#9 Billy "Southie" Costigan, Jr., Leftfield, 34 yrs, Washington Senators
Thursday, 10/9/1961
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Billy Costigan, Jr.
Southie
1/25/1927
34
Boston, MA
6"3
220

Leftfield
R
R
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2 / 6 (Fair)
0 / 6 (Unknown)
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Prone
1.0 Stars
 

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Big League Contract
$ 300,000
1961
12 Year(s), 124 Days (2188 total Days)
20 Day(s)
14 Year(s)
  

Ratings

BattingContactGapPowerDiscipline/EyeAvoid K's
Overall00000
Versus LHP00000
Versus RHP00000
Talent35284
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2
4
9
2
1
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Fielding Ratings
LF : 3 (Range), .980 (Fielding Pct.)
RF : 2 (Range), .974 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 1
Infield Arm : 4
Outfield Arm : 4

Game Log, Last 10 Games

DateOpp. ResultABRH2B3BHRRBIBBKSpot  

Batting Stats 1961

BattingGABH2B3BHRRBIRBBKAVGOBPSLGOPSTAVGISO
Overall0000000000.000.000.000.000.000.000
Projected0000000000.000.000.000.000.000.000
BattingGSPAHPIWCIGDPSHSFTBEBHSBCSSB%RCRC/27
Overall000000000000.0.0.0
 ABH2B3BHRRBIRBBKSFSHHPAVGOBPSLGOPS
vs. LHP000000000000.000.000.000.000
vs. RHP000000000000.000.000.000.000
Close/Late000000000000.000.000.000.000
Scoring Position000000000000.000.000.000.000
Pinch Hitting000000000000.000.000.000.000
 GABH2B3BHRRBIRBBKAVGOBPSLGOPS

Career Batting Stats

YearGABH2B3BHRRBIRBBHPSFKSBCSAVGOBPSLGOPSTeams
19499033610513555953526228125.313.412.426.837 CHA
19501485931663281985115995559127.280.385.457.842CHA,AL
19511475301472578859197394120.277.387.396.783CHA
19521475261372455568376385010.260.352.354.706CHA
1953146548145296169794872560117.265.364.427.791CHA
1954148537125235106410611847622318.233.371.350.721CHA CIN WSH
195513542011324613659492123924.269.400.448.848WSH
19561464451162139557689165310.261.381.382.763WSH
1957821053261626201803701.305.397.552.949WSH
195810712937835292511121001.287.343.512.854WSH
19598711226910111614001200.232.317.330.648WSH
196048672241212219101000.328.416.507.923WSH
Total143143481171218519864479476227494316443.269.378.411.788 

Career Minor League Batting Stats

YearGABH2B3BHRRBIRBBKSBCSAVGOBPSLGOPS
1949, AAA5618570181115251591286.378.518.6651.183
1961, AAA4765112205632100.169.217.262.479

Career Postseason Batting Stats

YearGABH2B3BHRRBIRBBKSBCSAVGOBPSLGOPS
19506256200032210.240.296.320.616
19516267100521100.269.296.308.604
19536200000026400.000.231.000.231
1958532000011000.667.750.6671.417
19604113100000500.273.273.364.636
Total27851840058101210.212.295.259.554

Fielding Stats 1961

PositionGGSPOADPTCEPCTINNRANGEPBRSTARTORTO%

Player History

Had first career hit on 6/16/1949, off Garreth Shanahan (NYA)...
Hit first career homerun on 6/21/1949, off Frank Funke (SLA)...
Won ROOKIE OF THE YEAR in 1949, hitting .313 with 5 HR, 59 RBI...
Was selected to the 1950 Allstar game...
Had 5 hits with 4 RBI against New York (A) on 9/19/1950...
Won Player of the Week award on 9/29/1950, hitting .556 with 2 HR, 5 RBI...
Won WORLD SERIES with Chicago (A) in 1950...
Won Player of the Week award on 5/26/1951, hitting .440 with 2 HR, 11 RBI...
Drove in 8 runs against Cleveland on 7/7/1951...
Won WORLD SERIES with Chicago (A) in 1951...
Had 5 hits with 5 RBI against Detroit on 7/28/1953...
Traded from Chicago (A) to Cincinnati on 3/1/1954 (Going to CIN: LF Billy Costigan, Jr., P Deacon Daggett, P Edward Lipschitz. Going to CHA: P Dan Huckstep, LF Arturo Dueñas, SS Jack Blazejowski).
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Traded from Cincinnati to Washington on 3/1/1954 (Going to CIN: 1B Jake Bloodworth, 2B Irvin Bussel. Going to WSH: LF Billy Costigan, Jr., P Andy Dufresne, P Rick Hautala, P Roy Collinson)...
Won Player of the Week award on 7/7/1955, hitting .480 with 3 HR, 9 RBI...
Injured on 6/13/1957 with a Inflamed Back Muscle, out for 1-2 weeks...
Injured on 3/22/1958 with a Pulled Hip Muscle, out for one week...
Batting Leader Boards Appearances
OBP
1955 - .400 - 9th
Hits
1950 - 166 - 9th
Doubles
1950 - 32 - 10th
Triples
1950 - 8 - 9th
Runs
1950 - 115 - 7th
BB
1950 - 99 - 7th
1951 - 97 - 4th
1953 - 87 - 9th
1954 - 118 - 4th
1955 - 92 - 9th
1956 - 89 - 9th
    

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