Charlie Fox (baseball)

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.

Charlie Fox
Catcher / Manager
Born: (1921-10-07)October 7, 1921
New York City, New York, U.S.
Died: February 16, 2004(2004-02-16) (aged 82)
Stanford, California, U.S.
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 24, 1942, for the New York Giants
Last MLB appearance
September 26, 1942, for the New York Giants
MLB statistics
Batting average.429
Home runs0
Runs batted in1
Managerial record377–371
Teams
As player
  • New York Giants (1942)

As manager

  • San Francisco Giants (1970–1974)
  • Montreal Expos (1976)
  • Chicago Cubs (1983)

As coach

  • San Francisco Giants (1965–1968)
  • New York Yankees (1989)
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