biography
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Foxx, Jimmie
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popular name of James Emory Foxx, nicknames Double X and The Beast
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| male
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| lived:
| (1907–67)
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| biography:
| Baseball player, born in Sudlersville, Maryland, USA. During his 20-year career (1925–45), mostly with the Philadelphia Athletics and Boston Red Sox, the powerfully built first baseman (he also caught and played other positions) hit 534 home runs and won the league Most Valuable Player award three times (1932, 1933, 1938). He was elected to baseball's Hall of Fame in 1951. |
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