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Andy Messersmith League
10-26-2101
Mario Cox Shortstop
Retired (1980, Age 36)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
AVG .285 Total Rating A-   Bats/Throws R/R
OPS .784 Status Deceased (2011) Option Years 0  
H 1784 Age at Death 67 Date of Birth 05-21-1944
HR 169 Drafted Round 1, Pick 14
(1962)		 Majors Svc Time 13 years
(93 games)
RBI 783
SB 112 Salary $1.80M Final Contract Year 1980
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R A- Contact vs. L A+ Endurance B-   Ldrship D 
Power vs. R B  Power vs. L A- Velocity F    Mentor vR B 
Speed B+ Bunt D+ Control D    Mentor vL B 
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS A+ (100%) Range A- WS Rings 1
1B D+ (24.9%) LF --- Arm B  WS Appearances 1
2B A  (85.9%) CF ---   Health D  LCS Appearances 5
3B A  (86.0%) RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 2
* League requires 65% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO HBP SF SB CS E OPS OBP SLG ISO AVG Awards
1966 MON
11
42
5
8
3
0
2
9
4
 8 0 0
0
 1 1
.666
.261
.405
.214
.190
1967 MON
125
519
69
130
29
5
5
47
62
 80 1 1
10
 9 5
.686
.331
.355
.104
.250
1968 MON
77
250
36
67
14
1
5
18
27
 46 1 1
4
 3 4
.733
.341
.392
.124
.268
1969 MON
110
404
63
119
18
4
11
47
36
 59 0 1
10
 7 7
.792
.351
.441
.146
.295
1970 MON
118
459
69
144
20
4
11
51
57
 69 2 1
9
 5 7
.838
.391
.447
.133
.314
1971 MON
132
529
87
155
25
5
13
61
63
 68 1 2
29
 10 11
.801
.368
.433
.140
.293
1972 MON-NYA
125
505
101
160
36
5
17
62
62
 76 2 1
13
 3 21
.902
.393
.509
.192
.317
1973 MON
135
532
68
153
21
5
17
83
50
 80 0 3
6
 2 17
.789
.347
.442
.154
.288
1974 MON
114
452
69
121
20
5
7
54
47
 81 2 2
3
 4 9
.719
.338
.381
.113
.268
1975 MON
142
348
57
113
17
4
9
46
34
 45 1 0
2
 5 12
.861
.386
.474
.149
.325
1976 MON
110
235
41
66
14
3
9
40
32
 46 1 2
1
 0 1
.848
.367
.481
.200
.281
1977 CLE
135
550
88
140
15
5
18
74
59
 89 3 2
5
 1 16
.727
.329
.398
.144
.255
1978 CLE
129
545
90
173
21
5
24
85
46
 91 1 5
1
 1 9
.875
.369
.506
.189
.317
1979 CLE
118
378
52
102
21
2
12
45
47
 77 1 0
1
 1 8
.783
.352
.431
.161
.270
1980 NYA
129
521
65
133
16
3
9
61
48
 87 3 0
18
 2 15
.671
.322
.349
.094
.255
Total
1710
6269
960
1784
290
56
169
783
674
 1002 19 21
112
 54 143
.784
.355
.430
.145
.285
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1980-11-01Mario Cox has retired from the New York Leathernecks
1980-09-30Mario Cox of the New York Leathernecks is injured and is expected to be out 8 days.
1980-03-31The New York Leathernecks have promoted Rex Barkley to the major league team. The New York Leathernecks have promoted Mario Cox to the major league team. The New York Leathernecks have sent Al Middleton to the minors.
1980-03-30Mario Cox has signed with the New York Leathernecks for $1.8M per year for 1 year.
1979-04-15Mario Cox of the Cleveland Aggies is injured and is expected to be out 21 days.
1978-09-22Mario Cox of the Cleveland Aggies is injured and is expected to be out 35 days.
1977-03-30A trade has been completed between the Cleveland Aggies and the Montreal Expos. The Montreal Expos receive Frank Sanford, Zeke Bresnahan, Luis Perez, Draft Pick 1980 Round 1 CLE (George Hermoso), Draft Pick 1978 Round 1 CLE (Mark Short) from the Cleveland Aggies in exchange for Joe Kralick, Mario Cox, Bob Henry, John Henry.
1976-08-24The Montreal Expos have removed Mario Cox from the trade block.
1976-08-15Mario Cox of the Montreal Expos is injured and is expected to be out 18 days.
1976-04-01The Montreal Expos have placed Mario Cox on the trade block.
1974-07-22Mario Cox of the Montreal Expos is injured and is expected to be out 20 days.
1974-07-03Mario Cox of the Montreal Expos is injured and is expected to be out 13 days.
1973-03-30The Montreal Expos have promoted Dan Springer to the major league team. The Montreal Expos have promoted Steve Holland to the major league team. The Montreal Expos have promoted Weldon Thompson to the major league team. The Montreal Expos have promoted Mario Cox to the major league team.
1973-03-30Mario Cox has signed with the Montreal Expos for $7.0M per year for 7 years.
1972-08-11Mario Cox of the New York Leathernecks is injured and is expected to be out 14 days.
1972-08-03A trade has been completed between the New York Leathernecks and the Montreal Expos. The Montreal Expos receive Freddy Taylor, Andy Billings, Draft Pick 1973 Round 2 NYA (Pete Cruz) from the New York Leathernecks in exchange for Carl Haid, Mario Cox, Draft Pick 1973 Round 3 WAS (Arnold DeLancey).
1971-06-05Mario Cox of the Montreal Expos is injured and is expected to be out 6 days.
1970-04-29Mario Cox of the Montreal Expos is injured and is expected to be out 16 days.
1969-09-10Mario Cox of the Montreal Expos is injured and is expected to be out 25 days.
1968-06-18Mario Cox of the Montreal Expos is injured and is expected to be out 44 days.
1968-04-20Mario Cox of the Montreal Expos is injured and is expected to be out 35 days.
1967-09-17Mario Cox of the Montreal Expos is injured and is expected to be out 26 days.
1967-03-29The Montreal Expos have promoted Willie Bartirome to the major league team. The Montreal Expos have promoted Greg Lindstrom to the major league team. The Montreal Expos have promoted Mario Cox to the major league team. The Montreal Expos have promoted Rogers Niland to the major league team. The Montreal Expos have promoted Fritz Conlan to the major league team. The Montreal Expos have promoted Jim Cummings to the major league team. The Montreal Expos have promoted George Beckley to the major league team. The Montreal Expos have promoted John Durham to the major league team. The Montreal Expos have promoted Norm Downing to the major league team.
1966-08-23The Montreal Expos have promoted Andy Bickham to the major league team. The Montreal Expos have sent Mario Cox to the minors.
1966-08-08The Montreal Expos have promoted Mario Cox to the major league team. The Montreal Expos have sent John Henry to the minors.