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Whitey Ford League
4-1-2070
Billy Coakley Second Base
Retired (1985, Age 39)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .281 Total Rating   Bats/Throws L/L
OPS .798 Status Deceased (2025) Option Years 0  
H 1880 Age at Death 80 Date of Birth 11-20-1945
HR 243 Drafted Round 1, Pick 15
(1963)
Majors Svc Time 16 years
(26 games)
RBI 1056
SB 266
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R C+ Contact vs. L B- Endurance B-   Ldrship C-
Power vs. R B+ Power vs. L Velocity D-   Mentor vR B+
Speed Bunt D+ Control D-   Mentor vL B+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range WS Rings 3
1B (13.5%) LF --- Arm WS Appearances 4
2B A+ (100%) CF ---   Health D+ LCS Appearances 8
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 4
* League requires 75% 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 
1963 Minors 18 74.00 8 / 9 11 / 13 9 / 9 11 / 11 0 / 15 9 / 10 6 / 7 54 / 74
1964 Minors 19 54.00 6 / 7 8 / 8 12 / 12 6 / 6 2 / 7 4 / 5 8 / 9 46 / 54
1965 Minors 20 56.00 3 / 6 7 / 9 11 / 11 5 / 5 0 / 7 5 / 8 6 / 10 37 / 56
1965 Pos (2B) 20 55.00 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 55
1966 Minors 21 49.00 4 / 7 6 / 8 6 / 7 6 / 6 1 / 7 4 / 5 5 / 9 32 / 49
1966 Pos (2B) 21 162.00 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 15 / 162
1967 Minors 22 53.00 1 / 5 1 / 6 2 / 8 6 / 6 0 / 8 5 / 9 8 / 11 23 / 53
1967 Pos (2B) 22 39.00 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 5 / 39
1968 Minors 23 52.00 2 / 9 1 / 8 4 / 6 3 / 6 0 / 9 4 / 8 3 / 6 17 / 52
1969 Minors 24 10.00 1 / 1 0 / 2 1 / 2 1 / 2 0 / 1 0 / 0 2 / 2 5 / 10
1969 Majors 24 14.97 102 2 0 2 / 3 1 / 1 1 / 1 2 / 2 0 / 3 1 / 1 3 / 3 10 / 14
1970 Majors 25 28.87 162 16 0 3 / 6 0 / 3 1 / 4 2 / 5 1 / 6 1 / 2 0 / 2 8 / 28
1971 Majors 26 48.68 162 70 0 1 / 10 0 / 3 3 / 6 1 / 5 0 / 9 4 / 11 0 / 4 9 / 48
1972 Majors 27 64.77 162 125 0 0 / 13 1 / 7 4 / 9 5 / 14 0 / 6 3 / 9 0 / 6 13 / 64
1973 Majors 28 68.26 162 137 0 2 / 11 1 / 9 1 / 9 3 / 8 0 / 10 1 / 10 1 / 11 9 / 68
1974 Majors 29 61.51 149 129 13 0 / 7 0 / 5 1 / 10 0 / 12 0 / 6 0 / 12 0 / 9 1 / 61
1975 Majors 30 66.28 162 139 0 1 / 6 1 / 9 0 / 13 0 / 10 0 / 10 0 / 9 0 / 9 2 / 66
1976 Majors 31 64.77 162 139 0 0 / 8 1 / 6 1 / 8 0 / 8 0 / 8 1 / 12 0 / 14 3 / 64
1977 Majors 32 66.28 162 139 0 1 / 11 2 / 18 0 / 8 0 / 10 0 / 9 0 / 4 0 / 6 3 / 66
1978 Majors 33 52.45 148 89 14 0 / 7 1 / 7 0 / 9 0 / 7 0 / 9 0 / 6 0 / 7 1 / 52
1979 Majors 34 62.56 162 125 0 -3 / 12 -1 / 10 -2 / 10 -2 / 9 -5 / 7 -3 / 9 -2 / 5 -18 / 62
1980 Majors 35 61.83 162 127 0 -1 / 8 -2 / 6 0 / 11 -5 / 9 -8 / 8 0 / 12 -2 / 7 -18 / 61
1981 Majors 36 57.63 162 106 0 -2 / 6 -6 / 9 -1 / 9 -2 / 6 -4 / 5 -1 / 9 -2 / 13 -18 / 57
1982 Majors 37 67.02 162 135 0 -3 / 14 -3 / 13 -3 / 4 1 / 8 -2 / 9 -3 / 7 -1 / 12 -14 / 67
1983 Majors 38 61.57 162 117 0 -1 / 7 -3 / 10 -1 / 9 -2 / 10 -9 / 9 -3 / 6 -1 / 10 -20 / 61
1984 Minors 39 4.00 0 / 3 0 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 4
1984 Majors 39 38.31 128 43 0 -1 / 3 -1 / 9 -4 / 8 -4 / 3 -2 / 8 -1 / 4 -2 / 3 -15 / 38
1985 Minors 40 8.00 0 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 1 0 / 3 0 / 2 0 / 8
1985 Majors 40 19.35 72 28 0 -4 / 4 -5 / 3 -2 / 5 -6 / 1 -2 / 3 -1 / 2 -1 / 1 -21 / 19
Total 2543 1666 27 20 / 184 21 / 183 44 / 189 31 / 169 -28 / 180 30 / 173 31 / 178 169 / 1512
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1985-11-01Billy Coakley has retired from the New York Wings
1985-06-21The New York Wings have designated Billy Coakley for assignment.
1984-06-12The Milwaukee Brewers have promoted Billy Coakley to the major league team. The Milwaukee Brewers have designated John Anderson for assignment.
1984-05-05The Milwaukee Brewers have promoted Bernie Tyler to the major league team. The Milwaukee Brewers have designated Billy Coakley for assignment.
1983-04-01The Milwaukee Brewers have removed Billy Coakley from the trade block.
1982-08-08The Milwaukee Brewers have placed Billy Coakley on the trade block.
1978-04-18Billy Coakley of the Milwaukee Brewers is injured and is expected to be out 16 days.
1974-05-29Billy Coakley of the Milwaukee Brewers is injured and is expected to be out 14 days.
1969-06-10The Milwaukee Brewers have promoted Billy Coakley to the major league team.
1960-04-01A trade has been completed between the Milwaukee Brewers and the St. Louis Sickos. The St. Louis Sickos receive Al Smith from the Milwaukee Brewers in exchange for Draft Pick 1963 Round 1 STL (Billy Coakley), Draft Pick 1963 Round 2 STL (Charlie Oulliber).