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.

1958 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1958 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 15	CHW		DET	L,3-4	CG	39	9.0	7	2	0	9	1	2B
2	2	Apr 16	CHW		DET	L,4-5	CG	39	9.0	5	2	0	7	0	2B
3	3	Apr 17	CHW		DET	W,4-3	CG	41	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	2B
4	4	Apr 18	CHW	@	KCA	W,11-7	CG	42	9.0	3	2	0	5	0	2B
5	5	Apr 20	CHW	@	KCA	L,2-8	CG	36	8.0	6	1	0	7	1	2B
6	6	Apr 21	CHW	@	DET	L,1-2	CG	34	8.0	3	3	0	6	1	2B
7	7	Apr 22	CHW	@	DET	L,2-8	CG	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	2B
8	8	Apr 23	CHW	@	CLE	L,0-2	CG	35	8.0	3	1	0	4	0	2B
9	9	Apr 24	CHW	@	CLE	L,4-6	CG	33	8.0	3	3	0	6	0	2B
10	10	Apr 25	CHW		KCA	W,6-5	CG	49	12.0	2	3	0	5	0	2B
11	11	Apr 26	CHW		KCA	L,1-7	CG	44	9.0	5	5	0	10	3	2B
12	12	Apr 30	CHW	@	BAL	L,2-3	CG	34	8.0	2	3	0	5	0	2B
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
13	13	May 1	CHW	@	BAL	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	2B
14	14	May 2	CHW	@	WSH	L,2-3	CG	36	9.2	6	3	0	9	2	2B
15	15	May 6	CHW	@	BOS	L,5-7	CG	45	8.0	2	2	0	4	0	2B
16	16	May 9	CHW		CLE	W,5-0	CG	31	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	2B
17	17	May 10	CHW		CLE	W,5-4	CG	35	9.0	2	0	1	3	0	2B
18	18	May 11 (1)	CHW		CLE	L,2-4	CG	35	9.0	5	4	0	9	3	2B
19	19	May 11 (2)	CHW		CLE	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	3	3	0	6	2	2B
20	20	May 12	CHW	@	KCA	L,1-2	GS	17	4.0	3	1	0	4	0	2B
21	21	May 13	CHW	@	KCA	W,9-2	GS	29	7.0	0	2	0	2	0	2B
22	22	May 14	CHW	@	KCA	W,4-1	CG	34	9.0	3	4	0	7	1	2B
23	23	May 15	CHW	@	KCA	L,0-3	CG	31	8.0	3	3	0	6	2	2B
24	24	May 16	CHW	@	CLE	W,6-3	CG	37	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	2B
25	25	May 17	CHW	@	CLE	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	2B
26	26	May 18 (1)	CHW	@	CLE	L,4-7	CG	40	10.1	4	4	0	8	1	2B
27	27	May 18 (2)	CHW	@	CLE	L,6-10	CG	40	8.0	2	4	0	6	0	2B
28	28	May 20	CHW		NYY	L,1-5	CG	36	9.0	2	3	0	5	1	2B
29	29	May 21	CHW		NYY	L,2-5	CG	35	9.0	1	4	0	5	1	2B
30	30	May 22	CHW		BAL	W,5-1	CG	38	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	2B
31	31	May 23	CHW		BAL	W,1-0	CG	30	9.0	4	3	0	7	1	2B
32	32	May 24	CHW		BAL	W,4-3	CG	42	9.0	1	5	0	6	0	2B
33	33	May 25 (1)	CHW		BOS	L,3-6	CG	43	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	2B
34	34	May 25 (2)	CHW		BOS	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	4	2	1	7	2	2B
35	35	May 27	CHW		WSH	W,7-3	CG	40	9.0	2	4	1	7	1	2B
36	36	May 28	CHW		WSH	W,13-3	CG	33	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	2B
37	37	May 30 (1)	CHW	@	DET	W,6-5	CG	37	9.0	3	3	0	6	1	2B
38	38	May 30 (2)	CHW	@	DET	W,4-2	CG	32	9.0	3	1	0	4	1	2B
39	39	May 31	CHW	@	DET	L,0-3	CG	39	8.0	3	2	0	5	0	2B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
40	40	Jun 2	CHW	@	NYY	L,0-3	CG	29	8.0	3	3	0	6	1	2B
41	41	Jun 3	CHW	@	NYY	L,0-13	CG	43	8.0	1	4	0	5	2	2B
42	42	Jun 4	CHW	@	NYY	W,7-2	CG	33	9.0	3	3	0	6	1	2B
43	43	Jun 5 (1)	CHW	@	NYY	L,5-12	CG	45	8.0	4	5	1	10	0	2B
44	44	Jun 5 (2)	CHW	@	NYY	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	2B
45	45	Jun 6	CHW	@	BOS	L,2-3	CG	37	8.0	2	3	0	5	2	2B
46	46	Jun 7	CHW	@	BOS	L,6-7	CG	38	8.0	2	1	0	3	1	2B
47	47	Jun 8 (1)	CHW	@	BOS	L,5-6	CG	42	9.2	6	2	0	8	0	2B
48	48	Jun 8 (2)	CHW	@	BOS	L,1-4	CG	33	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	2B
49	49	Jun 10 (1)	CHW	@	WSH	W,5-4	CG	36	9.0	6	4	1	11	3	2B
50	50	Jun 10 (2)	CHW	@	WSH	L,2-5	CG	38	8.0	2	3	0	5	0	2B
51	51	Jun 11	CHW	@	WSH	L,2-5	CG	33	8.0	6	5	0	11	2	2B
52	52	Jun 12	CHW	@	WSH	L,5-6	CG	35	8.0	4	2	0	6	1	2B
53	53	Jun 13	CHW	@	BAL	T,5-5	CG	53	14.0	5	8	0	13	0	2B
54	54	Jun 14	CHW	@	BAL	W,9-1	CG	36	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	2B
55	55	Jun 15 (1)	CHW	@	BAL	W,3-0	CG	27	9.0	0	4	0	4	1	2B
56	56	Jun 15 (2)	CHW	@	BAL	W,4-0	CG	34	9.0	1	7	0	8	0	2B
57	57	Jun 17	CHW		BOS	W,4-0	CG	33	9.0	4	2	0	6	3	2B
58	58	Jun 18	CHW		BOS	L,9-13	CG	44	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	2B
59	59	Jun 19	CHW		BOS	W,4-0	CG	30	9.0	0	1	0	1	1	2B
60	60	Jun 20	CHW		BAL	W,5-3	CG	44	9.0	3	4	0	7	1	2B
61	61	Jun 21	CHW		BAL	W,1-0	CG	29	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	2B
62	62	Jun 22	CHW		BAL	L,0-2	CG	34	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	2B
63	63	Jun 23	CHW		NYY	W,2-0	CG	30	9.0	4	4	0	8	2	2B
64	64	Jun 24	CHW		NYY	L,2-6	CG	44	9.0	3	3	0	6	1	2B
65	65	Jun 26	CHW		NYY	L,3-4	CG	38	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	2B
66	66	Jun 27	CHW		WSH	W,3-0	CG	28	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	2B
67	67	Jun 28	CHW		WSH	W,8-4	CG	36	9.0	5	4	0	9	0	2B
68	68	Jun 29 (1)	CHW		WSH	L,0-12	CG	45	9.0	4	3	0	7	2	2B
69	69	Jun 29 (2)	CHW		WSH	W,12-11	CG	53	11.0	6	1	0	7	2	2B
70	70	Jun 30	CHW		CLE	L,3-5	CG	37	9.0	2	2	0	4	1	2B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
71	71	Jul 1	CHW		CLE	W,5-4	CG	47	11.0	4	4	0	8	1	2B
72	72	Jul 3	CHW		KCA	W,7-2	CG	37	9.0	0	4	0	4	1	2B
73	73	Jul 4 (1)	CHW		KCA	L,5-6	CG	41	9.0	4	3	0	7	1	2B
74	74	Jul 4 (2)	CHW		KCA	L,3-4	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	2B
75	75	Jul 5	CHW		DET	W,8-1	CG	33	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	2B
76	76	Jul 6	CHW		DET	L,1-2	CG	34	9.0	5	7	0	12	3	2B
77	77	Jul 10	CHW	@	BOS	L,2-11	CG	45	8.0	7	5	1	13	1	2B
78	78	Jul 11	CHW	@	BOS	L,1-6	CG	33	8.0	5	2	0	7	1	2B
79	79	Jul 12 (1)	CHW	@	BOS	W,7-4	CG	41	9.0	4	2	0	6	0	2B
80	80	Jul 12 (2)	CHW	@	BOS	W,13-5	CG	37	9.0	4	2	0	6	1	2B
81	81	Jul 13 (1)	CHW	@	NYY	W,7-4	CG	41	9.0	3	3	0	6	1	2B
82	82	Jul 13 (2)	CHW	@	NYY	L,4-5	CG	46	9.1	6	0	0	6	1	2B
83	83	Jul 14	CHW	@	NYY	L,0-5	CG	37	8.0	3	3	0	6	2	2B
84	84	Jul 15	CHW	@	BAL	L,3-4	CG	49	11.2	5	6	0	11	1	2B
85	85	Jul 16 (1)	CHW	@	BAL	W,6-1	CG	36	9.0	4	2	0	6	1	2B
86	86	Jul 16 (2)	CHW	@	BAL	L,5-6	CG	37	8.0	1	4	0	5	1	2B
87	87	Jul 17	CHW	@	BAL	L,0-3	CG	34	8.0	2	3	0	5	0	2B
88	88	Jul 18	CHW	@	WSH	W,9-2	CG	35	9.0	2	1	1	4	0	2B
89	89	Jul 19	CHW	@	WSH	W,7-6	CG	41	9.0	5	1	0	6	1	2B
90	90	Jul 20 (1)	CHW	@	WSH	W,4-2	CG	34	9.0	1	3	0	4	1	2B
91	91	Jul 20 (2)	CHW	@	WSH	L,4-5	CG	39	8.0	3	3	0	6	2	2B
92	92	Jul 22	CHW		BAL	W,4-2	CG	37	9.0	7	1	0	8	1	2B
93	93	Jul 23	CHW		BAL	L,4-6	CG	38	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	2B
94	94	Jul 24	CHW		BAL	L,3-7	CG	39	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	2B
95	95	Jul 25	CHW		BOS	W,4-0	CG	34	9.0	2	5	0	7	3	2B
96	96	Jul 26	CHW		BOS	W,11-6	CG	45	9.0	2	2	0	4	1	2B
97	97	Jul 27	CHW		BOS	L,3-7	CG	39	9.0	4	2	0	6	0	2B
98	98	Jul 28	CHW		WSH	W,6-5	CG	44	9.0	2	4	0	6	0	2B
99	99	Jul 29	CHW		WSH	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	2	4	0	6	1	2B
100	100	Jul 30	CHW		WSH	W,11-9	CG	46	9.0	3	6	0	9	1	2B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
101	101	Aug 1	CHW		NYY	L,0-7	CG	40	9.0	3	1	0	4	1	2B
102	102	Aug 2	CHW		NYY	L,1-6	CG	38	9.0	3	4	1	8	0	2B
103	103	Aug 3 (1)	CHW		NYY	W,3-1	CG	31	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	2B
104	104	Aug 3 (2)	CHW		NYY	W,4-0	CG	35	9.0	3	3	0	6	0	2B
105	105	Aug 5	CHW	@	KCA	W,5-4	CG	40	9.0	3	2	0	5	2	2B
106	106	Aug 6	CHW	@	KCA	W,4-2	CG	34	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	2B
107	107	Aug 8	CHW	@	DET	L,2-6	CG	33	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	2B
108	108	Aug 9	CHW	@	DET	W,9-3	CG	40	9.0	5	5	0	10	1	2B
109	109	Aug 10 (1)	CHW	@	DET	W,5-2	CG	30	9.0	1	6	0	7	1	2B
110	110	Aug 10 (2)	CHW	@	DET	L,3-4	CG	51	11.1	3	3	0	6	0	2B
111	111	Aug 11	CHW	@	CLE	W,3-1	CG	34	9.0	1	1	0	2	1	2B
112	112	Aug 12	CHW	@	CLE	W,4-1	CG	31	9.0	1	3	0	4	2	2B
113	113	Aug 13 (1)	CHW		KCA	L,1-2	CG	46	11.0	1	5	0	6	0	2B
114	114	Aug 13 (2)	CHW		KCA	W,6-5	CG	39	9.0	4	3	1	8	1	2B
115	115	Aug 14	CHW		KCA	W,5-2	CG	37	9.0	2	6	0	8	0	2B
116	116	Aug 15	CHW		CLE	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	2	2	0	4	1	2B
117	117	Aug 16	CHW		CLE	W,7-6	CG	64	14.0	4	3	0	7	1	2B
118	118	Aug 17	CHW		CLE	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	4	1	0	5	2	2B
119	119	Aug 19	CHW	@	BOS	W,7-1	CG	31	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	2B
120	120	Aug 20	CHW	@	BOS	W,10-8	CG	46	9.0	3	1	0	4	1	2B
121	121	Aug 21	CHW	@	NYY	L,3-6	CG	38	8.0	2	2	0	4	0	2B
122	122	Aug 22	CHW	@	NYY	L,5-8	CG	40	8.0	3	1	0	4	0	2B
123	123	Aug 23	CHW	@	NYY	W,7-1	CG	34	9.0	2	2	0	4	1	2B
124	124	Aug 24	CHW	@	BAL	L,2-5	CG	38	8.0	3	5	0	8	0	2B
125	125	Aug 25	CHW	@	BAL	L,5-6	CG	36	8.0	6	2	0	8	1	2B
126	126	Aug 26	CHW	@	WSH	W,5-2	CG	40	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	2B
127	127	Aug 27	CHW	@	WSH	W,2-1	CG	31	9.0	4	2	0	6	0	2B
128	128	Aug 29	CHW		DET	W,3-0	CG	31	9.0	0	2	0	2	1	2B
129	129	Aug 30	CHW		DET	L,3-6	CG	42	9.0	3	3	1	7	2	2B
130	130	Aug 31	CHW		DET	W,3-0	CG	32	9.0	0	4	0	4	0	2B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
131	131	Sep 1 (1)	CHW		CLE	L,5-6	CG	38	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	2B
132	132	Sep 1 (2)	CHW		CLE	L,1-7	CG	41	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	2B
133	133	Sep 3	CHW	@	DET	W,1-0	CG	34	9.0	3	1	1	5	0	2B
134	134	Sep 4	CHW	@	DET	L,4-11	CG	40	8.0	2	4	0	6	2	2B
135	135	Sep 5	CHW	@	CLE	W,4-3	GS	17	4.0	1	0	0	1	0	2B
136	136	Sep 6	CHW	@	CLE	L,1-7	CG	37	8.0	4	4	0	8	1	2B
137	137	Sep 7	CHW	@	CLE	L,3-4	CG	36	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	2B
138	138	Sep 9	CHW		BOS	W,4-1	CG	32	9.0	3	4	0	7	3	2B
139	139	Sep 10	CHW		BOS	W,7-2	CG	36	9.0	4	2	0	6	2	2B
140	140	Sep 11	CHW		BOS	W,4-1	CG	36	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	2B
141	141	Sep 12	CHW		NYY	L,0-5	CG	40	9.0	0	4	0	4	1	2B
142	142	Sep 13	CHW		NYY	L,4-5	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	2B
143	143	Sep 14 (1)	CHW		WSH	W,7-1	CG	33	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	2B
144	144	Sep 14 (2)	CHW		WSH	W,6-5	CG	38	9.0	4	4	0	8	1	2B
145	145	Sep 16	CHW		BAL	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	2B
146	146	Sep 18	CHW		BAL	W,6-2	CG	37	9.0	1	2	0	3	1	2B
147	147	Sep 19	CHW	@	KCA	L,6-7	CG	44	8.2	1	2	1	4	1	2B
148	148	Sep 20	CHW	@	KCA	L,2-3	CG	34	8.0	4	3	0	7	2	2B
149	149	Sep 21	CHW	@	KCA	W,2-1	CG	31	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	2B
150	150	Sep 23	CHW		DET	L,1-3	CG	40	9.0	5	1	0	6	1	2B
151	151	Sep 24	CHW		DET	W,4-3	CG	42	10.0	7	2	0	9	0	2B
152	152	Sep 25	CHW		DET	L,1-7	CG	43	9.0	1	2	0	3	1	2B
153	153	Sep 26	CHW		KCA	W,1-0	CG	31	9.0	3	1	0	4	1	2B
154	154	Sep 27	CHW		KCA	L,1-2	CG	39	9.0	3	2	1	6	1	2B
155	155	Sep 28	CHW		KCA	W,11-4	CG	40	9.0	3	7	0	10	0	2B
							155gm		1376.2	444	399	13	856	117