Nellie Fox

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Contents 1 Overall Career 2 Awards 3 Achievements 4 Trivia 5 Transactions 6 External Links

Overall Career

Jacob Nelson "Nellie" Fox (December 25, 1927 – December 1, 1975), was a catalyst for the Go-Go White Sox of the 1950s. The 12-time All-Star was the American League MVP in 1959, leading the White Sox to their first World Series in 40 years. He led the American League in hits four times and in fewest strikeouts 10 times. He compiled 2,663 hits, while striking out just 216 times in 9,232 at-bats. He was a three-time Gold Glove winner and set the major league record for consecutive games played at second base (798).

Awards

• Elected to Hall of Fame by the Veteran's Committee in 1997

• 1959 American League MVP
• 12-time American League All-Star (1951-1961 & 1963)
• 3-time Gold Glove Winner (1957/ML, 1959/AL & 1960/AL)

Achievements

• 5-time AL At Bats Leader (1952, 1955, 1956, 1959 & 1960)
• 4-time AL Hits Leader (1952, 1954, 1957 & 1958)
• 8-times AL Singles Leader (1952 & 1954-1960)
• AL Triples Leader (1960)
• 100 Runs Scored Seasons: 4 (1954-1957)
• 200 Hits Seasons: 1 (1954)

Trivia

• Nellie Fox died of cancer in Baltimore, MD, at the age of 47.

Transactions

• Before 1944 Season: Signed by the Philadelphia Athletics as an amateur free agent.
• October 19, 1949: Traded by the Philadelphia Athletics to the Chicago White Sox for Joe Tipton.
• December 10, 1963: Traded by the Chicago White Sox to the Houston Colt .45's for Jim Golden, Danny Murphy, and cash.
• October 9, 1964: Released by the Houston Colt .45's.
• May 12, 1965: Signed as a Free Agent with the Houston Astros.
• July 31, 1965: Released by the Houston Astros.

External Links

• Baseball-Reference.com - Career Statistics and Analysis
• Nellie Fox: Hall of Fame Page
• 1997 Hall of Fame Class