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Nellie Fox

Birthdate:

12/25/1927

Died:

12/1/1975

Height / Weight:

5' 9" / 150 lbs.

Place of Birth:

St. Thomas, PA, USA

Bats / Throws:

L / R

Baseball Historian Biography

Nellie Fox played like the stadium was on fire, always running, scampering, and moving; he just couldn't stand still. He always swung at the first pitch thrown by the opposing pitcher. Nellie Fox leaped high on double plays and made running, leaping plays. Fox's style of play made the 'Go Go White Sox' of the 1950s and early 1960s. Nellie Fox was a 12 time All-Star and he led the league 11 times for fewest strike outs. He batted over .300 six times in his career. Nellie Fox career batting average was .288 with 2663 hits while playing in 2367 games. In over 9,200 at bats, Fox struck out only 216 times. This Hall of Famer holds the record for the most seasons leading the league in singles - with 8; including 7 years in a row. Nellie Fox was a popular player with White Sox fans.

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Pitching Statistics

Year	Team	G	GS	W	L	SV	CG	SHO	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	WP	HBP	BK	ERA
19 years		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00

Batting Statistics

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	IBB	HBP	SH	SF	AVG	OBP	SLG
1947	PHA (AL)	7	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.0	.250	SLG
1948	PHA (AL)	3	13	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.154	.214	SLG
1949	PHA (AL)	88	247	42	63	6	2	0	21	32	9	2	2	0	6	11	0	.255	.354	SLG
1950	CHW (AL)	130	457	45	113	12	7	0	30	35	17	4	3	0	2	10	0	.247	.304	SLG
1951	CHW (AL)	147	604	93	189	32	12	4	55	43	11	9	12	0	14	20	0	.313	.372	SLG
1952	CHW (AL)	152	648	76	192	25	10	0	39	34	14	5	5	0	3	15	0	.296	.334	SLG
1953	CHW (AL)	154	624	92	178	31	8	3	72	49	18	4	5	0	7	12	0	.285	.344	SLG
1954	CHW (AL)	155	631	111	201	24	8	2	47	51	12	16	9	0	5	15	4	.319	.372	SLG
1955	CHW (AL)	154	636	100	198	28	7	6	59	38	15	7	9	1	17	14	4	.311	.364	SLG
1956	CHW (AL)	154	649	109	192	20	10	4	52	44	14	8	4	1	10	13	5	.296	.347	SLG
1957	CHW (AL)	155	619	110	196	27	8	6	61	75	13	5	6	2	16	5	3	.317	.403	SLG
1958	CHW (AL)	155	623	82	187	21	6	0	49	47	11	5	6	5	11	12	5	.300	.357	SLG
1959	CHW (AL)	156	624	84	191	34	6	2	70	71	13	5	6	8	7	9	5	.306	.380	SLG
1960	CHW (AL)	150	605	85	175	24	10	2	59	50	13	2	4	2	10	14	5	.289	.351	SLG
1961	CHW (AL)	159	606	67	152	11	5	2	51	59	12	2	3	3	9	15	7	.251	.323	SLG
1962	CHW (AL)	157	621	79	166	27	7	2	54	38	12	1	2	0	7	13	5	.267	.314	SLG
1963	CHW (AL)	137	539	54	140	19	0	2	42	24	17	0	2	1	7	10	2	.260	.299	SLG
1964	HOU (NL)	133	442	45	117	12	6	0	28	27	13	0	2	1	10	20	3	.265	.320	SLG
1965	HOU (NL)	21	41	3	11	2	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	.268	.286	SLG
19 years		2367	9232	1279	2663	355	112	35	790	719	216	76	80	24	142	208	48	.288	.348	.SLG

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