Billy Cox (baseball player)
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William Richard Cox was a Major League Baseball
third baseman.
Signed as an amateur free agent by the Pittsburgh Pirates
1940, Cox made his Major League Baseball debut with the Pirates on September 20, 1941, and appeared in his final game on June 11, 1955.
Cox served in the military during World War II.
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 the former Dodger pitcher. Cox is prominent in many of them.
Billy is also featured in Roger Kahn's 1971 book The Boys of Summer, which tells the stories of the Brooklyn Dodgers from the early 1950s and then catches up with them later in life.
The youth baseball park on North Second Street in Newport, PA, is named after Billy Cox, and hosts Cal Ripken Division baseball games (Babe Ruth baseball's equivalent to Little League) as well as an annual tournament.
Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball is the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada, consisting of teams that play in the National League and the American League...
third baseman.
Signed as an amateur free agent by the Pittsburgh Pirates
Pittsburgh Pirates
The Pittsburgh Pirates are a Major League Baseball club based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. They play in the Central Division of the National League, and are five-time World Series Champions...
1940, Cox made his Major League Baseball debut with the Pirates on September 20, 1941, and appeared in his final game on June 11, 1955.
Cox served in the military during World War II.
Cox was the third baseman
Third baseman
A third baseman, abbreviated 3B, is the player in baseball whose responsibility is to defend the area nearest to third base — the third of four bases a baserunner must touch in succession to score a run...
of a stellar Brooklyn Dodgers
Los Angeles Dodgers
The Los Angeles Dodgers are a professional baseball team based in Los Angeles, California. The Dodgers are members of Major League Baseball's National League West Division. Established in 1883, the team originated in Brooklyn, New York, where it was known by a number of nicknames before becoming...
infield in the 1950s that included Gil Hodges
Gil Hodges
Gilbert Ray Hodges was an American Major League Baseball first baseman and manager. During an 18-year baseball career, he played in 1943 and from 1947–63, spending most of his career with the Brooklyn and Los Angeles Dodgers...
, Jackie Robinson
Jackie Robinson
Jack Roosevelt "Jackie" Robinson was the first black Major League Baseball player of the modern era. Robinson broke the baseball color line when he debuted with the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947...
, and Pee Wee Reese
Pee Wee Reese
Harold Peter Henry "Pee Wee" Reese was an American professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a shortstop for the Brooklyn and Los Angeles Dodgers from to . A ten-time All Star, Reese contributed to seven National League championships for the Dodgers and, was inducted...
.
The book Carl Erskine's Tales from the Dodgers Dugout: Extra Innings
Carl Erskine's Tales from the Dodgers Dugout: Extra Innings
Carl Erskine's Tales from the Dodgers Dugout: Extra Innings is a book by former Major League Baseball All-Star pitcher Carl Erskine. It is a compilation of short stories about life in the glory days of Major League Baseball. The forward was penned by Hall of Fame announcer Vin...
(2004) includes short stories from the former Dodger pitcher. Cox is prominent in many of them.
Billy is also featured in Roger Kahn's 1971 book The Boys of Summer, which tells the stories of the Brooklyn Dodgers from the early 1950s and then catches up with them later in life.
The youth baseball park on North Second Street in Newport, PA, is named after Billy Cox, and hosts Cal Ripken Division baseball games (Babe Ruth baseball's equivalent to Little League) as well as an annual tournament.
External links
- Billy Cox at Baseball Reference.com
- Billy Cox at Find a GraveFind A GraveFind a Grave is a commercial website providing free access and input to an online database of cemetery records. It was founded in 1998 as a DBA and incorporated in 2000.-History:...