Bill Cox

William Donald Cox

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 6' 1", Weight 185 lb.

• Debut June 6, 1936
• Final Game July 31, 1940
• Born June 23, 1913 in Ashmore, IL USA
• Died February 16, 1988 in Charleston, IL USA

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Biographical Information

Bill Cox pitched in 50 games with the St. Louis Cardinals, Chicago White Sox and St. Louis Browns from 1936 to 1940, going 2-9, 6.56 in 116 2/3 innings. He then served in Germany in the U.S. Army during World War II. After his baseball career, he was a basketball official and officiated for the Harlem Globetrotters in 1954. He later entered politics and served as the Coles County (Illinois) Treasurer, Sheriff, as well as Minority Whip of the Illinois General Assembly. In 1973, Cox pleaded guilty to mail fraud and filing a false income tax report in United States District Court. He subsequently resigned from his post and was sentenced to fifteen months in prison for his crimes.