| Nellie Fox | ||
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| Second Baseman | ||
| Born: December 25, 1927 St. Thomas Township, Pennsylvania | ||
| Died: December 1, 1975 (aged 47) Baltimore, Maryland | ||
| Batted: Left | Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | ||
| June 8, 1947 for the Philadelphia Athletics | ||
| Final game | ||
| July 24, 1965 for the Houston Astros | ||
| Career statistics | ||
| Batting average | . Second base, or 2B, is the second of four stations on a Baseball diamond which must be touched in succession by a base runner in order to score a run for that Events 274 - Roman Emperor Aurelian Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. St Thomas Township is a township in Franklin County, Pennsylvania, United States. Events 800 - Charlemagne judges the accusations against Pope Leo III in the Vatican Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 68 - The Roman Senate accepts emperor Galba. 536 - St Silverius becomes Pope (probable Champions Major League Baseball World Series: New York Yankees over Brooklyn Dodgers (4-3 All-Star Game The Oakland Athletics are a professional baseball team based in Oakland, California. Events 1132 - Battle of Nocera between Ranulf II of Alife and Roger II of Sicily. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Los Angeles Dodgers over Minnesota Twins (4-3 Sandy Koufax, MVP The Houston Astros are a Professional baseball team based in Houston Texas. Batting average is a Statistic in both Cricket and Baseball measuring the performance of cricket batsmen and baseball hitters, respectively 288 | |
| Hits | 2,663 | |
| Runs | 1,279 | |
| Teams | ||
| Career highlights and awards | ||
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| Member of the National | ||
 Baseball Hall of Fame | ||
| Elected | 1997 | |
| Vote | Veterans Committee | |
Jacob Nelson Fox (December 25, 1927 – December 1, 1975) was a Major League Baseball second baseman for the Chicago White Sox and is a member of the Baseball Hall of Fame. In Baseball statistics, a hit (denoted by H) sometimes called a base hit, is credited to a batter when the batter safely reaches In Baseball, a run is scored when a player advances safely around first second and third base and returns safely to Home plate, touching The Oakland Athletics are a professional baseball team based in Oakland, California. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: New York Yankees over Brooklyn Dodgers (4-3 All-Star Game Champions Major League Baseball World Series: New York Yankees over Brooklyn Dodgers (4-1 All-Star Game The Chicago White Sox are a professional Baseball team based in Chicago, Illinois. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: New York Yankees over Philadelphia Phillies (4-0 All-Star Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Los Angeles Dodgers over New York Yankees (4-0 Sandy Koufax, MVP The Houston Astros are a Professional baseball team based in Houston Texas. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: St Louis Cardinals over New York Yankees (4-3 Bob Gibson, MVP Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Los Angeles Dodgers over Minnesota Twins (4-3 Sandy Koufax, MVP The Major League Baseball All-Star Game, also popularly known as the "Midsummer Classic" is an annual Baseball game between players from the National League For the award given to amateur boxers see Golden Gloves. In American Baseball, the Rawlings Gold Glove Award, usually referred to The Most Valuable Player Award (commonly known as the MVP award is an annual award given to one outstanding player in each league of Major League Baseball. The Chicago White Sox are a professional Baseball team based in Chicago, Illinois. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Florida Marlins over Cleveland Indians (4-3 Liván Hernández, Events 274 - Roman Emperor Aurelian Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 800 - Charlemagne judges the accusations against Pope Leo III in the Vatican Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Second base, or 2B, is the second of four stations on a Baseball diamond which must be touched in succession by a base runner in order to score a run for that The Chicago White Sox are a professional Baseball team based in Chicago, Illinois. Fox was born in St. Thomas Township, Pennsylvania. St Thomas Township is a township in Franklin County, Pennsylvania, United States. He was selected as the MVP of the American League in 1959. The Most Valuable Player Award (commonly known as the MVP award is an annual award given to one outstanding player in each league of Major League Baseball. The American League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the American League ( AL) is one of two leagues that make up Major League Baseball in Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Los Angeles Dodgers over Chicago White Sox (4-2 Larry Sherry, MVP
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Career
Fox began his career his the Philadelphia Athletics in 1947, though he was never a full-time starter during his three seasons with the team. The Oakland Athletics are a professional baseball team based in Oakland, California. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: New York Yankees over Brooklyn Dodgers (4-3 All-Star Game Traded to the White Sox October 29, 1949, Fox's career took off with the White Sox. Events 437 - Valentinian III, Western Roman Emperor, marries Licinia Eudoxia, daughter of his cousin Theodosius II Champions Major League Baseball World Series: New York Yankees over Brooklyn Dodgers (4-1 All-Star Game He spent 14 seasons with Chicago, making 10 All-Star teams. The Major League Baseball All-Star Game, also popularly known as the "Midsummer Classic" is an annual Baseball game between players from the National League He played his final two seasons (1964-65) with the Houston Colt .45s and Astros. The Houston Astros are a Professional baseball team based in Houston Texas.
With the White Sox, Fox played next to a pair of slick-fielding shortstops, Venezuelans Chico Carrasquel (1950-55) and Hall-of-Famer Luis Aparicio (1956-62), and was, year after year, a member of the best defensive infield in the League. Venezuela (ˌvɛnəˈzweɪlə) officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (Spanish República Bolivariana de Venezuela) is a country on the Alfonso (Chico Carrasquel Colón ( January 23 1928 &ndash May 26 2005) was a Venezuelan Shortstop in Major League Luis Ernesto Aparicio Montiel (born April 29, 1934) is a former Shortstop in Professional baseball and a member of the Baseball Hall of Baseball teams take turns one "out" in the field and one "in" at bat Fox won Gold Gloves in 1957, 1959 and 1960. For the award given to amateur boxers see Golden Gloves. In American Baseball, the Rawlings Gold Glove Award, usually referred to Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Milwaukee Braves over New York Yankees (4-3 Lew Burdette, MVP Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Los Angeles Dodgers over Chicago White Sox (4-2 Larry Sherry, MVP Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Pittsburgh Pirates over New York Yankees (4-3 Bobby Richardson,
Only 5-foot-9, he made up for his modest size and minimal power — he hit only 35 home runs in his career, and never more than six in a single season — with his good batting eye, excellent fielding, and baserunning speed. Fox was perennially one of the toughest batters to strike out, fanning just 216 times in his career, an average of once every 42. In Baseball or Softball, a strikeout or strike out (denoted by SO or K) occurs when a batter receives three strikes 7 at-bats which ranks him 3rd all-time. He led the league in most at-bats per strikeouts a phenomenal 13 times in his career. Although not known as a great hitter (lifetime . 288 batting average), he batted over . Batting average is a Statistic in both Cricket and Baseball measuring the performance of cricket batsmen and baseball hitters, respectively 300 six times, with 2,663 hits, 355 doubles, and 112 triples. He also led the league in singles for seven straight years, in triples once, and in hits four times. In Baseball, a single is the most common type of base hit, accomplished through the act of a batter safely reaching First base by hitting After his playing career, Fox was a coach for the Astros (1966-67) and the Washington Senators/Texas Rangers (1968-72). In Baseball, a number of coaches assist in the smooth functioning of a team The Texas Rangers are an American professional baseball team based in Arlington Texas, United States, representing the Dallas-Ft
Nellie Fox died of cancer in Baltimore, Maryland in 1975, at the age of 47. Cancer (medical term Malignant Neoplasm) is a class of Diseases in which a group of cells display uncontrolled He was not selected to the Hall of Fame in his initial period of eligibility. In his final opportunity, 1985, he gained 74. 6 percent of the vote, just shy of the 75 percent required for election by the Baseball Writers Association of America. Baseball Writers' Association of America ( BBWAA) is a professional association for Baseball Journalists writing for daily Newspapers, Magazines However, the longtime disappointment of his admirers was finally relieved in 1997, when the Veterans Committee elected him to membership in the Hall. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Florida Marlins over Cleveland Indians (4-3 Liván Hernández, The Veterans Committee, officially the National Baseball Hall of Fame Committee on Baseball Veterans, is a committee of the U
1959
Fox's best season came in 1959, when the White Sox won their first pennant in 40 years. He batted . 306, had an on base percentage of . In Baseball statistics, on-base percentage (OBP (sometimes referred to as on-base average ', as the statistic is rarely presented as a true Percentage) 380 and won his second Gold Glove. The Al Lopez-managed White Sox had the best record in baseball, going 94-60 to finish five games ahead of the Cleveland Indians and a surprising 15 ahead of the New York Yankees. Alfonso Ramon "Al" Lopez ( August 20 1908 &ndash October 30 2005) was an American Catcher and manager The Cleveland Indians are a professional baseball team based in Cleveland, Ohio, United States. The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the borough of The Bronx, in New York City, New York. It was one of just two seasons the Yankees would not win the pennant between 1949-1964 (the Indians won it in 1954). Champions Major League Baseball World Series: New York Yankees over Brooklyn Dodgers (4-1 All-Star Game Champions Major League Baseball World Series: St Louis Cardinals over New York Yankees (4-3 Bob Gibson, MVP Champions Major League Baseball World Series: New York Giants over Cleveland Indians (4-0 All-Star Game
In the World Series, Fox batted a team-high . The 1959 World Series featured the National League champion Los Angeles Dodgers beating the American League champion Chicago White Sox, 375 with 3 doubles, but the Sox lost to the Los Angeles Dodgers in six games. The Los Angeles Dodgers are a Major League Baseball team based in Los Angeles California, USA It was Fox's only postseason experience, and the White Sox would not make it back to the World Series until 2005. The 2005 World Series, the 101st Major League Baseball championship series saw the American League champion Chicago White Sox sweep the National League
Achievements
- The first White Sox player elected MVP of the American League.
- Only 216 career strikeouts in over 9,200 at-bats: the 3rd best percentage in MLB history. In Baseball or Softball, a strikeout or strike out (denoted by SO or K) occurs when a batter receives three strikes In Baseball, an at bat ( AB) or time at bat is used to calculate certain statistics, including Batting average, On base
- Set the record for consecutive games played at second base, with 798. Games played (most often abbreviated as G or GP) is a Statistic used in Team sports to indicate the total number of games in which a player has
- 12-time All-Star. The Major League Baseball All-Star Game, also popularly known as the "Midsummer Classic" is an annual Baseball game between players from the National League
- 3-time Gold Glove Award winner. For the award given to amateur boxers see Golden Gloves. In American Baseball, the Rawlings Gold Glove Award, usually referred to
- Held American League record for most double plays by a second baseman; second-most in the majors after Bill Mazeroski. This article is about Baseball. For double play Magnetic tape, see Audio tape length and thickness. William Stanley Mazeroski (born September 5 1936 in Wheeling West Virginia) nicknamed "Maz" is a former Major League Baseball player who spent his entire
- Between 1959 and 1960 the Aparicio-Fox duo won twice Gold Gloves, starting a select list of eight shortstop-second baseman combinations have won the honor in the same season while playing together.
- A life-sized bronze statue of him was unveiled at U.S. Cellular Field in 2006. US Cellular Field (formerly Comiskey Park is a Baseball Stadium in Chicago Illinois. His No. 2 uniform also was retired by the White Sox.
See also
- List of Gold Glove middle infield duos
- List of major league players with 2,000 hits
- List of Major League Baseball players with 100 triples
- List of Major League Baseball players with 1000 runs
- List of Major League Baseball triples champions
- MLB consecutive games played streaks
- Chicago White Sox all-time roster
Quotation
Fox is what you'd call a manager's ballplayer. Gold Glove Awards for defensive excellence were introduced in 1957. Below is the list of 254 Major League Baseball players who have reached the 2000 hit milestone during their career in MLB Below is the list of 158 Major League Baseball players who have reached the 100 Triples milestone Below is the list of 300 Major League Baseball players who have reached the 1000 Runs milestone Major League Baseball recognizes triples champions in the American League and National League each season Listed below are the 15 longest consecutive games played streaks in Major League Baseball history The following is a list of players and managers ( *) both past and current who appeared at least in one regular season game for the Chicago White Sox franchise He does his job expertly and he does it every day. He's the type of player you can count on. He's an old pro. A great many times, he is hurting pretty badly from the dumpings he's taken on the field, but he's always ready to play. - Hall of Fame manager Al Lopez. In Baseball, the head coach of a team is called the manager (or more formally the field manager) this individual controls matters Alfonso Ramon "Al" Lopez ( August 20 1908 &ndash October 30 2005) was an American Catcher and manager
Nellie was the toughest out for me. In 12 years I struck him out once, and I think the umpire blew the call. - New York Yankees Hall of Fame pitcher Whitey Ford
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference
- baseballhalloffame.org – Hall of Fame biography page
- Baseball Library
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