Nellie Fox

Position: Second Baseman

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

5-10, 160lb (178cm, 72kg)

Born: December 25, 1927 in St. Thomas, PA us

Died: December 1, 1975 in Baltimore, MD

Buried: St. Thomas Cemetery, St. Thomas, PA

Debut: June 8, 1947 (Age 19-165d, 10,336th in major league history)
vs. CLE 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: July 25, 1965 (Age 37-212d)
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).

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1949 season

Full Name: Jacob Nelson Fox

Nicknames: Mighty Mite or Little Nel

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

49.4

9232

2663

.289

1279

RBI

790

OBP

.348

SLG

.363

OPS

.710

OPS+

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1952 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1952 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 15	CHW		CLE	L,2-3	CG	38	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	2B
2	2	Apr 16	CHW		CLE	L,0-1	CG	34	9.0	1	5	0	6	1	2B
3	3	Apr 17	CHW		CLE	L,3-5	CG	44	9.0	1	7	0	8	3	2B
4	4	Apr 18	CHW	@	SLB	L,1-7	CG	38	8.0	3	3	0	6	0	2B
5	5	Apr 19	CHW	@	SLB	W,8-3	CG	38	9.0	3	3	1	7	0	2B
6	6	Apr 20 (1)	CHW	@	SLB	L,0-8	CG	39	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	2B
7	7	Apr 20 susp	CHW	@	SLB	W,10-5	CG	38	9.0	3	2	0	5	0	2B
8	8	Apr 22	CHW		DET	W,2-0	CG	33	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	2B
9	9	Apr 25	CHW	@	CLE	L,4-5	CG	40	8.2	3	0	0	3	0	2B
10	10	Apr 26	CHW		SLB	W,5-0	CG	29	9.0	1	4	0	5	2	2B
11	11	Apr 27 (1)	CHW		SLB	W,7-6	CG	65	14.0	3	6	0	9	0	2B
12	12	Apr 27 susp	CHW		SLB	W,6-3	CG	37	9.0	2	1	0	3	1	2B
13	13	Apr 30 (1)	CHW	@	WSH	W,7-3	CG	34	9.0	2	5	0	7	1	2B
14	14	Apr 30 (2)	CHW	@	WSH	W,4-3	CG	48	11.0	1	2	0	3	0	2B
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
15	15	May 1	CHW	@	PHA	W,3-0	CG	31	9.0	3	4	0	7	1	2B
16	16	May 2	CHW	@	PHA	L,12-13	CG	51	8.1	3	1	1	5	1	2B
17	17	May 3	CHW	@	PHA	L,1-7	CG	37	8.0	5	1	1	7	0	2B
18	18	May 4 (1)	CHW	@	NYY	L,0-8	CG	43	8.0	2	4	1	7	0	2B
19	19	May 4 (2)	CHW	@	NYY	L,1-3	CG	31	8.0	3	1	0	4	0	2B
20	20	May 6	CHW	@	BOS	L,2-11	GS	28	5.0	2	0	0	2	0	2B
21	21	May 7	CHW	@	BOS	L,2-7	CG	41	8.0	5	4	0	9	1	2B
22	22	May 8	CHW	@	BOS	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	1	2	0	3	1	2B
23	23	May 9	CHW	@	DET	W,8-5	CG	69	16.0	4	6	0	10	1	2B
24	24	May 10	CHW	@	DET	W,6-3	CG	34	9.0	5	2	0	7	2	2B
25	25	May 11 (1)	CHW	@	DET	W,6-5	CG	44	9.0	2	4	0	6	1	2B
26	26	May 11 (2)	CHW	@	DET	L,1-2	CG	32	8.0	1	1	0	2	1	2B
27	27	May 13	CHW		BOS	W,5-0	CG	34	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	2B
28	28	May 14	CHW		BOS	W,6-3	CG	28	7.0	4	4	0	8	1	2B
29	29	May 15	CHW		BOS	L,0-1	CG	33	9.0	4	8	0	12	3	2B
30	30	May 18 (1)	CHW		WSH	L,1-2	CG	36	9.0	3	4	0	7	1	2B
31	31	May 18 (2)	CHW		WSH	W,6-4	CG	40	9.0	3	3	0	6	0	2B
32	32	May 20	CHW		NYY	L,3-4	CG	41	9.0	3	2	0	5	0	2B
33	33	May 21	CHW		NYY	L,1-5	CG	40	9.0	3	3	0	6	1	2B
34	34	May 23	CHW		DET	L,2-9	CG	45	9.0	5	3	1	9	0	2B
35	35	May 25 (1)	CHW		DET	W,3-0	CG	32	9.0	1	4	0	5	1	2B
36	36	May 25 (2)	CHW		DET	W,1-0	CG	30	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	2B
37	37	May 26	CHW	@	SLB	W,6-2	CG	38	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	2B
38	38	May 27	CHW	@	SLB	W,3-0	CG	36	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	2B
39	39	May 28	CHW	@	SLB	L,1-3	CG	36	8.0	2	3	0	5	1	2B
40	40	May 30 (1)	CHW	@	CLE	W,7-2	CG	38	9.0	3	4	0	7	1	2B
41	41	May 30 (2)	CHW	@	CLE	W,3-1	CG	37	9.0	0	4	0	4	1	2B
42	42	May 31	CHW	@	BOS	W,7-3	CG	33	9.0	4	4	0	8	2	2B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
43	43	Jun 1	CHW	@	BOS	L,2-3	CG	32	8.0	2	2	1	5	1	2B
44	44	Jun 2	CHW	@	BOS	L,2-6	CG	39	9.1	2	2	0	4	1	2B
45	45	Jun 3	CHW	@	NYY	L,3-4	CG	51	12.2	8	3	0	11	1	2B
46	50 (4)	Jun 8	CHW	@	WSH	W,6-3	CG	33	9.0	2	2	0	4	1	2B
47	51	Jun 10	CHW	@	PHA	W,15-4	CG	40	9.0	2	3	0	5	1	2B
48	52	Jun 11	CHW	@	PHA	L,3-5	CG	35	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	2B
49	53	Jun 12	CHW	@	PHA	W,10-4	CG	37	9.0	7	8	1	16	4	2B
50	54	Jun 14	CHW		BOS	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	2B
51	55	Jun 15 (1)	CHW		BOS	W,7-2	CG	38	9.0	2	4	0	6	1	2B
52	56	Jun 15 (2)	CHW		BOS	L,2-3	CG	38	9.0	2	3	0	5	2	2B
53	57	Jun 17 (1)	CHW		PHA	W,13-1	CG	36	9.0	4	2	0	6	1	2B
54	58	Jun 17 (2)	CHW		PHA	W,2-1	CG	36	10.0	2	2	0	4	1	2B
55	59	Jun 19 (1)	CHW		PHA	L,1-4	CG	37	9.0	2	3	1	6	0	2B
56	60	Jun 19 (2)	CHW		PHA	W,5-4	CG	40	9.0	1	1	0	2	1	2B
57	61	Jun 20	CHW		NYY	W,8-5	CG	50	11.0	1	2	1	4	1	2B
58	62	Jun 21	CHW		NYY	W,5-1	CG	36	9.0	4	3	0	7	1	2B
59	63	Jun 22 (1)	CHW		NYY	L,0-3	CG	42	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	2B
60	64	Jun 22 (2)	CHW		NYY	W,2-1	GS	3	1.0	2	0	0	2	0	2B
61	65	Jun 23	CHW		WSH	L,4-6	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH 2B
62	66	Jun 24	CHW		WSH	L,2-6	CG	41	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	2B
63	67	Jun 25	CHW		WSH	L,6-9	CG	46	10.0	3	4	0	7	1	2B
64	68	Jun 27	CHW		CLE	W,5-1	CG	34	9.0	4	3	0	7	0	2B
65	69	Jun 28	CHW		CLE	L,1-5	CG	38	9.0	2	2	0	4	1	2B
66	70	Jun 29 (1)	CHW		CLE	W,4-2	CG	35	9.0	3	2	0	5	0	2B
67	71	Jun 29 (2)	CHW		CLE	T,7-7	CG	48	10.0	5	8	0	13	2	2B
68	72	Jun 30	CHW	@	DET	W,7-2	CG	37	9.0	5	2	0	7	1	2B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
69	73	Jul 1	CHW	@	DET	L,4-6	CG	36	8.0	2	4	0	6	0	2B
70	74	Jul 2	CHW	@	DET	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	4	5	0	9	2	2B
71	75	Jul 3	CHW		SLB	W,12-3	CG	40	9.0	2	6	0	8	2	2B
72	76	Jul 4 (1)	CHW		SLB	W,3-1	CG	37	9.0	0	6	0	6	0	2B
73	77	Jul 4 (2)	CHW		SLB	W,2-0	CG	35	9.0	4	5	0	9	2	2B
74	78	Jul 5	CHW	@	CLE	L,2-3	CG	43	10.1	1	4	0	5	1	2B
75	79	Jul 6	CHW	@	CLE	W,3-2	CG	54	13.0	4	2	0	6	2	2B
76	80	Jul 10 (1)	CHW	@	WSH	W,2-0	CG	31	9.0	3	2	0	5	0	2B
77	81	Jul 10 (2)	CHW	@	WSH	W,4-2	CG	35	9.0	1	4	0	5	1	2B
78	82	Jul 11	CHW	@	WSH	L,1-2	CG	37	9.1	2	2	0	4	1	2B
79	83	Jul 12	CHW	@	WSH	L,1-2	CG	31	8.0	1	4	0	5	0	2B
80	84	Jul 13 (1)	CHW	@	PHA	L,0-6	CG	36	8.0	2	2	0	4	0	2B
81	85	Jul 13 (2)	CHW	@	PHA	W,7-4	CG	36	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	2B
82	86	Jul 14	CHW	@	PHA	L,1-2	CG	39	9.1	4	2	0	6	1	2B
83	87	Jul 15	CHW	@	BOS	L,5-7	CG	32	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	2B
84	88	Jul 16	CHW	@	BOS	L,3-7	CG	42	8.0	3	1	0	4	0	2B
85	89	Jul 17	CHW	@	BOS	L,1-2	CG	32	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	2B
86	90	Jul 18	CHW	@	NYY	L,3-6	CG	35	8.0	3	1	0	4	0	2B
87	91	Jul 19	CHW	@	NYY	L,2-4	CG	35	8.0	3	1	0	4	0	2B
88	92	Jul 20	CHW	@	NYY	W,5-4	CG	37	9.0	3	4	0	7	0	2B
89	93	Jul 22	CHW		BOS	L,2-4	CG	53	13.0	8	5	0	13	2	2B
90	94	Jul 23	CHW		BOS	L,4-10	CG	43	9.0	3	5	0	8	1	2B
91	95	Jul 24	CHW		BOS	W,3-0	CG	33	9.0	1	1	0	2	1	2B
92	96	Jul 25 (1)	CHW		PHA	W,5-0	CG	36	9.0	5	2	0	7	1	2B
93	97	Jul 25 (2)	CHW		PHA	L,4-5	CG	42	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	2B
94	98	Jul 26	CHW		PHA	W,9-3	CG	43	9.0	0	3	0	3	1	2B
95	99	Jul 27 (1)	CHW		PHA	L,1-3	CG	37	9.0	2	5	0	7	2	2B
96	100	Jul 27 (2)	CHW		PHA	L,3-9	CG	45	9.0	3	5	0	8	1	2B
97	101	Jul 29	CHW		NYY	L,7-10	CG	42	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	2B
98	102	Jul 30	CHW		NYY	W,7-0	CG	33	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	2B
99	103	Jul 31	CHW		NYY	L,2-6	CG	44	9.0	6	5	0	11	1	2B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
100	104	Aug 1	CHW		WSH	L,1-3	CG	36	9.0	4	3	0	7	2	2B
101	105	Aug 2	CHW		WSH	W,6-1	CG	32	9.0	5	6	0	11	2	2B
102	106	Aug 3	CHW		WSH	T,0-0	CG	33	8.1	3	1	0	4	1	2B
103	107	Aug 5 (1)	CHW		CLE	L,0-6	CG	41	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	2B
104	108	Aug 5 (2)	CHW		CLE	W,6-3	CG	41	9.0	1	2	0	3	2	2B
105	109	Aug 6	CHW		CLE	L,1-7	CG	38	9.0	5	4	0	9	3	2B
106	110	Aug 8 (1)	CHW		DET	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	4	3	0	7	0	2B
107	111	Aug 8 (2)	CHW		DET	W,2-1	CG	36	9.0	2	4	0	6	1	2B
108	112	Aug 9	CHW		DET	L,1-6	CG	42	9.0	2	6	0	8	1	2B
109	113	Aug 10 (1)	CHW		DET	W,3-1	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	2B
110	114	Aug 10 (2)	CHW		DET	W,5-4	CG	41	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	2B
111	115	Aug 12	CHW	@	SLB	L,2-3	CG	40	10.0	1	3	0	4	1	2B
112	116	Aug 13	CHW	@	DET	W,7-1	CG	32	9.0	4	6	0	10	2	2B
113	117	Aug 14	CHW	@	DET	W,2-0	CG	34	10.0	1	3	0	4	0	2B
114	118	Aug 16	CHW	@	CLE	L,3-4	CG	30	8.0	3	2	0	5	1	2B
115	119	Aug 17 (1)	CHW	@	CLE	L,2-6	CG	38	8.0	2	3	0	5	0	2B
116	120	Aug 17 (2)	CHW	@	CLE	L,1-2	CG	32	8.0	3	1	0	4	1	2B
117	121	Aug 19	CHW	@	NYY	W,3-1	CG	37	9.0	3	3	0	6	0	2B
118	122	Aug 20	CHW	@	NYY	W,12-3	CG	34	9.0	3	2	0	5	0	2B
119	123	Aug 21	CHW	@	NYY	W,6-1	CG	34	9.0	3	5	0	8	1	2B
120	124	Aug 22	CHW	@	BOS	W,4-1	CG	30	9.0	5	3	0	8	1	2B
121	125	Aug 23	CHW	@	BOS	L,3-4	CG	31	8.0	4	3	0	7	0	2B
122	126	Aug 24 (1)	CHW	@	PHA	W,11-7	CG	40	9.0	5	1	0	6	1	2B
123	127	Aug 24 (2)	CHW	@	PHA	L,1-5	CG	37	8.0	1	0	1	2	0	2B
124	128	Aug 26	CHW	@	WSH	L,0-1	CG	28	8.0	1	2	0	3	1	2B
125	129	Aug 27	CHW	@	WSH	W,4-1	CG	36	9.0	4	5	0	9	3	2B
126	130	Aug 30	CHW		CLE	W,11-6	CG	42	9.0	2	4	0	6	1	2B
127	131	Aug 31	CHW		CLE	L,3-6	CG	42	9.0	3	2	0	5	0	2B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
128	132	Sep 2 (1)	CHW		DET	W,6-5	CG	39	9.0	3	3	0	6	1	2B
129	133	Sep 2 (2)	CHW		DET	W,7-4	CG	36	9.0	4	6	0	10	2	2B
130	134	Sep 3	CHW		SLB	W,1-0	CG	35	9.0	5	3	0	8	1	2B
131	135	Sep 4	CHW		SLB	L,0-8	CG	40	9.0	3	4	1	8	1	2B
132	136	Sep 5	CHW	@	CLE	L,0-3	CG	31	8.0	0	3	0	3	0	2B
133	137	Sep 6	CHW	@	DET	W,4-3	CG	46	11.0	1	3	0	4	0	2B
134	138	Sep 7	CHW	@	DET	L,2-4	CG	37	8.0	2	2	0	4	0	2B
135	139	Sep 9 (1)	CHW		WSH	W,3-2	CG	45	12.0	2	4	0	6	1	2B
136	140	Sep 9 (2)	CHW		WSH	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	7	5	0	12	3	2B
137	141	Sep 10	CHW		WSH	W,6-3	CG	38	9.0	2	1	0	3	1	2B
138	142	Sep 11	CHW		WSH	L,1-4	CG	36	9.0	4	2	0	6	0	2B
139	143	Sep 12	CHW		NYY	L,4-6	CG	39	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	2B
140	144	Sep 13	CHW		NYY	L,5-6	CG	41	9.0	2	3	1	6	0	2B
141	145	Sep 14	CHW		BOS	W,4-3	CG	67	17.0	4	1	0	5	0	2B
142	146	Sep 15	CHW		BOS	W,4-2	CG	37	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	2B
143	147	Sep 16 (1)	CHW		PHA	L,1-2	CG	33	9.0	2	1	0	3	1	2B
144	148	Sep 16 (2)	CHW		PHA	W,7-1	CG	36	9.0	2	4	0	6	0	2B
145	149	Sep 20 (1)	CHW	@	SLB	L,6-9	CG	41	8.1	0	4	0	4	0	2B
146	150	Sep 20 (2)	CHW	@	SLB	L,0-4	CG	37	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	2B
147	151	Sep 21	CHW	@	SLB	W,4-1	CG	36	9.0	4	6	0	10	1	2B
148	152	Sep 23	CHW	@	CLE	W,10-1	CG	33	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	2B
149	153	Sep 24	CHW	@	CLE	L,0-6	CG	39	8.0	3	3	0	6	0	2B
150	154	Sep 26	CHW		SLB	W,6-2	CG	34	9.0	2	3	1	6	0	2B
151	155	Sep 27	CHW		SLB	W,8-4	CG	39	9.0	3	3	0	6	1	2B
							151gm		1354.2	406	433	13	852	111