Red Sox: Top 5 First Basemen in franchise history
By Mike El-Far
The man who is able to be called the greatest first-baseman in Red Sox history is none other than Jimmie Foxx. He only played for seven years in Boston, but what he did was outstanding.
Foxx was able to be a major player for Boston during his time here. He won the 1938 AL MVP, as well as winning the batting title with an average of .349. Also, he hit 50 home runs and 175 RBI’s.
During his magical 1938 season, he wasn’t just one of the best players in baseball. He was the best player by a wide margin. He led the American League that year in batting average, runs batted in, walks, on-base percentage, and slugging percentage.
In the seven seasons Foxx spent at Fenway, he hit .320 with 222 home runs and 788 runs batted in. During those years, he only hit under .300 twice and was able to average over 30 home runs in every full season he was in Boston.
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Foxx was a man ahead of his time in his playing career. While he never won a World Series during his time in Boston, Foxx provided an amazing impact on the organization, producing numbers that are too eye-popping to place him anywhere else but first on this list.