Former major league manager and coach CHARLIE FOX died at the age of 82, on Monday 16 February 2004, at Stanford Hospital from complications of pneumonia, according to a statement from the SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS.

San Francisco won the National League West pennant under him in 1971, with a 90-72 record, before losing in the National League Championship Series to the PITTSBURGH PIRATES. He managed the team from 1970-1974, compiling a 348-327 overall mark. He also had two other short stints managing the MONTREAL EXPOS and CHICAGO CUBS, with a 12-22 mark in Montreal in 1976, and a 17-22 mark in Chicago in 1983.

He spent more than 50 years in professional baseball, going 3-for-7 in three games for the NEW YORK GIANTS in 1942. He then entered the United States Navy after the 1942 season, becoming a coach with the NEW YORK GIANTS upon his return. He also served as general manager for the MONTREAL EXPOS from 1976-1978 and his final position in the majors was as a scout for the HOUSTON ASTROS. Charlie Fox is survived by his wife, Lola Bertolucci-Fox, his children, Michael and Barbara, two grandchildren and three stepchildren. 

SPECIAL TO CANADIAN BASEBALL NEWS – 17 FEBRUARY 2004