Casey Cox
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Joseph Casey Cox (July 3, 1941 – October 2, 2023) was an American
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
.
Cox entered baseball in 1962 as a member of 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
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.
Cox would pitch in only six total games for the Yankees, five at the tail end of 1972, and then on Opening Day 1973 at
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
bases on balls, with 297 strikeouts
.
Casey Cox died in Clearwater, Florida, on October 2, 2023, at the age of 82.[2]
References
- ^ "Boston Red Sox 15, New York Yankees 5". Retrosheet. April 6, 1973. Retrieved October 14, 2023.
- ^ "Casey Cox". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved October 11, 2023.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet
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