Ted Cox from the Chronology

Apr 9, 1980 - Seattle's Ted Cox has the AL's first game-winning ribbie when he hits a 2-run double off Toronto's Dave Lemancyck in the 3rd inning as the M's take a 4-2. The Mariners win 8-6‚ the victory going to Mike Parrott who pitches 6 1/3 innings. Parrott will on the DL for 3 weeks in May after getting hit in the groin by a line drive. He will hobble to the end of the year with a 1-16 record and today's win will be his lone ML victory of 1980. For the second season in a row‚ Toronto's John Mayberry opens with 4 hits‚ including 2 home runs. The Blue Jays dropped their Opener last year as well.

Mar 30, 1978 - The Red Sox trade C Bo Diaz‚ 3B Ted Cox‚ and pitchers Rick Wise and Mike Paxton to the Indians for C Fred Kendall and P Dennis Eckersley. Eckersley will win 20 for Boston this year.

Sep 18, 1977 - Spoiling Brooks Robinson Night in Baltimore‚ Boston's Ted Cox goes 4-for-4 in his first ML game‚ a 10-4 win over the Orioles. Cox will get 2 more hits tomorrow before making an out against the Yankees‚ setting a ML record for straight hits at the start of a career.