Jimmie Foxx

Then, when he scored, he climbed into 20th place on the all-time runs list, surpassing Jimmie Foxx .

2,402 Games as Meaningful as 3,000 Hits Daniel Barbarisi 2011

Ahead of the two sluggers lay Stan Musial, who retired in 1963, with 475, Lou Gehrig with 493, Mel Ott with 511, Ted Williams with 521, Jimmie Foxx with 534, and then the Babe with 714.

WILLIE MAYS JAMES S. HIRSCH 2010

Their teammate first baseman Jimmie Foxx 30 home runs and 120 RBIs ended up playing with Diz and the Buffs.

Satch, Dizzy & Rapid Robert Timothy M. Gay 2010

George “Mule” Suttles was a strapping power hitter often called the “black Babe Ruth,” although his beefy body and right-handed cut were more reminiscent of Jimmie Foxx.

Satch, Dizzy & Rapid Robert Timothy M. Gay 2010

My gosh, I was a little kid watching him play, but Jimmie Foxx was a pretty good player.

It’s What’s Inside the Lines That Counts Fay Vincent 2010

With 504 career home runs, the records of both Mel Ott, the National League champ (511), and Jimmie Foxx, the greatest right-handed home run hitter (534), were in sight.

WILLIE MAYS JAMES S. HIRSCH 2010

The homer moves him into a tie with Jimmie Foxx, Mickey Mantle, Stan Musial, Frank Robinson and Babe Ruth atop the all-time list for walk-off homers.

Jim Thome hits historic walk-off as Minnesota Twins beat Chicago White Sox 2010

Mays hit number 522 against Bob Gibson on June 27, which moved him past Ted Williams, with only Ruth and Jimmie Foxx ahead of him.

WILLIE MAYS JAMES S. HIRSCH 2010

Since the Babe had reached that milestone in 1927, only two other players had challenged it—Jimmie Foxx (fifty-eight in 1932) and Hank Greenberg (fifty-eight in 1938).

WILLIE MAYS JAMES S. HIRSCH 2010

My gosh, I was a little kid watching him play, but Jimmie Foxx was a pretty good player.

It’s What’s Inside the Lines That Counts Fay Vincent 2010