Nellie Fox
Jacob Nelson Fox
Born: December 25, 1927
St. Thomas, PA USA
Deceased: 1975
Baltimore, MD USA
Primary Position: 2B
All Position(s) Played: 1B, 2B, 3B, PH, PR
Bats: L
Throws: R
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 160
Career: 1947-1965
Elected to Baseball Hall of Fame in 1997.
Minor League Statistics
Nellie Fox compiled a career batting average of .288 with 35 home runs and 790 RBI in his 2367-game career with the Philadelphia Athletics, Chicago White Sox, Houston Colt .45's and Houston Astros. He began playing during the 1947 season and last took the field during the 1965 campaign. Fox was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1997.
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Batting:
Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
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1947 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .250 | .000 | .250 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1948 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | 3 | 14 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .154 | .214 | .154 | .368 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1949 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | 88 | 296 | 247 | 42 | 63 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 32 | 9 | .255 | .354 | .296 | .650 | 73 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
1950 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 130 | 504 | 457 | 45 | 113 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 30 | 4 | 3 | 35 | 17 | .247 | .304 | .304 | .608 | 139 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
1951 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 147 | 681 | 604 | 93 | 189 | 32 | 12 | 4 | 55 | 9 | 12 | 43 | 11 | .313 | .372 | .425 | .798 | 257 | 7 | 14 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
1952 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 152 | 700 | 648 | 76 | 192 | 25 | 10 | 0 | 39 | 5 | 5 | 34 | 14 | .296 | .334 | .366 | .700 | 237 | 11 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
1953 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 154 | 692 | 624 | 92 | 178 | 31 | 8 | 3 | 72 | 4 | 5 | 49 | 18 | .285 | .344 | .375 | .719 | 234 | 15 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
1954 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 155 | 706 | 631 | 111 | 201 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 47 | 16 | 9 | 51 | 12 | .319 | .372 | .391 | .763 | 247 | 13 | 5 | 15 | 4 | 0 |
1955 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 154 | 709 | 636 | 100 | 198 | 28 | 7 | 6 | 59 | 7 | 9 | 38 | 15 | .311 | .364 | .406 | .770 | 258 | 8 | 17 | 14 | 4 | 1 |
1956 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 154 | 721 | 649 | 109 | 192 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 52 | 8 | 4 | 44 | 14 | .296 | .347 | .376 | .723 | 244 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 1 |
1957 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 155 | 718 | 619 | 110 | 196 | 27 | 8 | 6 | 61 | 5 | 6 | 75 | 13 | .317 | .403 | .415 | .818 | 257 | 7 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
1958 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 155 | 698 | 623 | 82 | 187 | 21 | 6 | 0 | 49 | 5 | 6 | 47 | 11 | .300 | .357 | .353 | .710 | 220 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 5 |
1959 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 156 | 716 | 624 | 84 | 191 | 34 | 6 | 2 | 70 | 5 | 6 | 71 | 13 | .306 | .380 | .389 | .770 | 243 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 8 |
1960 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 150 | 684 | 605 | 85 | 175 | 24 | 10 | 2 | 59 | 2 | 4 | 50 | 13 | .289 | .351 | .372 | .723 | 225 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 5 | 2 |
1961 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 159 | 696 | 606 | 67 | 152 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 51 | 2 | 3 | 59 | 12 | .251 | .323 | .295 | .618 | 179 | 17 | 9 | 15 | 7 | 3 |
1962 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 157 | 684 | 621 | 79 | 166 | 27 | 7 | 2 | 54 | 1 | 2 | 38 | 12 | .267 | .314 | .343 | .657 | 213 | 13 | 7 | 13 | 5 | 0 |
1963 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 137 | 582 | 539 | 54 | 140 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 42 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 17 | .260 | .299 | .306 | .605 | 165 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 1 |
1964 | NL | Houston Colt .45's | 133 | 502 | 442 | 45 | 117 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 13 | .265 | .320 | .319 | .639 | 141 | 8 | 10 | 20 | 3 | 1 |
1965 | NL | Houston Astros | 21 | 42 | 41 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .268 | .286 | .317 | .603 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Totals | 2367 | 10349 | 9232 | 1279 | 2663 | 355 | 112 | 35 | 790 | 76 | 80 | 719 | 216 | .288 | .348 | .363 | .710 | 3347 | 175 | 142 | 208 | 48 | 24 |
Fielding:
Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
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1947 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | 2B | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | |
1948 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | 2B | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 1 | .950 | 6.333 | |
1949 | AL | Philadelphia Athletics | 2B | 77 | 0 | 0.0 | 191 | 196 | 7 | 68 | .982 | 5.026 | |
1950 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 2B | 121 | 0 | 0.0 | 340 | 344 | 18 | 100 | .974 | 5.653 | |
1951 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 2B | 147 | 0 | 0.0 | 413 | 449 | 17 | 112 | .981 | 5.864 | |
1952 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 2B | 151 | 0 | 0.0 | 406 | 433 | 13 | 111 | .985 | 5.556 | |
1953 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 2B | 154 | 0 | 0.0 | 451 | 426 | 15 | 101 | .983 | 5.695 | |
1954 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 2B | 155 | 155 | 1373.0 | 400 | 392 | 9 | 103 | .989 | 5.192 | 5.110 |
1955 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 2B | 154 | 154 | 1364.3 | 399 | 483 | 24 | 110 | .974 | 5.818 | 5.727 |
1956 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 2B | 154 | 154 | 1380.0 | 478 | 396 | 12 | 124 | .986 | 5.700 | 5.675 |
1957 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 2B | 155 | 155 | 1392.7 | 453 | 453 | 13 | 141 | .986 | 5.855 | 5.845 |
1958 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 2B | 155 | 155 | 1376.7 | 444 | 399 | 13 | 117 | .985 | 5.511 | 5.439 |
1959 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 2B | 156 | 156 | 1405.7 | 364 | 453 | 10 | 93 | .988 | 5.231 | 5.237 |
1960 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 2B | 149 | 148 | 1323.7 | 412 | 447 | 13 | 126 | .985 | 5.841 | 5.765 |
1961 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 2B | 159 | 156 | 1381.7 | 413 | 407 | 15 | 97 | .982 | 5.341 | 5.157 |
1962 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 2B | 154 | 151 | 1337.7 | 376 | 428 | 8 | 93 | .990 | 5.409 | 5.221 |
1963 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 2B | 134 | 128 | 1147.7 | 305 | 342 | 8 | 71 | .988 | 5.074 | 4.828 |
1964 | NL | Houston Colt .45's | 2B | 115 | 114 | 962.0 | 231 | 317 | 13 | 51 | .977 | 5.127 | 4.765 |
1965 | NL | Houston Astros | 3B | 6 | 4 | 45.0 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 3.000 | 2.500 |
1965 | NL | Houston Astros | 1B | 2 | 1 | 8.0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.125 | 4.500 |
1965 | NL | Houston Astros | 2B | 1 | 1 | 6.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.000 | 2.000 |
Totals | 2303 | 1632 | 14504.0 | 6102 | 6385 | 209 | 1621 | .984 | 7.748 | 5.422 |
Postseason - Batting:
Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
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1959 | AL | Chicago White Sox | WS | 6 | 28 | 24 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | .375 | .464 | .500 | .964 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Totals | 6 | 28 | 24 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | .375 | .464 | .500 | .964 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Fielding:
Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
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1959 | AL | Chicago White Sox | WS | 2B | 6 | 6 | 52.0 | 14 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 6.404 | 6.167 |
Totals | 6 | 6 | 52.0 | 14 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 6.404 | 6.167 |
Awards
1959 - AL Most Valuable Player
1959 - AL TSN Player of the Year
1959 - AL Gold Glove 2B
1960 - AL Gold Glove 2B
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