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
Bobby Dickerson Bobby Dickerson Bobby Dale Dickerson (born September 4, 1965) is an American professional baseball player and coach. He is the third base coach for the Baltimore Orioles of Major League Baseball. Dickerson was drafted by the New York Yankees in the 23rd round of the 1987 Major League Baseball Draft out of Nicholls State University. Dickerson played for the Yankees' and Orioles' minor league affiliates from 1987 through 1993. Dickerson was a minor league manager from 1998 to 2009 in the Diamondbacks' and Cubs' systems. Dickerson was named Orioles' infield coordinator and field coordinator in the Dominican Republic in 2010.