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Atlanta manager reaches 2,500 wins

Published Sep. 25, 2010 1:00 a.m. ET

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Atlanta Braves' Bobby Cox became the fourth manager in Major League Baseball history to reach 2,500 career wins after Saturday's 5-0 victory against Washington.

The Braves ended a four-game skid with the win, with pitcher Derek Lowe's five scoreless innings guiding the way.

The 69-year-old Cox joined Hall-of-Famers Connie Mack (3,731) and John McGraw (2,763), and fellow active manager Tony La Russa of the St. Louis Cardinals, in reaching 2,500.

"I didn't think I'd ever live that long, let alone win that many," Cox told MLB.com.

"We just had a sip of champagne, about 20 of us, for winning a ballgame," he added, as the triumph also kept the Braves alive in the National League wildcard race.

Cox's first stint as a manager was with the Atlanta Braves from 1978-81. He then took charge of the Toronto Blue Jays from 1982-85, before returning to the Braves as a general manager in 1986.

He started managing the Braves team again in 1990 and has remained there ever since, winning the 1995 World Series along the way.

This season will be the future Hall-of-Famer's last as a manager, but he plans to stay with the franchise as an adviser for the next five years.

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