Today in White Sox History: December 25

Dec 25 2022 by South Side Sox

 
All-time White Sox great second baseman Nellie Fox was born on Christmas Day, 95 years ago. | Transcendental Graphics/Getty Images

The most famous Christmas baby in franchise history

1927

Nellie Fox — the second-best second baseman, fourth-best hitter, and 11th-best player in White Sox history by WAR (47.4) — was born in St. Thomas, Pa.

Although certainly more in line with players of his time, Fox was an undersized 5´9´´, achieving his stardom with the grit that came to...

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