simple.wikipedia.org

Jimmie Foxx - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

️Tue Oct 22 1907

From Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Jimmie Foxx

First baseman

Born: October 22, 1907
Sudlersville, Maryland

Died: July 21, 1967 (aged 59)
Miami, Florida

Batted: Right

Threw: Right

debut

May 1, 1925, for the Philadelphia Athletics

Last appearance

September 23, 1945, for the Philadelphia Phillies

Career statistics

Batting average

.325

Home runs

534

Runs batted in

1,922

Teams

Philadelphia Athletics (1925-1935)
Boston Red Sox (1936-1942)
Chicago Cubs (1942, 1944)
Philadelphia Phillies (1945)

Career highlights and awards

9x All-Star selection (1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941)
2x World Series champion (1929, 1930)
3x AL MVP (1932, 1933, 1938)

[[{{{hoflink}}}|Member of the {{{hoftype}}}]]

[[{{{hoflink}}}|Baseball Hall of Fame]]

Induction

1951

Vote

79.2% (first ballot)

James Emory Foxx (October 22, 1907 – July 21, 1967), nicknamed "Double X" and "The Beast", was an American first baseman in Baseball. Foxx was the second major league player to hit 500 home runs, and at age 32, is the second youngest to hit that many home runs, behind Alex Rodriguez.