Danny Cox (baseball)
Daniel Bradford Cox is a British-American former professional baseball pitcher, who played in Major League Baseball for the St. Louis Cardinals the Philadelphia Phillies, the Pittsburgh Pirates, and the Toronto Blue Jays, after which he retired from active play.
Over Cox’ eleven-year big league career, he won 74, lost 75, recorded a 3.64 earned run average, 21 complete games, five shutouts, and eight saves. Cox won Game 3 of the 1985 National League Championship Series with the Cardinals trailing 2 games to none. He pitched well in the 1985 World Series, but earned two no-decisions. Cox pitched a shutout in Game 7 of the 1987 National League Championship Series, and was the winning pitcher in Game 5 of the 1987 World Series. After being removed in Game 7, he argued with umpire Dave Phillips; Cox was then ejected, as he left the field.Coaching career
Cox managed the Gateway Grizzlies, a Frontier League team based in Sauget, Illinois from 2003–2006, compiling a record of 197-175 and one league championship. In 2008, he coached the New Athens, Illinois High School baseball team, however he resigned mid-season. Cox currently frequents clinics in the St. Louis area, and offers pitching lessons to young players near his Freeburg, Illinois home.
In February 2009, Cox was named pitching coach for the Springfield Sliders of the Prospect League.
On December 17, 2009, the Lancaster Barnstormers of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball named Cox pitching coach for the 2010 season.
