Cox and McGraw both have 130 ejections, but McGraw was thrown out 14 times as a player. Cox has 130 ejections as a manager, McGraw 117. Earl Weaver is third with 97.
“It’s kind of embarrassing,” the Atlanta manager told the Associated Press.
It’s also unfortunate that Cox has become infamous for his short temper instead of lauded as the best manager of pitchers of his generation, possibly of all time.