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Jimmie Foxx, an Uncommon card
James Emory Foxx, nicknamed "Double X" and "the Beast", was an American professional baseball first baseman who played 20 seasons in Major League Baseball for the Philadelphia Athletics, Boston Red Sox, Chicago Cubs, and Philadelphia Phillies.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Society
- ATK
- 73
- DEF
- 87
- Power
- 160
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 100,000
Power 160 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 80 % of WikiCards cards.
Jimmie Foxx quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Jimmie Foxx card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
A ______ power hitter, Foxx retired with the second most home runs, behind only Babe Ruth, and fifth-most runs batted in.
Answer
tremendous. A tremendous power hitter, Foxx retired with the second most home runs, behind only Babe Ruth, and fifth-most runs batted in. From the Jimmie Foxx article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Storm Hunter. Storm Hunter 85 · Primo Carnera 82 · Naturalism 79 · Jimmie Foxx 73 ATK in WikiCards.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- A tremendous power hitter, Foxx retired with the second most home runs, behind only Babe Ruth, and fifth-most runs batted in.
- His greatest seasons were with the Philadelphia Athletics and the Boston Red Sox, where he hit a then-record 30 or more home runs in 12 consecutive seasons and drove in more than 100 runs in 13 consecutive years.
- Considered one of the greatest hitters in baseball history, Foxx became the ninth player to win a Triple Crown and set a then-record for most MVP awards with three.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Jimmie Foxx article was read about 100,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 73 and blocks with 87: each hit it takes is cut by 35 %.
How to get Jimmie Foxx
Open packs. Each pack holds five cards drawn from real Wikipedia articles, the rarest last, and the fifth card is always Rare or better. The odds are shown in the game. A free pack arrives every hour and two can wait, and the Coins you win in duels buy more packs.
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Jimmie Foxx (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Charles M. Conlon, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
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