Bobby Cox

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Bobby Cox is a legendary Major League Baseball manager best known for leading the Atlanta Braves to sustained success, including a World Series title and multiple division championships.


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instanceOf Major League Baseball manager
baseball manager
human
professional baseball player
awardReceived American League Manager of the Year
National League Manager of the Year
bats right
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1941-05-21
debutLeague Major League Baseball
employer Atlanta Braves
Toronto Blue Jays
finalMLBSeasonAsPlayer 1969
fullName Robert Joseph Cox
givenName Robert
hallOfFameInductionMethod Expansion Era Committee
hallOfFameInductionYear 2014
holdsRecord most ejections by a manager in Major League Baseball history
inductedInto National Baseball Hall of Fame
jerseyNumber 6
jerseyNumberRetiredBy Atlanta Braves
knownFor fiery on-field demeanor
large number of ejections as a manager
leading Atlanta Braves to sustained success in the 1990s and 2000s
longest run of consecutive division titles in MLB history with Atlanta Braves
ledTeamToWorldSeriesTitle Atlanta Braves 1995
managedPlayers Greg Maddux
John Smoltz
Tom Glavine
managedTeam Atlanta Braves
Toronto Blue Jays
managerialDebutTeam Atlanta Braves
managerialDebutYear 1978
managerialTenure Atlanta Braves 1978–1981
Atlanta Braves 1990–2010
Toronto Blue Jays 1982–1985
MLBDebutTeam New York Yankees
MLBDebutYear 1968
nickname Bobby
placeOfBirth Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
playedPosition third baseman
throws right
timesWonManagerOfTheYear 4
wonDivisionTitleAsManager Atlanta Braves 1991–2005 (14 straight division titles including 1994 strike year)
wonLeaguePennantAsManager National League 1991
National League 1992
National League 1995
National League 1996
National League 1999
wonWorldSeriesAsManager 1995


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