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Charlie Fox Catcher Born: October 7, 1921
New York CityDied: February 16, 2004 (aged 82)
Stanford, CaliforniaBatted: Right Threw: Right MLB debut September 24, 1942 for the New York Giants Last MLB appearance September 26, 1942 for the New York Giants Career statistics Batting average .429 Home runs 0 Runs batted in 1 Teams - New York Giants (1942)
Career highlights and awards - The Sporting News Major League Manager of the Year (1971)
Charles Francis Fox (October 7, 1921 – February 16, 2004) was an American manager, general manager, scout, coach—and, briefly, a catcher—in Major League Baseball. As manager of the National League West Division champion San Francisco Giants in 1971, he was named "Manager of the Year" by The Sporting News.
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Early career
Born in New York City, Fox appeared in only three games as a Major League player – garnering three hits in seven at bats for a career batting average of .429) with the 1942 New York Giants. But Fox would spend another 33 years in that organization as a minor league catcher and manager and as a manager, scout and coach for the Giants, who relocated to San Francisco in 1958.
Fox spent eight years as manager of the Giants' Class C St. Cloud Rox team in the Northern League, scouted from 1957–63, then managed the Giants' AAA Tacoma club of the Pacific Coast League in 1964 before coming to the major leagues as a San Francisco coach in 1965. He returned to the PCL to manage the Giants' Phoenix club in 1969–70 until he was summoned to San Francisco in May 1970 to replace Clyde King as the manager of the big club.
Major league managerial career
Fox led the Giants to the NL West title in 1971, losing to the eventual world champion Pittsburgh Pirates in the National League Championship Series. Subsequently, the Giants made a series of bad trades and fell from contention thereafter. In mid-1974, after compiling a record of 348–327 (.516), Fox was replaced as manager by former stalwart Giants catcher Wes Westrum.
In 1976, he joined the front office of the Montreal Expos as a special assignment scout and served as the club's emergency manager when Karl Kuehl was fired September 4. After winning only 12 of 34 games to close out the season, Fox was named the club's general manager and was succeeded on the field by Dick Williams. He held the GM title in Montreal through the 1978 season.
Fox, however, was destined to serve another term as an interim manager. In 1983, while working as a special assistant to Chicago Cubs general manager Dallas Green, Fox took over from embattled skipper Lee Elia and managed the Cubs for the final 39 games of the season, winning 17 and losing 22. In 1984, he was replaced by Jim Frey. He later coached under Green with the New York Yankees, and scouted for the Houston Astros.
Fox's career major league managing record was 377–371 (.504).
Fox died at age 82 in Stanford, California.
Managerial statistics
Team Year Regular Season Post Season Won Lost Win % Finish Won Lost Win % Result SFG 1970 67 53 .558 3rd in NL West – – – – SFG 1971 90 72 .556 1st in NL West 1 3 .250 Lost to Pittsburgh Pirates SFG 1972 69 86 .445 5th in NL West – – – – SFG 1973 88 74 .543 3rd in NL West – – – – SFG 1974 34 42 .447 5th in NL West – – – – MON 1976 12 22 .353 6th in NL East – – – – CHC 1983 17 22 .436 5th in NL East – – – – Total 377 371 .504 1 3 .250 – External links
- Baseball-Reference.com – career managing record and playing statistics
Sporting positions Preceded by
Clyde KingSan Francisco Giants Manager
1971–1974Succeeded by
Wes WestrumPreceded by
Karl KuehlMontreal Expos Manager
1976Succeeded by
Dick WilliamsPreceded by
Lee EliaChicago Cubs Manager
1983Succeeded by
Jim FreyPreceded by
Jim FanningMontreal Expos General Manager
1976–1978Succeeded by
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