Nelson Fox

Jacob Nelson Fox (December 25, 1927 – December 1, 1975) played second base in Major League Baseball from 1947 through 1965, spending the bulk of his career with the Chicago White Sox after stints with the Philadelphia Athletics and, later, the Houston Astros. A twelve-time American League All-Star, Fox won the AL MVP award once and three AL Gold Glove awards. He finished with a .288 career batting average, 2,663 hits, and a .984 fielding percentage. In 1959 he hit .306 with 149 singles as the White Sox won the AL pennant. He was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1997.