Roosevelt Cox
Third baseman
Born: 1914
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
Negro league baseball debut
1937, for the Detroit Stars
Last appearance
1944, for the New York Cubans
Teams

Theodore Roosevelt Cox (born 1914), nicknamed "Benny", was an American Negro league third baseman between 1937 and 1944.

A native of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Cox made his Negro leagues debut in 1937 with the Detroit Stars and Chicago American Giants. He played for the Kansas City Monarchs the following season, and ended his career with a three-year stint with the New York Cubans from 1942 to 1944.[1][2]

References

  1. "Roosevelt Cox". seamheads.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
  2. "Benny Cox". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
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