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Joe Medwick League
4-1-2058
Bill Cosgrove Relief Pitcher
Retired (1957, Age 39)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
ERA 2.58 Total Rating B    Bats/Throws L/L
W-L 77-46 Status Deceased (2006) Option Years 0  
SV 5 Age at Death 88 Date of Birth 02-17-1918
K 950 Drafted Round 1, Pick 2
(1950)		 Majors Svc Time 8 years
(7 games)
IP 1323.0
WHIP 1.06
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R D- Contact vs. L D- Endurance C    Ldrship C+
Power vs. R C- Power vs. L D  Velocity B    Mentor Val B 
Speed D- Bunt A- Control B 
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range C- WS Rings 0
1B --- LF --- Arm A- WS Appearances 0
2B --- CF ---   Health B  LCS Appearances 4
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 0
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team W L G GS CG SHO SV BS IP H R ER HBP BB SO WHIP ERA Awards
1950 WAS-NYA
18
 8
33
33
9
1
0
 0
249.0
 189 58 52 1 53
208
0.97
1.88
1951 NYA
18
 9
33
33
14
6
0
 0
243.0
 163 55 51 2 73
180
0.97
1.89
1952 NYA
17
 8
33
33
11
4
0
 0
235.0
 194 76 72 1 58
161
1.07
2.76
1953 NYA
11
 13
33
33
6
3
0
 0
221.1
 190 83 79 5 44
163
1.06
3.21
1954 NYA
0
 2
74
1
0
0
0
 0
134.0
 111 48 37 1 34
88
1.08
2.49
1955 NYA-PIT
6
 5
40
18
1
0
5
 0
128.1
 114 49 45 0 45
76
1.24
3.16
1956 PIT-DET
5
 0
67
0
0
0
0
 0
83.0
 73 35 31 2 21
57
1.13
3.36
1957 DET
2
 1
23
0
0
0
0
 1
29.1
 33 12 12 0 9
17
1.43
3.68
2058
0
 0
0
0
0
0
0
 0
0.0
 0 0 0 0 0
0
0.00
0.00
Total
77
 46
336
151
41
14
5
 1
1323.0
 1067 416 379 12 337
950
1.06
2.58
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1957-11-01Bill Cosgrove has retired from the Detroit Lugnuts
1956-07-20A trade has been completed between the Pittsburgh Meandering Cricks and the Detroit domiNATEors. The Detroit domiNATEors receive Ziggy Marcell, Double Duty Radcliffe, Claude "Red" Grier, Bill Cosgrove, John Bedwith from the Pittsburgh Meandering Cricks in exchange for Dan Heiserman, Rich Green, Gary James, Ken Morgan, Earl Rhodes, Eddie Poetz.
1955-08-19A trade has been completed between the New York Spiders and the Pittsburgh Meandering Cricks. The Pittsburgh Meandering Cricks receive Bill Cosgrove from the New York Spiders in exchange for Joe "Baby Face" Strong, Draft Pick - 1957 Round 2 (PIT).
1950-06-27A trade has been completed between the Washington Century and the New York Yankees. The New York Yankees receive Bill Cosgrove from the Washington Century in exchange for Harry Fuller, Joe Hernandez, Draft Pick - 1951 Round 3 (NYA), Draft Pick - 1952 Round 2 (NYA).