1991 Death Redd Foxx, comedian (Sanford and Sons), dies of heart attack at 68 1972 Event Chicago's Dick Allen is 4th (Jimmie Foxx, Hank Greenberg, and Alex Johnson) to homer into Comiskey Park's center field bleachers 1972 Event "Sanford and Son" starring Redd Foxx premieres on NBC TV 1971 Birthday Dion Foxx, NFL linebacker for the Miami Dolphins 1967 Birthday Jamie Foxx, comedian, In Living Color 1967 Death Jimmy Foxx, baseball hall of famer (Detroit Tigers/534 home runs), dies at 59 1951 Event Mel Ott and Jimmie Foxx elected to Baseball Hall of Fame 1946 Birthday Beverly Todd, born in Ohio, actress, Roots, Having Babies, Redd Foxx Show 1945 Event Jimmie Foxx hits his 534th and final home run 1945 Event Phillies Jimmie Foxx, 37, pitches 1st 7 innings vs Reds and wins 1945 Event Mel Ott is 1st in NL to hit 500th home run (joins Babe Ruth and Jimmy Foxx) 1943 Birthday Virginia Foxx, American Politician 1942 Birthday Inez Foxx, Greensboro, North Carolina, rocker, Mockingbird, Hi Diddle Diddle 1940 Event Jimmy Foxx hits his 500th career home run 1940 Event Boston's Jimmie Foxx home run goes over Comiskey Park's left field roof 1939 Event Joe DiMaggio wins AL MVP, Jimmie Foxx is runner-up 1939 Birthday Charlie Foxx, U.S. songwriter/soul singer, Mockingbird 1938 Event Jimmie Foxx wins his 3rd AL MVP 1938 Event Jimmie Foxx is walked a record 6 consecutive times by Browns 1938 Event St. Louis Browns walk Boston Red Sox Jimmy Foxx 6 times in a row 1935 Event A's sell Jimmie Foxx to the Red Sox for $150,000 1934 Event Carl Hubbell strikes out Ruth, Gehrig and Foxx in All star game 1934 Event Jimmie Foxx hits 1st home run in Comiskey Park center field bleachers 1933 Event Jimmie Foxx hits for cycle and sets AL record with 9 RBIs 1933 Event A's Jimmie Foxx homers his 1st 3 at bats for 4 consecutive home runs 1932 Event Jimmie Foxx wins AL MVP and Chuck Klein wins NL MVP 1932 Event Jimmie Foxx hits his 58th home run in last game of season 1932 Event Jimmie Foxx of A's hits 50th and 51st home runs to become 3rd to hit 50 1925 Event A's Jimmie Foxx, 17, 1st game; he pinch-hits a single 1922 Birthday Redd Foxx, born in St. Louis, Missouri, comedian, Sandford and Son, Redd Foxx Show 1918 Birthday Gerald Wilson, Shelby Mississippi, orchestra leader, Redd Foxx 1907 Birthday Jimmy Foxx, baseball home run hitter, 534, Detroit Tigers
