Jimmie Foxx: The Life and Times of a Baseball Hall of Famer, 1907-1967 [Library Binding]

W. Harrison Daniel (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 1996

In February 1925, 17-year-old Jimmie Foxx left his home in Sudlersville, Maryland, and joined the Philadelphia Athletics. Over the next twenty years, Foxx was one of the most consistent stars in the majors. His long home runs were legendary-his 535 were second only to Babe Ruth's 714 when he retired in 1945. Only six years later, he was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame. This is the story of Foxx's rise to glory, his life in and out of the game, and his love affair with the national pastime.

Editorial Reviews

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"Daniel has performed an important service in giving us a well-researched, detailed account" -- Mississippi Quarterly

"a scholarly biography of one of baseball's most formidable right-handed hitters" -- The Sporting News

"the story of Foxx's...love affair with the National Pastime" -- The SABR Bulletin

"this much-needed comprehensive biography on Foxx is a fine addition to baseball literature" -- Sports Collectors Digest

About the Author

W. Harrison Daniel is a professor emeritus at the University of Richmond and and the coauthor of Baseball and Richmond: A History of the Professional Game, 1884–2000 (2003). --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Library Binding: 256 pages
• Publisher: McFarland & Company (September 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0786401966
• ISBN-13: 978-0786401963
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.2 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,495,147 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Enigmatic Slugger...Enigmatic Read, February 8, 2001

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Grissum C. Smackerson (Toronto, Ontario CANADA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Jimmie Foxx: The Life and Times of a Baseball Hall of Famer, 1907-1967 (Library Binding)

Well, I read the book. That is all that I can honestly say. The book just never had imagination or anything that one would expect from a superstar of Foxx's stature and lore. This was like reading a Grade 8 assignment. Structure and content are terribly lacking. A subject loaded with plenty of history and ammunition, yet it looks as though the book was put together piece by piece with not a clue where to begin or end. The only break for the author is that Foxx had a historical abstract that indicated beginning and end to his career. At least the author stayed in that timeframe. Too good a subject for such a poor and lacadasical effort. Two stars is too generous, but the statistics carry the book. Such a shame!

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A VERY GOOD READ, December 30, 2000

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This review is from: Jimmie Foxx: The Life and Times of a Baseball Hall of Famer, 1907-1967 (Library Binding)

THIS BOOK IS A WELL WRITTEN STORY ABOUT THE MARK MCGWIRE OF HIS TIME. AN INTERESTING AND SAD STORY ABOUT AN INCREDIBLY STRONG MAN, PHYSICALLY BUT NOT EMOTIONALLY. THE AUTHOR DOES A GOOD JOB DESCRIBING HIS GREAT CAREER AND HIS VERY SAD LIFE OUTSIDE OF BASEBALL. JIMMIE FOXX WAS A VERY MODEST MAN. ALCOHOL TOOK ALOT OF HIS GOODNESS AWAY AND COST HIM JOB AFTER JOB. JIMMIE FOXX IS A HERO TO ME. THE AUTHOR DOES A GREAT JOB OF SHOWING HOW HUMAN THIS MAN WAS. A BOOK THAT MUST BE READ.

5 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent "just the facts" biography one of baseball's best, March 21, 1997

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This review is from: Jimmie Foxx: The Life and Times of a Baseball Hall of Famer, 1907-1967 (Library Binding)

I realy enjoyed this book about baseball's forgotten hero. One of baseball's best hitters, Jimmie Foxx life after baseball was tragic. The author uses extensive research throughout to present the basic facts of the career of Jimmie Foxx--from the young farmboy from Easton, Maryland to his superb career with the Philadelphia Athletics, Boston Red Sox, Chicago Cubs, and Philadelphia Phillies. The one weakness in the book, though understandable, was the lack of development of the relationship between Foxx and his Hall of Fame teammates such as Al Simmons, Mickey Cochrane, and Lefty Grove. Writing a book about a man who was forgotten from the world of baseball fifty years after his career ended was no easy feat. It is truly unfortunate that this book wasn't written in the 1960's when Foxx was still alive and most of his peers were still around to lend insight and develop the relationships that he had between teammates and opponent