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| October 1, 1969 for the New York Yankees |
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Robert Joe "Bobby" Cox (born May 21, 1941 in Tulsa, Oklahoma) is the current manager of the Atlanta Braves, and a former third baseman in Major League Baseball. The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the borough of The Bronx, in New York City, New York. The Year of the Pitcher In Major League Baseball, the trend throughout the 1960s was of increased pitching dominance caused by enforcing a larger strike zone (top of armpit Champions Major League Baseball The most notable part of the 1969 season were the Miracle Mets World Series: New York Mets Champions Major League Baseball World Series: New York Mets over Boston Red Sox (4-3 Ray Knight, MVP Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Cincinnati Reds over Oakland Athletics (4-0 José Rijo, MVP Champions Major League Baseball World Series: New York Yankees over Los Angeles Dodgers (4-2 Bucky Dent, MVP Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Los Angeles Dodgers over New York Yankees (4-2 Ron Cey, Pedro Guerrero The Toronto Blue Jays are a professional baseball team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Champions Major League Baseball World Series Champion St Louis Cardinals World Series MVP Darrell Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Kansas City Royals over St Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Cincinnati Reds over Oakland Athletics (4-0 José Rijo, MVP The American League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the American League ( AL) is one of two leagues that make up Major League Baseball in For manager award presented by The Sporting News see The Sporting News Manager of the Year Award, and for English Football manager awards see FA Premier League Manager Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Kansas City Royals over St The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the National League ( NL) is the older of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball For manager award presented by The Sporting News see The Sporting News Manager of the Year Award, and for English Football manager awards see FA Premier League Manager Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Minnesota Twins over Atlanta Braves (4-3 Jack Morris, MVP Headline events of the year The Boston Red Sox win their first World Series since, ending the Curse of the Bambino. 2005 Major League Baseball season Headline events of the year Chicago White Sox swept the Houston Astros to win the World Series Events 878 - Syracuse Italy is captured by the Muslim sultan of Sicily. Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. In Baseball, the head coach of a team is called the manager (or more formally the field manager) this individual controls matters A third baseman, abbreviated 3B, is the player in Baseball whose responsibility is to defend the area nearest to third base — the third of He first led the Braves from 1978 to 1981, and then managed the Toronto Blue Jays from 1982 to 1985. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: New York Yankees over Los Angeles Dodgers (4-2 Bucky Dent, MVP Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Los Angeles Dodgers over New York Yankees (4-2 Ron Cey, Pedro Guerrero The Toronto Blue Jays are a professional baseball team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Champions Major League Baseball World Series Champion St Louis Cardinals World Series MVP Darrell Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Kansas City Royals over St He later rejoined the Braves in 1985 as a general manager. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Kansas City Royals over St In Major League Baseball, the General Manager or GM of a team typically controls player transactions and bears the primary responsibility on behalf of the ballclub He moved back to the manager's role during the 1990 season; as of 2007, Cox is the manager with the longest current tenure in Major League Baseball. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Cincinnati Reds over Oakland Athletics (4-0 José Rijo, MVP Champions Major League Baseball Regular Season Champions Other champions Minor League Baseball He led the Atlanta Braves to the World Series championship in 1995. For other events named "World Series" see World Series (disambiguation. The 1995 World Series matched the Atlanta Braves against the Cleveland Indians, with the Braves winning in six games to capture its third World Championship in
He presently ranks 4th on the Baseball All-time Managerial Wins list. This is a list of the Top 15 MLB career wins by a manager. completed [[September 28] 2008 games 2008 record in parentheses] Due to their length of
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Playing career
As a player, Cox originally signed with the Los Angeles Dodgers, but was never able to make the Dodger varsity. The Los Angeles Dodgers are a Major League Baseball team based in Los Angeles California, USA Eventually he was acquired by the Braves, but never appeared in an MLB game for them either. Instead, he was traded to the New York Yankees on December 7, 1967. The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the borough of The Bronx, in New York City, New York. Events 43 BC - Marcus Tullius Cicero assassinated 1696 - Connecticut Route 108, one of the oldest highways Champions Major League Baseball World Series: St Louis Cardinals over Boston Red Sox (4-3 Bob Gibson, MVP Cox played two seasons, mostly at third base, for the Yanks. A third baseman, abbreviated 3B, is the player in Baseball whose responsibility is to defend the area nearest to third base — the third of Because of bad knees, Cox became the second in a string of four stopgap players between Clete Boyer and Graig Nettles. Cletis Leroy “Clete” Boyer ( February 9, 1937 &ndash June 4, 2007) was a former Major League Baseball player Graig Nettles (born August 20, 1944, in San Diego California) (nicknamed Puff) is a former Major League Baseball Third baseman He played with fellow Oklahoman Mickey Mantle during Mantle's final season in 1968 and with Thurman Munson during his debut season in 1969. Oklahoma ( is a state located in the South Central region of the United States of America. Mickey Charles Mantle ( October 20, 1931 &ndash August 13, 1995) was an American Baseball player who was inducted The Year of the Pitcher In Major League Baseball, the trend throughout the 1960s was of increased pitching dominance caused by enforcing a larger strike zone (top of armpit Thurman Lee Munson ( June 7 1947 – August 2 1979) was an American Catcher in Major League Baseball who played Champions Major League Baseball The most notable part of the 1969 season were the Miracle Mets World Series: New York Mets
Managerial career
Cox began his managerial career in the Yankees farm system. In 1976, he led the Syracuse Chiefs to the Governor's Cup title. The Syracuse Chiefs are a Minor league baseball team based in Syracuse New York, and are the new Triple-A affiliate of the Washington Nationals This team featured such future major leaguers as Ron Guidry, Mickey Klutts, Terry Whitfield and Juan Bernhardt. Ronald Ames Guidry (ˈɡɪdɹi born August 28, 1950, in Lafayette Louisiana; nicknamed " Louisiana Lightning " and " Gator Gene Ellis Klutts (born September 20, 1954 in Montebello California) was a Major League Baseball player from 1976 to 1983 for the New York Terry Whitfield (born January 12 1953, Blythe California) is a former Major League Baseball player for the Los Angeles Dodgers
Cox replaced Dave Bristol as the manager of the Atlanta Braves prior to the 1978 season, inheriting a team that had finished last in the league during the previous two seasons and had compiled a worse record than the two expansion teams, Toronto Blue Jays and Seattle Mariners, in 1977. James David Bristol (born June 23, 1933 in Macon Georgia) is a former manager in Major League Baseball in the 1960s and 1970s The Toronto Blue Jays are a professional baseball team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The Seattle Mariners are an American professional baseball team based in Seattle, Washington, United States. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: New York Yankees over Los Angeles Dodgers (4-2 Reggie Jackson, Building from the ground up, the Braves finished last in both 1978 and 1979. Entering 1980, Cox made one of the unusual moves for which he is known, moving power-hitting first baseman-catcher Dale Murphy, who had developed a throwing block as a catcher that hindered his ability to play, to center field. First base, or 1B, is the first of four stations on a Baseball diamond which must be touched in succession by a baserunner in order to score a run Catcher is also a general term for a fielder who catches the ball in Cricket. For the professor see Dale D Murphy. Dale Bryan Murphy (born March 12 1956 in Portland Oregon) is a former Outfielder Murphy later won two National League Most Valuable Player Awards and five Gold Gloves, and became one of the premier players of the 1980s. The Most Valuable Player Award (commonly known as the MVP award is an annual award given to one outstanding player in each league of Major League Baseball. For the award given to amateur boxers see Golden Gloves. In American Baseball, the Rawlings Gold Glove Award, usually referred to [1] In 1980 the Braves finished fourth with their first record above . 500 since 1972. However, Cox was undone by the 1981 baseball strike when the Braves finished fifth and owner Ted Turner fired him. The 1981 Major League Baseball strike was the fifth work stoppage in Major League Baseball since the 1972 Major League Baseball strike Robert Edward "Ted" Turner III (born November 19, 1938) is an American Media proprietor and philanthropist. 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. The National League Western Division, or NL West, is one of the three divisions of Major League Baseball 's National League.
Cox joined the Toronto Blue Jays in 1982, who steadily improved over the four years of his management. In 1985, Cox's fourth season with the club, the Blue Jays finished first place in the American League East. The American League East Division is one of Major League Baseball's six divisions That season, the American League Championship Series was expanded to a best-of-seven format after sixteen seasons of a best-of-five format. That difference ultimately made the difference when Cox's Blue Jays became only the fifth team to lose a playoff series after leading 3 games to 1 to the Kansas City Royals. The Kansas City Royals are a Major League Baseball team based in Kansas City, Missouri. After their elimination, Cox returned to the Braves as general manager. After going through two managers over the course of less than five years with disastrous results in attendance and outlook, Cox fired Russ Nixon in June 1990, and appointed himself as the manager. Russell Eugene Nixon (born February 19 1935 in Cleves Ohio) is a former Catcher, coach and manager in American Cox had spent the prior four seasons accumulating talent players, including Ron Gant, Tom Glavine, Steve Avery, Pete Smith, and David Justice. Ronald Edwin "Ron" Gant (born March 2 1965 in Victoria Texas) is a former American Major League Outfielder and Thomas Michael Glavine (born March 25, 1966 in Concord Massachusetts) is an American Left-handed Starting pitcher Steven Thomas Avery (born April 14, 1970 in Trenton Michigan) is a former left-handed Pitcher in Major League Baseball who was a David Justice (born April 14 1966 in Cincinnati Ohio) is a former Right fielder in Major League Baseball who played for the He was also responsible for drafting Chipper Jones with the first overall pick in the 1990 draft. Lawrence Wayne "Chipper" Jones Jr (born April 24, 1972 in DeLand, Florida) is an American Major League [2]
In 1991, the Braves, along with the Minnesota Twins, became the first team to go from last place in one season to first place the next. The Minnesota Twins are a professional baseball team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The two teams met in the 1991 World Series. The 1991 World Series was played between the Minnesota Twins (95-67 of the American League and the Atlanta Braves (94-68 of the National League Although the Braves lost, they continued to win division titles for a total of fourteen consecutive seasons. Cox's 15 division titles is a Major League record for a manager. On five separate occasions, the Braves have won the National League pennant and played in the World Series, including four in a six-season stretch (1991, 1992, 1995, and 1996).
In 1992, Cox's Braves held a 3-1 lead in the National League Championship Series against the Pittsburgh Pirates before losing games 5 and 6, although they did win Game 7 on Francisco Cabrera's ninth-inning, two-out, pinch-hit, two-run single. The Pittsburgh Pirates are a Major League Baseball club based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Francisco Cabrera (born October 10, 1966 in Santo Domingo) is a former Major League Baseball Catcher / First baseman who In 1993, the Braves had the best record in baseball after a pennant race where the Braves overcame a ten-game deficit in August to beat the San Francisco Giants by going 51-17 over the last two and a half months of the season to win the division by one game. The San Francisco Giants are a Major League Baseball team based in, that currently play in the National League West Division. However, they lost the National League Championship Series in six games to the Philadelphia Phillies. The Philadelphia Phillies are a Major League Baseball team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in the United States.
In 1995, the Atlanta Braves won Cox's only World Series championship to date over the Cleveland Indians. The Cleveland Indians are a professional baseball team based in Cleveland, Ohio, United States.
In 1996, the Braves again won the division title. After sweeping the Los Angeles Dodgers in the division series, the Braves' pitching fell behind the St. Louis Cardinals, three games to one. The Los Angeles Dodgers are a Major League Baseball team based in Los Angeles California, USA The St Louis Cardinals (also referred to as "the Cards " or "the Redbirds " are a professional Baseball team based in St Facing elimination, the Braves offense outscored the Cardinals 33-1 over the final three games and won the pennant. Cox became the only manager in history to lose a series leading three games to one and win a series trailing three games to one. [3] The scoring continued into the first two games against the New York Yankees as the Braves took a two games to none lead by winning with scores of 12-1 and 4-0. In game four, the Braves led 6-0 in the fourth inning, but the Yankees came from behind. Jim Leyritz homered to tie the game, and the Yankees tied the series with a win in eleven innings, 8-6. James Joseph Leyritz (born December 27 1963 in Lakewood Ohio) is a former Catcher and Infielder in Major League Baseball Following the loss, the Braves lost to the Florida Marlins in 1997 and the San Diego Padres in 1998 in the NLCS. The Florida Marlins are a professional baseball team based in Miami Gardens Florida. The San Diego Padres are a Major League Baseball team based in San Diego California since their founding in 1969 The Braves made it back to the 1999 World Series, but lost to the defending World Series Champion New York Yankees in four straight games. The 1999 World Series matched the defending champion New York Yankees against the Atlanta Braves, with the Yankees sweeping the Series in four games
Cox's 2001 team won the division title and upset the favored Houston Astros in three straight games in the division series. The Houston Astros are a Professional baseball team based in Houston Texas. In Major League Baseball, the National League Division Series ( NLDS) determine which two teams from the National League will advance to the National However, the Arizona Diamondbacks defeated the Braves in five games in the NLCS. The Arizona Diamondbacks (also referred to as the D-backs) are a professional baseball team based in Phoenix Arizona.
Cox's Braves have not advanced past the first round each of the last four seasons in which they made the playoffs. In 2002, the Braves won over 100 games and led the wild card San Francisco Giants two games to one before dropping the last two. The term wild card refers broadly to a Tournament or Playoff berth awarded to an individual or team that has not qualified through normal play The San Francisco Giants are a Major League Baseball team based in, that currently play in the National League West Division. In 2003, the Braves pushed the Chicago Cubs to the fifth game before falling. The Chicago Cubs are a Professional Baseball franchise based in Chicago, Illinois. The following year, the Braves lost in the best-of-five Division Series for the third straight year. In 2005, the Braves lost to the Astros, with the finale taking eighteen innings to decide.
Accomplishments
Cox has been named Manager of the Year four times (1985, 1991, 2004, and 2005) and is one of only three managers to have won the award in both the American and National League. For manager award presented by The Sporting News see The Sporting News Manager of the Year Award, and for English Football manager awards see FA Premier League Manager He is also the only person to have won the award in consecutive years. Cox has also been named Manager of the Year by The Sporting News eight times (1985, 1991, 1993, 1999, 2002, 2003, 2004, and 2005). Sporting News (previously The Sporting News, and known colloquially as TSN) is an American -based Sports
On May 12, 2007, Cox passed Sparky Anderson to become the fourth-winningest manager in major league history, with a record of 2,195 wins and 1,698 losses. George Lee "Sparky" Anderson (born February 22, 1934 in Bridgewater South Dakota) is fifth on the all-time list for manager career wins This is a list of the Top 15 MLB career wins by a manager. completed [[September 28] 2008 games 2008 record in parentheses] Due to their length of He led the Braves to a division title every season from 1991 to 2005, excluding the strike-shortened 1994 season; the Braves have competed in the National League East since 1994 and competed in the National League West prior to that. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Minnesota Twins over Atlanta Braves (4-3 Jack Morris, MVP 2005 Major League Baseball season Headline events of the year Chicago White Sox swept the Houston Astros to win the World Series The 1994 Major League baseball strike was the eighth work stoppage in Baseball history as well as the fourth in-season work stoppage Headline events of the year As a result of a players' strike the MLB season ends prematurely on August 11, 1994. He won a World Series Championship in 1995. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Atlanta Braves over Cleveland Indians (4-2 Tom Glavine, MVP In 2001, he took sole possession of first place for most wins as a manager in Braves history. Champions Major League Baseball Regular Season Champions Other champions Caribbean World Series: [4] Cox's . 561 winning percentage is fourteenth in all-time among managers with at least 1,000 games managed, and is the second highest among those who managed the majority of their career after the creation of divisions within each league in 1969. Champions Major League Baseball The most notable part of the 1969 season were the Miracle Mets World Series: New York Mets
On May 7th, 2008, Cox was ejected for the 137th time during the second inning in a Braves' game against the San Diego Padres; he currently holds the all-time record for most ejections (set on August 14, 2007 with his 132nd), previously held by John McGraw. The San Diego Padres are a Major League Baseball team based in San Diego California since their founding in 1969 [5] Cox is also the only person among all players and managers to be ejected from two World Series games (1992 and 1996). The 1992 World Series was the first Series ever played outside of the United States of America. The 1996 World Series matched the defending champion Atlanta Braves against the New York Yankees, with the Yankees winning in six games to capture their first He was ejected in the ninth inning of game three of the 1992 World Series for throwing a batting helmet onto the field at the Toronto Skydome. The 1992 World Series was the first Series ever played outside of the United States of America. SkyDome redirects here for other uses see SkyDome (disambiguation Cox was trying to slam the helmet against the lip of the dugout and missed, throwing it onto the field. [6] Cox was tossed again in the final game of the 1996 World Series after protesting an out call of Marquis Grissom attempting to take second base on a passed ball. The 1996 World Series matched the defending champion Atlanta Braves against the New York Yankees, with the Yankees winning in six games to capture their first Marquis Deon Grissom, nicknamed " Grip " (first name mɑrˈkiːs (born April 17, 1967 in Atlanta Georgia) is a former Major League In Baseball, a Catcher is charged with a passed ball when he fails to hold or control a legally pitched ball that with ordinary effort should have been Although video replays appeared to show Grissom as safe, umpire Terry Tata called him out, and Cox was tossed in an ensuing argument. Terry Anthony Tata (born April 24, 1940 in Waterbury Connecticut) is a retired umpire. [6]
Personal life
In May 1995, police were called to the home of Bobby and Pamela Cox in northwest Atlanta, Georgia. The State of Georgia ( is a state in the United States and was one of the original Thirteen Colonies that revolted against British rule Pamela Cox told the police that her husband struck her. Bobby Cox was charged under Georgia's Domestic Violence Act[7] with simple battery. Domestic violence (also known as domestic abuse or spousal abuse) occurs when a family member partner or ex-partner attempts to physically or psychologically dominate Battery is a term used by the Common law jurisdictions which involves an Injury or other Contact upon the Person of another in a manner likely He was accused of punching his wife and pulling her hair. [8] In a court settlement, Pamela Cox was instructed by the judge to attend a battered women's program and Bobby Cox was told to complete violence counseling and an alcohol evaluation. In Chemistry, an alcohol is any Organic compound in which a Hydroxyl group ( - O[[hydrogen H]]) is bound to a Carbon [9] The criminal charges against Bobby Cox were dismissed, and he was not punished by Major League Baseball or the Atlanta Braves for the incident.
Managerial record
(updated through May 31, 2008)
| Team | Year | Regular Season | Postseason | |||||||
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| Games | Won | Lost | Win % | Finish | Won | Lost | Win % | Result | ||
| Atlanta Braves | 1978 | 162 | 69 | 93 | . 426 | 6th in NL West | - | - | - | - |
| 1979 | 160 | 66 | 94 | . 412 | 6th in NL West | - | - | - | - | |
| 1980 | 161 | 81 | 80 | . 503 | 4th in NL West | - | - | - | - | |
| 1981 | 106 | 50 | 56 | . 472 | 4th in NL West (1st Half) 5th in NL West (2nd Half) |
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| Toronto Blue Jays | 1982 | 162 | 78 | 84 | . The Toronto Blue Jays are a professional baseball team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. 481 | 6th in AL East | - | - | - | - |
| 1983 | 162 | 89 | 73 | . 549 | 4th in AL East | - | - | - | - | |
| 1984 | 162 | 89 | 73 | . 549 | 2nd in AL East | - | - | - | - | |
| 1985 | 161 | 99 | 62 | . 615 | 1st in AL East | 3 | 4 | . 429 | Lost ALCS. The American League Championship Series was played between the Kansas City Royals and the Toronto Blue Jays from October 8 to October 16 | |
| Atlanta Braves | 1990 | 97 | 40 | 57 | . 412 | 6th in NL West | - | - | - | - |
| 1991 | 162 | 94 | 68 | . 580 | 1st in NL West | 7 | 7 | . 500 | Lost World Series. The 1991 World Series was played between the Minnesota Twins (95-67 of the American League and the Atlanta Braves (94-68 of the National League | |
| 1992 | 162 | 98 | 64 | . 605 | 1st in NL West | 6 | 7 | . 462 | Lost World Series. The 1992 World Series was the first Series ever played outside of the United States of America. | |
| 1993 | 162 | 104 | 58 | . 642 | 1st in NL West | 2 | 4 | . 333 | Lost NLCS. The National League Championship Series was played between the Philadelphia Phillies and Atlanta Braves. | |
| 1994 | 114 | 68 | 46 | . 596 | 2nd in NL East[10] | - | - | - | Strike Year | |
| 1995 | 144 | 90 | 54 | . 625 | 1st in NL East | 11 | 2 | . 846 | Won World Series. The 1995 World Series matched the Atlanta Braves against the Cleveland Indians, with the Braves winning in six games to capture its third World Championship in | |
| 1996 | 162 | 96 | 66 | . 593 | 1st in NL East | 9 | 7 | . 563 | Lost World Series. The 1996 World Series matched the defending champion Atlanta Braves against the New York Yankees, with the Yankees winning in six games to capture their first | |
| 1997 | 162 | 101 | 61 | . 623 | 1st in NL East | 5 | 4 | . 556 | Lost NLCS. The National League Championship Series pitted the Florida Marlins against the Atlanta Braves. | |
| 1998 | 162 | 106 | 56 | . 654 | 1st in NL East | 5 | 4 | . 556 | Lost NLCS | |
| 1999 | 162 | 103 | 59 | . The National League Championship Series, to determine the champion of Major League Baseball 's National League, was played from October 7 to 636 | 1st in NL East | 7 | 6 | . 538 | Lost World Series. The 1999 World Series matched the defending champion New York Yankees against the Atlanta Braves, with the Yankees sweeping the Series in four games | |
| 2000 | 162 | 95 | 67 | . 586 | 1st in NL East | 0 | 3 | . 000 | Lost NLDS | |
| 2001 | 162 | 88 | 74 | . The National League Division Series ( NLDS) the opening round of the 2000 National League playoffs began on Tuesday October 3, and ended on 543 | 1st in NL East | 4 | 4 | . 500 | Lost NLCS. The National League Championship Series saw the Arizona Diamondbacks defeat the Atlanta Braves in five games to win the National League pennant | |
| 2002 | 160 | 101 | 59 | . 631 | 1st in NL East | 2 | 3 | . 400 | Lost NLDS. The National League Division Series ( NLDS) the opening round of the 2002 National League playoffs began on Tuesday October 1, and ended on | |
| 2003 | 162 | 101 | 61 | . 623 | 1st in NL East | 2 | 3 | . 400 | Lost NLDS. The National League Division Series ( NLDS) the first round of the 2003 National League playoffs began on Tuesday September 30, and ended | |
| 2004 | 162 | 96 | 66 | . 593 | 1st in NL East | 2 | 3 | . 400 | Lost NLDS | |
| 2005 | 162 | 90 | 72 | . The National League Division Series ( NLDS) the opening round of the 2004 National League playoffs began on Tuesday October 5, and ended on 556 | 1st in NL East | 1 | 3 | . 250 | Lost NLDS. The National League Division Series ( NLDS) the opening round of the 2005 National League playoffs began on Tuesday October 4, and ended on | |
| 2006 | 162 | 79 | 83 | . 488 | 3rd in NL East | - | - | - | - | |
| 2007 | 162 | 84 | 78 | . The Atlanta Braves ' 2007 season began with the Braves attempting to recapture the NL East title which they relinquished for the first time since the 519 | 3rd in NL East | - | - | - | - | |
| 2008 | 56 | 29 | 27 | . The Atlanta Braves ' 2008 season features the Braves' attempt to reclaim a postseason berth for the first time since 2005 518 | - | - | - | - | ||
| Toronto Blue Jays Total | 647 | 355 | 292 | . 549 | 1 Division Championship | 3 | 4 | . 429 | ||
| Atlanta Braves Total 1978 to 1981 |
589 | 266 | 323 | . 452 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Atlanta Braves Total 1990 to Present |
2,828 | 1,656 | 1,172 | . 586 | 14 Division Championship | 63 | 60 | . 512 | 1 World Series Championship | |
| Atlanta Braves Total Combined |
3,417 | 1,922 | 1,495 | . 562 | 14 Division Championship | 63 | 60 | . 512 | 1 World Series Championship | |
| Total | 4,064 | 2,277 | 1,787 | . 560 | 66 | 64 | . 508 | Won 1 World Series | ||
See also
- List of Major League Baseball managers in 2006
- List of Major League Baseball managers in 2007
- List of Major League Baseball managers in 2008
- All Time Winning Managers
References
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- ^ Chipper Jones. Baseball-Reference. com. Sports Reference, Inc. Retrieved on 2007-04-05. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 456 - St Patrick returns to Ireland as a missionary bishop
- ^ World Series History: Recaps and Results. MLB Advanced Media, L. P. . Retrieved on 2007-04-06. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar defeats Caecilius Metellus Scipio and Marcus Porcius Cato in the Battle of Thapsus
- ^ Atlanta Braves Managers. Baseball Almanac. Retrieved on 2007-04-05. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 456 - St Patrick returns to Ireland as a missionary bishop
- ^ Baseball Managers. Baseball Almanac. Retrieved on 2007-04-05. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 456 - St Patrick returns to Ireland as a missionary bishop
- ^ a b World Series Ejections. Baseball Almanac. Retrieved on 2007-04-05. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 456 - St Patrick returns to Ireland as a missionary bishop
- ^ O.C.G.A. § 19-13-1
- ^ Chass, Murray. "On Baseball: Reality Again Intrudes On Men and Games", The New York Times, 1995-05-09. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Events 1457 BC - Battle of Megiddo (15th century BC between Thutmose III and a large Canaanite coalition under the King of Retrieved on 2008-04-13. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1111 - Henry V is crowned Holy Roman Emperor. 1204 - The Fourth Crusade sacks Constantinople
- ^ Battery Charges Against Cox Dismissed. The New York Times. Associated Press (1995-09-02). The Associated Press ( AP) is an American News agency. The AP is a Cooperative owned by its contributing Newspapers radio Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Events 44 BC - Pharaoh Cleopatra VII of Egypt declares her son co-ruler as Ptolemy XV Caesarion. Retrieved on 2008-04-13. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1111 - Henry V is crowned Holy Roman Emperor. 1204 - The Fourth Crusade sacks Constantinople
- ^ Standings as of the end of the shortened season.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or The Baseball Cube
- Major league career managerial statistics from Baseball-Reference
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American League Manager of the Year 1985 |
Succeeded by John McNamara |
| Preceded by Jim Leyland Jack McKeon |
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| Preceded by Dave Bristol Russ Nixon |
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Atlanta Braves General Manager 1985 - 1990 |
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