Billy Cox (MLB)

Full Name: William Richard Cox	Primary Position: 3B,SS
Height/Weight: 5' 10"/150	First Game: September 20, 1941
Birthdate: August 29, 1919	Final Game: June 11, 1955
Birthplace: Newport, Pennsylvania	MLB Experience: 11 years
Died: March 30, 1978
Deathplace: Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Bat/Throw: Right/Right

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Billy Cox (William Richard Cox) was born on August 29, 1919 in Newport, Pennsylvania. He made his Major League debut on September 20, 1941 for the Pittsburgh Pirates. In 1946, his rookie year, he hit .290 with 2 home runs and 36 RBI. Cox played for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Brooklyn Dodgers and Baltimore Orioles over the course of his 11 year career.

Most people believe that Billy Cox's best season was 1947, when he slugged 15 home runs and knocked in 54 runs.

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[edit] Batting Stats

Year	Team		G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	2B	3B	BB	SO	HBP	SH	SB	IBB	GDP
1941	PIT	N	10	37	4	10	0	2	.270	.325	.405	3	1	3	2	0	0	1	0	1
1946	PIT	N	121	411	32	119	2	36	.290	.333	.387	22	6	26	15	1	10	4	0	4
1947	PIT	N	132	529	75	145	15	54	.274	.313	.442	30	7	29	28	1	2	5	0	5
1948	BRO	N	88	237	36	59	3	15	.249	.353	.359	13	2	38	19	0	4	3	0	8
1949	BRO	N	100	390	48	91	8	40	.233	.290	.351	18	2	30	18	1	5	5	0	9
1950	BRO	N	119	451	62	116	8	44	.257	.311	.357	17	2	35	24	0	8	6	0	15
1951	BRO	N	142	455	62	127	9	51	.279	.336	.411	25	4	37	30	2	13	5	0	8
1952	BRO	N	116	455	56	118	6	34	.259	.301	.338	12	3	25	32	2	8	10	0	13
1953	BRO	N	100	327	44	95	10	44	.291	.363	.443	18	1	37	21	0	7	2	0	7
1954	BRO	N	77	226	26	53	2	17	.235	.297	.319	9	2	21	13	0	3	0	4	8
1955	BAL	A	53	194	25	41	3	14	.211	.275	.314	7	2	17	16	0	2	1	0	5
Total	NL		1005	3518	445	933	63	337	.265	.321	.383	167	30	281	202	7	60	41	4	78
Total	AL		53	194	25	41	3	14	.211	.275	.314	7	2	17	16	0	2	1	0	5
Total			1058	3712	470	974	66	351	.262	.318	.380	174	32	298	218	7	62	42	4	83

[edit] Fielding Stats

Year	Team		POS	G	GS	INN	PO	A	ERR	DP	AVG
1941	PIT	N	SS	10	0	0	15	35	3	8	.943
1946	PIT	N	SS	114	0	0	235	323	39	59	.935
1947	PIT	N	SS	129	0	0	220	388	20	63	.968
1948	BRO	N	2B	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1948	BRO	N	3B	70	0	0	51	107	7	7	.958
1948	BRO	N	SS	6	0	0	8	13	1	4	.955
1949	BRO	N	3B	100	0	0	104	213	12	28	.964
1950	BRO	N	2B	13	0	0	31	31	0	7	1.000
1950	BRO	N	SS	9	0	0	10	10	1	1	.952
1950	BRO	N	3B	107	0	0	102	233	15	35	.957
1951	BRO	N	SS	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	1.000
1951	BRO	N	3B	139	0	0	140	264	14	26	.967
1952	BRO	N	2B	9	0	0	13	11	0	4	1.000
1952	BRO	N	3B	100	0	0	100	157	8	26	.970
1952	BRO	N	SS	10	0	0	27	20	1	4	.979
1953	BRO	N	SS	6	0	0	5	3	0	1	1.000
1953	BRO	N	2B	1	0	0	1	2	1	0	.750
1953	BRO	N	3B	89	0	0	86	142	6	20	.974
1954	BRO	N	2B	12	11	96.2	22	27	1	5	.980
1954	BRO	N	SS	8	6	58.2	14	13	0	3	1.000
1954	BRO	N	3B	57	44	402.1	57	90	6	7	.961
1955	BAL	A	2B	18	0	0	25	28	0	4	1.000
1955	BAL	A	SS	6	0	0	2	9	1	1	.917
1955	BAL	A	3B	37	0	0	28	67	3	5	.969
Total			3B	699	44	402.1	668	1273	71	154	.965
Total			SS	299	6	58.2	537	814	66	144	.953
Total			2B	54	11	96.2	92	99	2	20	.990

[edit] Transactions

Signed as an amateur free agent by Pittsburgh Pirates (1940).
Traded by Pittsburgh Pirates with Preacher Roe and Gene Mauch to Brooklyn Dodgers in exchange for Dixie Walker, Hal Gregg and Vic Lombardi (December 8, 1947).
Traded by Brooklyn Dodgers with Preacher Roe to Baltimore Orioles in exchange for Johnny Jancse, Harry Schwegeman and $50000 (December 13, 1954).
Traded by Baltimore Orioles with Gene Woodling to Cleveland Indians in exchange for Dave Pope and Wally Westlake (June 15, 1955); Billy Cox refused to report to Cleveland Indians and Baltimore Orioles sent $15000 (June 15, 1955) to complete trade.

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