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
2010 Nippon Professional Baseball season series 4-2 2010 Nippon Professional Baseball season The 2010 Nippon Professional Baseball season is the 61st season since the NPB was reorganized in . "Note: All of the games that are played in the first two rounds of the Climax Series are held at the higher seed's home stadium. The team with the higher regular-season standing also advances if the round ends in a tie." Yomiuri Giants win series 2-0 "Chunichi Dragons have one-win advantage" Chunichi Dragons win series 4-1. Chiba Lotte Marines win series 2-0 "Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks have one-win advantage" Chiba Lotte Marines win series 4-3. Chiba Lotte