Pete Fox Notable

b. March 8, 1909 · Detroit Tigers 1933–1940, Boston Red Sox 1941–1945

Pete Fox divided 13 seasons between two clubs as a right fielder: the Detroit Tigers from 1933, then the Boston Red Sox through 1945.

He collected 1,678 hits over 1,461 games, batting .298 with 694 runs batted in. He finished with 65 home runs, 314 doubles, 75 triples and 158 stolen bases.

He played 1,368 games in the outfield, with 2,793 putouts and 68 errors.

He was an All-Star in 1944.

He was born in Evansville, IN, USA on March 8, 1909, and died on July 5, 1966. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Honors

Award	Times	Years
All-Star selection	1	1944
Baseball Magazine All-Star	2	1935, 1944

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1933	DET	128	535	82	154	26	13	7	57	23	38	9	.288
1934	DET	128	516	101	147	31	2	2	45	49	53	25	.285
1935	DET	131	517	116	166	38	8	15	73	45	52	14	.321
1936	DET	73	220	46	67	12	1	4	26	34	23	1	.305
1937	DET	148	628	116	208	39	8	12	82	41	43	12	.331
1938	DET	155	634	91	186	35	10	7	96	31	39	16	.293
1939	DET	141	519	69	153	24	6	7	66	35	41	23	.295
1940	DET	93	350	49	101	17	4	5	48	21	30	7	.289
1941	BOS	73	268	38	81	12	7	0	31	21	32	9	.302
1942	BOS	77	256	42	67	15	5	3	42	20	28	8	.262
1943	BOS	127	489	54	141	24	4	2	44	34	40	22	.288
1944	BOS	121	496	70	156	37	6	1	64	27	34	10	.315
1945	BOS	66	208	21	51	4	1	0	20	11	18	2	.245
Career	—	1461	5636	895	1678	314	75	65	694	392	471	158	.298

On this day & linked events

1909

Born March 8, 1909

Evansville, IN, USA

1966

Died July 5, 1966

1933

Major-league debut: Pete Fox

Pete Fox made a major-league debut on April 12, 1933.

1945

Final major-league game: Pete Fox

Pete Fox played a final major-league game on September 23, 1945.

Image: Goudey, public domain