Billy Cox (original) (raw)
Billy Cox
| Full name William Richard Cox |
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| Born August 29, 1919, Newport, Pennsylvania |
| Died March 30, 1978, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania |
| Buried at Newport Cemetery, Newport, Pennsylvania (Section J- Lot 266- Grave A) |
| First Game: September 20, 1941; Final Game: June 11, 1955 |
| Bat: Right Throw: Right Height: 5' 10" Weight: 150 |
| Ejections: 1951 (1), 1952 (2), 1953 (2). Total: 5 |
| SABR Biography |
Batting RecordYear Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team 1941 PIT N Daily Splits 10 37 4 10 3 1 0 2 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 .270 .325 .405 0.2 1941 PIT N 1946 PIT N Daily Splits 121 411 32 119 22 6 2 36 26 1 15 1 10 0 13 4 4 4 .290 .333 .387 -0.4 1946 PIT N 1947 PIT N Daily Splits 132 529 75 145 30 7 15 54 29 2 28 1 2 0 11 5 5 5 .274 .313 .442 -0.6 1947 PIT N 1948 BRO N Daily Splits 88 237 36 59 13 2 3 15 38 7 19 0 4 0 7 8 3 2 .249 .353 .359 -1.0 1948 BRO N 1949 BRO N Daily Splits 100 390 48 91 18 2 8 40 30 2 18 1 5 0 16 9 5 2 .233 .290 .351 -1.1 1949 BRO N 1950 BRO N Daily Splits 119 451 62 116 17 2 8 44 35 3 24 0 8 0 10 15 6 4 .257 .311 .357 -0.7 1950 BRO N 1951 BRO N Daily Splits 142 455 62 127 25 4 9 51 37 10 30 2 13 0 16 8 5 5 .279 .336 .411 -0.7 1951 BRO N 1952 BRO N Daily Splits 116 455 56 118 12 3 6 34 25 2 32 2 8 0 12 13 10 12 .259 .301 .338 -2.4 1952 BRO N 1953 BRO N Daily Splits 100 327 44 95 18 1 10 44 37 13 21 0 7 0 6 7 2 2 .291 .363 .443 -0.2 1953 BRO N 1954 BRO N Daily Splits 77 226 26 53 9 2 2 17 21 4 13 0 3 2 0 4 8 0 0 .235 .297 .319 -1.6 1954 BRO N 1955 BAL A Daily Splits 53 194 25 41 7 2 3 14 17 0 16 0 2 0 0 7 5 1 2 .211 .275 .314 -1.5 1955 BAL A Total NL (10 Years) 1005 3518 445 933 167 30 63 337 281 44 202 7 60 2 0 96 78 41 37 .265 .321 .383 -8.5 Total NL Total AL ( 1 Year ) 53 194 25 41 7 2 3 14 17 0 16 0 2 0 0 7 5 1 2 .211 .275 .314 -1.5 Total AL Total (11 Years) Splits 1058 3712 470 974 174 32 66 351 298 44 218 7 62 2 0 103 83 42 39 .262 .318 .380 -10.0 Total Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
World Series Batting RecordYear Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team 1949 BRO N Daily Splits 2 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 1949 BRO N 1952 BRO N Daily Splits 7 27 4 8 2 0 0 0 3 2 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .296 .367 .370 1952 BRO N 1953 BRO N Daily Splits 6 23 3 7 3 0 1 6 1 1 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .304 .333 .565 1953 BRO N Total ( 3 Years) Splits 15 53 7 16 5 0 1 6 4 3 9 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 .302 .351 .453 Total Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
Fielding RecordYear Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG 1941 PIT N Daily Splits SS 10 10 10 87 15 35 3 8 0 .943 1946 PIT N Daily Splits SS 114 110 101 955 235 323 39 59 0 .935 1947 PIT N Daily Splits SS 129 123 117 1090 220 388 20 63 1 .968 1948 BRO N Daily Splits 3B 71 56 47 527.1 51 107 7 7 0 .958 1948 BRO N SS 6 4 4 40 8 13 1 4 0 .955 1948 BRO N 2B 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 - 1949 BRO N Daily Splits 3B 100 100 97 880.2 104 213 12 28 0 .964 1950 BRO N Daily Splits 3B 106 104 92 909.1 102 233 15 35 0 .957 1950 BRO N 2B 13 9 9 93 31 31 0 7 0 1.000 1950 BRO N SS 9 3 3 40 10 10 1 1 0 .952 1951 BRO N Daily Splits 3B 139 126 115 1140.2 140 264 14 26 0 .967 1951 BRO N SS 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 1952 BRO N Daily Splits 3B 99 96 83 814.1 100 157 8 26 0 .970 1952 BRO N SS 10 9 8 80 27 20 1 4 0 .979 1952 BRO N 2B 9 3 1 38.2 13 11 0 4 0 1.000 1953 BRO N Daily Splits 3B 89 86 78 735 86 142 6 20 0 .974 1953 BRO N SS 6 1 1 24.2 5 3 0 1 0 1.000 1953 BRO N 2B 1 1 1 9 1 2 1 0 0 .750 1954 BRO N Daily Splits 3B 57 44 37 402.1 57 90 6 7 0 .961 1954 BRO N 2B 12 11 8 96.2 22 27 1 5 0 .980 1954 BRO N SS 8 6 6 58.2 14 13 0 3 0 1.000 1955 BAL A Daily Splits 3B 38 34 22 266 28 67 3 5 0 .969 1955 BAL A 2B 17 10 8 109.2 25 28 0 4 0 1.000 1955 BAL A SS 6 2 1 17 2 9 1 1 0 .917 Total ( 8 Years) Splits 3B 699 646 571 5675.2 668 1273 71 154 0 .965 Total (10 Years) SS 299 268 251 2395.1 537 814 66 144 1 .953 Total ( 6 Years) 2B 53 34 27 349 92 99 2 20 0 .990 Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG
World Series Fielding RecordYear Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG 1949 BRO N Daily Splits 3B 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 1952 BRO N Daily Splits 3B 7 7 6 63 9 14 1 1 0 .958 1953 BRO N Daily Splits 3B 6 6 6 51.1 1 10 1 1 0 .917 Total ( 3 Years) Splits 3B 14 13 12 117.1 11 24 2 2 0 .946 Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP AVG
Ejection Information
Date Team Umpire Reason 8- 9-1951 BOX BRO N Artie Gore Fair/foul call 7-17-1952 BOX BRO N Augie Guglielmo Call at 2B 9-11-1952 BOX BRO N Frank Secory Called third strike (Threw bat) 8-26-1953 BOX BRO N Lenny Roberts Call at 2B 9-11-1953 BOX BRO N Bill Jackowski Call at 3B (Threw ball)
Transaction Information
Signed as an amateur free agent by Pittsburgh Pirates (1940).
Traded by Pittsburgh Pirates with Preacher Roe and Gene Mauch to Brooklyn Dodgers in exchange for Dixie Walker, Hal Gregg and Vic Lombardi (December 8, 1947).
Traded by Brooklyn Dodgers with Preacher Roe to Baltimore Orioles in exchange for John Jancse, Harry Schwegman and $50000 (December 13, 1954).
Traded by Baltimore Orioles with Gene Woodling to Cleveland Indians in exchange for Dave Pope and Wally Westlake (June 15, 1955); Billy Cox refused to report to Cleveland Indians and Baltimore Orioles sent $15000 (June 15, 1955) to complete trade.