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Jimmie Foxx was born on Tuesday, October 22, 1907, in Sudlersville, Maryland. Foxx was 17 years old when he broke into the big leagues on May 1, 1925, with the Philadelphia Athletics. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Jimmie Foxx baseball stats page.
"I was pitching one day when my glasses clouded up on me. I took them off to polish them. When I looked up to the plate, I saw Jimmie Foxx. The sight of him terrified me so much that I haven't been able to wear glasses since." - Lefty Gomez in The Story of the Oakland Athletics (Gordon Pueschner, Creative Education Publishers, 07/2007. Page 15)
Did you know that Jimmie Foxx is one of only five ballplayers (Mark McGwire, Rafael Palmeiro, Ken Griffey, Jr. & Manny Ramirez are the other four) in Major League history to hit at least two-hundred career home runs with two different ballclubs?
What do Jimmie Foxx, Doc Cramer & Kirby Puckett have in common? There are the only three American League players in history to have more than one six-hit game (each had two) during their career! A breakdown appears below:
Jimmie Foxx Philadelphia Athletics vs. Washington Senators, 05-30-1930 (13 innings) Philadelphia Athletics at Cleveland Indians, 07-10-1932 (18 innings)
Doc Cramer Philadelphia Athletics at Chicago White Sox, 06-20-1932 Philadelphia Athletics vs. Detroit Tigers, 07-13-1935
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