Jimmie Foxx

American baseball player and coach

Died when: 59 years 272 days (716 months)
Star Sign: Scorpio

 

James Emory Foxx (October 22, 1907 – July 21, 1967), nicknamed "Double X" and "The Beast", was an American professional baseball first baseman who played 20 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Philadelphia Athletics, Boston Red Sox, Chicago Cubs, and Philadelphia Phillies.

His most productive years were with the Philadelphia Athletics and the Boston Red Sox, where he hit 30 or more home runs in 12 consecutive seasons and drove in more than 100 runs in 13 consecutive years.

Foxx was one of the greatest hitters in baseball history, capturing a vaunted Triple Crown, earning a then-record three MVPs, and becoming only the second player in MLB history to hit 500 career home runs.

For nearly 67 years, he held the record for the youngest major leaguer to reach 500 home runs.His three career MVPs are tied for second all-time.

Foxx was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1951.

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