had beaten the Pirates 9-out-of-12-games and seemed likely candidates to win the pennant. The Giants jumped out of the gate full-steam ahead in the series opener, beating the Pirates, 5–4, in front of 40,977 fans at Candlestick Park. Willie McCovey and Tito Fuentes fueled the attack, ripping two-run homers in the fifth inning. However, the Giants would lose the next three games, as the Pirates would advance to the World Series in four games. Subsequently, they made a series of bad trades and fell from contention thereafter. On June 27, 1974, after compiling a record of 348–327 (.516), Fox was replaced as manager by former stalwart Giants catcher Wes Westrum. In 1976, he joined the front office of the Montreal Expos as a special assignment scout and served as the club's "emergency" manager when Karl Kuehl was fired on September 4. After winning only 12 of 34 games to close out the season, Fox was named as the general manager and was later succeeded on the field by Dick Williams. He held the GM title in Montreal through the 1978 season. 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 on August 22 and managed the Cubs for the final 39 games of the season, winning 17 and losing 22. In 1984, he was replaced by Jim Frey. Later on he coached under Green in with the New York Yankees, and scouted for the Houston Astros. Fox's career major league managing record was 377–371 (.504). Fox served in other various capacities, from general manager to scout, with the Expos, Cubs, New York Yankees and Houston Astros. Fox died at age 82 in Stanford, California and his remains were interred in Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery, Colma, California. Managerial statistics References External links Baseball-Reference.com – career managing record and playing statistics 1921 births 2004 deaths Bristol Twins players Burials at Holy Cross Cemetery (Colma, California) Chicago Cubs executives Chicago Cubs managers Houston Astros scouts Major League Baseball catchers Major League Baseball general managers Major League Baseball third base coaches Manchester Giants players Minor league baseball managers Montreal Expos executives Montreal Expos managers Montreal Expos scouts New York Giants (NL) players New York Giants (NL) scouts New York Yankees coaches St. Cloud Rox players San Francisco Giants