Billy Cox (baseball)
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| Billy Cox | ||
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| Third Baseman | ||
| Born: August 29, 1919 | ||
| Died: March 30, 1978 (aged 58) | ||
| Batted: Right | Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | ||
| September 20, 1941 for the Pittsburgh Pirates |
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| Final game | ||
| June 11, 1955 for the Baltimore Orioles |
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| Career statistics | ||
| Batting average | .262 | |
| Home runs | 66 | |
| Runs batted in | 351 | |
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| Career highlights and awards | ||
| *National League Pennants: 1949, 1952, 1953 | ||
William Richard Cox (born August 29, 1919, in Newport, Pennsylvania – died March 30, 1978, in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania) was a Major League Baseball middle infielder.
Signed as an amateur free agent by the Pittsburgh Pirates 1940, Cox would make his Major League Baseball debut with the Pittsburgh Pirates on September 20, 1941, and appear in his final game on June 11, 1955.
Cox was the third baseman of a stellar Brooklyn Dodgers infield in the 1950s that included Gil Hodges, Jackie Robinson, and Pee Wee Reese.
The book Carl Erskine's Tales from the Dodgers Dugout: Extra Innings (2004) includes short stories from former Dodger pitcher Carl Erskine. Cox is prominent in many of these stories.
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