Billy Cox

Positions: Third Baseman, Shortstop and Second Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-10, 150lb (178cm, 68kg)

Born: August 29, 1919 in Newport, PA us

Died: March 30, 1978 in Harrisburg, PA

Buried: Newport Cemetery, Newport, PA

High School: Newport HS (Newport, PA)

Debut: September 20, 1941 (Age 22-022d, 9,131st in major league history)
vs. CIN 4 AB, 2 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: June 11, 1955 (Age 35-286d)
vs. KCA 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1946 season

Full Name: William Richard Cox

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

10.1

3712

974

.262

470

RBI

351

OBP

.318

SLG

.380

OPS

.698

OPS+

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1950 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1950 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	19 (18)	May 10	BRO	@	CIN	L,0-4	CG	37	8.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
2	20	May 13	BRO		BSN	L,2-12	GS	46	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B SS
3	21	May 14	BRO		BSN	W,6-4	CG	40	9.0	1	4	0	5	0	3B
4	22	May 16	BRO		STL	W,3-1	CG	31	9.0	0	4	0	4	0	3B
5	23	May 17	BRO		STL	W,6-2	CG	38	9.0	1	1	0	2	1	3B
6	24	May 18	BRO		STL	W,9-8	GS	43	8.0	1	0	1	2	0	3B
7	25	May 20 (1)	BRO		PIT	W,3-2	CG	38	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
8	26	May 20 (2)	BRO		PIT	W,4-3	GS	44	11.0	4	3	0	7	1	3B SS
9	27	May 21	BRO		CIN	L,9-10	GS	45	9.0	0	2	1	3	0	3B SS
10	28	May 22	BRO		CIN	W,5-1	CG	36	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
11	29	May 23	BRO		CHC	L,4-5	GS	41	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	3B SS
12	30	May 24	BRO		CHC	W,6-1	CG	34	9.0	2	2	0	4	1	3B
13	31	May 25	BRO		CHC	W,5-4	GS	40	9.0	2	4	0	6	1	3B SS
14	32	May 26	BRO	@	BSN	W,5-1	CG	34	9.0	1	4	1	6	1	3B
15	33	May 27	BRO	@	BSN	L,1-7	CG	41	8.0	1	1	0	2	1	3B
16	34	May 28	BRO	@	BSN	L,1-4	CG	38	8.0	2	0	1	3	0	3B
17	35	May 30 (1)	BRO		PHI	W,7-6	GS	51	10.0	0	3	0	3	2	3B SS
18	36	May 30 (2)	BRO		PHI	W,6-4	CG	46	9.0	1	1	1	3	0	SS
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
19	37	Jun 1	BRO	@	STL	L,2-5	CG	38	8.0	2	3	0	5	1	SS
20	38	Jun 2	BRO	@	STL	W,8-1	CG	32	9.0	2	4	0	6	0	SS
21	39	Jun 4	BRO	@	CHC	L,8-13	CG	45	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
22	40	Jun 5	BRO	@	CHC	W,13-1	CG	28	9.0	2	2	0	4	1	3B
23	49 (8)	Jun 16	BRO		STL	W,7-3	CG	39	9.0	0	1	0	1	1	3B
24	50	Jun 17	BRO		STL	W,10-2	CG	33	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
25	51	Jun 18	BRO		STL	W,9-0	CG	33	9.0	1	4	0	5	3	3B
26	52	Jun 19	BRO		NYG	W,8-5	CG	41	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	3B
27	53	Jun 20	BRO		CIN	W,8-2	CG	34	9.0	0	4	1	5	3	3B
28	54	Jun 21	BRO		CIN	L,5-6	CG	40	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
29	55	Jun 22	BRO		CIN	L,5-9	CG	44	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
30	56	Jun 23	BRO		PIT	W,15-3	CG	37	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	3B
31	57	Jun 24 susp	BRO		PIT	W,21-12	CG	44	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
32	58	Jun 25	BRO		PIT	L,11-16	CG	50	9.0	1	2	0	3	1	3B
33	59	Jun 27	BRO		NYG	L,3-10	CG	46	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
34	60	Jun 28	BRO		NYG	W,5-3	CG	37	9.0	0	3	0	3	1	3B
35	61	Jun 29	BRO		NYG	L,5-11	CG	44	9.0	1	4	1	6	0	3B
36	62	Jun 30	BRO	@	PHI	L,5-8	CG	38	8.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
37	63	Jul 1	BRO	@	PHI	L,4-6	CG	37	8.0	0	3	0	3	1	3B
38	64	Jul 2 (1)	BRO	@	PHI	L,4-6	CG	39	8.0	1	1	0	2	1	3B
39	65	Jul 2 (2)	BRO	@	PHI	T,8-8	GS	46	10.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B 2B
40	66	Jul 3	BRO	@	NYG	L,2-3	CG	43	10.0	3	3	0	6	0	3B
41	67	Jul 4 (1)	BRO	@	NYG	L,4-5	CG	38	8.0	3	3	0	6	0	3B
42	68	Jul 4 (2)	BRO	@	NYG	W,5-3	CG	36	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
43	69	Jul 6	BRO		BSN	W,8-3	CG	39	9.0	0	3	1	4	0	3B
44	70	Jul 7	BRO		PHI	L,2-7	CG	42	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
45	71	Jul 8	BRO		PHI	L,1-4	CG	36	9.0	0	0	1	1	0	3B
46	72	Jul 9	BRO		PHI	W,7-3	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
47	73	Jul 13	BRO	@	CHC	L,4-6	CG	38	8.0	1	4	0	5	1	3B
48	74	Jul 14	BRO	@	CHC	W,1-0	CG	35	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	3B
49	75	Jul 15	BRO	@	CHC	W,13-5	CG	37	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
50	76	Jul 16	BRO	@	STL	W,10-2	CG	34	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	3B
51	77	Jul 17 (1)	BRO	@	STL	W,6-3	CG	41	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
52	87 (9)	Jul 27	BRO		STL	L,3-13	GF	17	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
53	88	Jul 28	BRO		CHC	L,5-12	CG	45	9.0	3	3	0	6	1	3B
54	89	Jul 29 (1)	BRO		CHC	W,6-4	CG	36	9.0	0	4	0	4	0	3B
55	90	Jul 29 (2)	BRO		CHC	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
56	91	Jul 30	BRO		CHC	W,7-2	CG	32	9.0	0	7	0	7	0	3B
57	92	Jul 31	BRO		CHC	L,5-8	CG	43	9.0	1	1	1	3	0	3B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
58	93	Aug 1	BRO		PIT	W,3-1	CG	34	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
59	94	Aug 2	BRO		PIT	W,5-4	CG	44	10.0	2	3	0	5	0	3B
60	95	Aug 4	BRO		CIN	W,7-1	CG	35	9.0	1	3	0	4	1	3B
61	96	Aug 5	BRO		CIN	L,3-4	CG	37	9.0	0	6	0	6	0	3B
62	97	Aug 6	BRO		CIN	L,7-11	CG	48	9.0	1	4	1	6	1	3B
63	98	Aug 8	BRO		PHI	L,5-6	CG	37	9.0	1	1	0	2	1	3B
64	99	Aug 9	BRO		PHI	L,4-5	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
65	100	Aug 10	BRO	@	BSN	W,4-3	CG	38	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
66	101	Aug 11	BRO	@	BSN	L,0-7	CG	40	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
67	102	Aug 12	BRO	@	BSN	L,2-10	GS	44	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B 2B
68	103	Aug 13	BRO	@	BSN	W,8-2	CG	36	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	3B
69	104	Aug 15	BRO	@	NYG	W,1-0	CG	33	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
70	105	Aug 16	BRO	@	NYG	L,7-16	CG	46	8.0	3	2	0	5	1	3B
71	106	Aug 17 (1)	BRO	@	NYG	W,8-6	CG	42	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
72	107	Aug 17 (2)	BRO	@	NYG	W,5-1	CG	32	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	3B
73	108	Aug 18	BRO		BSN	W,8-3	CG	38	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
74	109	Aug 21	BRO	@	PIT	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	2	3	0	5	1	3B
75	110	Aug 22	BRO	@	PIT	W,10-8	CG	43	9.0	1	5	1	7	0	3B
76	111	Aug 23	BRO	@	PIT	W,7-5	CG	65	17.0	2	2	0	4	1	3B
77	112	Aug 24 (1)	BRO	@	CIN	W,1-0	CG	33	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
78	113	Aug 24 (2)	BRO	@	CIN	W,7-3	CG	34	9.0	1	4	0	5	0	3B
79	114	Aug 25	BRO	@	CIN	W,6-0	CG	31	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
80	117 (2)	Aug 28	BRO	@	STL	L,1-3	GF	7	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
81	118	Aug 29	BRO	@	CHC	W,8-2	CG	36	9.0	2	4	1	7	1	3B
82	119	Aug 30	BRO	@	CHC	L,5-6	CG	36	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
83	120	Aug 31	BRO		BSN	W,19-3	GS	39	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	3B 2B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
84	121	Sep 1	BRO		NYG	L,1-4	CG	37	9.0	3	3	0	6	1	3B
85	122	Sep 2	BRO		NYG	W,2-0	CG	33	9.0	0	4	0	4	0	3B
86	123	Sep 4 (1)	BRO	@	BSN	L,4-11	CG	44	8.0	0	2	0	2	1	3B
87	124	Sep 4 (2)	BRO	@	BSN	L,2-3	CG	40	8.1	1	0	0	1	0	3B
88	125	Sep 5	BRO		NYG	L,5-8	CG	45	10.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
89	126	Sep 6 (1)	BRO	@	PHI	W,2-0	CG	31	9.0	4	2	0	6	0	3B
90	127	Sep 6 (2)	BRO	@	PHI	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	3	2	0	5	0	3B
91	128	Sep 7	BRO	@	PHI	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
92	129	Sep 8	BRO	@	PHI	L,3-4	GS	37	8.0	5	1	0	6	1	3B 2B
93	130	Sep 9	BRO	@	NYG	L,0-2	CG	33	8.0	3	4	0	7	0	2B
94	131	Sep 10	BRO	@	NYG	L,4-6	CG	34	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	2B
95	132	Sep 12	BRO		CIN	W,3-1	CG	33	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	2B
96	133	Sep 14 (1)	BRO		CIN	W,6-3	CG	35	9.0	3	4	0	7	1	2B
97	134	Sep 14 (2)	BRO		CIN	W,5-2	CG	37	9.0	4	2	0	6	1	2B
98	135	Sep 15	BRO		STL	L,2-6	CG	39	9.0	3	3	0	6	0	2B
99	136	Sep 16	BRO		STL	L,3-4	CG	39	9.0	3	4	0	7	0	2B
100	137	Sep 17	BRO		CHC	L,2-3	CG	35	9.0	3	2	0	5	2	2B
101	138	Sep 18	BRO		CHC	L,7-9	CG	45	9.0	5	4	0	9	2	2B
102	139	Sep 19 (1)	BRO		PIT	W,14-3	CG	36	9.0	0	6	0	6	0	3B
103	140	Sep 19 (2)	BRO		PIT	W,3-2	CG	41	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
104	141	Sep 20	BRO		PIT	W,7-2	CG	34	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
105	142	Sep 21	BRO		PIT	W,10-8	CG	49	9.0	0	3	1	4	1	3B
106	143	Sep 23	BRO	@	PHI	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	0	1	0	1	1	3B
107	144	Sep 24	BRO	@	PHI	W,11-0	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	3B
108	145	Sep 25 (1)	BRO		NYG	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
109	146	Sep 25 (2)	BRO		NYG	L,3-4	CG	38	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
110	147	Sep 26	BRO		NYG	W,8-4	CG	34	9.0	2	1	0	3	1	3B
111	148	Sep 27 (1)	BRO		BSN	W,9-6	CG	39	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
112	149	Sep 27 (2)	BRO		BSN	L,2-4	GS	30	7.0	2	1	0	3	0	3B
113	150	Sep 28 (1)	BRO		BSN	W,6-5	CG	37	9.0	0	6	0	6	0	3B
114	151	Sep 28 (2)	BRO		BSN	L,4-8	CG	46	9.0	1	3	1	5	0	3B
115	152	Sep 29 (1)	BRO		BSN	W,7-5	CG	40	9.0	4	6	0	10	1	3B
116	153	Sep 29 (2)	BRO		BSN	W,7-6	CG	40	9.0	0	2	1	3	0	3B
117	154	Sep 30	BRO		PHI	W,7-3	CG	34	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
118	155	Oct 1	BRO		PHI	L,1-4	CG	41	10.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
							129gm		1042.1	143	274	16	433	43