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Satchel Paige League
10-2-2046
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 Vs G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG
1971 Away 68 171 13 41 7 0 0 14 12 33 4 0 8 .569 .288 .281 .041 .240
1971 Home 70 162 21 38 5 2 0 13 7 37 2 0 3 .553 .263 .290 .056 .235
1972 Away 32 80 11 23 3 0 4 12 5 16 1 1 2 .812 .337 .475 .188 .287
1972 Home 33 86 11 16 4 0 1 3 1 25 4 0 1 .481 .213 .267 .081 .186
1973 Away 51 168 17 39 6 3 2 22 8 38 4 1 3 .606 .267 .339 .107 .232
1973 Home 62 177 14 42 6 3 1 18 16 55 4 1 3 .633 .311 .322 .085 .237
1974 Away 66 241 31 66 11 5 4 33 15 52 2 2 10 .725 .314 .411 .137 .274
1974 Home 76 266 31 71 9 7 6 38 35 58 9 2 6 .772 .351 .421 .154 .267
1975 Away 60 155 25 58 7 1 3 16 12 26 3 3 4 .909 .419 .490 .116 .374
1975 Home 55 130 29 50 5 6 7 29 8 26 5 4 3 1.098 .421 .677 .292 .385
1976 Away 66 250 32 71 9 3 4 29 20 50 7 6 6 .729 .337 .392 .108 .284
1976 Home 67 253 32 61 10 3 12 36 18 57 15 3 5 .736 .289 .447 .206 .241
1977 Away 71 246 39 61 11 3 9 32 23 54 3 4 8 .740 .314 .427 .179 .248
1977 Home 67 238 30 60 9 2 7 37 12 52 4 1 3 .683 .288 .395 .143 .252
1978 Away 77 270 35 66 11 5 7 38 22 58 12 1 10 .702 .302 .400 .156 .244
1978 Home 66 216 31 56 7 8 6 25 21 41 9 3 2 .777 .328 .449 .190 .259
1979 Away 72 209 26 42 5 2 3 15 15 47 6 2 4 .540 .253 .287 .086 .201
1979 Home 71 182 19 49 7 5 4 28 11 40 5 3 3 .736 .308 .429 .159 .269
1980 Away 58 148 24 38 5 3 3 24 20 30 2 1 1 .737 .345 .392 .135 .257
1980 Home 56 126 16 32 8 2 2 18 9 25 1 0 3 .706 .309 .397 .143 .254
1981 Away 40 85 13 24 4 1 2 11 12 12 6 1 1 .795 .371 .424 .141 .282
1981 Home 43 88 9 22 4 0 2 15 6 21 0 0 3 .662 .298 .364 .114 .250
1982 Away 71 99 15 26 4 0 5 13 8 22 4 1 1 .772 .318 .455 .192 .263
1982 Home 61 84 12 24 5 1 3 15 6 15 2 2 0 .810 .333 .476 .190 .286
1983 Away 51 86 22 30 3 2 7 17 8 17 2 0 3 1.079 .404 .674 .326 .349
1983 Home 49 85 16 22 6 0 0 4 10 15 3 0 1 .666 .337 .329 .071 .259
1984 Away 53 196 22 37 5 0 3 19 18 51 8 1 2 .524 .264 .260 .071 .189
1984 Home 48 155 19 41 2 4 2 24 19 24 3 0 4 .712 .345 .368 .103 .265
1985 Away 73 130 18 37 4 2 5 20 15 37 9 1 1 .820 .359 .462 .177 .285
1985 Home 73 133 22 36 5 1 3 13 10 31 3 3 2 .713 .322 .391 .120 .271
1986 Away 69 104 12 28 5 1 0 11 10 26 3 1 1 .667 .330 .337 .067 .269
1986 Home 65 127 14 25 5 0 2 8 16 26 6 1 6 .575 .292 .283 .087 .197
1987 Away 50 124 11 26 7 0 2 19 4 34 3 1 3 .545 .231 .315 .105 .210
1987 Home 53 149 16 31 5 0 5 13 17 34 4 5 4 .634 .292 .342 .134 .208
1988 Away 57 191 25 53 5 1 1 16 15 40 4 4 3 .657 .327 .330 .052 .277
1988 Home 45 149 21 36 5 2 4 18 14 24 3 1 3 .694 .311 .383 .141 .242
1989 Away 42 144 12 31 1 2 3 13 16 33 2 2 6 .619 .307 .312 .097 .215
1989 Home 30 109 10 30 7 1 1 12 7 23 0 0 1 .704 .319 .385 .110 .275
Total Away 1127 3097 403 797 113 34 67 374 258 676 85 33 77 .696 .315 .381 .123 .257
Total Home 1090 2915 373 742 114 47 68 367 243 629 82 29 56 .709 .313 .396 .141 .255
Total 2217 6012 776 1539 227 81 135 741 501 1305 167 62 133 .702 .314 .388 .132 .256

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.