Foxx - lets see them

[Touch'EmAll]

I just looked at an email - PSA Insider - "A tale of 2 sluggers, Griffey & Foxx" Very nice write up on Foxx, perhaps undervalued. He could easily have had the single season HR record when he hit 58, but a few were taken away and also extra fences were up that were not up for Ruth. Foxx was a monster! Right up there with the best sluggers of all time!

[Peter_Spaeth]

And, all but 20 or so of his HRs came before he turned 34. Imagine if he had had a normal career trajectory.

[jb217676]

Foxx and his pals!

[Brian Van Horn]

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[jbl79]

Foxx has always been one of my favorites. Somewhat overlooked when talking about the greats.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by jbl79

Foxx has always been one of my favorites. Somewhat overlooked when talking about the greats.

Yeah, for whatever reason it seems there are no famous anecdotes or quotes about him (or by him), no particularly memorable home runs or moments that defined him, no great controversies or scandals, no records, mediocre nicknames.

[ecRich]

One of my favorites, here are some.

[jsq]

i have never seen this pic of jimmy foxx in his cowboy hat.

jimmy foxxx looks like a movie star of days gone by. he would have made an excellent action hero in the movies.

is that one of the yawkey's with him?

thanks for posting,
jsq

Originally Posted by jb217676

Foxx and his pals!

[Eggoman]

LOVE the "Goose-Hunting" image of Foxx! THANKS for that!

[jb217676]

Originally Posted by jsq

i have never seen this pic of jimmy foxx in his cowboy hat.

jimmy foxxx looks like a movie star of days gone by. he would have made an excellent action hero in the movies.

is that one of the yawkey's with him?

thanks for posting,
jsq

That's former Red Sox owner Tom Yawkey with Foxx, Lefty Grove, Pinky Higgins and someone else.

[triwak]

With a couple of other HOFers.

[therajah]

Buttercream Foxx.jpg

[h2oya311]

super early Foxx cut-out press photo from 1924 in Easton Farmers uniform (he was only 16 years old):

[deadballera]

I can play at this game too

[richieb315]

Here are a couple...

[glenv]

Spencer Shoe Jimmie Foxx 1936.jpg

[Orioles1954]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

Yeah, for whatever reason it seems there are no famous anecdotes or quotes about him (or by him), no particularly memorable home runs or moments that defined him, no great controversies or scandals, no records, mediocre nicknames.

I think "The Beast" is a pretty neat nickname!

[ecRich]

More

[kdixon]

Felt. A little rough.

[Leon]

Leader Novelty Candy......and a bit scarcer color from what I have seen..

[btcarfagno]

Originally Posted by Orioles1954

I think "The Beast" is a pretty neat nickname!

My sentiments exactly. "The Beast" and "Double X" are both tremendous.

Here he is during his post-career days. His career was the inspiration for the Jimmy Dugan character in A League Of Their Own, although his attitude was 180 degrees from that of Dugan.



Tom C

[GaryPassamonte]

R311

[tedzan]

A Jimmy Foxx card that is very seldom seen.






TED Z
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[leftygrove10]

1929-30 Exhibit Four-on-One with Cochrane, Grove and Haas

[leftygrove10]

1931-32 Exhibit Four-on-One with Cochrane, Grove and Haas.

[leftygrove10]

1933 Exhibit Four-on-One with Cochrane, Simmons and Grove

[leftygrove10]

1934-36 Diamond Stars

[leftygrove10]

1929-30 r315

[leftygrove10]

1933 Eclipse Import

[ls7plus]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

And, all but 20 or so of his HRs came before he turned 34. Imagine if he had had a normal career trajectory.

One of my favorites, and I have quite a number of his cards. He might well have approached 700 career HR's, Pete, if he hadn't been such a heavy drinker. But what do you do if you're on the road all the time, and books or movies aren't your thing? Then, it was too often alcohol--now its drugs! Can be a very tough lifestyle. To paraphrase Bill James, though, one would be tempted to think that Jimmie Foxx was the greatest firstbasemen ever to play the game, but for two words: Lou Gehrig!

Larry

[tjb1952tjb]

Jimmie Foxx undeniably deserved the moniker "The Beast". He put up some incredible numbers. It's too bad his early demise at age 59 came in such an inglorious manner.......

[Thromdog]

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[Koufax32fan]

I am a bit surprised that we have gone this long without a discussion about how to spell XX's first name - is it Jimmy or Jimmie? (Or, did I just miss it?) Also a bit surprised that neither of these 1934 Butterfingers has been posted yet. (I don't know why they are different size in the scans; neither is Canadian as they are both the same size in real life.)

[aelefson]

Incredible items as usual. Here is a cool snapshot of Foxx.

Alan

[h2oya311]

daaaaammn he's jacked!

[Exhibitman]

Foxx and Gehrig were both proponents of weight training for baseball decades before it became acceptable. Here is Foxx in the 1939 offseason, ACME photo:



I know the signature is not Foxx but I like the card just fine nonetheless



BTW, Alan, that is a great snapshot; have you considered cleaning it?