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Jimmie Foxx

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Jimmie Foxx (James Emory Foxx), 1907-67, American baseball player, b. Sudlersville, Md. Foxx played for the Philadelphia Athletics (1926-35), the Boston Red Sox (1936-42), the Chicago Cubs (1942-44), and the Philadelphia Phillies (1945). He hit a career total of 534 home runs and batted .325. Foxx led the American League in home runs four seasons, hitting 58 in 1932; and hit 30 or more home runs for 12 consecutive seasons, a record surpassed only by Barry Bonds . He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1951. Author not available, FOXX, JIMMIE. , The Columbia Encyclopedia,... Read more
Jimmie Foxx
...42). In two of his 20 seasons he hit over 50 home runs. His career home runs totaled 534 when he retired in 1945, making him the second man in major-league history (after Babe Ruth ) to hit 500 home runs. Jimmie Foxx Jimmie Foxx Jimmie Foxx Read more
Gehrig, Lou 19O3-1941
...recognition as the finest first baseman ever to play baseball, a remarkable feat in that he was playing in the era of Jimmie Foxx (who probably edged Gehrig in most categories) and Hank Greeberg. He played hurt a lot throughout his career and never... Read more

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