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Nellie Fox Biography

Jacob Nelson Fox (December 25, 1927 – December 1, 1975) was an American professional baseball player. Fox was one of the best second basemen of all time, and the third-most difficult hitter to strike out in Major League Baseball (MLB) history. Fox played in the big leagues from 1947 through 1965 and spent the majority of his career as a member of the Chicago White Sox; his career was bookended by multi-year stints for the Philadelphia Athletics and, later, the Houston Astros.

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(Al) Lopez is a great believer in speed and hustle, in the go-go style of baseball. No other manager is so determined a foe of stodgy baseball, lack of hustle and slipshod practices and so powerful an advocate of the unexpected.

Advocate, Baseball, Manager, Powerful, Practice, Practices

What is the top requirement for a second baseman? A fine shortstop. I am fortunate in having the greatest shortstop in baseball, Luis Aparicio.

Baseball, Baseman, Fine, Requirement, Requirements, Top

On two legs, Mickey Mantle would have been the greatest ballplayer who ever lived.

Greatest, Legs, Lived, Mickey, Two

On October 19, 1949, I got a telephone call from the Philadelphia (A's) front office informing me I had been traded to the White Sox for Joe Tipton. I was surprised and hurt.

1949, Call, Hurt, Philadelphia, White

You don't have to be big to be a big leaguer. Look at Phil Rizzuto. He's really small and he's been one of the greatest that ever was.

Bigs, Leaguer, Look, Looks, Phil, Rizzuto

No one had to tell me I was never going to be a home run hitter. I was hitting the same ball as the rest of the players, but when the big guys cracked one, it went out of the park. Mine went out of the infield.

Big, Cracked, Home, Player, Players, Running

(Doc) Cramer told me I was hitting too much off the front foot and that I wasn't using the right kind of bat. I had been using a long, skinny stick and Cramer got me a thicker one.

Bats, Feet, Front, Long, Right, Using

All small men, all non-power hitters, must learn to bunt well. It's half your game.

Bunt, Games, Half, Hitters, Learn, Men

Second base is anything but magic. If it's anything at all, it's speed, sureness with your hands and lots of hard work.

Hands, Hard Work, Magic, Sureness

If a ballplayer is satisfied, he's going to slip. You have to keep fighting to improve.

Ballplayer, Baseball, Fighting, Improve, Satisfied

(Jim) Landis is such a good player because he plays every day as if he expects to be sent to the minors next week.

Jim, Landi, Next Week, Player, Plays

We really had baseball in the family. Even that little habit I've got of chewing tobacco on the ball field sort of comes from my dad.

Ball, Balls, Baseball, Dad, Sort

I don't think anyone ever liked to play more than I did.

Liked, Play, Think, Thinking

We won (the pennant) because we've got a superior ball club. Not many stars perhaps, but the kind of team that always plays well together.

Perhaps, Play, Stars, Team, Together, Won