Topic: Jimmie Foxx
Jimmie Foxx was a first baseman who split his career primarily between the Philadelphia Athletics and the Boston Red Sox during his 20-season career. July 21 , 1967 Made MLB debut with the Philadelphia Athletics Nicknames: Elected into the Baseball Hall of Fame ...
The Triple Crown Award for hitting is given to a batter when he leads his league in the three major categories of home runs, runs batted in, and batting average. The first entry of a Triple Crown winner in documented records dates ...
The long ball has been a major part of the history of the Oakland Athletics. One of Oakland's ?Bash Brothers? with Jose Canseco, Mark McGwire was a major power threat for the Athletics from 1986 to 1997. For his career as ...
Ty Cobb (1886-1961) was a 6'2" In 1905, Ty Cobb's father snuck up on his own house, trying to catch his wife cheating on him. Three weeks after his father's death, Ty Cobb made his debut in center field ...
As the baseball season moves forward, I thought it would be fun to compose a list of the best players ever, according to team.This list would not be just about who had the big numbers, but also based on the historical ...
Lou Gehrig -Lou Gehrig is better known for the record he held until Cal Ripken, Jr. broke it about a decade ago-the consecutive games played streak. Though he only hit 294 homers for his career, Ventura hit 18 of those with the ...
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York Yankees slugger Alex Rodriguez edged ahead of Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig and Jimmie Foxx on Monday when he registered 100 RBIs for a record 14th time in his career.Rodriguez became the first major leaguer to reach ...
Learn about Baseball Hall of Fame members who played for the Boston Red Sox: .
At the start of the 1933 baseball season, the National League opened without John McGraw in uniform -- it was the first time in three decades. Ripper Collins, who hit .310, and Joe "Ducky" Medwick, who had 40 doubles and 18 homers, were ...
The Yankees marched on in the 1938 baseball season, this time winning by 9-1/2 games over Boston and 13 over Cleveland. Third-time MVP Award-winner Jimmie Foxx of Boston had what is probably the best non-Triple Crown season in American League history ...
