Benny McCoy Stats

Benny McCoy was born on Tuesday, November 9, 1915, in Jenison, Michigan. McCoy was 22 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 14, 1938, with the Detroit Tigers. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Benny McCoy baseball stats page.

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Benny McCoy
 
 
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Birth Name:   Benjamin Jenison McCoy
Nickname:   Benny
Born On:   11-09-1915  (Scorpio)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Jenison, Michigan
Year of Death Data Died On:   11-09-2011 (100 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Grandville, Michigan
Cemetery:   Grandville Cemetery, Grandville, Michigan
High School:   Grandville High School (Grandville, MI)
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Left   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   5-09   Player Weight Chart Weight:   170
First Game:   09-14-1938 (Age 22)
Last Game:   09-28-1941
Draft:   Not Applicable
Benny McCoy

Benny McCoy Pitching Stats

G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
- - Did Not Pitch - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
Benny McCoy

Benny McCoy Hitting Stats

G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1938 23 Tigers 7 15 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 - 2 0 - 0 - .200 .250 .267
1939 24 Tigers 55 192 38 58 13 6 1 0 33 29 - 26 6 - 0 4 .302 .394 .448
1940 25 Athletics 134 490 56 126 26 5 7 0 62 65 - 44 4 - 1 14 .257 .345 .373
1941 26 Athletics 141 517 86 140 12 7 8 1 61 95 - 50 8 - 0 12 .271 .384 .368
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
4 Years 337 1,214 182 327 52 18 16 1 156 190 - 122 18 - 1 30 .269 .369 .381
Benny McCoy

Benny McCoy Fielding Stats

POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
1938 Tigers 2B 6 3 72 27 4.5 26 10 16 1 4 n/a n/a n/a .963 9.75
1938 Tigers 3B 1 0 3 2 2.0 0 0 0 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
1939 Tigers 2B 34 31 828 191 5.6 183 79 104 8 19 n/a n/a n/a .958 5.97
1939 Tigers SS 16 14 354 78 4.9 75 29 46 3 6 n/a n/a n/a .962 5.72
1940 Athletics 2B 130 128 3,243 687 5.3 653 261 392 34 82 n/a n/a n/a .951 5.44
1940 Athletics 3B 1 0 2 3 3.0 2 1 1 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .667 27.00
1941 Athletics 2B 135 134 3,531 735 5.4 708 285 423 27 87 n/a n/a n/a .963 5.41
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
2B Totals 305 296 7,674 1,640 5.4 1,570 635 935 70 192 n/a n/a n/a .957 5.52
SS Totals 16 14 354 78 4.9 75 29 46 3 6 n/a n/a n/a .962 5.72
3B Totals 2 0 5 5 2.5 2 1 1 3 0 n/a n/a n/a .400 10.80
4 Years 323 310 8,033 1,723 5.3 1,647 665 982 76 198 n/a n/a n/a .956 5.54
Benny McCoy

Benny McCoy Miscellaneous Stats

SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1938 Tigers 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 7.5 0.0 - - -
1939 Tigers 3 1 .750 5 0 n/a 192.0 7.4 5.8 - - -
1940 Athletics 2 2 .500 4 0 n/a 70.0 11.1 7.9 - - -
1941 Athletics 3 3 .500 6 0 n/a 64.6 10.3 8.5 - - -
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
4 Years 8 6 .571 15 0 n/a 75.9 10.0 7.8 - - -
Benny McCoy

Benny McCoy Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1938 Detroit Tigers 24 Undetermined - -
1939 Detroit Tigers 27 Undetermined - -
1940 Philadelphia Athletics 2 Undetermined - -
1941 Philadelphia Athletics 2 Undetermined - -


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