Jimmie Foxx

James Emory "Jimmie" Foxx (October 22, 1907 – July 21, 1967), nicknamed "Double X" and "The Beast", was an American baseball first baseman who played 20 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Philadelphia Athletics, Boston Red Sox, Chicago Cubs, and Philadelphia Phillies. His most productive years were with the Philadelphia Athletics and the Boston Red Sox, where he hit 30 or more home runs in 12 consecutive seasons and drove in more than 100 runs in 13 consecutive years.

Foxx became the second player in MLB history to hit 500 career home runs, after Babe Ruth. Attaining that plateau at age 32 years 336 days, he held the record for youngest to reach 500 for sixty-eight years, until superseded by Alex Rodriguez in 2007. His three career Most Valuable Player awards are tied for second all-time. Foxx was inducted to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1951.

Early years

Foxx was born in Sudlersville, Maryland on October 22, 1907 to Dell and Mattie Foxx, who were farmers. Dell Foxx had played baseball for a town team when he was younger. Jimmie Foxx did well in school but excelled in sports, particularly soccer, track, and baseball. He played all three sports at Sudlersville High School.

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I Don't Know

by: Jamie Foxx

(Ad-Lib)
Yeah, right, yeah, right
Yeah, right, yeah, right
Chorus:
I don't know why
(I don't know why)
She keeps on passing me by
Maybe her eye's just on some other guy
And I'll forever be that fella on the side
She passes me by
Verse:
As I hopped off the train, this shawty caught my eye
I asked her for her name, she gave me no reply
She left me standing there with arrows in my heart
But, yet and still I'm wanting her
And later on that week while driving in my car
I could've sworn I saw that shawty walking down the Vard
I thought she glanced at me while I was staring from afar
Or is my young mind just wishing
Chorus:
I don't know why
(I don't know why)
She keeps on passing me by
Maybe her eye's just on some other guy
And I'll forever be that fella on the side
She passes me by
Come back, come back, come back
Come back, come back come back
Come back, come back come back
Come back, come back come back
Come back, come back come back
Come back, come back come back
Come back, come back come back
Verse:
It gets so confusing, this game
I've met a lot of girls but never felt this way
I get strange pleasure though from going through this pain
And like a ghost I'm haunting her
I often fantasize 'bout walking hand in hand
But I don't know her name or if she's got a man
And the only thing that gives me hope to stay
Is maybe one day she'll notice me




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