Larry Cox

Position: Catcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-10, 178lb (178cm, 80kg)

Born: September 11, 1947 in Bluffton, OH us

Died: February 17, 1990 in Bellefontaine, OH

Buried: Gethsemani Cemetery, Lima, OH

High School: Ottawa-Glandorf HS (Ottawa, OH)

Debut: April 18, 1973 (Age 25-219d, 13,354th in major league history)
vs. MON 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: May 23, 1982 (Age 34-254d)
vs. SFG 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1977 season

Full Name: Larry Eugene Cox

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-0.1

825

182

.221

RBI

OBP

.280

SLG

.314

OPS

.594

OPS+

Standard Batting

Games by Position

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Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos	Awards
1966	18	PHI-min	A-	54	181	155	21	34	9	0	0	15	3	2	23	51	.219	.322	.277	.600		43		1	1	1			HUR · NORL
1967	19	PHI-min	WRk,A	76	237	193	24	35	7	0	2	20	0	0	39	60	.181	.328	.249	.576		48		3	2	0			SPB,PHL,TID · WCRS,FLIL,CARL
1968	20	PHI-min	A,A-	15	28	24	1	5	1	0	1	3	0	0	3	10	.208	.296	.375	.671		9		0	1	0			SPB,HUR · WCRS,NORL
1969	21	PHI-min	A,WRk	96	354	310	28	62	10	0	1	23	1	0	37	93	.200	.285	.242	.527		75		1	3	3			RDH,PHL · CARL,FLIN
1970	22	PHI-min	AA,AAA	75	264	229	26	46	3	1	5	29	4	0	28	44	.201	.290	.288	.578		66		1	5	1			REA,EUG · EL,PCL
1971	23	PHI-min	AA,AAA	81	285	256	19	58	7	1	2	30	1	1	26	33	.227	.296	.285	.581		73		0	1	2			REA,EUG · EL,PCL
1972	24	SDP-min	AAA	110	406	363	34	83	12	6	7	38	1	3	39	61	.229	.303	.353	.655		128		0	3	1			HAW · PCL
1973	25	PHI-min	AAA,AA	88	290	244	37	60	12	2	3	28	0	0	38	37	.246	.341	.348	.690		85		0	3	5			EUG,REA · PCL,EL
1973	25	PHI	NL	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	/2
1974	26	PHI-min	AAA	32	115	90	14	23	2	1	3	16	1	0	22	11	.256	.395	.400	.795		36		0	1	2			TOL · IL
1974	26	PHI	NL	30	58	53	5	9	2	0	0	4	0	0	4	9	.170	.241	.208	.449	25	11	1	1	0	0	0	2/H
1975	27	PHI-min	AAA	32	90	80	5	10	2	0	0	1	0	0	10	8	.125	.222	.150	.372		12		0	0	0			TOL · IL
1975	27	PHI	NL	11	7	5	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	.200	.286	.200	.486	35	1	1	0	0	1	0	2/H

1976	28	MIN-min	AAA	135	510	457	61	121	22	5	12	66	3	0	45	58	.265	.335	.414	.748		189		4	2	2			TAC · PCL
1977	29	SEA	AL	35	104	93	6	23	6	0	2	6	1	1	10	12	.247	.320	.376	.697	91	35	2	0	1	0	0	2
1978	30	CHC	NL	59	133	121	10	34	5	0	2	18	0	0	12	16	.281	.346	.372	.718	93	45	4	0	0	0	0	2/H
1979	31	SEA	AL	100	324	293	32	63	11	3	4	36	2	1	22	39	.215	.266	.314	.580	55	92	9	0	3	5	0	2/H
1980	32	SEA	AL	105	271	243	18	49	6	2	4	20	1	2	19	36	.202	.260	.292	.552	51	71	9	0	9	0	0	2/H
1981	33	TEX	AL	5	13	13	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	.231	.231	.308	.538	59	4	0	0	0	0	0	/2
1982	34	CHC-min	AA	13	51	49	1	7	0	0	0	3	3	0	1	8	.143	.157	.143	.300		7		0	0	1	0		MDL · TL
1982	34	CHC	NL	2	6	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	.000	.333	.000	.333	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	/2
9 Yrs				348	916	825	72	182	31	5	12	85	5	4	70	117	.221	.280	.314	.594	61	259	26	1	13	6	1
162 Game Avg.				162	426	384	34	85	14	2	6	40	2	2	33	54	.221	.280	.314	.594	61	121	12	0	6	3	0

SEA (3 yrs)				240	699	629	56	135	23	5	10	62	4	4	51	87	.215	.272	.315	.586	59	198	20	0	13	5	0
PHI (3 yrs)				42	65	58	5	10	2	0	0	5	1	0	5	9	.172	.246	.207	.453	26	12	2	1	0	1	0
CHC (2 yrs)				61	139	125	11	34	5	0	2	18	0	0	14	17	.272	.345	.360	.705	90	45	4	0	0	0	1
TEX (1 yr)				5	13	13	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	.231	.231	.308	.538	59	4	0	0	0	0	0

NL (5 yrs)				103	204	183	16	44	7	0	2	23	1	0	19	26	.240	.314	.311	.625	70	57	6	1	0	1	1
AL (4 yrs)				245	712	642	56	138	24	5	10	62	4	4	51	91	.215	.271	.315	.585	59	202	20	0	13	5	0

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