"Bobby Cox, the Baseball Hall of Fame manager who led the Atlanta Braves to five National League pennants and a World Series championship in the 1990s and was ranked No. 4 for career victories among major league managers, died on Saturday in Marietta, Ga. He was 84. The team announced the death but provided no further details."
"Cox had a stroke in 2019 that impaired the use of his right arm. Cox himself was a major league player whose career consisted of two seasons, mostly at third base, with the Yankees in 1968 and 1969. He batted .225 overall in 220 games and was hampered by knee problems."
"He found his niche as a manager, mostly for the Braves in two stints surrounding a stretch with the Toronto Blue Jays. He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2014 as one of the most successful managers in history for steering the Braves to dominance in the 1990s. Cox's 2,504 victories in 29 seasons have been exceeded only by three others: Connie Mack, with 3,731, managing the Philadelphia Athletics for 50 years, followed by John McGraw with 2,763 and Tony La Russa with 2,728."
"Cox was voted manager of the year four times by the Baseball Writers' Association of America. Cox's Braves boasted strong pitching, most notably from the Hall of Famers Tom Glavine, Greg Maddux and John Smoltz. His Atlanta teams won division championships 14 consecutive times, from 1991 to 2005, a players' strike having curtailed the 1994 season."
Bobby Cox, a Baseball Hall of Fame manager, died at age 84 in Marietta, Georgia. He led the Atlanta Braves to five National League pennants and a World Series championship in the 1990s. Cox was ranked No. 4 for career victories among major league managers with 2,504 wins over 29 seasons. His career included two stints managing the Braves and a period with the Toronto Blue Jays. He was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2014 and was voted manager of the year four times. His Braves teams featured strong pitching led by Tom Glavine, Greg Maddux, and John Smoltz, and won division titles 14 straight times from 1991 to 2005.
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