Bobby Cox first record above .500 since 1974. However, Cox was undone by the 1981 baseball strike when the Braves finished fifth and owner Ted Turner fired him. Asked at a press conference who was on his short list for manager, Turner replied, "It would be Bobby Cox if I hadn't just fired him. We need someone like him around here." The Braves won the National League West division title in 1982 and finished second in both 1983 and 1984 under Cox's successor Joe Torre. Cox finished with a record of 266 wins and 323 losses in the regular season. Cox joined
Ted Cox (baseball) four infield positions, Cox joined the Seattle Mariners in 1980 and the Toronto Blue Jays in 1981, his last major league season. In a five-season career, Cox was a .245 hitter with 10 home runs and 79 RBI in 272 games. Currently, Cox works with the Major League Baseball Players Alumni Association in raising money for worthy causes and charities. or Baseball Library, or Retrosheet, or Pura Pelota Ted Cox (baseball) William Ted Cox (born January 24, 1955) is a former shortstop who played in Major League Baseball from through for the Boston Red Sox (1977), Cleveland Indians (1978–1979), Seattle