Bobby Cox, One of Baseball’s Top Managers, Dies at 84
The New York Times • • sports
Key Points:
- Bobby Cox, Baseball Hall of Fame manager known for leading the Atlanta Braves to five National League pennants and a 1990s World Series title, died at age 84 in Marietta, Georgia.
- Cox, who had a brief major league playing career with the Yankees, gained fame as a manager with the Braves and Toronto Blue Jays, earning Hall of Fame induction in 2014.
- Over 29 seasons, Cox amassed 2,504 managerial victories, ranking fourth all-time behind Connie Mack, John McGraw, and Tony La Russa, and was named Manager of the Year four times.
- His Braves teams featured standout pitchers like Tom Glavine, Greg Maddux, and John Smoltz, achieving 14 consecutive division titles from 1991 to 2005, excluding the strike-shortened 1994 season.
- Cox had suffered a stroke in 2019 that affected his right arm, but no further details about his death have been released by the team.
