Billy Cox
From BR Bullpen
William Richard Cox
- Bats Right, Throws Right
- Height 5' 10", Weight 150 lb.
- Debut September 20, 1941
- Final Game June 11, 1955
- Born August 29, 1919 in Newport, PA USA
- Died March 30, 1978 in Harrisburg, PA USA
[edit] Biographical Information
Billy Cox spent 18 months on Guadalcanal during World War II. He was known as the best fielding third baseman of his generation.
[edit] Further Reading
- Roger Kahn: "Billy Alone", in The Boys of Summer, Perennial Classics, Harper and Collins Publishers, New York, NY, 2000, pp. 412-421 (originally published in 1972).
