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
Steve Cox (baseball) first called up to the major leagues on September 17, , along with Jim Morris. In 2007, Cox became the head coach for Porterville College. Steve Cox (baseball) Charles Steven Cox (born October 31, 1974) is an American former professional baseball first baseman. He played in Major League Baseball for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays and in Nippon Professional Baseball for the Yokohama BayStars. Cox attended Monache High School in Porterville, California, graduating in 1992. was chosen in the fifth round of the 1992 Major League Baseball Draft by the Oakland Athletics. He played in their organization for six seasons