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.

1960 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1960 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 19	CHW		KCA	W,10-9	CG	46	9.0	5	7	0	12	3	2B
2	2	Apr 21	CHW		KCA	W,6-5	CG	44	11.0	3	4	0	7	1	2B
3	3	Apr 22	CHW	@	DET	L,5-6	CG	44	8.2	5	1	0	6	1	2B
4	4	Apr 23	CHW	@	DET	L,2-6	CG	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	2B
5	5	Apr 24	CHW	@	DET	L,4-12	CG	43	8.0	3	6	0	9	2	2B
6	6	Apr 25	CHW	@	KCA	L,1-6	CG	39	8.0	5	2	0	7	2	2B
7	7	Apr 26	CHW	@	KCA	W,8-0	CG	33	9.0	2	5	0	7	1	2B
8	8	Apr 28	CHW		CLE	W,3-1	CG	36	9.0	5	1	0	6	1	2B
9	9	Apr 29	CHW		DET	W,3-1	CG	35	9.0	2	1	0	3	1	2B
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
10	10	May 1 (1)	CHW		DET	W,6-3	CG	35	9.0	5	2	1	8	1	2B
11	11	May 1 (2)	CHW		DET	W,5-2	CG	34	9.0	2	4	0	6	2	2B
12	12	May 2	CHW	@	BAL	L,6-11	CG	40	8.0	3	3	0	6	0	2B
13	13	May 3	CHW	@	BAL	W,5-3	CG	38	9.0	2	1	1	4	0	2B
14	14	May 4	CHW	@	BAL	L,4-6	CG	39	8.0	5	4	0	9	0	2B
15	15	May 5	CHW	@	WSH	W,5-3	CG	37	9.0	4	4	0	8	0	2B
16	16	May 6	CHW	@	WSH	W,3-0	CG	33	9.0	1	3	0	4	1	2B
17	17	May 7	CHW	@	WSH	W,6-4	CG	41	9.0	2	3	0	5	1	2B
18	18	May 8	CHW	@	NYY	W,8-3	CG	41	10.0	2	1	0	3	1	2B
19	19	May 10	CHW	@	BOS	L,7-9	CG	38	8.0	2	2	1	5	2	2B
20	20	May 12	CHW	@	BOS	L,0-1	CG	38	8.1	4	1	0	5	0	2B
21	21	May 13	CHW	@	CLE	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	2	1	0	3	1	2B
22	22	May 14	CHW	@	CLE	L,9-10	CG	44	8.0	5	1	0	6	0	2B
23	23	May 15 (1)	CHW	@	CLE	W,4-0	CG	34	9.0	4	4	0	8	1	2B
24	24	May 15 (2)	CHW	@	CLE	L,3-6	CG	39	9.2	0	4	0	4	0	2B
25	25	May 17	CHW		BOS	W,11-6	CG	40	9.0	5	5	0	10	4	2B
26	26	May 18	CHW		BOS	W,6-5	CG	43	9.0	5	0	2	7	0	2B
27	27	May 20	CHW		NYY	W,5-3	CG	41	9.0	3	3	0	6	1	2B
28	28	May 21	CHW		NYY	W,9-8	CG	43	9.0	1	9	0	10	2	2B
29	29	May 22 (1)	CHW		WSH	L,5-7	CG	44	9.0	4	4	0	8	1	2B
30	30	May 22 (2)	CHW		WSH	L,2-3	CG	35	9.0	3	2	0	5	1	2B
31	31	May 24	CHW		BAL	L,1-6	CG	45	9.0	0	4	0	4	2	2B
32	32	May 25	CHW		BAL	L,2-3	CG	40	9.0	4	4	0	8	1	2B
33	33	May 26	CHW	@	KCA	W,3-1	CG	34	9.0	3	8	0	11	2	2B
34	34	May 27	CHW	@	KCA	W,7-4	CG	36	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	2B
35	35	May 28	CHW	@	KCA	L,3-4	CG	32	8.0	2	4	0	6	0	2B
36	36	May 29	CHW	@	KCA	L,2-4	CG	31	8.0	2	1	0	3	1	2B
37	37	May 30 (1)	CHW		CLE	L,1-4	CG	39	9.0	0	5	0	5	0	2B
38	38	May 30 (2)	CHW		CLE	L,4-9	CG	38	9.0	3	4	1	8	1	2B
39	39	May 31	CHW		CLE	W,6-4	CG	38	9.0	2	2	0	4	1	2B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
40	40	Jun 1	CHW	@	DET	W,6-0	CG	31	9.0	4	4	0	8	1	2B
41	41	Jun 2	CHW	@	DET	L,3-4	CG	33	8.0	1	3	0	4	0	2B
42	42	Jun 3	CHW		KCA	L,2-7	CG	41	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	2B
43	43	Jun 4	CHW		KCA	W,4-2	CG	36	9.0	2	6	0	8	1	2B
44	44	Jun 5 (1)	CHW		KCA	W,2-0	CG	35	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	2B
45	45	Jun 5 (2)	CHW		KCA	W,2-0	CG	32	9.0	4	4	0	8	2	2B
46	46	Jun 6	CHW	@	NYY	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	6	3	0	9	1	2B
47	47	Jun 7	CHW	@	NYY	L,2-5	CG	33	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	2B
48	48	Jun 8	CHW	@	NYY	L,0-6	CG	34	8.0	3	3	0	6	0	2B
49	49	Jun 9	CHW	@	NYY	L,2-5	CG	37	8.0	3	4	1	8	3	2B
50	50	Jun 10	CHW	@	BOS	W,13-3	CG	34	9.0	3	8	0	11	2	2B
51	51	Jun 11 (1)	CHW	@	BOS	L,4-5	CG	34	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	2B
52	52	Jun 11 (2)	CHW	@	BOS	W,8-4	CG	40	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	2B
53	53	Jun 12	CHW	@	BOS	L,1-4	CG	36	8.0	5	4	0	9	2	2B
54	54	Jun 15	CHW		WSH	W,6-4	CG	38	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	2B
55	55	Jun 16	CHW		WSH	W,10-4	CG	37	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	2B
56	56	Jun 17	CHW		NYY	L,2-4	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	2B
57	57	Jun 18	CHW		NYY	L,5-12	CG	49	9.0	2	4	0	6	1	2B
58	58	Jun 19 (1)	CHW		NYY	L,5-7	CG	40	9.0	0	4	0	4	0	2B
59	59	Jun 19 (2)	CHW		NYY	L,3-5	CG	43	9.0	3	5	0	8	0	2B
60	60	Jun 21	CHW		BAL	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	3	2	0	5	2	2B
61	61	Jun 22	CHW		BAL	W,3-1	CG	32	9.0	1	3	0	4	1	2B
62	62	Jun 23	CHW		BAL	L,3-5	CG	46	11.0	4	3	0	7	1	2B
63	63	Jun 24	CHW		BOS	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	5	5	0	10	2	2B
64	64	Jun 25	CHW		BOS	W,7-6	CG	52	12.0	1	5	0	6	1	2B
65	65	Jun 26 (1)	CHW		BOS	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	6	1	0	7	1	2B
66	66	Jun 26 (2)	CHW		BOS	W,21-7	CG	43	9.0	2	3	0	5	1	2B
67	67	Jun 28	CHW	@	WSH	L,1-2	CG	53	13.2	8	8	0	16	4	2B
68	68	Jun 30	CHW	@	WSH	W,4-2	CG	43	10.0	3	2	0	5	0	2B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
69	69	Jul 1	CHW	@	BAL	L,0-4	CG	33	8.0	3	3	0	6	0	2B
70	70	Jul 2	CHW	@	BAL	W,8-7	CG	43	9.0	6	6	0	12	2	2B
71	71	Jul 3	CHW	@	BAL	W,2-1	CG	42	11.0	2	2	0	4	0	2B
72	72	Jul 4 (1)	CHW	@	DET	L,0-3	CG	37	8.0	3	3	0	6	0	2B
73	73	Jul 4 (2)	CHW	@	DET	L,2-3	CG	33	8.0	3	1	0	4	0	2B
74	74	Jul 6	CHW	@	CLE	W,7-5	CG	39	9.0	3	4	0	7	0	2B
75	75	Jul 7	CHW	@	CLE	W,9-3	CG	35	9.0	5	3	0	8	0	2B
76	76	Jul 8	CHW		CLE	W,4-1	CG	34	9.0	4	5	0	9	1	2B
77	77	Jul 9	CHW		CLE	W,8-4	CG	37	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	2B
78	78	Jul 10 (1)	CHW		CLE	L,2-6	CG	42	9.0	3	2	0	5	1	2B
79	79	Jul 10 (2)	CHW		CLE	W,6-4	CG	40	9.0	4	6	1	11	0	2B
80	80	Jul 15	CHW		BAL	L,2-5	CG	40	9.0	5	3	0	8	1	2B
81	81	Jul 16	CHW		BAL	L,3-4	CG	37	9.0	5	2	0	7	1	2B
82	82	Jul 17 (1)	CHW		BAL	W,2-1	CG	31	9.0	2	3	0	5	1	2B
83	83	Jul 17 (2)	CHW		BAL	W,14-2	GS	28	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	2B
84	84	Jul 18	CHW		BOS	W,9-1	CG	35	9.0	1	2	0	3	1	2B
85	85	Jul 19	CHW		BOS	W,6-0	CG	31	9.0	3	5	0	8	2	2B
86	86	Jul 20	CHW		BOS	W,7-1	CG	38	9.0	2	8	0	10	3	2B
87	87	Jul 22	CHW	@	NYY	W,11-5	CG	39	9.0	0	4	0	4	1	2B
88	88	Jul 23	CHW	@	NYY	W,5-3	CG	36	9.0	1	6	0	7	1	2B
89	89	Jul 24 (1)	CHW	@	NYY	W,6-3	CG	34	9.0	4	3	0	7	1	2B
90	90	Jul 24 (2)	CHW	@	NYY	L,2-8	CG	43	8.0	5	1	0	6	0	2B
91	91	Jul 26	CHW	@	BOS	W,16-3	CG	41	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	2B
92	92	Jul 27	CHW	@	BOS	W,10-4	CG	43	9.0	4	7	0	11	3	2B
93	93	Jul 28	CHW	@	BOS	L,2-4	CG	33	8.0	3	2	0	5	2	2B
94	94	Jul 29	CHW	@	WSH	L,5-7	CG	38	8.0	1	6	1	8	1	2B
95	95	Jul 30	CHW	@	WSH	W,3-2	CG	42	11.0	0	1	0	1	0	2B
96	96	Jul 31 (1)	CHW	@	WSH	W,5-2	CG	32	9.0	0	4	0	4	1	2B
97	97	Jul 31 (2)	CHW	@	WSH	W,9-5	CG	38	9.0	3	3	0	6	0	2B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
98	98	Aug 1	CHW	@	BAL	L,1-2	CG	30	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	2B
99	99	Aug 2	CHW	@	BAL	L,2-6	CG	34	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	2B
100	100	Aug 3	CHW	@	BAL	L,5-6	CG	43	10.0	2	2	0	4	0	2B
101	101	Aug 4	CHW		WSH	L,1-2	CG	40	9.0	5	3	0	8	0	2B
102	102	Aug 5	CHW		WSH	L,1-6	CG	39	9.0	3	2	0	5	0	2B
103	103	Aug 6	CHW		WSH	W,9-2	CG	40	9.0	4	2	0	6	2	2B
104	104	Aug 7 (1)	CHW		WSH	W,9-7	CG	41	9.0	4	4	0	8	1	2B
105	105	Aug 7 (2)	CHW		WSH	W,3-2	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	2B
106	106	Aug 8	CHW		NYY	W,9-1	CG	31	9.0	4	5	0	9	1	2B
107	107	Aug 9	CHW		NYY	L,4-7	CG	39	8.0	2	2	0	4	0	2B
108	108	Aug 10	CHW		NYY	L,0-6	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	2B
109	109	Aug 12	CHW		KCA	W,6-4	CG	40	9.0	2	5	0	7	1	2B
110	110	Aug 13	CHW		KCA	W,8-3	CG	38	9.0	2	3	0	5	2	2B
111	111	Aug 14 (1)	CHW		KCA	W,9-3	CG	32	9.0	2	4	0	6	1	2B
112	112	Aug 14 (2)	CHW		KCA	W,7-2	CG	37	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	2B
113	113	Aug 15	CHW		DET	L,1-4	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	2B
114	114	Aug 16	CHW		DET	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	2	5	0	7	1	2B
115	115	Aug 17	CHW	@	CLE	L,2-3	CG	34	8.0	3	3	0	6	2	2B
116	116	Aug 18	CHW	@	CLE	L,6-8	CG	37	8.0	3	3	1	7	2	2B
117	117	Aug 19	CHW	@	KCA	W,10-0	CG	37	9.0	1	5	0	6	1	2B
118	118	Aug 20	CHW	@	KCA	W,3-0	CG	33	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	2B
119	119	Aug 21	CHW	@	KCA	L,1-8	CG	40	8.0	1	3	0	4	1	2B
120	120	Aug 23	CHW	@	NYY	W,5-1	CG	33	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	2B
121	121	Aug 24	CHW	@	NYY	L,2-3	CG	34	8.0	3	4	0	7	1	2B
122	122	Aug 26	CHW	@	BOS	W,9-2	CG	35	9.0	3	5	0	8	2	2B
123	123	Aug 27	CHW	@	BOS	W,9-6	GS	24	6.0	3	1	1	5	0	2B
124	124	Aug 28	CHW	@	BAL	L,1-3	GS	30	7.0	1	2	0	3	1	2B
125	125	Aug 29	CHW	@	BAL	L,0-4	CG	33	8.0	3	2	0	5	0	2B
126	126	Aug 30	CHW	@	WSH	W,11-10	CG	47	10.0	2	1	0	3	0	2B
127	127	Aug 31	CHW	@	WSH	L,1-2	CG	34	8.2	3	6	0	9	1	2B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
128	128	Sep 2	CHW		DET	W,7-5	CG	41	9.0	4	4	0	8	2	2B
129	129	Sep 3	CHW		DET	W,4-1	CG	35	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	2B
130	135 (5)	Sep 8	CHW		NYY	W,5-4	GF	4	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	2B
131	136	Sep 9	CHW		BAL	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	5	3	0	8	1	2B
132	137	Sep 10	CHW		BAL	W,3-2	CG	44	11.0	2	3	0	5	0	2B
133	138	Sep 11 (1)	CHW		BOS	W,5-3	CG	38	9.0	4	4	0	8	2	2B
134	139	Sep 11 (2)	CHW		BOS	W,1-0	CG	36	9.0	2	5	0	7	1	2B
135	140	Sep 13	CHW		WSH	W,6-5	CG	47	11.0	5	3	1	9	1	2B
136	141	Sep 14	CHW		WSH	L,1-6	CG	40	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	2B
137	142	Sep 16	CHW	@	DET	L,3-4	CG	37	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	2B
138	143	Sep 17	CHW	@	DET	W,8-4	CG	38	9.0	4	3	0	7	3	2B
139	144	Sep 18 (1)	CHW	@	DET	W,8-4	CG	37	9.0	2	1	0	3	1	2B
140	145	Sep 18 (2)	CHW	@	DET	L,6-7	CG	42	8.0	3	3	0	6	0	2B
141	146	Sep 21	CHW		KCA	W,7-2	CG	34	9.0	4	3	0	7	2	2B
142	147	Sep 23	CHW	@	CLE	W,7-0	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	2B
143	148	Sep 24	CHW	@	CLE	L,5-6	CG	52	11.2	3	3	0	6	1	2B
144	149	Sep 25	CHW	@	CLE	L,0-4	CG	36	8.0	4	4	0	8	1	2B
145	150	Sep 26	CHW		DET	W,6-3	CG	35	9.0	6	3	0	9	3	2B
146	151	Sep 27	CHW		DET	L,0-2	CG	37	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	2B
147	152	Sep 30	CHW		CLE	W,5-4	CG	56	13.0	5	2	0	7	0	2B
148	153	Oct 1	CHW		CLE	L,8-9	CG	46	9.0	3	1	1	5	1	2B
149	154	Oct 2	CHW		CLE	L,0-4	CG	39	9.0	1	6	0	7	0	2B
							149gm		1323.2	412	447	13	872	126