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Just wanted to call out a wonderful SABR article written by Tom Ferraro
Jimmie Foxx: Baseball’s ‘Forgotten’ Super Slugger "Foxx is the greatest batsman in major league baseball today. There’s no question about that. He’s a swell fellow—well-liked by the players and the fans. In fact, he’s such a nice kid, I was kind of sorry for him when he came so close to the record and missed.” - Babe Ruth Lifetime Stats Batting average .325 Hits 2,646 Home runs 534 Runs batted in 1,922 Career highlights and awards 9× All-Star (1933–1941) 2× World Series champion (1929, 1930) 3× AL MVP (1932, 1933, 1938) Triple Crown (1933) 2× AL batting champion (1933, 1938) 4× AL home run leader (1932, 1933, 1935, 1939) 3× AL RBI leader (1932, 1933, 1938) It is still hard to believe that someone with this stat line got into the HoF on his 7th ballot, instead of earlier! ![]() Oddly, both he and his wife died in the same bizarre way - by choking on food. "Foxx died in 1967 at age 59 in Miami, Florida. He became ill while eating dinner with his brother and was taken to a hospital where resuscitative efforts failed. An autopsy showed that Foxx had choked on a piece of food. The year before, Foxx's second wife, Dorothy, had also died of choking." Wikipedia And finally a card... ![]() |
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