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Satchel Paige League
9-30-2046
Bob McCosky Shortstop
Retired (1989, Age 39)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .256 Total Rating B    Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .702 Status Deceased (2031) Option Years 0  
H 1539 Age at Death 82 Date of Birth 11-16-1949
HR 135 Drafted Round 2, Pick 26
(1967)		 Majors Svc Time 17 years
(113 games)
RBI 741
SB 167
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R B  Contact vs. L B  Endurance B-   Ldrship B-
Power vs. R B- Power vs. L B+ Velocity D+   Mentor vR A+
Speed B- Bunt F  Control D    Mentor vL A+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS A+ (100%) Range B  WS Rings 0
1B --- LF --- Arm A- WS Appearances 0
2B A+ (94.5%) CF ---   Health C- LCS Appearances 3
3B A+ (96.5%) RF C  (39.1%)   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

 
Year Type OS Age Chances   Active GS Injured  Contact vs R   Power vs R   Contact vs L   Power vs L   Speed   Arm   Range   Total 
1970 Minors 21 59.00 5 / 6 3 / 5 8 / 13 4 / 8 2 / 11 7 / 12 3 / 4 32 / 59
1970 Pos (2B) 21 156.00 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 16 / 156
1971 Majors 22 62.06 162 135 0 5 / 15 5 / 11 3 / 7 3 / 5 0 / 8 1 / 7 3 / 9 20 / 62
1972 Majors 23 37.25 128 51 30 3 / 5 4 / 8 0 / 4 1 / 3 0 / 7 3 / 6 2 / 4 13 / 37
1973 Majors 24 56.26 162 83 0 3 / 8 4 / 10 4 / 9 2 / 7 0 / 4 4 / 7 5 / 11 22 / 56
1974 Majors 25 73.86 162 142 0 5 / 9 5 / 10 6 / 14 5 / 10 0 / 6 6 / 12 7 / 12 34 / 73
1975 Majors 26 47.03 150 61 12 2 / 5 2 / 5 5 / 7 4 / 5 1 / 11 2 / 7 3 / 7 19 / 47
1976 Majors 27 62.13 162 127 0 2 / 10 5 / 9 1 / 9 4 / 8 0 / 6 4 / 9 2 / 11 18 / 62
1977 Majors 28 65.08 162 128 0 3 / 9 2 / 10 2 / 12 2 / 8 0 / 10 4 / 9 2 / 7 15 / 65
1978 Majors 29 63.93 162 130 0 2 / 11 4 / 9 2 / 13 0 / 10 0 / 3 1 / 11 1 / 6 10 / 63
1979 Majors 30 53.52 162 89 0 2 / 5 0 / 11 0 / 10 1 / 8 0 / 7 0 / 8 0 / 4 3 / 53
1980 Majors 31 47.53 162 50 0 0 / 5 0 / 5 0 / 8 0 / 8 0 / 7 0 / 6 1 / 8 1 / 47
1981 Majors 32 31.07 110 26 18 0 / 6 0 / 5 0 / 6 0 / 4 0 / 4 0 / 2 0 / 4 0 / 31
1982 Majors 33 35.35 162 18 0 1 / 6 0 / 1 0 / 2 0 / 7 0 / 5 0 / 10 0 / 4 1 / 35
1983 Majors 34 29.12 116 25 25 -5 / 4 -4 / 2 -4 / 3 -1 / 2 -5 / 2 -4 / 8 -3 / 8 -26 / 29
1984 Majors 35 46.73 115 97 34 -4 / 8 -7 / 5 -1 / 5 -2 / 8 -2 / 5 0 / 5 -3 / 10 -19 / 46
1985 Majors 36 46.06 162 40 0 2 / 8 0 / 6 -3 / 5 -5 / 6 -7 / 7 -3 / 8 -1 / 6 -17 / 46
1986 Majors 37 39.59 162 37 0 -1 / 3 -2 / 7 -3 / 6 -3 / 6 -5 / 9 0 / 5 -4 / 3 -18 / 39
1987 Majors 38 46.66 162 60 0 -3 / 6 -3 / 6 0 / 7 1 / 2 -5 / 11 0 / 9 -2 / 5 -12 / 46
1988 Majors 39 51.84 162 87 0 2 / 11 -1 / 7 -1 / 5 -4 / 5 -8 / 6 -2 / 6 -1 / 11 -15 / 51
1989 Majors 40 33.39 85 70 23 1 / 4 -7 / 2 -1 / 2 -3 / 9 -7 / 7 -2 / 4 0 / 5 -19 / 33
Total 2810 1456 142 25 / 144 10 / 134 18 / 147 9 / 129 -36 / 136 21 / 151 15 / 139 78 / 1136

Statistics prior to 1970 were earned in the Harold Baines League.

Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1989-11-01Bob McCosky has retired from the Philadelphia Athletics
1989-06-20Bob McCosky of the Philadelphia Athletics is injured and is expected to be out 27 days.
1989-04-30The Philadelphia Athletics have promoted Bob McCosky to the major league team. The Philadelphia Athletics have sent Mark Benedict to the minors.
1989-04-30The Philadelphia Athletics have acquired Bob McCosky from the waiver wire.
1989-04-08The Milwaukee Braves have waived Bob McCosky.
1989-04-01The Milwaukee Braves have promoted Takahito Shimada to the major league team. The Milwaukee Braves have designated Bob McCosky for assignment.
1984-08-10Bob McCosky of the Milwaukee Braves is injured and is expected to be out 38 days.
1983-09-07Bob McCosky of the Milwaukee Braves is injured and is expected to be out 13 days.
1983-04-01Bob McCosky of the Milwaukee Braves is injured and is expected to be out 15 days.
1981-08-04Bob McCosky of the Milwaukee Braves is injured and is expected to be out 20 days.
1975-09-11Bob McCosky of the Milwaukee Braves is injured and is expected to be out 13 days.
1972-08-11Bob McCosky of the Milwaukee Braves is injured and is expected to be out 33 days.
1972-06-23The Milwaukee Braves have promoted Bob McCosky to the major league team.
1972-06-21The Milwaukee Braves have promoted Billy Holly to the major league team. The Milwaukee Braves have promoted Bill Cheney to the major league team. The Milwaukee Braves have designated Barney Wagner for assignment. The Milwaukee Braves have sent Bob McCosky to the minors.
1971-04-01The Milwaukee Braves have promoted Darby Guisto to the major league team. The Milwaukee Braves have promoted Bob McCosky to the major league team. The Milwaukee Braves have designated Walter Fuhrman for assignment. The Milwaukee Braves have sent Mickey Jones to the minors.