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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 POS Team G GS INN TC PO A E DP +/- RF   FPCT GG
1969 SS MIL 2 2 19.0 6 3 3 0 0 0 2.84 1.000
2B MIL 4 0 4.0 4 3 1 0 0 0 9.00 1.000
1970 2B MIL 19 14 132.1 83 30 51 2 8 +2 5.51 .976
SS MIL 2 2 18.0 9 1 4 4 2 0 2.50 .556
1971 2B MIL 67 66 597.1 344 139 196 9 41 +9 5.05 .974
RF MIL 2 2 18.0 2 2 0 0 0 0 1.00 1.000
SS MIL 2 2 17.0 6 2 4 0 0 0 3.18 1.000
1972 2B MIL 129 124 1121.1 656 259 385 12 70 -4 5.17 .982
SS MIL 1 1 9.0 6 2 4 0 0 0 6.00 1.000
1973 2B MIL 130 128 1158.2 697 271 409 17 79 +17 5.28 .976
SS MIL 9 9 78.0 50 16 30 4 3 -4 5.31 .920
1974 2B MIL 129 129 1152.0 702 272 420 10 88 +17 5.41 .986
1975 2B MIL 139 139 1260.1 741 286 443 12 85 +15 5.21 .984
1976 2B MIL 139 139 1226.1 771 291 467 13 100 +19 5.56 .983
1977 2B MIL 139 139 1250.1 729 290 424 15 87 +5 5.14 .979
1978 2B MIL 89 87 786.2 454 190 259 5 53 +13 5.14 .989
SS MIL 2 2 18.0 11 5 6 0 0 0 5.50 1.000
1979 2B MIL 116 116 1037.2 620 252 360 8 73 +9 5.31 .987
3B MIL 9 9 80.0 22 3 18 1 0 0 2.36 .955
1980 3B MIL 98 95 853.1 240 46 182 12 11 -9 2.40 .950
2B MIL 29 29 254.0 154 57 96 1 23 +5 5.42 .994
SS MIL 2 2 18.0 15 5 9 1 2 0 7.00 .933
RF MIL 1 1 9.0 2 2 0 0 0 0 2.00 1.000
1981 3B MIL 93 86 787.0 250 51 187 12 11 +6 2.72 .952
2B MIL 15 15 131.2 68 24 43 1 9 0 4.58 .985
SS MIL 5 5 47.0 25 8 15 2 2 -2 4.40 .920
1982 3B MIL 110 110 977.2 298 76 212 10 11 +7 2.65 .966
2B MIL 23 23 207.1 135 58 74 3 12 -1 5.73 .978
1B MIL 2 2 18.0 16 14 1 1 3 -1 7.50 .938
1983 3B MIL 74 66 600.2 197 58 134 5 9 +11 2.88 .975
2B MIL 41 41 369.1 203 82 119 2 18 +5 4.90 .990
1B MIL 5 5 45.2 47 46 1 0 5 -1 9.26 1.000
SS MIL 5 5 44.0 20 8 11 1 1 -2 3.89 .950
1984 3B MIL 64 24 333.1 101 20 77 4 6 +8 2.62 .960
2B MIL 14 13 121.1 57 23 34 0 9 -2 4.23 1.000
1B MIL 6 6 48.0 42 41 1 0 4 -1 7.88 1.000
1985 2B NYN 17 17 156.0 93 37 54 2 12 -6 5.25 .978
1B NYN 10 10 89.1 102 96 6 0 11 -3 10.28 1.000
3B NYN 7 1 20.0 4 2 2 0 0 0 1.80 1.000
Pos Total 2B 1239 1219 10966.2 6511 2564 3835 112 767 +103 5.25 .983
3B 455 391 3652.0 1112 256 812 44 48 +23 2.63 .960
SS 30 30 268.0 148 50 86 12 10 -8 4.57 .919
1B 23 23 201.0 207 197 9 1 23 -6 9.22 .995
RF 3 3 27.0 4 4 0 0 0 0 1.33 1.000
Total 1750 1666 15114.2 7982 3071 4742 169 848 +112 4.65 .979
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).