Glenn Cox Explained

Glenn Cox
Position:Pitcher
Bats:Right
Throws:Right
Birth Date:3 February 1931
Birth Place:Montebello, California
Death Place:Los Molinos, California
Debutleague:MLB
Debutdate:September 20
Debutyear:1955
Debutteam:Kansas City Athletics
Finalleague:MLB
Finaldate:April 23
Finalyear:1958
Finalteam:Kansas City Athletics
Statleague:MLB
Stat1label:Win–loss record
Stat1value:1–4
Stat2label:Earned run average
Stat2value:6.39
Stat3label:Strikeouts
Stat3value:17
Stat4label:Innings pitched
Stat4value:43
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Glenn Melvin Cox (February 3, 1931 – January 7, 2012) was an American professional baseball player. The right-handed pitcher appeared in 17 games (with five starts) over parts of four seasons in Major League Baseball (1955–1958) for the Kansas City Athletics. The Montebello, California native was listed as 6feet tall and .

Cox's pro career lasted from 1950 to 1951, and from 1954 to 1959; he missed 1952–53 during the Korean War. In the Majors, Cox compiled a career record of 1–4, with his lone victory coming on July 13, 1957, in a 6–4 win over the defending world champion New York Yankees.[1] In that game, Cox relieved starting pitcher Arnie Portocarrero in the sixth inning with the Yanks leading 4–2. He threw 2 innings of one-hit, shutout relief as the A's came back to take the lead. Cox exited the game in the eighth, and Tom Morgan nailed down the save for Kansas City.[2]

In 43 big-league innings pitched, Cox surrendered 50 hits and 35 bases on balls. He struck out 17.

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Notes and References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20140726014934/http://www.backtobaseball.com/playballregularseason.php?page=73&IDindex=KC1195707130%2F Back to Baseball, New York Yankees vs. Kansas City Athletics, July 13, 1957
  2. http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1957/B07130KC11957.htm 1957-07-13 box score