DATE: 1958

ORIGINAL or REPRINT: Type 1 Original - Printed from the original negative within about 2 years of when it was shot

TEAM: Boston Red Sox

SUBJECT: Jimmie Foxx

PHOTOGRAPHER: Bill Kuenzel

APPROXIMATE SIZE: 6-5/8"x8-1/2"

MARKS / STAMPING: Miami Herald Staff Photo stamp. Bill Kuenzel photographer's stamp. Stamped file date.

NUMBER OF PHOTOS: 1

COMMENTS / CONDITION: This is one of a large accumulation of vintage sports photographs, slides and negatives that we will be listing over the coming months. Wear on these, if any, is mostly confined to minor corner and edge wear, but see scans for further details including condition. We do not deal in stock images or modern reprints, and all scans shown are of the actual vintage photograph, slide or negative being sold. If you have any questions about a particular piece, please ask before the auction ends.

BIO: James Emory Foxx (Beast or Double X) was born in Sudlersville, MD and died in 1967 in Miami, FL. He played major league baseball from 1925 to 1945 as infielder for the Philadelphia Athletics, Boston Red Sox, Chicago Cubs and the Philadelphia Phillies, was selected 9 times as an All-Star, and was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1951. Foxx was the second major league player to hit 500 career home runs. At the end of his career, his 534 home runs placed him second only to Ruth on the all-time list, and first among right-handed hitters. He retained these positions until Willie Mays passed Foxx for second place in 1966. A series of bad investments left Foxx broke by 1958. He worked as a minor league manager and coach after his playing days ended, including managing the Fort Wayne Daisies of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League for one season in 1952. He took them to the playoffs where they lost in the first round 2 games to 1 against the Rockford Peaches. Foxx did not return for the 1953 season. Tom Hanks' character Jimmy Dugan in the movie A League of Their Own was largely based on Foxx and Hack Wilson, although the producers took a number of liberties in creating the role. Foxx served as head coach for the University of Miami baseball team for two seasons, going 9-8 in 1956 and 11-12 in 1957. A statue of Foxx was erected in his hometown on October 25, 1997. In 1999, he ranked number 15 on The Sporting News' list of the 100 Greatest Baseball Players, and was a nominee for the Major League Baseball All-Century Team. Foxx is mentioned in the poem "Lineup for Yesterday" by Ogden Nash: X is the first, Of two x's in Foxx Who was right behind Ruth, With his powerful soxx.

SKU: L11492