Nellie Fox

Position: Second Baseman
Bats: Left  •  Throws: Right
5-10, 160lb (178cm, 72kg)
Born: December 25, 1927 in St. Thomas, PA
Died: December 1, 1975  in Baltimore, MD
Buried: St. Thomas Cemetery, St. Thomas, PA
Debut: June 8, 1947 (10,338th in major league history)
vs. CLE 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Last Game: July 25, 1965
vs. CIN 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1997. (Voted by Veteran’s Committee)
View Nellie Fox’s Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).
Full Name: Jacob Nelson Fox
Nicknames: Mighty Mite or Little Nel
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Nine Players Who Debuted in 1947

Nellie Fox
Duke Snider
Larry Doby
Jackie Robinson
Curt Simmons
Mel Parnell
Vic Wertz
Ted Kluszewski
Ferris Fain

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Notable Events and Chronology

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December 25, 1927

Jacob Nelson “Nellie” Fox is born in St. Thomas, PA.

October 19, 1949

White Sox obtain future Hall of Famer Nellie Fox from the A’s

May 15, 1951

At Fenway Park, the Red Sox celebrate the 50th anniversary of their first American League game in Boston

August 13, 1954

Jack Harshman hurls a 16-inning shutout

August 5, 1955

White Sox skipper Marty Marion gives future Hall of Fame second baseman Nellie Fox the day off

August 23, 1956

Led by Nellie Fox’s seven straight hits, the White Sox sweep the Yankees. Mickey Mantle has a bunt single, triple and home run in the 6 – 4 nightcap loss but trails Fox in season hits, 158 to 155. But the Mick still leads in the Triple Crown race.

June 4, 1957

Billy Pierce of the White Sox wins, 1 – 0, in a 10-inning masterpiece

July 8, 1958

The AL Previals 4-3 in the Silver Anniversary of the All star Game

August 23, 1958

Nellie Fox’s streak of 98 consecutive games without striking out ends when he is whiffed by lefty Whitey Ford

April 10, 1959

Chicago White Sox second baseman Nellie Fox goes 5 for 7 and hits an unlikely 14th-inning two-run home run off Don Mossi to beat the Detroit Tigers

April 22, 1959

Go Go Chicago White Sox score 11 runs with only one hit in the 7th inning of a 20 – 6 rout of the Kansas City Athletics

June 2, 1959

Swarm of gnats delays the game between the Baltimore Orioles and Chicago White Sox at Comiskey Park

August 3, 1959

In the second All-Star Game this summer, Nellie Fox delivers the key hit to propel AL to a 5-3 win

October 1, 1959

White Sox crush Dodgers in Game 1 1959 World Series (Radio Broadcast)

October 6, 1959

The largest crowd ever to attend a major league game, 92,706 fans, watches a nail-biter as White Sox hurler Bob Shaw beats Sandy Koufax and the Dodgers, 1-0, in Game 5 of the Fall Classic.

November 12, 1959

Chicago White Sox second baseman Nellie Fox wins the 1959 American League MVP Award

December 25, 1959

Major League Baseball Season Recap 1959

August 23, 1960

Wynn is a great relief as White Sox win a protested game vs Yankees – Full Radio Broadcast

September 4, 1960

Nellie Fox streak comes to an end at 798 games

December 10, 1963

Chicago’s 2B Nellie Fox is traded to the Colts for cash, P Jim Golden, and OF Danny Murphy.

April 20, 1964

Nellie Fox drives in four runs with a two-run single and a two-run triple to pace a 7-1 win over St. Louis

April 23, 1964

Ken Johnson loses despite no hitter

July 12, 1964

Nellie Fox singles home Eddie Kasko with walkoff but Gaylord Perry steals the show by destroying his bat after the game

August 19, 1964

Nellie Fox delivers his third hit, a single off Barney Schultz, scoring Al Spangler for an 8-7, ten-inning triumph over St. Louis. Bob Aspromonte drives in four, including a game-tying hit with two out in the ninth to push the game into overtime.

April 9, 1965

Mickey Mantle hits the first home run in the history of the Astrodome

March 5, 1996

The Veterans Committee elects four new members for the Hall of Fame, and just misses naming a fifth

August 3, 1997

Phil Niekro, Tommy Lasorda, Nellie Fox, and Willie Wells are inducted into Baseball’s Hall of Fame in Cooperstown.

November 18, 2008

Dustin Pedroia wins the 2008 American League Most Valuable Player Award

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