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Billy Cox

Birthdate:

8/29/1919

Died:

3/30/1978

Height / Weight:

5' 10" / 150 lbs.

Place of Birth:

Newport, PA, USA

Bats / Throws:

R / R

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From 1950 Bowman Baseball Card #194 – Words on back of Card as follows Born: Newport PA on August 29 1919 Hit .234 in 100 games in 1949. Drove in 40 runs. Had a Fielding average of .974. Began in organized baseball with Harrisburg, Inter-State League, 1940. Remained there the following year. Then came 4 seasons in the service. Was Pirate shortstop in ’46 and ’47. Traded to Dodgers during December 1947.

baseballhistorian.com Notes: Billy Cox was a well-regarded defensive third baseman, perhaps the best in this era.

Photo from 1952 Who's Who Magazine

Pitching Statistics

Year	Team	G	GS	W	L	SV	CG	SHO	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	WP	HBP	BK	ERA
11 years		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00

Batting Statistics

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	IBB	HBP	SH	SF	AVG	OBP	SLG
1941	PIT (NL)	10	37	4	10	3	1	0	2	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	.270	.325	SLG
1946	PIT (NL)	121	411	32	119	22	6	2	36	26	15	4	0	0	1	10	0	.290	.333	SLG
1947	PIT (NL)	132	529	75	145	30	7	15	54	29	28	5	0	0	1	2	0	.274	.313	SLG
1948	BRO (NL)	88	237	36	59	13	2	3	15	38	19	3	0	0	0	4	0	.249	.353	SLG
1949	BRO (NL)	100	390	48	91	18	2	8	40	30	18	5	0	0	1	5	0	.233	.290	SLG
1950	BRO (NL)	119	451	62	116	17	2	8	44	35	24	6	0	0	0	8	0	.257	.311	SLG
1951	BRO (NL)	142	455	62	127	25	4	9	51	37	30	5	5	0	2	13	0	.279	.336	SLG
1952	BRO (NL)	116	455	56	118	12	3	6	34	25	32	10	12	0	2	8	0	.259	.301	SLG
1953	BRO (NL)	100	327	44	95	18	1	10	44	37	21	2	2	0	0	7	0	.291	.363	SLG
1954	BRO (NL)	77	226	26	53	9	2	2	17	21	13	0	0	0	0	3	2	.235	.297	SLG
1955	BAL (AL)	53	194	25	41	7	2	3	14	17	16	1	2	0	0	2	0	.211	.275	SLG
11 years		1058	3712	470	974	174	32	66	351	298	218	42	21	0	7	62	2	.262	.318	.SLG

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