St. Louis Browns RHP Bill Cox was born on June 23, 1913 in Ashmore, Illinois. He is the only Major League baseball player from the small village of Ashmore, located about 160 miles northeast of St. Louis. He would put together a 10-year professional baseball career that took him through the minor and major leagues.
Cox began his career at
St. Louis Browns RHP Bill Cox was born on June 23, 1913 in Ashmore, Illinois. He is the only Major League baseball player from the small village of Ashmore, located about 160 miles northeast of St. Louis. He would put together a 10-year professional baseball career that took him through the minor and major leagues.
Cox began his career at the age of 21 with the Hutchinson Larks of the Western Association in 1934. In that season he had a 21-10 record with a 4.70 ERA. The following season he split time between the Columbus Red Birds and the Bloomington Bloomers where he had a 14-7 combined record. The 1936 season saw Cox start the season with Columbus, and then finish the season with the St. Paul Saints. Between the two, he would be called to debut with the St. Louis Cardinals on June 6, and would see two games in the big leagues. He would only see action in 2.2 innings distributing four hits and five runs over two games.
After spending the 1937 and part of the 1938 seasons between the St. Paul and the Chicago White Sox, the Browns would acquire Bill Cox on June 11, 1938 for RHP Jack Knott. Cox would spend the next three seasons with the Browns, but in limited action. He would appear in 39 games, where he would strike out 31 batters while giving up 114 hits and 55 walks. He would also spend time with several minor league affiliates while with the Browns. He pitched 29 games with the San Antonio Missions in 1939, and seven games with the Toledo Mud Hens in 1940. He would finish off his career in the minors with the Indianapolis Indians (1941) and Toledo Mud Hens (1942-43).
He would see in action in World War II, serving in the U.S. Army in Germany in 1944-45.
After his retirement from baseball, Cox would continue to stay busy buy officiating basketball games, specifically for the traveling Harlem Globetrotters. He would later serve the citizens of Illinois, in several political positions at the local and state levels.
From the new home offices in
Owensville, Missouri !!!!
HEADLINE
"Goose Belts 3 HRs as Browns Outslug Yankees, 4-10"
FEATURED GAME
1932 - The Browns and Yankees combine for 28 total hits in an offensive explosion with the Browns winning 14-10. St. Louis was led by LF Goose Goslin who would have a career day, hitting three home runs vs. New Yor
From the new home offices in
Owensville, Missouri !!!!
HEADLINE
"Goose Belts 3 HRs as Browns Outslug Yankees, 4-10"
FEATURED GAME
1932 - The Browns and Yankees combine for 28 total hits in an offensive explosion with the Browns winning 14-10. St. Louis was led by LF Goose Goslin who would have a career day, hitting three home runs vs. New York pitching. He hit his first two home runs off George Pipgras in the first and second innings, while his third came off Johnny Allen in the fifth inning. He would record seven RBIs, three runs scored, and 12 total bases. CF Fred Schulte would be responsible for six total runs (three runs, three RBIs). 1B Jack Burns would hit two doubles that would lead to an RBI and two runs. RF Bruce Campbell would go 2-for-5 with two runs and two RBIs. The Browns and Yankees would both use four pitchers to get through the game. Yankee sluggers, Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig, would held to just 3-for-6, with four RBIs and four runs scored, along with being walked six total times.
TRANSACTIONS
There were No Trades conducted on this day
DEBUTS
1915 - LHP Ernie Koob makes his MLB debut vs Detroit, pitching the final 0.2 of the game in relief of Grover Lowdermilk, in a 4-2 Browns loss
BROWNS BIRTHDAYS
1913 - RHP Bill Cox (1938-40)
The manager of the 1906 St. Louis Browns was former outfielder, Jimmy McAleer. He was entering his fifth season as Browns manager and coming off a 54-99 record in 1905. As the Milwaukee Brewers were moving to become the St. Louis Browns, McAleer was hand selected by American League President Ban Johnson to lead the Browns.
Jimmy McAleer w
The manager of the 1906 St. Louis Browns was former outfielder, Jimmy McAleer. He was entering his fifth season as Browns manager and coming off a 54-99 record in 1905. As the Milwaukee Brewers were moving to become the St. Louis Browns, McAleer was hand selected by American League President Ban Johnson to lead the Browns.
Jimmy McAleer was known as one of the best baseball minds in the game. He enjoyed a ten year playing career, primarily with the Cleveland Spiders of the National League. He was widely known as one of the greta est players of the decade. He was described as "perhaps the most graceful outfielders known to the game", by sports writer Franklin Lewis. As good a he was in the field, his offensive skills were not as developed. He was often described as a "weak" hitter whose importance came in the field. As a manager, McAleer spent one season in Cleveland before leading the Browns. In his eight years as Browns manager, he accumulated a recorded of 551-632. His best season came in 1902, as the Browns came close to winning the American League pennant. Even though he failed to have a winning record in St. Louis, many considered him the best baseball mind in the game. He would spend two seasons leading the Washington Senators, before becoming patt owner of the Boston Red Sox. Boston would win the World Series in his first year with the team.