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.

1956 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1956 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 17	CHW		CLE	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	3	4	0	7	1	2B
2	2	Apr 19	CHW		CLE	W,1-0	CG	30	9.0	7	2	0	9	1	2B
3	3	Apr 20	CHW	@	KCA	W,6-3	CG	38	9.0	4	3	0	7	0	2B
4	4	Apr 21	CHW	@	KCA	L,1-15	CG	49	8.0	5	1	0	6	0	2B
5	5	Apr 22	CHW	@	KCA	W,3-0	CG	32	9.0	3	4	0	7	1	2B
6	6	Apr 27	CHW		KCA	W,9-7	CG	41	9.0	2	3	0	5	1	2B
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
7	7	May 1	CHW	@	BAL	L,2-3	CG	42	10.0	5	3	1	9	2	2B
8	8	May 3	CHW	@	WSH	L,4-7	CG	37	8.0	4	1	0	5	0	2B
9	9	May 4	CHW	@	WSH	W,5-2	CG	32	9.0	1	5	0	6	2	2B
10	10	May 5	CHW	@	WSH	L,2-4	CG	37	8.0	6	3	0	9	3	2B
11	11	May 6 (1)	CHW	@	NYY	L,0-4	CG	37	8.0	6	5	0	11	1	2B
12	12	May 6 (2)	CHW	@	NYY	L,0-4	CG	34	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	2B
13	13	May 8	CHW	@	BOS	L,3-4	CG	57	12.1	6	2	0	8	0	2B
14	14	May 9	CHW	@	BOS	L,5-7	CG	39	8.0	2	5	0	7	3	2B
15	15	May 10	CHW	@	BOS	W,2-1	CG	38	9.0	4	4	0	8	1	2B
16	16	May 11	CHW	@	DET	W,9-7	CG	41	9.0	2	3	0	5	1	2B
17	17	May 12	CHW	@	DET	W,7-6	CG	40	9.0	3	2	0	5	1	2B
18	18	May 13	CHW	@	DET	W,8-1	CG	39	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	2B
19	19	May 15	CHW		WSH	W,5-1	CG	37	9.0	0	2	0	2	1	2B
20	20	May 16	CHW		WSH	W,3-1	CG	35	9.0	3	3	0	6	1	2B
21	21	May 17	CHW		NYY	L,3-10	CG	48	9.0	7	3	0	10	2	2B
22	22	May 18	CHW		NYY	L,7-8	CG	46	10.0	4	1	0	5	0	2B
23	23	May 19	CHW		NYY	L,4-6	CG	41	9.0	7	2	0	9	1	2B
24	24	May 20 (1)	CHW		BOS	L,5-12	CG	47	9.0	3	1	1	5	0	2B
25	25	May 20 (2)	CHW		BOS	L,1-2	CG	34	9.0	1	3	0	4	1	2B
26	26	May 23	CHW		BAL	W,3-2	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	2B
27	27	May 25	CHW		CLE	W,2-1	CG	31	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	2B
28	28	May 27 (1)	CHW		CLE	W,5-4	CG	66	15.0	3	0	0	3	0	2B
29	29	May 27 (2)	CHW		CLE	L,2-4	CG	39	9.0	7	1	0	8	1	2B
30	30	May 28	CHW	@	KCA	L,4-6	CG	39	8.1	2	3	0	5	1	2B
31	31	May 29	CHW	@	KCA	W,7-4	CG	46	12.0	4	4	0	8	1	2B
32	32	May 30 (1)	CHW	@	CLE	W,6-3	CG	42	9.0	2	1	0	3	1	2B
33	33	May 30 (2)	CHW	@	CLE	W,9-8	CG	43	9.0	4	3	1	8	0	2B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
34	34	Jun 1	CHW	@	BAL	L,2-3	CG	33	8.0	4	1	0	5	0	2B
35	35	Jun 3 (1)	CHW	@	BAL	W,12-0	CG	34	9.0	5	4	0	9	0	2B
36	36	Jun 3 (2)	CHW	@	BAL	W,9-2	CG	31	9.0	2	3	0	5	1	2B
37	37	Jun 4	CHW	@	BAL	W,13-4	CG	37	9.0	2	2	0	4	1	2B
38	38	Jun 5	CHW	@	WSH	L,1-3	CG	34	8.0	3	3	0	6	0	2B
39	39	Jun 6	CHW	@	WSH	L,7-12	CG	43	8.0	2	4	0	6	1	2B
40	40	Jun 7	CHW	@	WSH	W,7-5	CG	38	9.0	1	4	0	5	2	2B
41	41	Jun 8	CHW	@	BOS	L,3-5	CG	33	8.0	3	3	0	6	1	2B
42	42	Jun 9	CHW	@	BOS	W,8-0	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	2B
43	43	Jun 10	CHW	@	BOS	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	3	2	0	5	1	2B
44	44	Jun 12	CHW	@	NYY	L,2-4	CG	36	8.0	3	2	0	5	0	2B
45	45	Jun 13	CHW	@	NYY	W,7-5	CG	41	9.0	2	6	0	8	2	2B
46	46	Jun 14	CHW	@	NYY	L,1-5	CG	36	8.0	4	2	0	6	1	2B
47	47	Jun 15	CHW		WSH	W,7-2	CG	38	9.0	4	3	0	7	1	2B
48	48	Jun 16	CHW		WSH	W,7-0	CG	35	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	2B
49	49	Jun 17 (1)	CHW		WSH	W,20-2	CG	38	9.0	2	1	0	3	1	2B
50	50	Jun 17 (2)	CHW		WSH	L,4-10	CG	44	9.0	2	5	0	7	2	2B
51	51	Jun 18	CHW		BAL	W,5-2	CG	38	9.0	4	4	0	8	1	2B
52	52	Jun 19	CHW		BAL	W,5-1	CG	39	9.0	5	2	0	7	1	2B
53	53	Jun 20	CHW		BAL	W,12-8	CG	48	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	2B
54	54	Jun 21	CHW		BAL	W,1-0	CG	32	9.0	4	1	0	5	1	2B
55	55	Jun 22	CHW		NYY	W,5-4	CG	46	12.0	0	8	0	8	0	2B
56	56	Jun 23	CHW		NYY	W,2-0	CG	34	9.0	1	4	0	5	1	2B
57	57	Jun 24 (1)	CHW		NYY	W,14-2	CG	38	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	2B
58	58	Jun 24 (2)	CHW		NYY	W,6-3	CG	34	9.0	5	6	0	11	2	2B
59	59	Jun 26	CHW		BOS	W,4-1	CG	35	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	2B
60	60	Jun 27	CHW		BOS	L,9-11	CG	52	9.0	3	3	0	6	0	2B
61	61	Jun 29 (1)	CHW	@	CLE	L,2-5	CG	38	8.0	2	3	0	5	0	2B
62	62	Jun 29 (2)	CHW	@	CLE	W,13-2	CG	37	9.0	0	4	0	4	1	2B
63	63	Jun 30	CHW	@	CLE	W,8-3	CG	41	9.0	3	3	0	6	0	2B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
64	64	Jul 1 (1)	CHW	@	CLE	L,6-7	CG	43	8.2	6	1	0	7	1	2B
65	65	Jul 1 (2)	CHW	@	CLE	L,1-6	CG	36	8.0	1	3	0	4	0	2B
66	66	Jul 2	CHW	@	DET	W,9-3	CG	38	9.0	6	2	0	8	1	2B
67	67	Jul 3	CHW	@	DET	W,6-0	CG	36	9.0	3	4	0	7	1	2B
68	68	Jul 4 (1)	CHW		KCA	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	2B
69	69	Jul 4 (2)	CHW		KCA	L,2-3	CG	41	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	2B
70	70	Jul 6	CHW		DET	W,14-0	CG	38	9.0	8	2	1	11	2	2B
71	71	Jul 7	CHW		DET	L,8-12	CG	46	9.0	3	3	0	6	0	2B
72	72	Jul 8 (1)	CHW		DET	L,5-17	GS	26	3.0	1	1	0	2	0	2B
73	73	Jul 8 (2)	CHW		DET	L,6-8	CG	45	9.0	5	3	0	8	2	2B
74	74	Jul 12	CHW	@	BOS	L,1-3	CG	33	8.1	5	2	0	7	1	2B
75	75	Jul 13	CHW	@	BOS	L,4-5	CG	34	8.0	2	2	0	4	1	2B
76	76	Jul 14	CHW	@	BOS	L,0-4	CG	31	8.0	3	6	0	9	2	2B
77	77	Jul 15 (1)	CHW	@	NYY	L,1-2	CG	29	8.0	7	2	1	10	2	2B
78	78	Jul 15 (2)	CHW	@	NYY	L,5-6	CG	44	9.2	2	1	0	3	1	2B
79	79	Jul 17 (1)	CHW	@	BAL	L,3-5	CG	37	8.0	2	2	0	4	0	2B
80	80	Jul 17 (2)	CHW	@	BAL	L,3-5	CG	35	8.0	1	4	0	5	1	2B
81	81	Jul 18	CHW	@	BAL	L,3-4	CG	36	8.2	0	2	0	2	0	2B
82	82	Jul 19	CHW	@	BAL	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	2B
83	83	Jul 21	CHW	@	WSH	L,5-6	CG	36	8.0	3	3	0	6	0	2B
84	84	Jul 22	CHW	@	WSH	W,6-1	CG	34	9.0	2	3	0	5	1	2B
85	85	Jul 23	CHW		KCA	L,2-3	CG	39	9.0	0	2	1	3	0	2B
86	86	Jul 24	CHW		NYY	W,11-5	CG	40	9.0	3	2	0	5	1	2B
87	87	Jul 25	CHW		NYY	L,1-10	CG	42	9.0	3	2	0	5	1	2B
88	88	Jul 26	CHW		NYY	L,5-8	CG	43	9.0	2	5	0	7	0	2B
89	89	Jul 27	CHW		BOS	L,3-4	CG	40	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	2B
90	90	Jul 28	CHW		BOS	L,1-13	CG	49	9.0	2	7	0	9	0	2B
91	91	Jul 29 (1)	CHW		BOS	W,11-2	CG	37	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	2B
92	92	Jul 29 (2)	CHW		BOS	W,6-3	CG	42	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	2B
93	93	Jul 31	CHW		WSH	L,3-4	CG	38	9.0	2	2	0	4	1	2B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
94	94	Aug 1	CHW		WSH	L,2-6	CG	45	10.0	4	7	0	11	2	2B
95	95	Aug 2	CHW		WSH	W,5-4	CG	38	9.0	2	3	0	5	1	2B
96	96	Aug 3	CHW		BAL	W,13-3	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	2B
97	97	Aug 4	CHW		BAL	W,15-4	GS	29	7.0	1	2	0	3	0	2B
98	98	Aug 5 (1)	CHW		BAL	L,4-5	CG	41	10.0	3	4	0	7	0	2B
99	99	Aug 5 (2)	CHW		BAL	L,2-7	CG	40	9.0	2	5	0	7	1	2B
100	100	Aug 7 (1)	CHW		KCA	W,5-4	CG	39	10.0	2	1	0	3	1	2B
101	101	Aug 7 (2)	CHW		KCA	W,4-3	CG	40	10.0	4	2	1	7	1	2B
102	102	Aug 8	CHW		CLE	W,7-6	CG	59	14.0	4	1	0	5	0	2B
103	103	Aug 9	CHW		CLE	W,9-2	CG	35	9.0	4	3	0	7	1	2B
104	104	Aug 10	CHW	@	DET	W,6-1	CG	34	9.0	4	5	0	9	1	2B
105	105	Aug 11	CHW	@	DET	L,1-5	CG	34	8.0	1	2	1	4	0	2B
106	106	Aug 12	CHW	@	DET	L,2-5	CG	36	8.0	1	2	0	3	1	2B
107	107	Aug 14	CHW	@	KCA	W,12-1	CG	35	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	2B
108	108	Aug 15	CHW	@	KCA	W,10-0	CG	31	9.0	1	5	0	6	1	2B
109	109	Aug 16	CHW	@	KCA	W,6-5	CG	46	9.0	1	3	0	4	1	2B
110	110	Aug 17	CHW		DET	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	3	4	0	7	3	2B
111	111	Aug 18	CHW		DET	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	4	2	0	6	1	2B
112	112	Aug 19 (1)	CHW		DET	L,1-3	CG	43	11.0	3	2	1	6	1	2B
113	113	Aug 19 (2)	CHW		DET	W,4-1	CG	33	9.0	1	4	0	5	0	2B
114	114	Aug 22 (1)	CHW	@	BOS	W,6-3	CG	44	9.0	0	0	1	1	0	2B
115	115	Aug 22 (2)	CHW	@	BOS	L,6-7	CG	44	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	2B
116	116	Aug 23 (1)	CHW	@	NYY	W,8-3	CG	36	9.0	1	3	0	4	1	2B
117	117	Aug 23 (2)	CHW	@	NYY	W,6-4	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	2B
118	118	Aug 24	CHW	@	NYY	L,0-2	CG	32	8.0	5	2	0	7	3	2B
119	119	Aug 25	CHW	@	NYY	W,4-2	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	2B
120	120	Aug 26 (1)	CHW	@	BAL	L,1-8	CG	36	8.0	3	1	0	4	0	2B
121	121	Aug 26 (2)	CHW	@	BAL	W,5-1	CG	31	9.0	4	5	0	9	3	2B
122	122	Aug 28 (1)	CHW	@	WSH	L,2-6	CG	35	8.0	3	3	0	6	2	2B
123	123	Aug 28 (2)	CHW	@	WSH	W,5-3	CG	39	9.0	6	1	1	8	1	2B
124	124	Aug 29	CHW	@	WSH	W,9-7	CG	38	9.0	3	2	0	5	0	2B
125	125	Aug 31 (1)	CHW		CLE	L,2-3	CG	36	9.0	4	2	0	6	2	2B
126	126	Aug 31 (2)	CHW		CLE	W,1-0	CG	37	10.0	2	4	0	6	0	2B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
127	127	Sep 1	CHW		CLE	L,1-5	CG	40	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	2B
128	128	Sep 2	CHW		CLE	W,4-3	CG	38	9.0	4	2	0	6	2	2B
129	129	Sep 3 (1)	CHW		DET	L,8-11	CG	47	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	2B
130	130	Sep 3 (2)	CHW		DET	W,5-3	CG	44	9.0	4	4	0	8	0	2B
131	131	Sep 4	CHW		DET	W,11-4	CG	35	9.0	3	2	0	5	0	2B
132	132	Sep 7	CHW	@	CLE	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	2B
133	133	Sep 8	CHW	@	CLE	W,4-2	CG	37	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	2B
134	134	Sep 9 (1)	CHW	@	CLE	L,1-4	CG	35	8.0	1	2	0	3	1	2B
135	135	Sep 9 (2)	CHW	@	CLE	W,6-2	CG	34	9.0	4	4	0	8	2	2B
136	136	Sep 11	CHW		BOS	L,3-5	CG	41	9.0	3	2	0	5	1	2B
137	137	Sep 12	CHW		BOS	L,1-4	CG	41	9.0	4	1	0	5	1	2B
138	138	Sep 13	CHW		BOS	W,4-3	CG	41	10.0	4	0	0	4	1	2B
139	139	Sep 14	CHW		BAL	W,3-2	CG	41	11.0	2	4	0	6	1	2B
140	140	Sep 15	CHW		BAL	L,1-4	CG	34	9.0	6	4	0	10	1	2B
141	141	Sep 16 (1)	CHW		WSH	W,7-5	CG	36	9.0	4	4	0	8	2	2B
142	142	Sep 16 (2)	CHW		WSH	W,7-2	CG	31	9.0	2	5	0	7	2	2B
143	143	Sep 18	CHW		NYY	L,2-3	CG	40	11.0	3	5	1	9	1	2B
144	144	Sep 21 (1)	CHW		KCA	W,4-2	CG	33	9.0	4	2	0	6	1	2B
145	145	Sep 21 (2)	CHW		KCA	L,2-3	CG	37	10.0	4	5	0	9	2	2B
146	146	Sep 22	CHW		KCA	W,17-3	CG	33	9.0	5	4	0	9	3	2B
147	147	Sep 23 (1)	CHW		KCA	L,2-3	CG	35	9.0	3	2	0	5	0	2B
148	148	Sep 23 (2)	CHW		KCA	W,5-1	CG	33	9.0	3	6	0	9	2	2B
149	149	Sep 24	CHW	@	DET	W,14-11	CG	44	9.0	3	3	0	6	1	2B
150	150	Sep 25	CHW	@	DET	L,3-5	CG	34	8.0	6	3	0	9	0	2B
151	151	Sep 26	CHW	@	DET	L,1-4	CG	35	8.0	3	1	0	4	0	2B
152	152	Sep 28	CHW	@	KCA	L,5-6	CG	35	8.0	5	5	0	10	2	2B
153	153	Sep 29	CHW	@	KCA	W,5-1	CG	35	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	2B
154	154	Sep 30	CHW	@	KCA	L,6-7	GS	36	7.0	6	2	0	8	2	2B
							154gm		1380.0	478	396	12	886	124