Nellie Fox (Jacob Nelson Fox) was born on December 25, 1927 in St. Thomas, Pennsylvania. He made his Major League debut on June 8, 1947 for the Philadelphia Athletics. In 1949, his rookie year, he hit .255 with 0 home runs and 21 RBI. Fox played for the Philadelphia Athletics, Chicago White Sox, Houston Colt .45s and Houston Astros over the course of his 19 year career.
There is some disagreement on what was Nellie Fox's most productive season. Some believe that it was 1957, when he hit for a .317 average and knocked in 61 runs. However, others believe that it was 1954, when he hit for a .319 average.
Statistics[]
Batting Stats[]
Year
Team
G
AB
R
H
HR
RBI
AVG
OBP
SLG
2B
3B
BB
SO
HBP
SH
SB
IBB
GDP
1947
PHI
A
7
3
2
0
0
0
.000
.250
.000
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1948
PHI
A
3
13
0
2
0
0
.154
.214
.154
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
1949
PHI
A
88
247
42
63
0
21
.255
.354
.296
6
2
32
9
6
11
2
0
10
1950
CHI
A
130
457
45
113
0
30
.247
.304
.304
12
7
35
17
2
10
4
0
6
1951
CHI
A
147
604
93
189
4
55
.313
.372
.425
32
12
43
11
14
20
9
0
7
1952
CHI
A
152
648
76
192
0
39
.296
.334
.366
25
10
34
14
3
15
5
0
11
1953
CHI
A
154
624
92
178
3
72
.285
.344
.375
31
8
49
18
7
12
4
0
15
1954
CHI
A
155
631
111
201
2
47
.319
.372
.391
24
8
51
12
5
15
16
0
13
1955
CHI
A
154
636
100
198
6
59
.311
.364
.406
28
7
38
15
17
14
7
1
8
1956
CHI
A
154
649
109
192
4
52
.296
.347
.376
20
10
44
14
10
13
8
1
19
1957
CHI
A
155
619
110
196
6
61
.317
.403
.415
27
8
75
13
16
5
5
2
7
1958
CHI
A
155
623
82
187
0
49
.300
.357
.353
21
6
47
11
11
12
5
5
13
1959
CHI
A
156
624
84
191
2
70
.306
.380
.389
34
6
71
13
7
9
5
8
6
1960
CHI
A
150
605
85
175
2
59
.289
.351
.372
24
10
50
13
10
14
2
2
11
1961
CHI
A
159
606
67
152
2
51
.251
.323
.295
11
5
59
12
9
15
2
3
17
1962
CHI
A
157
621
79
166
2
54
.267
.314
.343
27
7
38
12
7
13
1
0
13
1963
CHI
A
137
539
54
140
2
42
.260
.299
.306
19
0
24
17
7
10
0
1
10
1964
HOU
N
133
442
45
117
0
28
.265
.320
.319
12
6
27
13
10
20
0
1
8
1965
HOU
N
21
41
3
11
0
1
.268
.286
.317
2
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
1
Total
NL
154
483
48
128
0
29
.265
.317
.319
14
6
27
15
11
20
0
1
9
Total
AL
2213
8749
1231
2535
35
761
.290
.349
.365
341
106
692
201
131
188
76
23
166
Total
2367
9232
1279
2663
35
790
.288
.348
.363
355
112
719
216
142
208
76
24
175
Fielding Stats[]
Year
Team
POS
G
GS
INN
PO
A
ERR
DP
TP
PB
SB
CS
PkO
AVG
1947
PHI
A
2B
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1.000
1948
PHI
A
2B
3
0
0
13
6
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
.950
1949
PHI
A
2B
77
0
0
191
196
7
68
0
0
0
0
0
.982
1950
CHI
A
2B
121
0
0
340
344
18
100
0
0
0
0
0
.974
1951
CHI
A
2B
147
0
0
413
449
17
112
0
0
0
0
0
.981
1952
CHI
A
2B
151
0
0
406
433
13
111
0
0
0
0
0
.985
1953
CHI
A
2B
154
0
0
451
426
15
101
0
0
0
0
0
.983
1954
CHI
A
2B
155
0
0
400
392
9
103
0
0
0
0
0
.989
1955
CHI
A
2B
154
0
0
399
483
24
110
0
0
0
0
0
.974
1956
CHI
A
2B
154
0
0
478
396
12
124
0
0
0
0
0
.986
1957
CHI
A
2B
155
155
1392.2
453
453
13
141
1
0
0
0
0
.986
1958
CHI
A
2B
155
155
1376.2
444
399
13
117
0
0
0
0
0
.985
1959
CHI
A
2B
156
156
1405.2
364
453
10
93
0
0
0
0
0
.988
1960
CHI
A
2B
149
148
1323.2
412
447
13
126
0
0
0
0
0
.985
1961
CHI
A
2B
159
156
1381.2
413
407
15
97
0
0
0
0
0
.982
1962
CHI
A
2B
154
151
1337.2
376
428
8
93
0
0
0
0
0
.990
1963
CHI
A
2B
134
128
1147.2
305
342
8
71
0
0
0
0
0
.988
1964
HOU
N
2B
115
114
962
231
317
13
51
0
0
0
0
0
.977
1965
HOU
N
3B
6
4
45
4
11
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1.000
1965
HOU
N
1B
2
1
8
8
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1.000
1965
HOU
N
2B
1
1
6
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1.000
Total
1B
2
1
8
8
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1.000
Total
2B
2295
1164
10333.2
6090
6373
209
1619
1
0
0
0
0
.984
Total
3B
6
4
45
4
11
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1.000
Transactions[]
Signed as an amateur free agent by Philadelphia Athletics (1944).
Traded by Philadelphia Athletics to Chicago White Sox in exchange for Joe Tipton (October 19, 1949).
Traded by Chicago White Sox to Houston Colt .45s in exchange for Jim Golden, Danny Murphy and cash (December 10, 1963).
