What is Bobby Cox?
[[File:Bobby Cox 2016.jpg|right|thumb|Bobby Cox]] '''Robert Joseph Cox''' (born May 21, 1941) is an American former professional [[baseball]] [[third baseman]] and [[manager (baseball)|manager]] in [[Major League Baseball]] (MLB). He was born in [[Tulsa, Oklahoma]]. He is a two-time [[World Series]] champion. He played for the [[New York Yankees]] from 1968 to 1969. He first led the [[Atlanta Braves]] from 1978 to 1981, and then managed the [[Toronto Blue Jays]] from 1982 to 1985. He later rejoined the Braves in 1986 as a [[general manager (baseball)|general manager]]. Cox retired in 2010. He holds the all-time record for ejections in Major League Baseball with 158 (plus an additional three post-season ejections.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.mercurynews.com/2010/10/08/atlanta-braves-manager-bobby-cox-ejected-one-more-time/ |title=Atlanta Braves manager Bobby Cox ejected one more time |work=[[The Mercury News]] |last=Stiglich |first=Joe |date=October 8, 2010 |access-date=June 22, 2017}}</ref> In 2014, he was added to the [[Baseball Hall of Fame]]. In 2019, the [[International League]] announced that Cox would be inducted into its [[International League Hall of Fame|hall of fame]], noting especially his managerial experience with the Chiefs.<ref>{{cite web |title=International League Announces 2019 Hall of Fame Class |url=http://www.milb.com/documents/6/4/2/303278642/Class_of_2019_Announcement_Packet.pdf |website=International League |publisher=Minor League Baseball |access-date=January 29, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190129195449/http://www.milb.com/documents/6/4/2/303278642/Class_of_2019_Announcement_Packet.pdf |archive-date=January 29, 2019}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{US-sports-bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Cox, Bobby}} [[Category:1941 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:New York Yankees players]] [[Category:Businesspeople from Tulsa, Oklahoma]] [[Category:Sportspeople from Tulsa, Oklahoma]]