fbpx
Wikipedia

Casey Cox

Joseph Casey Cox (born July 3, 1941) is a retired American professional baseball player who pitched in the Major Leagues between 1966 and 1973 for the Washington Senators/Texas Rangers and New York Yankees. A right-hander, he was listed as 6 feet 5 inches (1.96 m) tall and 200 pounds (91 kg). He was born in Long Beach, California, and attended Long Beach City College and California State University, Los Angeles.

Casey Cox
Pitcher
Born: (1941-07-03) July 3, 1941 (age 81)
Long Beach, California
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 15, 1966, for the Washington Senators
Last MLB appearance
April 6, 1973, for the New York Yankees
MLB statistics
Win–loss record39–42
Earned run average3.70
Innings pitched762
Teams

Cox entered baseball in 1962 as a member of the Cincinnati Reds' organization, then was drafted in successive years by the Cleveland Indians (1963) and Senators (1964). In the majors, he was essentially a relief pitcher, coming out of the bullpen in all but 59 of his 308 career MLB games pitched. In 1966, as a rookie, he appeared in a career-high 66 games and was credited with seven saves, also a personal best.

His finest season was 1969 — the 1961–1971 Senators' only winning campaign in 11 seasons in Washington. Working in 52 games, with 13 starts, he set career marks in games won (12) and earned run average (2.78, in 17123 innings pitched). He handled 32 chances in the field without an error, leading all American League pitchers in fielding percentage. He also threw a career-high four complete games. The following season, 1970, Cox was almost exclusively a starting pitcher. But he won only eight of 20 decisions and his ERA climbed to 4.45, as Washington faltered and finished last in the American League East. In 1971 he returned to the Senator bullpen and tied his career-best with seven saves, but Washington struggled again on the field and at the turnstiles, and the franchise was moved to Dallas–Fort Worth as the Texas Rangers during the offseason. In 1972, Cox appeared in 45 games for the first edition of the Rangers before his trade on August 31 to the Yankees.

He would pitch in only six total games for the Yankees, five at the tail end of 1972, and then on Opening Day 1973 at Fenway Park, when he worked three innings of mop-up relief in a 15–5 Red Sox victory that marked the first game in which a designated hitter was used in the American League.[1] He retired from baseball after the 1973 campaign.

Over the course of Cox' MLB career, he posted a 39–42 won–lost record, 20 saves, five complete games, and an earned run average of 3.70. In 762 innings pitched, he permitted 772 hits and 234 bases on balls, with 297 strikeouts.

References

  1. ^ Retrosheet box score: 1973-04-06

External links

  • Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet

casey, joseph, born, july, 1941, retired, american, professional, baseball, player, pitched, major, leagues, between, 1966, 1973, washington, senators, texas, rangers, york, yankees, right, hander, listed, feet, inches, tall, pounds, born, long, beach, califor. Joseph Casey Cox born July 3 1941 is a retired American professional baseball player who pitched in the Major Leagues between 1966 and 1973 for the Washington Senators Texas Rangers and New York Yankees A right hander he was listed as 6 feet 5 inches 1 96 m tall and 200 pounds 91 kg He was born in Long Beach California and attended Long Beach City College and California State University Los Angeles Casey CoxPitcherBorn 1941 07 03 July 3 1941 age 81 Long Beach CaliforniaBatted RightThrew RightMLB debutApril 15 1966 for the Washington SenatorsLast MLB appearanceApril 6 1973 for the New York YankeesMLB statisticsWin loss record39 42Earned run average3 70Innings pitched762TeamsWashington Senators Texas Rangers 1966 1972 New York Yankees 1972 1973 Cox entered baseball in 1962 as a member of the Cincinnati Reds organization then was drafted in successive years by the Cleveland Indians 1963 and Senators 1964 In the majors he was essentially a relief pitcher coming out of the bullpen in all but 59 of his 308 career MLB games pitched In 1966 as a rookie he appeared in a career high 66 games and was credited with seven saves also a personal best His finest season was 1969 the 1961 1971 Senators only winning campaign in 11 seasons in Washington Working in 52 games with 13 starts he set career marks in games won 12 and earned run average 2 78 in 1712 3 innings pitched He handled 32 chances in the field without an error leading all American League pitchers in fielding percentage He also threw a career high four complete games The following season 1970 Cox was almost exclusively a starting pitcher But he won only eight of 20 decisions and his ERA climbed to 4 45 as Washington faltered and finished last in the American League East In 1971 he returned to the Senator bullpen and tied his career best with seven saves but Washington struggled again on the field and at the turnstiles and the franchise was moved to Dallas Fort Worth as the Texas Rangers during the offseason In 1972 Cox appeared in 45 games for the first edition of the Rangers before his trade on August 31 to the Yankees He would pitch in only six total games for the Yankees five at the tail end of 1972 and then on Opening Day 1973 at Fenway Park when he worked three innings of mop up relief in a 15 5 Red Sox victory that marked the first game in which a designated hitter was used in the American League 1 He retired from baseball after the 1973 campaign Over the course of Cox MLB career he posted a 39 42 won lost record 20 saves five complete games and an earned run average of 3 70 In 762 innings pitched he permitted 772 hits and 234 bases on balls with 297 strikeouts References Edit Retrosheet box score 1973 04 06External links EditCareer statistics and player information from Baseball Reference or Fangraphs or Baseball Reference Minors or Retrosheet This biographical article relating to an American baseball pitcher born in the 1940s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Casey Cox amp oldid 1119322172, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

article

, read, download, free, free download, mp3, video, mp4, 3gp, jpg, jpeg, gif, png, picture, music, song, movie, book, game, games.