Danny Cox (baseball)
Danny Cox | |
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Pitcher | |
Born: Northampton, England | September 21, 1959|
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
August 6, 1983, for the St. Louis Cardinals | |
Last MLB appearance | |
September 18, 1995, for the Toronto Blue Jays | |
MLB statistics | |
Win–loss record | 74–75 |
Earned run average | 3.64 |
Strikeouts | 723 |
Teams | |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Daniel Bradford Cox (born September 21, 1959) is a British-American former professional baseball pitcher, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the St. Louis Cardinals (from 1983 to 1988,) the Philadelphia Phillies (from 1991 to 1992), the Pittsburgh Pirates (in 1992), and the Toronto Blue Jays (from 1993 to 1995), after which he retired from active play.
Over Cox’ eleven-year big league career, he won 74, lost 75, recorded a 3.64 earned run average (ERA), 21 complete games, five shutouts, and eight saves. Cox won Game 3 of the 1985 National League Championship Series with the Cardinals trailing 2 games to none. He pitched well in the 1985 World Series, but earned two no-decisions. Cox pitched a shutout in Game 7 of the 1987 National League Championship Series, and was the winning pitcher in Game 5 of the 1987 World Series. After being removed in Game 7, he argued with umpire Dave Phillips; Cox was then ejected, as he left the field.[1]
Coaching career
Cox managed the Gateway Grizzlies, a Frontier League team based in Sauget, Illinois from 2003–2006, compiling a record of 197-175 and one league championship. In 2008, he coached the New Athens, Illinois High School baseball team, however he resigned mid-season. Cox currently frequents clinics in the St. Louis area, and offers pitching lessons to young players near his Freeburg, Illinois home.
In February 2009, Cox was named pitching coach for the Springfield Sliders of the Prospect League.
On December 17, 2009, the Lancaster Barnstormers of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball named Cox pitching coach for the 2010 season.
References
- ^ "Minnesota Twins 4, St. Louis Cardinals 2 box score". retrosheet.org. Retrosheet. October 25, 1987. Retrieved June 3, 2019.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet
- 1959 births
- Living people
- Major League Baseball players from England
- Major League Baseball players from the United Kingdom
- Sportspeople from Northampton
- English emigrants to the United States
- St. Louis Cardinals players
- Philadelphia Phillies players
- Pittsburgh Pirates players
- Toronto Blue Jays players
- Major League Baseball pitchers
- Troy Trojans baseball players
- People from St. Clair County, Illinois
- Johnson City Cardinals players
- Springfield Cardinals players
- Louisville Redbirds players
- Arkansas Travelers players
- St. Petersburg Cardinals players
- Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons players
- Clearwater Phillies players
- Buffalo Bisons (minor league) players
- Dunedin Blue Jays players
- Syracuse Chiefs players