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Billy Cox

Positions: Third Baseman, Shortstop and Second Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-10, 150lb (178cm, 68kg)

Born: August 29, 1919 in Newport, PA us

Died: March 30, 1978 in Harrisburg, PA

Buried: Newport Cemetery, Newport, PA

High School: Newport HS (Newport, PA)

Debut: September 20, 1941 (Age 22-022d, 9,131st in major league history)
vs. CIN 4 AB, 2 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: June 11, 1955 (Age 35-286d)
vs. KCA 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1946 season

Full Name: William Richard Cox

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

10.1

3712

974

.262

470

RBI

351

OBP

.318

SLG

.380

OPS

.698

OPS+

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	17-36 / in Starts: 14-32
Longest Hitting Streak	4 games
Longest On Base Streak	7 games
Most Games w/o HR	23 games
Most Games w/o RBI	16 games
Grand Slams	0 in 6 bases loaded PA and 5 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 213 PAs	14
Actual Runners on Base	97 (53-30-14)
Avg. MLBer w/ 213 PAs	23
Avg. Runners on Base	136 (72-43-20)

Most Driven In
W Miranda	5
C Diering	3
Self	3
G Woodling	1
L Moss	1
G Coan	1
H Byrd	0
S Rogovin	0

Most Driven In By
G Woodling	5
H Evers	4
H Smith	4
Self	3
C Abrams	3
E Waitkus	2
B Kennedy	1
W Miranda	1

1955 Batting Game Log

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1955 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	1006	1	Apr 11	BAL	@	WSH	L,5-12	CG	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.250	.250	.500	.750	1	.80	-0.097	2.03	-0.15%	0.04	3B
2	1007	2	Apr 12	BAL		BOS	L,1-7	CG	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.222	.333	.556	1	.83	-0.059	1.85	-0.08%	-0.83	3B
3	1008	3	Apr 16	BAL	@	BOS	L,5-6	GS-9	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	.143	.143	.214	.357	1	1.16	0.057	2.46	0.07%	0.06	SS
4	1009	4	Apr 17 (1)	BAL	@	BOS	L,5-14	GS-7	4	4	2	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.222	.444	.667	1	.77	0.071	1.58	0.09%	0.68	SS 3B
5	1010	5	Apr 17 (2)	BAL	@	BOS	L,9-12	CG	6	5	3	3	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.304	.333	.565	.899	1	.66	0.079	1.12	0.08%	1.22	3B
6	1011	6	Apr 18	BAL		NYY	L,0-6	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.259	.286	.481	.767	1	.45	-0.044	.68	-0.04%	-0.99	3B
7	1012	7	Apr 20	BAL	@	NYY	W,6-3	CG	5	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.267	.333	.467	.800	1	.75	0.059	.95	0.05%	0.52	3B
8	1013	9 (1)	Apr 22	BAL		WSH	L,2-3	CG	5	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.265	.342	.441	.783	1	1.03	-0.089	1.35	-0.07%	-0.47	3B SS
9	1014	10	Apr 23	BAL		WSH	W,3-0	7-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.359	.457	.816	2	1.95	0.096	2.13	0.06%	1.84	PH 3B
10	1015	11	Apr 24 (1)	BAL		WSH	W,2-1	9-GF(10)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.286	.359	.457	.816	5						PR SS
11	1016	12	Apr 24 (2)	BAL		WSH	L,2-5	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.278	.350	.444	.794	9	.83	-0.021	1.14	-0.02%	-0.22	PH
12	1017	13	Apr 26	BAL	@	DET	L,2-3	CG	5	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.268	.333	.415	.748	1	1.48	-0.147	1.92	-0.12%	-1.01	3B
13	1018	14	Apr 27	BAL	@	DET	L,3-11	CG	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.244	.320	.378	.698	3	.55	-0.054	.64	-0.04%	-1.11	3B 2B
14	1019	15	Apr 29	BAL	@	CLE	W,5-2	CG	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.224	.309	.347	.656	1	1.42	-0.125	1.50	-0.08%	-0.62	3B 2B
15	1020	16	Apr 30	BAL	@	CLE	L,2-5	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.208	.288	.321	.609	1	1.24	-0.104	1.43	-0.07%	-1.05	3B
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
16	1021	17	May 1 (1)	BAL	@	CHW	W,9-8	CG(11)	6	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.211	.308	.316	.623	1	1.74	-0.016	1.99	-0.01%	-0.17	3B 2B
17	1022	18	May 1 (2)	BAL	@	CHW	L,3-6	CG	5	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	.194	.286	.290	.576	1	.71	0.009	.83	0.01%	-0.12	2B
18	1023	19	May 3	BAL	@	KCA	L,3-4	CG	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.179	.267	.269	.535	1	1.89	-0.378	1.82	-0.22%	-1.65	2B 3B
19	1024	20	May 4	BAL	@	KCA	L,5-6	CG	4	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.183	.266	.282	.548	1	1.27	-0.070	.96	-0.03%	-0.30	3B
20	1025	21	May 6	BAL	@	WSH	L,1-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.173	.253	.267	.520	1	1.57	-0.163	1.08	-0.07%	-1.16	3B
21	1026	22	May 7	BAL	@	WSH	W,5-1	CG	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.175	.250	.263	.513	6	.49	-0.021	.29	-0.01%	-0.60	3B
22	1027	23	May 8 (1)	BAL	@	WSH	W,4-3	7-GF	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.183	.256	.268	.524	7	2.81	0.068	2.21	0.03%	0.10	PH 2B
23	1028	24	May 8 (2)	BAL	@	WSH	L,7-15	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.181	.253	.265	.518	6	.13	-0.003	.10	0.00%	-0.10	3B
24	1029	25	May 10	BAL		KCA	W,11-1	GS-7	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.174	.253	.256	.508	1	.80	-0.026	.47	-0.01%	-0.81	3B
25	1030	26	May 11	BAL		KCA	L,0-2	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.189	.263	.267	.529	1	1.15	0.053	.79	0.02%	0.20	3B 2B
26	1031	27	May 12	BAL		CHW	L,2-6	CG	5	5	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.189	.260	.274	.533	1	1.07	-0.033	.63	-0.01%	-0.26	2B 3B
27	1032	28	May 15 (1)	BAL		CLE	W,4-1	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.192	.259	.273	.532	1	.57	-0.049	.36	-0.02%	-0.66	3B
28	1033	29	May 15 (2)	BAL		CLE	L,0-5	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.184	.250	.262	.512	1	.79	-0.079	.56	-0.03%	-0.80	3B
29	1034	30	May 17	BAL		DET	W,3-2	CG	4	4	2	2	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.196	.259	.308	.567	1	.78	0.133	.38	0.04%	1.09	3B
30	1035	31	May 18	BAL		DET	L,3-6	CG(10)	5	5	1	1	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.196	.256	.321	.578	1	1.61	0.189	.90	0.06%	1.11	3B 2B
31	1036	32	May 20	BAL	@	NYY	L,5-7	CG	5	4	1	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.207	.270	.328	.597	1	1.72	0.124	.95	0.04%	0.94	3B
32	1037	33	May 21	BAL	@	NYY	L,4-9	GS-5	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.210	.271	.328	.599	1	.51	-0.009	.22	0.00%	-0.13	3B
33	1038	34	May 22 (1)	BAL	@	NYY	L,0-5	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.203	.263	.317	.580	1	.71	-0.072	.28	-0.02%	-0.80	3B
34	1039	35	May 22 (2)	BAL	@	NYY	L,5-7	CG	5	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.205	.268	.315	.583	1	1.61	0.039	.41	0.01%	0.06	3B
35	1040	36	May 24	BAL		BOS	W,6-1	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.262	.308	.570	1	.92	-0.093	.16	-0.01%	-1.06	3B
36	1041	37	May 25 (1)	BAL		BOS	W,6-2	CG	5	5	2	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.215	.274	.333	.607	1	.77	-0.024	.18	0.00%	0.40	3B
37	1042	38	May 25 (2)	BAL		BOS	L,2-5	2-GF	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.217	.280	.333	.613	7	.86	0.014	.23	0.00%	0.49	2B
38	1043	39	May 26	BAL		BOS	W,2-0	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.218	.279	.331	.610	1	.81	-0.043	.15	-0.01%	-0.92	2B
39	1044	40	May 27	BAL		NYY	L,2-6	CG	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.211	.270	.320	.590	1	.81	-0.032	.20	-0.01%	-0.51	2B
40	1045	41	May 28	BAL		NYY	L,2-3	CG	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.211	.268	.316	.584	1	1.37	0.021	.27	0.00%	-0.48	2B
41	1046	42	May 29	BAL		NYY	L,0-1	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.206	.268	.310	.578	1	1.03	-0.050	.12	0.00%	-0.35	2B
42	1047	43	May 30 (1)	BAL	@	BOS	W,8-6	CG	5	3	1	1	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.209	.277	.310	.588	1	1.31	0.056	.09	0.00%	0.86	3B
43	1048	44	May 30 (2)	BAL	@	BOS	L,1-8	5-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.208	.276	.308	.584	9	.50	-0.013	.04	0.00%	-0.25	PH
44	1049	45	May 31	BAL	@	CLE	L,1-2	CG(13)	6	5	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.213	.283	.311	.594	1	1.05	0.068	.09	0.00%	0.21	2B
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
45	1050	46	Jun 1	BAL	@	CLE	L,0-5	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.208	.277	.304	.581	1	.42	-0.045	.05	0.00%	-0.81	2B
46	1051	47	Jun 2	BAL	@	CLE	L,3-9	CG	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.208	.275	.301	.576	1	.34	-0.027	.01	0.00%	-0.71	2B
47	1052	48	Jun 3	BAL	@	DET	L,2-7	7-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.213	.279	.305	.584	8	.02	0.001	.00	0.00%	0.12	SS
48	1053	49	Jun 4	BAL	@	DET	L,2-5	CG	3	3	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.215	.280	.322	.602	7	.83	0.110	.02	0.00%	0.67	3B SS
49	1054	50	Jun 5 (1)	BAL	@	DET	L,0-10	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.211	.276	.317	.592	1	.70	-0.053	.01	0.00%	-0.56	3B
50	1055	51	Jun 5 (2)	BAL	@	DET	W,6-5	CG	5	4	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.212	.279	.321	.599	1	.66	0.096	.00	0.00%	0.86	3B
51	1056	52	Jun 8	BAL	@	CHW	W,3-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.207	.273	.314	.587	1	1.37	-0.140	.01	0.00%	-1.36	3B
52	1057	53	Jun 10	BAL	@	KCA	W,3-0	CG	5	5	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.212	.276	.316	.592	1	.58	-0.009	.01	0.00%	0.01	3B
53	1058	54	Jun 11	BAL	@	KCA	L,1-2	GS-3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	.211	.275	.314	.589	1	1.25	0.039	.03	0.00%	0.38	3B
							17-36		213	194	25	41	7	2	3	14	17	0	16	0	2	0	7	5	1	2	.211	.275	.314	.589		1.00	-0.806	.75	-0.55%	-9.03

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