Charles Francis Fox (October 7, 1921 in New York, New York - February 16, 2004 in Stanford, California) was a manager, general manager, scout, coach - and, briefly, a catcher - in American Major League Baseball. As manager of the National League West champion San Francisco Giants in 1971, he was named "Manager of the Year" by The Sporting News. October 7 is the 280th day of the year (281st in leap years). ... 1921 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Midtown Manhattan, looking north from the Empire State Building, 2005 New York City (officially named the City of New York) is the most populous city in the state of New York and the entire United States. ... February 16 is the 47th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... State nickname: The Golden State Other U.S. States Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) Official languages English Area 410,000 km² (3rd)  - Land 404,298 km²  - Water 20,047 km² (4. ... Management (from Old French ménagement the art of conducting, directing, from Latin manu agere to lead by the hand) characterises the process of leading and directing all or part of an organization, often a business, through the deployment and manipulation of resources (human, financial, material, intellectual or intangible). ... The general manager in the sense contemplated in this article is the executive of a professional sports team responsible primarily for acquiring the rights to player personnel, negotiation of their contracts and reassignment or dismissal of players no longer desired on the team. ... Scout can refer to: Scouting - the world-wide youth organization Scout - An American rocket Scout - A type of helicopter Scout - A type of automobile truck A professional sports talent scout A reconnoiter; see reconnaissance A comic book by Timothy Truman and published by Eclipse Comics - Scout (comic) One of the... This article discusses transportation vehicles. ... The position of the catcher Catcher is also a general term for a fielder who catches the ball in cricket. ... MLB logo Major League Baseball (MLB) is the highest level of play in professional baseball in the world. ... This article refers to the American baseball league. ... The San Francisco Giants are a Major League Baseball team based in San Francisco, California. ... The Sporting News (TSN) is an American-based sports newspaper, currently affiliated with the Fox network. ...

As a player, he appeared in only three games (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, Minnesota team in the Northern League, scouted from 1957-63, then managed the Giants' AAA Tacoma, Washington 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. Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... In baseball statistics, an at bat (AB) is used to calculate other data such as batting average. ... Batting average is a statistic in both baseball and cricket measuring the performance of baseball hitters and cricket batsmen, respectively. ... The San Francisco Giants are a Major League Baseball team based in San Francisco, California. ... Minor leagues in the sense intended in this article are professional sports leagues which are not regarded as the premier leagues in those sports. ... This page is a candidate for speedy deletion. ... The Stearns County courthouse is located in downtown St. ... Northern League can mean: Northern League (baseball) for minor league baseball in the United States and Canada Northern League (football) (Albany Northern League) for the association football league in North East England Northern League (ice hockey) which existed in the late 1970s and early 1980s in Britain. ... Tacoma, with Mount Rainier in background City nickname: The City of Destiny Location of Tacoma in Pierce County and Washington State County Pierce Mayor Bill Baarsma (NP) Area   â€“Land   â€“Water 162. ... The Pacific Coast League (PCL) is a minor league baseball league operating in the West and Midwest of the United States. ... The phoenix from the Aberdeen Bestiary. ... Clyde Edward King (born May 23, 1925 in Goldsboro, North Carolina) is a special baseball advisor to George Steinbrenner, owner of the New York Yankees of American Major League Baseball and has spent over 60 years in the game as a pitcher, coach, manager and general manager. ...

Fox led the Giants to the NL West title in 1971 - losing to the eventual world champion Pittsburgh Pirates in the NLCS - but 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. The Pittsburgh Pirates are a Major League Baseball team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. ... NLCS can refer to different things: North London Collegiate School, a girls school in North London. ... Wesley Noreen Westrum (November 28, 1922, Clearbrook, Minnesota – May 28, 2002, Clearbrook, Minnesota) was an American catcher, manager, coach and scout in Major League Baseball. ...

In 1976, he joined the front office of the Montreal Expos and served as the club's emergency manager when Karl Kuehl was fired in August. 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. The Washington Nationals is a Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise based in Washington, D.C.. It relocated to Washington from Montréal, Québec, Canada after the 2004 season. ... Richard Hirschfeld Williams (born May 7, 1929 in St. ...

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. He later coached under Green with the New York Yankees, and scouted for the Houston Astros. The Chicago Cubs are a Major League Baseball team based in Chicago, Illinois. ... George Dallas Green (born August 4, 1934 in Newport, Delaware) is a former pitcher, manager and executive in Major League Baseball who is perhaps best known for his involvement with the Philadelphia Phillies. ... Lee Constantine Elia (born July 16, 1937 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is a Major League Baseball hitting coach for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. ... The New York Yankees are a Major League baseball team based in The Bronx, New York City. ... The Houston Astros are a Major League Baseball team based in Houston, Texas. ...

Fox' career major league managing record was 377-371 (.504).