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Salt Lake Telegram | 1932-07-20 | Page 11 | Foxx Has Golden Chance to Excel Home Run Record

Type issue
Date 1932-07-20
Paper Salt Lake Telegram
Language eng
City Salt Lake City
County Salt Lake
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Article Title Foxx Has Golden Chance to Excel Home Run Record
Type article
Date 1932-07-20
Paper Salt Lake Telegram
Language eng
City Salt Lake City
County Salt Lake
Page 11
OCR Text Foxx Has Golden Chance to Excel Home Horne Run lun Record NEW YORK July 20 Jimmy CUP UP Jimmy Foxx ruddy faced Maryland farm boy who made good In the big league threatens to blast out a new all time I home run record of ot approximately sixty six this season If It Connie Macks Mack's slugging first baseman can continue his present sensational clip until the Athletics Athletics' games are played he w will ll beat Babe Ruths Ruth's 1927 record of ot sixty by about six homers In 91 games played so far Jimmy has driven out 39 four an average of ot home runs runs a game If he can average for the remaining remaining re re- re 63 games he w will ll make home runs mighty close to 66 Figuring Babe Ruths Ruth's 60 home runs on a basis of games the Bambino averaged only homers per contest con con- test est He actually played games n 1 1927 92 B But the c cold J figures show v nat mat year old former lormer truck farmer has a healthy lead in averages over Ruths Ruth's 1927 1921 record performance Jimmy showed no signs of weakening weakening weak weak- ening with his 31 ounce 37 Junce bat yesterday yesterday yester yester- day when he drove out home run No io 39 in the nightcap of the double double- header leader which the As A.'s took from the thc Browns 9 to 8 and 16 to 6
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