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6-0 , 195lb (183cm, 88kg) Born: October 22, 1907 in Sudlersville, MD. Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1951. (Voted by BBWAA on 179/226 ballots) View Jimmie Foxx's Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos). Become a Stathead & surf this site ad-free.
- October 22, 1907
Jimmie Foxx. James Emory Foxx (October 22, 1907 – July 21, 1967), nicknamed " Double X " and " the Beast ", was an American professional baseball first baseman who played 20 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Philadelphia Athletics, Boston Red Sox, Chicago Cubs, and Philadelphia Phillies. [1]
n/a. -. Jimmie Foxx Stats by Baseball Almanac. James Emory Foxx was a Major League Baseball player with the Philadelphia Athletics ( 1925 - 1935 ), Boston Red Sox ( 1936 - 1942 ), Chicago Cubs ( 1942, 1944 ), and Philadelphia Phillies ( 1945 ). When Jimmie (sometimes spelled Jimmy), his nickname, hit .356 in 1933, he also crushed 48 home runs ...
Jan 4, 2012 · Jimmie Foxx. John Bennett. As he had done many times in recent years, Jimmie Foxx chose to spend the afternoon of July 21, 1967, with his younger brother, Sam. The two men lived close by one another in Miami, and often got together to reminisce about the elder Foxx’s legendary baseball career, in which he slugged 534 home runs, won three MVP ...
Jul 15, 2013 · The Real Jimmie Foxx. This article was written by Bill Jenkinson. This article was published in The National Pastime: From Swampoodle to South Philly (Philadelphia, 2013) The story of Jimmie Foxx is bittersweet. In his prime, he was one of baseball’s greatest sluggers. But his career diminished prematurely as he battled injury and alcohol.
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Hall of Fame hurler Lefty Gomez, who faced Foxx many times in his career, proclaimed: “When Neil Armstrong first set foot on the moon, he and all the space scientists were puzzled by an unidentifiable white object. I knew immediately what it was. That was a home run ball hit off me in 1937 by Jimmie Foxx.”. Foxx passed away on July 21, 1967.
Jimmie Foxx (born October 22, 1907, Sudlersville, Maryland, U.S.—died July 21, 1967, Miami, Florida) was an American professional baseball player, the second man in major league history to hit 500 home runs. ( Babe Ruth was the first.) A right-handed hitter who played mostly at first base, he finished with a total of 534 home runs.
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