Jacob Nelson “Nellie” Fox was an American professional baseball player.
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33 Facts About Nellie Fox
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Nellie 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.
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Nellie Fox was an American League All-Star for twelve seasons, an AL Most Valuable Player for one season, and an AL Gold Glove winner for three seasons.
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Nellie Fox coached for the Houston Astros and Texas Rangers after his playing career.
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Nellie Fox was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1997.
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Nellie Fox was born on Christmas Day 1927 in St Thomas Township, Pennsylvania, a rural area just west of Chambersburg, in south central Pennsylvania.
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Nellie Fox was the youngest of three sons born to a carpenter who grew up on a farm and liked to play town baseball in St Thomas.
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Nellie Fox caught the attention of Mack who signed him to a professional contract.
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Nellie Fox started his professional baseball career with the Lancaster team of the Pennsylvania Interstate League and the Jamestown Falcons where he hit.
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Nellie Fox played a range of infield and outfield positions, ultimately settling at second base.
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Nellie Fox came back with Lancaster in 1945 and was known as the best second baseman in the league.
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The Philadelphia Athletics bought his contract that year, but Nellie Fox did not get to play for them then because he was called to service and was stationed in Korea in 1946.
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Nellie Fox appeared in 88 of the Athletics games that season, and contributed to 68 of the team's double plays.
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Nellie Fox spent the next 14 seasons with the Sox, making 12 AL All-Star teams and 15 of 16 AL All-Star Game selections beginning in 1951 when he batted.
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Nellie Fox started and had four hits in two All-Star games and won his second Gold Glove.
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In Game 5, Nellie Fox scored the only run when Sherm Lollar hit into a double play in the fourth inning.
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Nellie Fox was 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.
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Nellie Fox was perennially one of the toughest batters to strike out, fanning just 216 times in his career, an average of once every 42.
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Nellie Fox led the league in most at-bats per strikeouts a phenomenal 13 times in his career.
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Nellie Fox led the league in singles for seven straight years, in triples once, and in hits four times.
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Nellie Fox was one of the best second basemen in the major leagues.
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Nellie Fox played next to a pair of slick-fielding White Sox shortstops from Venezuela, Chico Carrasquel and Luis Aparicio.
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Between August 1956 and September 1960, Nellie Fox played a major-league record 798 consecutive games at second base.
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Nellie Fox led the league's second basemen in defensive games played each season between 1952 and 1959.
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Nellie Fox led second basemen in putouts between 1952 and 1961, and in assists several times during his career.
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Nellie Fox finished among the top five second basemen in fielding percentage every year between 1950 and 1964, and currently ranks second in career double plays as a second baseman.
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Nellie Fox lived in St Thomas Township, Pennsylvania, after his playing days were over.
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Nellie Fox co-owned and managed Nellie Fox Bowl in Chambersburg after retiring from baseball.
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Nellie Fox was buried at the St Thomas Cemetery in his hometown of St Thomas.
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Nellie Fox was not selected to the Hall of Fame in his initial period of eligibility.
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Nellie Fox's statue depicts him flipping a baseball toward Aparicio, while Aparicio is depicted as preparing to receive the ball from Nellie Fox.
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