R · Cincinnati Reds, Cleveland Guardians, Detroit Tigers, GLK, Philadelphia Athletics
1,170G
.312AVG
.386OBP
.414SLG
More career statistics
1,301H
24HR
397RBI
58SB
4Rare feats
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Why official totals and the game-record sums differ
The sources can disagree on historical scorer decisions, appearances, and which games belong to a major-league record. The career summary uses the official total; the source game rows retain their recorded values.
| Statistic | MLB official | Recorded game sum |
|---|---|---|
| Batting · At bats | 4,172 | 4,173 |
| Batting · Caught stealing | 31 | 37 |
| Batting · Hits | 1,301 | 1,300 |
| Batting · Strikeouts | 261 | 262 |
| Batting · Plate appearances | 4,760 | 4,761 |
| Batting · Stolen bases | 58 | 59 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,170 | 4,760 | 4,172 | 664 | 1,301 | 214 | 71 | 24 | 397 | 497 | 261 | 58 | 31 | 10 | 0 | 1,729 | .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 | Five Runs Scored | 1947-07-17 | 1 in 688 games | box score ↗ |
| 48 | Six Times On Base | 1940-04-22 | 1 in 214 games | box score ↗ |
| 43 | Five for Five | 1940-05-30 | 1 in 135 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 | – | – |