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Joseph Casey Cox
Washington Senators
Pitcher
Born: July 3, 1941, Long Beach, CA
Signed: Signed by the Cincinnati Reds as an amateur free agent before 1962 season
Major League Teams: Washington Senators 1966-71; Texas Rangers 1972; New York Yankees 1972-73
Died: October 2, 2023, Clearwater, FL (age 82)
Casey Cox spent all but six games of his eight-year big league career with the Senators/Rangers franchise. Used in relief early in his career, Cox appeared in a career-high 66 games in 1966, his rookie season, pitching to a 3.50 ERA in 113 innings and earning seven saves. He'd have his best season in 1969, going 12-7 with a 2.78 ERA for the Senators, helping to lead the pitching staff for the only Senators team to have a winning season during the franchise's 11 years in Washington. Cox joined the starting rotation in 1970, going 8-12 with a 4.45 ERA in 37 appearances overall and 30 starts.
Casey Cox spent all but six games of his eight-year big league career with the Senators/Rangers franchise. Used in relief early in his career, Cox appeared in a career-high 66 games in 1966, his rookie season, pitching to a 3.50 ERA in 113 innings and earning seven saves. He'd have his best season in 1969, going 12-7 with a 2.78 ERA for the Senators, helping to lead the pitching staff for the only Senators team to have a winning season during the franchise's 11 years in Washington. Cox joined the starting rotation in 1970, going 8-12 with a 4.45 ERA in 37 appearances overall and 30 starts.
He'd move with the club to Arlington in 1972, and as an original Ranger he'd appear in 35 games. Cox finished his career with six appearances with the Yankees between 1972 and 1973. He was 39-42 lifetime in 308 games, with a 3.70 ERA, 20 saves and 297 strikeouts in 762 innings pitched.
December 3, 2023 from The Philly Show (Uncle Dick's Cards)
Doug and I returned to The Philly Show in early December, once again held inside the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center in Oaks, Pennsylvania. eBay has taken over sponsorship of the show, with the quaint, bubble-lettered Philly Show logo that had been in place since the 1980s replaced with a more modern logo, keeping with the times. I wrote about the show in a post over at The Phillies Room.
Similar to my strategy from March, I wanted to focus on accumulating commons and having found success with Uncle Dick's Cards before, I didn't mess around and headed right for the neon green binders. I pulled 145 cards from the binder containing cards 301 to the end of the set, stopping when I reached 500. This card was the 62nd of 145 cards purchased for our set, and after the dealer discount due to my bulk purchase, it cost me less than $1.
The Card / Senators Team Set / Accuracy Index +5
The pictures used for Cox's 1968 and 1969 Topps cards were likely taken at the same photoshoot at Yankee Stadium. The back of the card gives Cox's origin story, as he was originally signed by the Reds in 1962. The Indians drafted him from the Reds in November 1962 in the 1962 first-year draft, and the Senators selected him off waivers from the Indians in May 1963.
Accuracy Index: Cox's card receives a +5 for accuracy.
1969 Season
As mentioned above, this was Cox's career year. He reached career highs in Rgames won and ERA but also led all American League pitchers in fielding percentage with perfect 1.000 mark.
Other Notable Baseball Cards
First Mainstream Card: 1966 Topps #549
Topps Flagship Set Appearances (8): 1966-73
Most Recent Mainstream Card: 1973 Topps #419
Total Non-Parallel Baseball Cards: 33 in the Beckett online database as of 8/31/24.
Sources:
Baseball Reference / SABR / Wikipedia
As mentioned above, this was Cox's career year. He reached career highs in Rgames won and ERA but also led all American League pitchers in fielding percentage with perfect 1.000 mark.
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First Mainstream Card: 1966 Topps #549
Topps Flagship Set Appearances (8): 1966-73
Most Recent Mainstream Card: 1973 Topps #419
Total Non-Parallel Baseball Cards: 33 in the Beckett online database as of 8/31/24.
Sources:
Baseball Reference / SABR / Wikipedia
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