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| - Jacob Nelson „Nellie“ Fox (* 25. Dezember 1927 in St. Thomas, Pennsylvania; † 1. Dezember 1975 in Baltimore, Maryland) war ein US-amerikanischer Baseballspieler in der Major League Baseball.
- Nellie Fox was a major league baseball player and Hall of Famer.
- Fox began his career his the Philadelphia Athletics in 1947, though he was never a full-time starter during his three seasons with the team. Traded to the White Sox October 29, 1949, Fox's career took off with the White Sox. He spent 14 seasons with Chicago, making 10 All-Star teams. He played his final two seasons (1964-65) with the Houston Colt .45s and Astros. Nellie Fox, who played his final major league game on July 25, 1965, was the last active major league player to have played for Connie Mack. He and Vic Power (last game 10/3/65) were the last two active players to have played for the Philadelphia Athletics.
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| - Fox began his career his the Philadelphia Athletics in 1947, though he was never a full-time starter during his three seasons with the team. Traded to the White Sox October 29, 1949, Fox's career took off with the White Sox. He spent 14 seasons with Chicago, making 10 All-Star teams. He played his final two seasons (1964-65) with the Houston Colt .45s and Astros. Nellie Fox, who played his final major league game on July 25, 1965, was the last active major league player to have played for Connie Mack. He and Vic Power (last game 10/3/65) were the last two active players to have played for the Philadelphia Athletics. With the White Sox, Fox played next to a pair of slick-fielding shortstops, Venezuelans Chico Carrasquel (1950-55) and Hall-of-Famer Luis Aparicio (1956-62), and was, year after year, a member of the best defensive infield in the League. Fox won Gold Gloves in 1957, 1959 and 1960. Frank Bolling of the Detroit Tigers edged him oput for the Gold Glove Award in 1958. Only 5-foot-9, he made up for his modest size and minimal power — he hit only 35 home runs in his career, and never more than six in a single season, with his good batting eye, excellent fielding, and baserunning speed. Fox was perennially one of the toughest batters to strike out, fanning just 216 times in his career, an average of once every 42.7 at-bats. He led the league in most at-bats per strikeouts a phenomenal 13 times in his career. Although not known as a great hitter (lifetime .288 batting average), he batted over .300 six times, with 2,663 hits, 355 doubles, and 112 triples. He also led the league in singles for seven straight years, in triples once, and in hits four times. He had the 3rd lowest strikeout percentage since official records were continuously compiled in 1910, but his percentage compared to the league percentage for the time was first - exceeding Joe Sewell and Lloyd Waner - the 2 men above him. Nellie Fox died of cancer in Baltimore, Maryland in 1975, at the age of 47. He was not selected to the Hall of Fame in his initial period of eligibility. In his final opportunity, 1985, he gained 74.6 percent of the vote, just shy of the 75 percent required for election by the Baseball Writers Association of America. However, the longtime disappointment of his admirers was finally relieved in 1997, when the Veterans Committee belatedly selected him to membership in the Hall, along with Tom Lasorda and Negro Leaguer Willie Wells.
- Jacob Nelson „Nellie“ Fox (* 25. Dezember 1927 in St. Thomas, Pennsylvania; † 1. Dezember 1975 in Baltimore, Maryland) war ein US-amerikanischer Baseballspieler in der Major League Baseball.
- Nellie Fox was a major league baseball player and Hall of Famer.
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