Billy Cox
1941–1955 · bats R / throws R · Baltimore Orioles, Brooklyn Dodgers, Pittsburgh Pirates
1,058G
.262AVG
.318OBP
.380SLG
More career statistics
974H
66HR
351RBI
42SB
3Rare feats
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Why official totals and the game-record sums differ
The sources can disagree on historical scorer decisions, appearances, and which games belong to a major-league record. The career summary uses the official total; the source game rows retain their recorded values.
| Statistic | MLB official | Recorded game sum |
|---|---|---|
| Batting · Caught stealing | 21 | 39 |
| Batting · Plate appearances | 4,081 | 4,079 |
| Batting · Runs | 470 | 469 |
| Batting · RBI | 351 | 352 |
| Batting · Walks | 298 | 296 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,058 | 4,081 | 3,712 | 470 | 974 | 174 | 32 | 66 | 351 | 298 | 218 | 42 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 1,410 | .262 | .318 | .380 | .698 |
Streaks
15longest hitting streak · 1947-08-22 to 1947-09-07
21longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48 | Hitless in Seven | 1952-08-05 | 1 in 202 games | box score ↗ |
| 43 | Five for Five | 1946-06-23 | 1 in 135 games | box score ↗ |
| 41 | Steal of Home | 1952-05-13 | 1 in 107 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 524 | 1935 | 477 | 40 | 188 | 150 | 99 | .272 | .324 | .412 |
| Away | 534 | 2144 | 497 | 26 | 164 | 146 | 119 | .254 | .300 | .351 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 97 | 377 | 98 | 5 | 33 | 32 | 22 | .285 | .345 | .410 |
| May | 193 | 747 | 166 | 11 | 68 | 55 | 43 | .245 | .296 | .352 |
| June | 167 | 627 | 146 | 13 | 59 | 51 | 33 | .257 | .314 | .389 |
| July | 208 | 791 | 198 | 14 | 64 | 51 | 34 | .272 | .315 | .400 |
| August | 205 | 823 | 195 | 16 | 69 | 60 | 45 | .263 | .310 | .396 |
| September | 183 | 698 | 168 | 7 | 58 | 46 | 41 | .263 | .307 | .347 |
| October | 5 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .214 | .250 | .214 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| philadelphia-phillies | 160 | 622 | 159 | 8 | 48 | 42 | 41 | .279 | .323 | .395 |
| chicago-cubs | 151 | 586 | 141 | 7 | 39 | 39 | 32 | .261 | .307 | .375 |
| cincinnati-reds | 143 | 568 | 123 | 11 | 54 | 46 | 22 | .241 | .298 | .368 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 142 | 537 | 140 | 8 | 50 | 40 | 32 | .286 | .335 | .393 |
| new-york-giants | 140 | 540 | 134 | 11 | 50 | 42 | 28 | .273 | .326 | .402 |
| boston-braves | 114 | 439 | 116 | 4 | 29 | 25 | 21 | .285 | .321 | .376 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 92 | 356 | 73 | 10 | 44 | 31 | 13 | .232 | .292 | .375 |
| brooklyn-dodgers | 35 | 135 | 29 | 3 | 14 | 8 | 8 | .234 | .274 | .387 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 |  Pittsburgh Pirates | 10 | 37 | 10 | – | 2 | 1 | .270 | – | – |
| 1946 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 121 | 411 | 119 | 2 | 36 | 4 | .290 | – | – |
| 1947 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 132 | 529 | 145 | 15 | 54 | 5 | .274 | – | – |
| 1948 |  Brooklyn Dodgers | 88 | 237 | 59 | 3 | 16 | 3 | .249 | – | – |
| 1949 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 100 | 390 | 91 | 8 | 40 | 5 | .233 | – | – |
| 1950 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 119 | 451 | 116 | 8 | 44 | 6 | .257 | – | – |
| 1951 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 142 | 455 | 127 | 9 | 51 | 5 | .279 | – | – |
| 1952 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 116 | 455 | 118 | 6 | 34 | 10 | .259 | – | – |
| 1953 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 100 | 327 | 95 | 10 | 44 | 2 | .291 | – | – |
| 1954 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 77 | 226 | 53 | 2 | 17 | – | .235 | – | – |
| 1955 |  Baltimore Orioles | 53 | 194 | 41 | 3 | 14 | 1 | .211 | – | – |