Jimmie Foxx

Jimmie Foxx
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);
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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.

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Jimmie Foxx Media

1933 Goudey Baseball Card of Jimmy Foxx of the Philadelphia Athletics #29. PD-not-renewed.
Foxx with Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig and Al Simmons
Seven of the American League's 1937 All-Star players, from left to right Lou Gehrig, Joe Cronin, Bill Dickey, Joe DiMaggio, Charlie Gehringer, Jimmie Foxx, and Hank Greenberg. All seven would be elected to the Hall of Fame.
Foxx as head coach for the University of Miami in 1957