Billy Cox
William Richard Cox
Born: August 29, 1919
Newport, PA USA
Deceased: 1978
Harrisburg, PA USA
Primary Position: 3B
All Position(s) Played: 2B, 3B, SS, PH, PR
Bats: R
Throws: R
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 150
Career: 1941-1955
Minor League Statistics
Billy Cox compiled a career batting average of .262 with 66 home runs and 351 RBI in his 1058-game career with the Pittsburgh Pirates, Brooklyn Dodgers and Baltimore Orioles. He began playing during the 1941 season and last took the field during the 1955 campaign.
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Batting:
Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
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1941 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 10 | 40 | 37 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | .270 | .325 | .405 | .730 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1946 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 121 | 448 | 411 | 32 | 119 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 36 | 4 | 0 | 26 | 15 | .290 | .333 | .387 | .720 | 159 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
1947 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | 132 | 561 | 529 | 75 | 145 | 30 | 7 | 15 | 54 | 5 | 0 | 29 | 28 | .274 | .313 | .442 | .755 | 234 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
1948 | NL | Brooklyn Dodgers | 88 | 279 | 237 | 36 | 59 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 38 | 19 | .249 | .353 | .359 | .711 | 85 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
1949 | NL | Brooklyn Dodgers | 100 | 426 | 390 | 48 | 91 | 18 | 2 | 8 | 40 | 5 | 0 | 30 | 18 | .233 | .290 | .351 | .641 | 137 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
1950 | NL | Brooklyn Dodgers | 119 | 494 | 451 | 62 | 116 | 17 | 2 | 8 | 44 | 6 | 0 | 35 | 24 | .257 | .311 | .357 | .668 | 161 | 15 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
1951 | NL | Brooklyn Dodgers | 142 | 507 | 455 | 62 | 127 | 25 | 4 | 9 | 51 | 5 | 5 | 37 | 30 | .279 | .336 | .411 | .747 | 187 | 8 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
1952 | NL | Brooklyn Dodgers | 116 | 490 | 455 | 56 | 118 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 34 | 10 | 12 | 25 | 32 | .259 | .301 | .338 | .639 | 154 | 13 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
1953 | NL | Brooklyn Dodgers | 100 | 371 | 327 | 44 | 95 | 18 | 1 | 10 | 44 | 2 | 2 | 37 | 21 | .291 | .363 | .443 | .806 | 145 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
1954 | NL | Brooklyn Dodgers | 77 | 252 | 226 | 26 | 53 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 13 | .235 | .297 | .319 | .616 | 72 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
1955 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 53 | 213 | 194 | 25 | 41 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 16 | .211 | .275 | .314 | .589 | 61 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Totals | 1058 | 4081 | 3712 | 470 | 974 | 174 | 32 | 66 | 351 | 42 | 21 | 298 | 218 | .262 | .318 | .380 | .698 | 1410 | 83 | 7 | 62 | 2 | 0 |
Fielding:
Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
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1941 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | SS | 10 | 0 | 0.0 | 15 | 35 | 3 | 8 | .943 | 5.000 | |
1946 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | SS | 114 | 0 | 0.0 | 235 | 323 | 39 | 59 | .935 | 4.895 | |
1947 | NL | Pittsburgh Pirates | SS | 129 | 0 | 0.0 | 220 | 388 | 20 | 63 | .968 | 4.713 | |
1948 | NL | Brooklyn Dodgers | 2B | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
1948 | NL | Brooklyn Dodgers | 3B | 70 | 0 | 0.0 | 51 | 107 | 7 | 7 | .958 | 2.257 | |
1948 | NL | Brooklyn Dodgers | SS | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 4 | .955 | 3.500 | |
1949 | NL | Brooklyn Dodgers | 3B | 100 | 0 | 0.0 | 104 | 213 | 12 | 28 | .964 | 3.170 | |
1950 | NL | Brooklyn Dodgers | 2B | 13 | 0 | 0.0 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 7 | 1.000 | 4.769 | |
1950 | NL | Brooklyn Dodgers | 3B | 107 | 0 | 0.0 | 102 | 233 | 15 | 35 | .957 | 3.131 | |
1950 | NL | Brooklyn Dodgers | SS | 9 | 0 | 0.0 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 1 | .952 | 2.222 | |
1951 | NL | Brooklyn Dodgers | 3B | 139 | 0 | 0.0 | 140 | 264 | 14 | 26 | .967 | 2.906 | |
1951 | NL | Brooklyn Dodgers | SS | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | |
1952 | NL | Brooklyn Dodgers | 2B | 9 | 0 | 0.0 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 1.000 | 2.667 | |
1952 | NL | Brooklyn Dodgers | 3B | 100 | 0 | 0.0 | 100 | 157 | 8 | 26 | .970 | 2.570 | |
1952 | NL | Brooklyn Dodgers | SS | 10 | 0 | 0.0 | 27 | 20 | 1 | 4 | .979 | 4.700 | |
1953 | NL | Brooklyn Dodgers | 2B | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .750 | 3.000 | |
1953 | NL | Brooklyn Dodgers | 3B | 89 | 0 | 0.0 | 86 | 142 | 6 | 20 | .974 | 2.562 | |
1953 | NL | Brooklyn Dodgers | SS | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.333 | |
1954 | NL | Brooklyn Dodgers | 3B | 58 | 44 | 402.3 | 57 | 90 | 6 | 7 | .961 | 3.288 | 2.534 |
1954 | NL | Brooklyn Dodgers | 2B | 11 | 11 | 96.7 | 22 | 27 | 1 | 5 | .980 | 4.562 | 4.455 |
1954 | NL | Brooklyn Dodgers | SS | 8 | 6 | 58.7 | 14 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 4.142 | 3.375 |
1955 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 3B | 37 | 34 | 266.0 | 28 | 67 | 3 | 5 | .969 | 3.214 | 2.568 |
1955 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | 2B | 18 | 10 | 109.7 | 25 | 28 | 0 | 4 | 1.000 | 4.350 | 2.944 |
1955 | AL | Baltimore Orioles | SS | 6 | 2 | 17.0 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 1 | .917 | 5.824 | 1.833 |
Totals | 1052 | 107 | 950.3 | 1297 | 2186 | 139 | 318 | .962 | 32.985 | 3.311 |
Postseason - Batting:
Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
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1949 | NL | Brooklyn Dodgers | WS | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .333 | .333 | .333 | .667 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1952 | NL | Brooklyn Dodgers | WS | 7 | 31 | 27 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | .296 | .367 | .370 | .737 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
1953 | NL | Brooklyn Dodgers | WS | 6 | 25 | 23 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .304 | .333 | .565 | .899 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Totals | 15 | 59 | 53 | 7 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 9 | .302 | .351 | .453 | .804 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
Postseason - Fielding:
Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
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1949 | NL | Brooklyn Dodgers | WS | 3B | 1 | 0 | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.000 | 1.000 |
1952 | NL | Brooklyn Dodgers | WS | 3B | 7 | 7 | 63.0 | 9 | 14 | 1 | 1 | .958 | 3.286 | 3.286 |
1953 | NL | Brooklyn Dodgers | WS | 3B | 6 | 6 | 51.3 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 1 | .917 | 1.929 | 1.833 |
Totals | 14 | 13 | 117.3 | 11 | 24 | 2 | 2 | .946 | 2.685 | 2.500 |
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