Andy Kosco
[edit] Biography
Andy Kosco (Andrew John Kosco) was born on October 5, 1941 in Youngstown, Ohio. He made his Major League debut on August 13, 1965 for the Minnesota Twins. In 1966, his rookie year, he hit .222 with 2 home runs and 13 RBI. Kosco played for the Minnesota Twins, New York Yankees, Los Angeles Dodgers, Milwaukee Brewers, California Angels, Boston Red Sox and Cincinnati Reds over the course of his 10 year career.
Most people believe that Andy Kosco's best season was 1969, when he slugged 19 home runs and knocked in 74 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1965
| MIN
| A
| 23
| 55
| 3
| 13
| 1
| 6
| .236
| .241
| .364
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1966
| MIN
| A
| 57
| 158
| 11
| 35
| 2
| 13
| .222
| .251
| .291
| 5
| 0
| 7
| 31
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 4
|
| 1967
| MIN
| A
| 9
| 28
| 4
| 4
| 0
| 4
| .143
| .200
| .179
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1968
| NY
| A
| 131
| 466
| 47
| 112
| 15
| 59
| .240
| .268
| .382
| 19
| 1
| 16
| 71
| 3
| 3
| 2
| 2
| 11
|
| 1969
| LA
| N
| 120
| 424
| 51
| 105
| 19
| 74
| .248
| .282
| .422
| 13
| 2
| 21
| 66
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 2
| 15
|
| 1970
| LA
| N
| 74
| 224
| 21
| 51
| 8
| 27
| .228
| .230
| .388
| 12
| 0
| 1
| 40
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 7
|
| 1971
| MIL
| A
| 98
| 264
| 27
| 60
| 10
| 39
| .227
| .291
| .379
| 6
| 2
| 24
| 57
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 5
| 6
|
| 1972
| CAL
| A
| 49
| 142
| 15
| 34
| 6
| 13
| .239
| .267
| .423
| 4
| 2
| 5
| 23
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 5
|
| 1972
| BOS
| A
| 17
| 47
| 5
| 10
| 3
| 6
| .213
| .260
| .489
| 2
| 1
| 2
| 9
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4
|
| 1972
| TOT
| A
| 66
| 189
| 20
| 44
| 9
| 19
| .233
| .265
| .439
| 6
| 3
| 7
| 32
| 2
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 9
|
| 1973
| CIN
| N
| 47
| 118
| 17
| 33
| 9
| 21
| .280
| .346
| .568
| 7
| 0
| 13
| 26
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 6
| 4
|
| 1974
| CIN
| N
| 33
| 37
| 3
| 7
| 0
| 5
| .189
| .311
| .243
| 2
| 0
| 7
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 274
| 803
| 92
| 196
| 36
| 127
| .244
| .280
| .426
| 34
| 2
| 42
| 140
| 1
| 7
| 1
| 9
| 27
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 384
| 1160
| 112
| 268
| 37
| 140
| .231
| .268
| .372
| 41
| 6
| 57
| 210
| 5
| 8
| 4
| 9
| 31
|
| Total
|
|
| 658
| 1963
| 204
| 464
| 73
| 267
| .236
| .273
| .394
| 75
| 8
| 99
| 350
| 6
| 15
| 5
| 18
| 58
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1965
| MIN
| A
| OF
| 14
| 11
| 93
| 17
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1965
| MIN
| A
| RF
| 14
| 11
| 93
| 17
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1965
| MIN
| A
| 1B
| 2
| 2
| 15
| 18
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1966
| MIN
| A
| OF
| 40
| 35
| 307
| 70
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .986
|
| 1966
| MIN
| A
| RF
| 5
| 4
| 31
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1966
| MIN
| A
| LF
| 31
| 24
| 225
| 55
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .983
|
| 1966
| MIN
| A
| 1B
| 5
| 4
| 32.2
| 29
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .967
|
| 1966
| MIN
| A
| CF
| 7
| 7
| 51
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1967
| MIN
| A
| RF
| 7
| 6
| 57
| 11
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .917
|
| 1967
| MIN
| A
| OF
| 7
| 6
| 57
| 12
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .923
|
| 1968
| NY
| A
| 1B
| 27
| 22
| 229.1
| 243
| 15
| 2
| 18
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .992
|
| 1968
| NY
| A
| OF
| 97
| 94
| 815.1
| 160
| 9
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .960
|
| 1968
| NY
| A
| LF
| 1
| 1
| 9
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1968
| NY
| A
| RF
| 96
| 93
| 806.1
| 178
| 9
| 7
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .964
|
| 1969
| LA
| N
| OF
| 108
| 103
| 868.1
| 153
| 6
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .981
|
| 1969
| LA
| N
| 1B
| 3
| 0
| 8
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1969
| LA
| N
| RF
| 74
| 67
| 566
| 96
| 4
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .990
|
| 1969
| LA
| N
| LF
| 40
| 36
| 302.1
| 56
| 2
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .967
|
| 1970
| LA
| N
| LF
| 4
| 2
| 22.1
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1970
| LA
| N
| OF
| 58
| 53
| 443.2
| 101
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .981
|
| 1970
| LA
| N
| RF
| 55
| 51
| 421.1
| 95
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .980
|
| 1971
| MIL
| A
| LF
| 26
| 20
| 187
| 51
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .981
|
| 1971
| MIL
| A
| OF
| 46
| 34
| 314
| 81
| 2
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .988
|
| 1971
| MIL
| A
| RF
| 20
| 14
| 127
| 36
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1971
| MIL
| A
| 1B
| 29
| 20
| 174
| 175
| 11
| 1
| 22
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .995
|
| 1971
| MIL
| A
| 3B
| 12
| 11
| 76
| 8
| 12
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .952
|
| 1972
| CAL
| A
| OF
| 36
| 34
| 283
| 62
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .985
|
| 1972
| CAL
| A
| LF
| 24
| 23
| 189
| 39
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .976
|
| 1972
| CAL
| A
| RF
| 13
| 11
| 94
| 21
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1972
| BOS
| A
| OF
| 12
| 11
| 100.2
| 19
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1972
| BOS
| A
| LF
| 11
| 10
| 92.2
| 17
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1972
| BOS
| A
| RF
| 1
| 1
| 8
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1972
| TOT
| A
| LF
| 35
| 33
| 281.2
| 56
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .983
|
| 1972
| TOT
| A
| OF
| 48
| 45
| 383.2
| 81
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .988
|
| 1972
| TOT
| A
| RF
| 14
| 12
| 102
| 23
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1973
| CIN
| N
| OF
| 36
| 31
| 258.2
| 50
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1973
| CIN
| N
| 1B
| 1
| 1
| 9
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1973
| CIN
| N
| RF
| 30
| 24
| 208.2
| 40
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1973
| CIN
| N
| CF
| 8
| 7
| 50
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1974
| CIN
| N
| LF
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1974
| CIN
| N
| 3B
| 8
| 5
| 43
| 4
| 7
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .846
|
| 1974
| CIN
| N
| RF
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1974
| CIN
| N
| OF
| 2
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 20
| 16
| 119
| 12
| 19
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .912
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 456
| 412
| 3545.2
| 725
| 28
| 16
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .979
|
| Total
|
|
| CF
| 15
| 14
| 101
| 28
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| RF
| 316
| 282
| 2415.1
| 499
| 20
| 11
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .979
|
| Total
|
|
| 1B
| 67
| 49
| 468
| 483
| 26
| 4
| 44
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .992
|
| Total
|
|
| LF
| 138
| 116
| 1029.1
| 225
| 8
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .979
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as an amateur free agent by Detroit Tigers (1959).
- Released by Detroit Tigers (June 3, 1964).
- Signed by Minnesota Twins (June 6, 1964).
- Sold by Minnesota Twins to Oakland Athletics (October 19, 1967).
- Selected by New York Yankees from Oakland Athletics in the Rule 5 major league draft (November 28, 1967).
- Traded by New York Yankees to Los Angeles Dodgers in exchange for Mike Kekich (December 4, 1968).
- Traded by Los Angeles Dodgers to Milwaukee Brewers in exchange for Al Downing (February 10, 1971).
- Traded by Milwaukee Brewers to California Angels in exchange for Tommie Reynolds (January 26, 1972).
- Traded by California Angels to Boston Red Sox in exchange for Chris Coletta (August 15, 1972).
- Traded by Boston Red Sox with Phil Gagliano to Cincinnati Reds in exchange for Mel Behney (March 27, 1973).
- Released by Cincinnati Reds (October 25, 1974).
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