It’s
been a while since I whipped up a coach card, so today I’ll post a 1972
card for Hall of Famer and former AL MVP Nellie Fox, who was lending
his expertise to the Texas Rangers after their relocation from
Washington in the early-70’s:
Fox put together a brilliant Major League career, first as a Hall of
Fame second baseman mainly for the Chicago White Sox, then as a coach
later on, a true baseball life before sadly passing away at the young
age of 47 in 1975.
He led the AL in hits four times in the 1950’s, and of course would lead
the Chicago White Sox to the 1959 World Series, taking home the
league’s MVP Award for his efforts.
By the time he retired as a player after two years with the Houston
Astros in 1964-65, he finished with 2663 hits and a .288 batting
average, with twelve all-star nods and three Gold Gloves.
Defensively, it’s incredible to see he led the American League in
putouts every single season between 1952 and 1961, while leading the
league’s second basemen in fielding percentage six times, double-plays
five times and assists six times.
In 1997, the Veteran’s Committee selected Fox for the Hall of Fame,
joining former teammates Luis Aparicio and Early Wynn from that 1959
pennant winning team.