1959
Born September 21, 1959
Northampton, Northamptonshire, England
Danny Cox Notable
b. September 21, 1959 · St. Louis Cardinals 1983–1988, Philadelphia Phillies 1991–1992, Pittsburgh Pirates 1992, Toronto Blue Jays 1993–1995
Danny Cox played for four clubs across 13 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the St. Louis Cardinals in 1983 and closing with the Toronto Blue Jays in 1995.
He went 74 and 75 with a 3.64 earned run average, pitching 1,298 innings in 278 games. He struck out 723, completed 21 of his 174 starts and threw 5 shutouts. Across 281 games he batted .109, with 39 hits and 17 runs. He finished with 3 doubles.
He was born in Northampton, Northamptonshire, England on September 21, 1959. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | STL | 12 | 27 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | .074 |
| 1984 | STL | 31 | 53 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 22 | 0 | .132 |
| 1985 | STL | 35 | 79 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 24 | 0 | .152 |
| 1986 | STL | 32 | 65 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 32 | 0 | .077 |
| 1987 | STL | 32 | 69 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 0 | .116 |
| 1988 | STL | 13 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | .043 |
| 1991 | PHI | 23 | 29 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 0 | .103 |
| 1992 | PHI/PIT | 25 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | .071 |
| 1993 | TOR | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1994 | TOR | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1995 | TOR | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 281 | 359 | 17 | 39 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 13 | 152 | 0 | .109 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | STL | 3 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 83.0 | 92 | 30 | 23 | 36 | 3.25 |
| 1984 | STL | 9 | 11 | 29 | 27 | 0 | 156.1 | 171 | 70 | 54 | 70 | 4.03 |
| 1985 | STL | 18 | 9 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 241.0 | 226 | 77 | 64 | 131 | 2.88 |
| 1986 | STL | 12 | 13 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 220.0 | 189 | 71 | 60 | 108 | 2.90 |
| 1987 | STL | 11 | 9 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 199.1 | 224 | 86 | 71 | 101 | 3.88 |
| 1988 | STL | 3 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 86.0 | 89 | 38 | 25 | 47 | 3.98 |
| 1991 | PHI | 4 | 6 | 23 | 17 | 0 | 102.1 | 98 | 52 | 39 | 46 | 4.57 |
| 1992 | PHI/PIT | 5 | 3 | 25 | 7 | 3 | 62.2 | 66 | 32 | 27 | 48 | 4.60 |
| 1993 | TOR | 7 | 6 | 44 | 0 | 2 | 83.2 | 73 | 29 | 29 | 84 | 3.12 |
| 1994 | TOR | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 18.2 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 1.45 |
| 1995 | TOR | 1 | 3 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 45.0 | 57 | 37 | 33 | 38 | 7.40 |
| Career | — | 74 | 75 | 278 | 174 | 8 | 1298.0 | 1292 | 525 | 432 | 723 | 3.64 |
On this day & linked events
1983
Major-league debut: Danny Cox
Danny Cox made a major-league debut on August 6, 1983.
1995
Final major-league game: Danny Cox
Danny Cox played a final major-league game on September 18, 1995.
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