1939 Goudey Premium R303-B Jimmy Foxx Black & White
$275.00
An example that has great characteristics despite a pin hole at top center at the very edge.
Condition is Gd due to pin hole.
James Emory “Jimmie” Foxx (October 22, 1907 - July 21, 1967) was not only one of the most imposing figures in baseball, but he backed it up with versatility, durability and strength. Jimmie grew up on a farm in Sudlersville, Maryland, where his extensive and often grueling chores helped to define and build his tremendously powerful physique. After his grandfather regaled 10-year old Jimmie with tales of his exploits during the Civil War, Foxx attempted to run away and join the Army, but was turned away. He had to settle for school, where he proved to be a good student and in athletics where he excelled in track and field and soccer as well as baseball. Expansion of the Eastern Shore League to nearby Easton brought manager and Hall of Famer Frank “Home Run” Baker to Foxx’s neck of the woods and Baker took notice of the strapping farm boy’s power, signing the high school junior immediately. Though Foxx returned to finish his senior year, he dropped out to attend the Philadelphia Athletics spring training, but was eventually sent to the Providence Grays of the Eastern League for seasoning, considering he was only 17. Jimmie returned to Philadelphia in 1926, but road the bench for much of the 1926 and 1927 seasons. The 1928 season offered more opportunity for Foxx as he played regularly either at first or third.
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An example that has great characteristics despite a pin hole at top center at the very edge.
Condition is Gd due to pin hole.
James Emory “Jimmie” Foxx (October 22, 1907 - July 21, 1967) was not only one of the most imposing figures in baseball, but he backed it up with versatility, durability and strength. Jimmie grew up on a farm in Sudlersville, Maryland, where his extensive and often grueling chores helped to define and build his tremendously powerful physique. After his grandfather regaled 10-year old Jimmie with tales of his exploits during the Civil War, Foxx attempted to run away and join the Army, but was turned away. He had to settle for school, where he proved to be a good student and in athletics where he excelled in track and field and soccer as well as baseball. Expansion of the Eastern Shore League to nearby Easton brought manager and Hall of Famer Frank “Home Run” Baker to Foxx’s neck of the woods and Baker took notice of the strapping farm boy’s power, signing the high school junior immediately. Though Foxx returned to finish his senior year, he dropped out to attend the Philadelphia Athletics spring training, but was eventually sent to the Providence Grays of the Eastern League for seasoning, considering he was only 17. Jimmie returned to Philadelphia in 1926, but road the bench for much of the 1926 and 1927 seasons. The 1928 season offered more opportunity for Foxx as he played regularly either at first or third.