Benny McCoy

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Full Name: Benjamin Jenison McCoy	Primary Position: 2B
Height/Weight: 5' 9"/170	First Game: September 14, 1938
Birthdate: November 9, 1915	Final Game: September 28, 1941
Birthplace: Jenison, Michigan	MLB Experience: 4 years
Bat/Throw: Left/Right

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Contents

1 Biography
2 Statistics
- 2.1 Batting Stats
- 2.2 Fielding Stats
3 Transactions
4 Trivia
5 Video Gallery
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7 See Also
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[edit] Biography

Benny McCoy (Benjamin Jenison McCoy) was born on November 9, 1915 in Jenison, Michigan. He made his Major League debut on September 14, 1938 for the Detroit Tigers. In 1939, his rookie year, he hit .302 with 1 home run and 33 RBI. McCoy played for the Detroit Tigers and Philadelphia Athletics over the course of his 4 year career.

Most people believe that Benny McCoy's best season was 1941, when he knocked in 61 runs.

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[edit] Batting Stats

Year	Team		G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	2B	3B	BB	SO	HBP	SH	SB	IBB	GDP
1938	DET	A	7	15	2	3	0	0	.200	.250	.267	1	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0
1939	DET	A	55	192	38	58	1	33	.302	.394	.448	13	6	29	26	0	6	3	0	4
1940	PHI	A	134	490	56	126	7	62	.257	.345	.373	26	5	65	44	1	4	2	0	14
1941	PHI	A	141	517	86	140	8	61	.271	.384	.368	12	7	95	50	0	8	3	0	12
Total			337	1214	182	327	16	156	.269	.369	.381	52	18	190	122	1	18	8	0	30

[edit] Fielding Stats

Year	Team		POS	G	GS	INN	PO	A	ERR	DP	TP	PB	SB	CS	PkO	AVG
1938	DET	A	2B	6	0	0	10	16	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	.963
1938	DET	A	3B	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1939	DET	A	SS	16	0	0	29	46	3	6	0	0	0	0	0	.962
1939	DET	A	2B	34	0	0	79	104	8	19	0	0	0	0	0	.958
1940	PHI	A	2B	130	0	0	261	392	34	82	0	0	0	0	0	.951
1940	PHI	A	3B	1	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.667
1941	PHI	A	2B	135	0	0	285	423	27	87	0	0	0	0	0	.963
Total			SS	16	0	0	29	46	3	6	0	0	0	0	0	.962
Total			2B	305	0	0	635	935	70	192	0	0	0	0	0	.957
Total			3B	2	0	0	1	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.400

[edit] Transactions

Traded by Detroit Tigers to Philadelphia Athletics in exchange for Wally Moses (December 9, 1939); trade voided (January 14, 1940).
Granted free agency (January 14, 1940).
Signed by Philadelphia Athletics (January 29, 1940).
Released by Philadelphia Athletics (March 30, 1946).

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