Position: Third Baseman
Bats: Right • Throws: Right
5-11, 180lb (180cm, 81kg)
Born: May 21, 1941 in Tulsa, OK us
High School: Selma HS (Selma, CA)
School: Reedley College (Reedley, CA)
Debut:
April 14, 1968
(Age 26-329d,
10,291st in MLB history)
vs. MIN 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Last Game:
October 1, 1969
(Age 28-133d)
vs. CLE 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB
Hall of Fame: Inducted as Manager in 2014.
(Voted by Veteran's Committee)
View Bobby Cox's Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).
Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1968 season
Agents: Lonnie Cooper
Full Name: Robert Joe Cox
Career
0.9
628
50
141
.225
9
58
3
.310
.309
.619
88
| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | TB | GDP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB | Pos | Awards | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 27 | NYY | AL | 135 | 490 | 437 | 33 | 100 | 15 | 1 | 7 | 41 | 3 | 2 | 41 | 85 | .229 | .300 | .316 | .616 | 91 | 138 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | *5 | |
| 1969 | 28 | NYY | AL | 85 | 229 | 191 | 17 | 41 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 34 | 41 | .215 | .332 | .293 | .625 | 80 | 56 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 5/4 | |
| 2 Yrs | 220 | 719 | 628 | 50 | 141 | 22 | 2 | 9 | 58 | 3 | 3 | 75 | 126 | .225 | .310 | .309 | .619 | 88 | 194 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 14 | |||||
| 162 Game Avg. | 162 | 529 | 462 | 37 | 104 | 16 | 1 | 7 | 43 | 2 | 2 | 55 | 93 | .225 | .310 | .309 | .619 | 88 | 143 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 10 | |||||
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