Editing Jimmie Foxx (section)

===Boston Red Sox (1936–1942)===
[[File:1937 all stars crop FINAL2.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Seven of the American League's [[1937 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|1937 All-Star players]], from left to right [[Lou Gehrig]], [[Joe Cronin]], [[Bill Dickey]], [[Joe DiMaggio]], [[Charlie Gehringer]], Jimmie Foxx, and [[Hank Greenberg]]. All seven would be elected to the [[National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum|Hall of Fame]].]]
His first season with the Red Sox was another standout campaign as he led the team in every batting category except [[stolen base]]s. He finished in the top 10 in most offensive categories by the end of the season and hit over 40 home runs for the fourth time in his career.<ref name="Complete" /> The following season was the first time where health problems had a large effect. He fell ill with the flu during spring training in 1937 and was admitted to the hospital with pain in his forehead and vision problems.<ref name="sabr jimmie">{{cite web|url=https://sabr.org/journal/article/the-real-jimmie-foxx/|title=The Real Jimmie Foxx|work=[[SABR]]|access-date=May 18, 2022}}</ref> He missed the first handful of games in the season before returning with the club. He still continued to hit home runs that would leave the ballpark, including one that left [[Fenway Park]] by the center field flagpole.<ref name="sabr"/> Hall of Fame pitcher [[Lefty Gomez]] once joked about a home run hit off him, stating "I knew immediately what it was. That was a home-run ball hit off me in 1937 by Jimmie Foxx" in response to [[Apollo program|Apollo]] [[astronaut]]s finding objects on the [[Moon]].<ref name="Freedman, Lew pp.64">[[#Freedman14|Freedman, Lew]], pp. 64</ref> There is no record of Foxx hitting a home run off Gomez that season, but Foxx had hit 14 home runs off Gomez during his career.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/event_hr.fcgi?id=foxxji01&t=b|title=Jimmie Foxx Home Run Log|work=[[Baseball-Reference.com]]|access-date=May 18, 2022}}</ref>

In 1938, Foxx put on an offensive showcase during the months of May, June, and September, recording at least 10 home runs and 30 RBI in each of those three months,
<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/split.fcgi?id=foxxji01&year=1938&t=b|title=1938 Batting Splits|work=[[Baseball-Reference.com]]|access-date=May 18, 2022}}</ref> including over 40 in the final month of the season. On June 16, 1938, he tied an [[American League]] record when he [[Base on balls|walked]] six times in a game.<ref name="sabr"/> His totals at the end of the year set many Red Sox single-season team records. His 175 RBI that year remain a Boston Red Sox record, his 50 home runs were a record until Hall of Famer [[David Ortiz]] surpassed it in 2006 with 54,<ref name="sabr"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/BOS/leaders_bat_season.shtml|title=Red Sox Single Season Records|work=[[Baseball-Reference.com]]|access-date=May 18, 2022}}</ref> and his 398 total bases were most by a Red Sox until [[Jim Rice]] collected 406 total bases in 1978. Foxx was awarded his third and final MVP award at the end of the season, leading the AL in most categories, with only [[Hank Greenberg]]'s 58 home runs surpassing Foxx's own total of 50.

In 1939, health problems popped up again for Foxx. Early in the season, he sought treatment for pain caused by his presumed sinus problem on a road trip from Chicago to Washington.<ref name="sabr jimmie"/> Later on in the season, he had an emergency [[appendectomy]] in Philadelphia which cut his season short. There were very few teammates that knew how serious his health problems were. One who did was [[Ted Williams]], who he would talk to regularly.<ref name="sabr jimmie"/> It was at this time that Foxx had begun to drink more heavily, although it was used as a self-medication for the chronic pain that he experienced in his later career.<ref name="sabr"/> While his heavy drinking is well known, teammates, including [[Ted Williams]], attest that he was never overtly drunk or violent and continued to act as a mentor to his younger teammates, including [[Dom DiMaggio]].<ref name="sabr"/> With all of the health problems and chronic pain that Foxx had experienced, he still had an outstanding offensive season, hitting an AL leading 35 home runs and batting over .360. He finished second in MVP voting behind [[Joe DiMaggio]].<ref name="Complete" /> His next two seasons saw a continued decline, but Foxx continued to play at near-MVP levels. He hit 36 home runs in 1940, which marked his 12th straight season where he hit 30 or more. He finished sixth in MVP balloting and he was an All Star in his final full season in 1941 where he hit .300 and drove in 105 batters over 135 games played.<ref name="Complete" /> On September 24, 1940, he hit his 500th career home run against [[George Caster]],<ref>{{cite news|url=https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83045462/1940-09-25/ed-1/seq-14/#date1=1940&index=1&rows=20&words=Foxx+Jimmie&searchType=basic&sequence=0&state=District+of+Columbia&date2=1940&proxtext=jimmie+foxx&y=10&x=8&dateFilterType=yearRange&page=1|title=Bosox, A's on Slugging Spree|work=[[The Washington Star|Evening Star]]|date=September 25, 1940|page=A-14|access-date=May 18, 2022}}</ref> becoming the second member of the [[500 Home Run Club]] after [[Babe Ruth]]. He suffered a broken toe during spring training in 1942 and broke a rib during batting practice later in the season.<ref name="sabr"/> In the twilight of his career, his contract was sold to the [[Chicago Cubs]] for $10,000 ({{Inflation|US|10000|1942|fmt=eq}}) in June.