Born:(1927-12-25)December 25, 1927 St. Thomas Township, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died: December 1, 1975(1975-12-01) (aged 47) Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
Batted: Left
Threw: Right
MLB debut
June 8, 1947, for the Philadelphia Athletics
Last MLB appearance
July 24, 1965, for the Houston Astros
MLB statistics
Batting average
.288
Hits
2,663
Home runs
35
Runs batted in
790
Teams
Philadelphia Athletics (1947–1949)
Chicago White Sox (1950–1963)
Houston Colt .45s / Astros (1964–1965)
Career highlights and awards
15× All-Star (1951–1961², 1963)
AL MVP (1959)
3× Gold Glove Award (1957, 1959, 1960)
Chicago White Sox No. 2 retired
Member of the National
Baseball Hall of Fame
Induction
1997
Vote
Veterans Committee
Jacob Nelson Fox (December 25, 1927 – December 1, 1975) was an American professional baseball player. Fox was one of the best second basemen of all time, and the third-most difficult hitter to strike out in Major League Baseball (MLB) history.[1] Fox played in the big leagues from 1947 through 1965 and spent the majority of his career as a member of the Chicago White Sox; his career was bookended by multi-year stints for the Philadelphia Athletics and, later, the Houston Astros.
Fox was an American League (AL) All-Star for twelve seasons,[a] an AL Most Valuable Player (MVP) for one season, and an AL Gold Glove winner for three seasons. He had a .288 major-league career batting average with 2663 hits, 35 home runs, and 790 runs batted in. He hit .300 or more six times, and led the AL in singles eight times (seven consecutive seasons) and in fielding average six times as a second baseman. His career fielding percentage was .984. In 1959, when the "Go Go" Chicago White Sox won the American League pennant, he hit .306 with 149 singles and 70 RBI. He coached for the Houston Astros and Texas Rangers after his playing career. He was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1997.[1]
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as a rookie with the Astros; Fox and Morgan were both diminutive second basemen. Morgan grew up hitting with a NellieFox model bat, which had a large...
base versus power hitting, they featured stars such as Minnie Miñoso, NellieFox, Luis Aparicio, Billy Pierce, and Sherm Lollar. From 1957 to 1965, the...
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player to win the award. From 1956 to 1962, Aparicio and second baseman NellieFox formed one of the most revered double play duos in major league history...
Alomar Craig Biggio Rod Carew Eddie Collins Bobby Doerr Johnny Evers NellieFox Frankie Frisch Charlie Gehringer Joe Gordon Frank Grant Billy Herman Rogers...
of several eventual Hall of Famers – manager Al López, Luis Aparicio, NellieFox (the league MVP), and pitcher Early Wynn, who won the Cy Young Award at...
2022. Andreeva, Nellie (May 1, 2023). "'9–1–1' Moving From Fox To ABC For Season 7". Deadline. Retrieved May 15, 2023. Andreeva, Nellie (May 1, 2023)....
after a walk and single, the Sox pounded across seven runs in the third. NellieFox doubled with one out and scored on Jim Landis's single before Kluszewski's...
Power NellieFox† Frank Malzone Luis Aparicio† Minnie Miñoso†LF Al Kaline†CF Jackie JensenRF Sherm Lollar Bobby Shantz N/A 1960 Vic Power NellieFox† Brooks...
in center field. Baseball Hall of Fame Zack Wheat Most Valuable Player NellieFox, Chicago White Sox (AL) Ernie Banks, Chicago Cubs (NL) Cy Young Award...
at second base include Alomar, Sandberg, Mazeroski, Morgan, Biggio and NellieFox. Only one winning second baseman has had an errorless season; Plácido...
with his swing because he kept his back elbow down too low. Teammate NellieFox (also a stocky second baseman) suggested to Morgan that while at the plate...
behind Section 100. Luis Aparicio Sculpture: Located behind Section 100. NellieFox Sculpture: Located behind Section 100. Billy Pierce Sculpture: Located...
Mickey Cochrane * Eddie Collins Jimmy Collins Stan Coveleski Elmer Flick NellieFox Jimmie Foxx * Lefty Grove * Waite Hoyt George Kell Nap Lajoie Connie Mack...
Retrieved December 4, 2015. Andreeva, Nellie (August 6, 2015). "'Prison Break' Sequel Limited Series A Go At Fox". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved July 11...
Retrieved 10 January 2024. Andreeva, Nellie (4 March 2020). "Shannyn Sossamon To Headline 'The Cleaning Lady' Fox Drama Pilot". Deadline Hollywood. Archived...
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