DATE: 1984 ORIGINAL or REPRINT: Type 4 - Second or later-generation photo, printed from a duplicate negative or wire photo process, in a later period TEAM: Philadelphia Athletics SUBJECTS: Jimmie Foxx, Al Simmons ISSUER: The Sporting News PHOTOGRAPHER: Charles Conlon APPROXIMATE SIZE: 4"x5-1/2" MARKS / STAMPING: Has standard postcard back but remains postally unused. NUMBER OF PHOTOS: 2 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. Aloysius Harry Simmons (Bucketfoot Al) (born Aloys Szymanski) was born in 1902 in Milwaukee, WI and died in 1956 in Milwaukee, WI. He played major league baseball from 1924 to 1944 as outfielder for the Philadelphia Athletics, Chicago White Sox, Detroit Tigers, Washington Senators, Boston Braves, Cincinnati Reds, and the Boston Red Sox, appeared in the 1929, 1930, 1931 and 1939 World Series, was selected in 1933, 1934 and 1935 as an All-Star, and was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1953. Aloisius Szymanski changed his name to Al Simmons after seeing an ad for a hardware store in the newspaper. In 1999, he ranked number 43 on The Sporting News' list of the 100 Greatest Baseball Players, and was a nominee for the Major League Baseball All-Century Team. SKU: L13918
Item: L13918
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