Bobby Cox
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| Third baseman / Manager | |||
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Born: May 21, 1941 Tulsa, Oklahoma |
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| MLB debut | |||
| April 14, 1968, for the New York Yankees | |||
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| October 1, 1969, for the New York Yankees | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .225 | ||
| Home runs | 9 | ||
| Runs batted in | 58 | ||
| Managerial record | 2,504–2,001 | ||
| Winning % | .556 | ||
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| Member of the National | |||
 Baseball Hall of Fame
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| Inducted | 2014 | ||
| Vote | 100.0% (Expansion Era Committee) | ||
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As manager
Robert Joseph "Bobby" Cox (born May 21, 1941) is an American former professional baseball third baseman and manager in Major League Baseball (MLB). He first led the Atlanta Braves from 1978 to 1981, and then managed the Toronto Blue Jays from 1982 to 1985. He later rejoined the Braves in 1985 as a general manager. He moved back to the manager's role during the 1990 season and stayed there until his retirement following the 2010 season. The Atlanta Braves have since retired the number 6 in commemoration of Bobby Cox. He led the Atlanta Braves to the World Series championship in 1995. He holds the all-time record for ejections in Major League Baseball with 158 (plus an additional three post-season ejections), a record previously held by John McGraw.
Cox ranks fourth on the baseball all-time managerial wins list.
As a player, Cox originally signed with the Los Angeles Dodgers, but was never able to make the Dodgers' major league team. Eventually he was acquired by the Braves, but never appeared in an MLB game for them either. Instead, he was traded to the New York Yankees on December 7, 1967. Cox played two seasons, mostly at third base, for the Yankees. Because of bad knees, Cox became the second in a string of four stopgap players between Clete Boyer and Graig Nettles.
Prior to managing in the States, Cox played from 1967 to 1970 for the Cardenales de Lara and Leones del Caracas clubs of the Venezuelan Winter League. He later managed the Cardenales during three consecutive seasons from 1974–75 through 1976–77. In between, he coached and managed in the Yankees minor league system.
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