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.

1953 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1953 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 14	CHW	@	CLE	L,0-6	CG	36	8.0	2	4	0	6	1	2B
2	2	Apr 16	CHW		SLB	W,1-0	CG	34	9.0	4	2	0	6	0	2B
3	3	Apr 17	CHW		SLB	L,4-6	CG	37	9.0	3	4	0	7	2	2B
4	4	Apr 18	CHW		CLE	W,7-6	CG	47	9.0	2	4	0	6	0	2B
5	5	Apr 21	CHW	@	DET	W,7-5	CG	40	9.0	4	2	0	6	0	2B
6	6	Apr 22	CHW	@	DET	W,9-7	CG	42	9.0	3	5	0	8	1	2B
7	7	Apr 23	CHW	@	DET	L,4-8	CG	38	8.0	4	4	0	8	3	2B
8	8	Apr 24	CHW	@	SLB	W,3-0	CG	35	9.0	3	2	0	5	1	2B
9	9	Apr 25	CHW	@	SLB	W,6-4	CG	38	9.0	6	3	0	9	1	2B
10	10	Apr 26 (1)	CHW	@	SLB	L,2-7	CG	38	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	2B
11	11	Apr 26 (2)	CHW	@	SLB	W,3-0	CG	35	9.0	1	4	0	5	0	2B
12	12	Apr 28	CHW		WSH	W,5-4	CG	46	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	2B
13	13	Apr 29	CHW		WSH	L,0-3	CG	33	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	2B
14	14	Apr 30	CHW		NYY	L,1-6	CG	38	9.0	4	2	0	6	1	2B
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
15	15	May 1	CHW		NYY	W,6-5	CG	42	9.0	3	2	0	5	0	2B
16	16	May 2	CHW		NYY	W,8-7	CG	41	9.0	3	5	0	8	1	2B
17	17	May 3 (1)	CHW		PHA	L,2-4	CG	35	9.0	1	2	1	4	0	2B
18	18	May 3 (2)	CHW		PHA	L,6-10	CG	43	9.0	4	2	0	6	2	2B
19	19	May 5	CHW		BOS	L,1-5	CG	39	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	2B
20	20	May 6	CHW		BOS	W,6-2	CG	35	9.0	4	4	0	8	0	2B
21	21	May 8	CHW		DET	W,7-2	CG	33	9.0	1	4	0	5	2	2B
22	22	May 9	CHW		DET	W,12-3	CG	37	9.0	3	4	0	7	1	2B
23	23	May 10 (1)	CHW		DET	L,6-8	CG	38	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	2B
24	24	May 10 (2)	CHW		DET	W,10-5	CG	40	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	2B
25	25	May 11	CHW	@	CLE	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	0	4	0	4	1	2B
26	26	May 12	CHW	@	BOS	W,9-7	CG	50	10.0	5	3	0	8	1	2B
27	27	May 13	CHW	@	BOS	L,0-3	CG	35	8.0	7	1	0	8	1	2B
28	28	May 14	CHW	@	NYY	W,7-5	CG	44	9.0	6	3	0	9	0	2B
29	29	May 16	CHW	@	NYY	W,5-3	CG	39	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	2B
30	30	May 17	CHW	@	WSH	W,7-3	CG	37	9.0	3	1	0	4	1	2B
31	31	May 18	CHW	@	WSH	L,0-3	CG	36	8.0	3	6	0	9	1	2B
32	32	May 19	CHW	@	PHA	L,1-2	CG	33	8.0	4	3	0	7	1	2B
33	33	May 20	CHW	@	PHA	L,1-2	CG	35	8.2	5	2	0	7	1	2B
34	34	May 22	CHW	@	DET	L,0-7	CG	40	8.0	0	3	0	3	0	2B
35	35	May 23	CHW	@	DET	W,4-2	CG	37	9.0	2	4	0	6	1	2B
36	36	May 24	CHW	@	DET	W,3-1	CG	39	9.0	3	10	0	13	0	2B
37	37	May 25	CHW	@	SLB	W,7-5	CG	46	9.0	5	3	1	9	1	2B
38	38	May 26	CHW	@	SLB	W,8-2	CG	41	9.0	5	2	0	7	1	2B
39	39	May 27	CHW		DET	T,2-2	CG	62	15.0	3	4	1	8	0	2B
40	40	May 29	CHW		CLE	L,1-2	CG	35	9.0	4	3	0	7	2	2B
41	41	May 30 (1)	CHW		CLE	L,2-7	CG	46	9.0	2	1	0	3	1	2B
42	42	May 30 (2)	CHW		CLE	W,6-5	CG	40	9.0	4	5	0	9	1	2B
43	43	May 31 (1)	CHW		SLB	W,7-4	CG	42	9.0	5	5	0	10	4	2B
44	44	May 31 (2)	CHW		SLB	L,4-7	CG	46	9.0	6	5	0	11	0	2B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
45	45	Jun 2	CHW		NYY	L,3-4	CG	39	9.0	2	4	0	6	0	2B
46	46	Jun 3	CHW		NYY	L,2-18	CG	56	9.0	1	5	0	6	1	2B
47	47	Jun 4	CHW		NYY	L,5-9	CG	48	10.0	6	2	0	8	0	2B
48	48	Jun 5	CHW		WSH	L,4-8	CG	41	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	2B
49	49	Jun 7 (1)	CHW		WSH	L,2-16	CG	49	9.0	4	5	0	9	3	2B
50	50	Jun 7 (2)	CHW		WSH	W,5-1	CG	35	9.0	3	1	0	4	1	2B
51	51	Jun 9	CHW		PHA	W,5-1	CG	31	9.0	4	1	0	5	1	2B
52	52	Jun 10	CHW		PHA	L,1-2	CG	33	9.0	2	3	0	5	2	2B
53	53	Jun 11	CHW		PHA	L,5-6	CG	41	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	2B
54	54	Jun 12	CHW		BOS	L,3-4	CG	40	9.0	4	2	0	6	1	2B
55	55	Jun 13	CHW		BOS	W,5-2	CG	36	9.0	1	2	1	4	0	2B
56	56	Jun 14 (1)	CHW		BOS	W,6-0	CG	29	9.0	2	4	0	6	1	2B
57	57	Jun 14 (2)	CHW		BOS	W,1-0	CG	35	9.0	0	6	0	6	1	2B
58	58	Jun 16	CHW	@	WSH	W,7-3	CG	48	11.0	3	4	0	7	1	2B
59	59	Jun 17	CHW	@	WSH	L,0-1	CG	39	8.2	4	1	0	5	0	2B
60	60	Jun 18	CHW	@	WSH	W,8-4	CG	38	9.0	4	4	1	9	0	2B
61	61	Jun 19	CHW	@	PHA	W,5-2	CG	37	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	2B
62	62	Jun 20	CHW	@	PHA	W,6-4	CG	35	9.0	5	2	0	7	0	2B
63	63	Jun 21 (1)	CHW	@	PHA	L,0-5	CG	32	8.0	3	1	0	4	0	2B
64	64	Jun 21 (2)	CHW	@	PHA	W,9-4	CG	36	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	2B
65	65	Jun 23	CHW	@	NYY	W,11-3	CG	41	9.0	0	4	0	4	0	2B
66	66	Jun 24	CHW	@	NYY	W,8-4	CG	37	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	2B
67	67	Jun 25	CHW	@	NYY	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	3	2	0	5	0	2B
68	68	Jun 26	CHW	@	BOS	W,5-3	CG	33	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	2B
69	69	Jun 27	CHW	@	BOS	W,6-5	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	2B
70	70	Jun 28	CHW	@	BOS	W,13-4	CG	40	9.0	2	5	0	7	0	2B
71	71	Jun 30	CHW		SLB	L,2-4	CG	40	9.0	3	4	0	7	1	2B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
72	72	Jul 1	CHW		SLB	W,13-4	CG	40	9.0	6	2	0	8	0	2B
73	73	Jul 4 (1)	CHW	@	SLB	W,13-0	CG	34	9.0	2	3	0	5	2	2B
74	74	Jul 4 (2)	CHW	@	SLB	W,4-2	CG	33	9.0	3	4	0	7	1	2B
75	75	Jul 5 (1)	CHW	@	CLE	L,6-7	CG	38	8.0	4	7	0	11	1	2B
76	76	Jul 5 (2)	CHW	@	CLE	W,4-0	CG	33	9.0	3	5	0	8	1	2B
77	77	Jul 6	CHW	@	CLE	L,3-6	CG	38	8.0	2	3	0	5	1	2B
78	78	Jul 7	CHW		DET	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	3	2	0	5	2	2B
79	79	Jul 8	CHW		DET	W,14-4	CG	41	9.0	5	5	0	10	2	2B
80	80	Jul 9	CHW		DET	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	2B
81	81	Jul 10 (1)	CHW		CLE	L,0-3	CG	42	10.0	0	2	0	2	1	2B
82	82	Jul 10 (2)	CHW		CLE	W,16-5	CG	40	9.0	1	0	1	2	0	2B
83	83	Jul 11	CHW		CLE	W,5-4	CG	35	9.0	2	2	0	4	1	2B
84	84	Jul 12 (1)	CHW		CLE	W,14-2	CG	35	9.0	4	3	0	7	1	2B
85	85	Jul 12 (2)	CHW		CLE	W,3-1	CG	35	9.0	2	2	0	4	1	2B
86	86	Jul 16 (1)	CHW		WSH	W,6-5	CG	39	10.0	2	6	0	8	0	2B
87	87	Jul 16 (2)	CHW		WSH	W,5-4	CG	36	9.0	0	4	0	4	0	2B
88	88	Jul 17	CHW		WSH	W,4-1	CG	30	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	2B
89	89	Jul 18	CHW		WSH	W,10-6	CG	41	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	2B
90	90	Jul 19 (1)	CHW		NYY	L,2-6	CG	43	9.0	3	2	0	5	0	2B
91	91	Jul 19 (2)	CHW		NYY	L,0-3	CG	37	9.0	2	2	1	5	1	2B
92	92	Jul 22	CHW		BOS	W,1-0	CG	33	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	2B
93	93	Jul 23	CHW		BOS	L,3-4	CG	41	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	2B
94	94	Jul 24	CHW		PHA	L,2-4	CG	47	12.0	6	1	0	7	0	2B
95	95	Jul 25	CHW		PHA	L,2-7	CG	45	9.0	5	2	0	7	0	2B
96	96	Jul 26 (1)	CHW		PHA	L,3-4	CG	36	9.0	5	1	1	7	0	2B
97	97	Jul 26 (2)	CHW		PHA	W,4-0	CG	33	9.0	4	2	0	6	1	2B
98	98	Jul 28	CHW	@	BOS	W,4-2	CG	39	9.0	3	2	0	5	1	2B
99	99	Jul 29	CHW	@	BOS	W,8-3	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	2B
100	100	Jul 30	CHW	@	BOS	W,17-1	CG	39	9.0	4	4	0	8	2	2B
101	101	Jul 31	CHW	@	WSH	L,0-2	CG	31	8.0	6	4	1	11	2	2B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
102	102	Aug 1	CHW	@	WSH	W,4-0	CG	37	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	2B
103	103	Aug 2	CHW	@	WSH	L,0-1	CG	29	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	2B
104	105 (1)	Aug 4	CHW	@	PHA	W,8-3	GF	13	3.0	0	1	0	1	0	PR 2B
105	106	Aug 5	CHW	@	PHA	W,9-7	CG	59	14.0	2	7	1	10	0	2B
106	107	Aug 6	CHW	@	PHA	W,6-4	CG	40	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	2B
107	108	Aug 7	CHW	@	NYY	L,1-6	CG	38	8.0	2	2	0	4	1	2B
108	109	Aug 8 (1)	CHW	@	NYY	L,0-1	CG	36	8.1	4	7	0	11	2	2B
109	110	Aug 8 (2)	CHW	@	NYY	L,0-3	CG	32	8.0	1	3	0	4	0	2B
110	111	Aug 9	CHW	@	NYY	W,5-0	CG	31	9.0	3	3	0	6	1	2B
111	112	Aug 11	CHW	@	CLE	W,6-2	CG	41	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	2B
112	113	Aug 12	CHW	@	CLE	L,4-7	CG	41	8.0	1	3	0	4	0	2B
113	114	Aug 13	CHW	@	CLE	W,7-3	CG	46	10.0	4	3	0	7	1	2B
114	115	Aug 14	CHW	@	DET	W,7-0	CG	32	9.0	4	4	0	8	2	2B
115	116	Aug 15	CHW	@	DET	L,4-5	CG	34	8.0	2	2	0	4	0	2B
116	117	Aug 16	CHW	@	DET	L,2-3	CG	30	8.0	2	4	0	6	1	2B
117	118	Aug 18 (1)	CHW		SLB	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	2B
118	119	Aug 18 (2)	CHW		SLB	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	3	4	0	7	2	2B
119	120	Aug 19	CHW		SLB	L,3-4	CG	48	10.0	3	4	0	7	1	2B
120	121	Aug 21	CHW		DET	W,4-1	CG	34	9.0	3	4	0	7	1	2B
121	122	Aug 22	CHW		DET	L,1-2	CG	43	11.0	2	3	0	5	0	2B
122	123	Aug 23 (1)	CHW		DET	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	8	1	0	9	1	2B
123	124	Aug 23 (2)	CHW		DET	W,11-6	CG	41	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	2B
124	125	Aug 25	CHW		PHA	L,2-4	CG	36	9.0	1	4	0	5	0	2B
125	126	Aug 26	CHW		PHA	L,8-10	CG	45	9.0	4	2	0	6	1	2B
126	127	Aug 27	CHW		BOS	W,6-4	CG	35	9.0	3	6	0	9	2	2B
127	128	Aug 28	CHW		BOS	L,3-4	CG	39	9.0	4	5	0	9	2	2B
128	129	Aug 29	CHW		BOS	W,5-1	CG	34	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	2B
129	130	Aug 30 (1)	CHW		NYY	L,6-10	CG	50	9.0	2	5	0	7	0	2B
130	131	Aug 30 (2)	CHW		NYY	W,1-0	CG	32	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	2B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
131	132	Sep 1	CHW		NYY	L,2-3	CG	38	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	2B
132	133	Sep 2	CHW		WSH	W,7-3	CG	40	9.0	3	1	2	6	0	2B
133	134	Sep 3	CHW		WSH	L,1-5	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	2B
134	135	Sep 4	CHW	@	CLE	T,6-6	CG	44	10.0	3	4	0	7	0	2B
135	136	Sep 5 (1)	CHW	@	CLE	W,2-0	CG	31	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	2B
136	137	Sep 5 (2)	CHW	@	CLE	L,1-4	CG	32	8.0	2	3	0	5	0	2B
137	138	Sep 6	CHW	@	CLE	L,2-4	CG	33	8.0	4	2	0	6	0	2B
138	139	Sep 7 (1)	CHW	@	DET	L,2-6	CG	39	8.0	3	1	0	4	1	2B
139	140	Sep 7 (2)	CHW	@	DET	L,2-4	CG	38	8.0	2	2	0	4	0	2B
140	141	Sep 9	CHW	@	NYY	L,3-9	CG	45	8.0	4	3	0	7	0	2B
141	143 (1)	Sep 11	CHW	@	PHA	W,9-4	GF	20	4.0	1	1	0	2	1	2B
142	144	Sep 12	CHW	@	PHA	W,6-5	CG	34	9.0	6	0	0	6	2	2B
143	145	Sep 13	CHW	@	BOS	L,6-7	GF	7	1.0	0	1	0	1	1	PH 2B
144	146	Sep 14	CHW	@	BOS	W,10-6	CG	42	9.0	3	4	1	8	3	2B
145	147	Sep 15	CHW	@	BOS	W,6-0	CG	29	9.0	4	3	0	7	2	2B
146	148	Sep 16	CHW	@	WSH	L,2-4	CG	36	8.0	1	3	0	4	0	2B
147	149	Sep 17	CHW	@	WSH	L,2-3	CG	35	8.0	7	2	0	9	3	2B
148	150	Sep 20 (1)	CHW		SLB	W,4-0	CG	31	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	2B
149	151	Sep 20 (2)	CHW		SLB	W,5-2	CG	38	9.0	4	2	0	6	0	2B
150	152	Sep 22	CHW		CLE	L,3-8	CG	45	9.0	5	1	0	6	1	2B
151	153	Sep 23	CHW		CLE	L,3-8	CG	43	9.0	4	4	1	9	1	2B
152	154	Sep 25	CHW	@	SLB	W,7-2	CG	34	9.0	3	3	0	6	1	2B
153	155	Sep 26	CHW	@	SLB	W,6-3	CG	40	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	2B
154	156	Sep 27	CHW	@	SLB	W,2-1	CG	39	11.0	6	1	1	8	0	2B
							154gm		1368.2	451	426	15	892	101