Dee Fondy

Full Name: Dee Virgil Fondy	Primary Position: 1B
Height/Weight: 6' 3"/195	First Game: April 17, 1951
Birthdate: October 13, 1924	Final Game: September 21, 1958
Birthplace: Slaton, Texas	MLB Experience: 8 years
Died: August 19, 1999
Deathplace: Redlands, California
Bat/Throw: Left/Left

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Dee Fondy (Dee Virgil Fondy) was born on October 13, 1924 in Slaton, Texas. He made his Major League debut on April 17, 1951 for the Chicago Cubs. In 1951, his rookie year, he hit .271 with 3 home runs and 20 RBI. Fondy played for the Chicago Cubs, Pittsburgh Pirates and Cincinnati Reds over the course of his 8 year career.

Most people believe that Dee Fondy's best season was 1953, when he slugged 18 home runs, hit for a .309 average and knocked in 78 runs.

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Year	Team		G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	2B	3B	BB	SO	HBP	SH	SB	IBB	GDP
1951	CHI	N	49	170	23	46	3	20	.271	.319	.388	7	2	11	20	1	2	5	0	2
1952	CHI	N	145	554	69	166	10	67	.300	.334	.424	21	9	28	60	1	4	13	0	14
1953	CHI	N	150	595	79	184	18	78	.309	.358	.477	24	11	44	106	1	1	10	0	6
1954	CHI	N	141	568	77	162	9	49	.285	.326	.400	30	4	35	84	1	2	20	1	9
1955	CHI	N	150	574	69	152	17	65	.265	.307	.422	23	8	35	87	2	3	8	6	9
1956	CHI	N	137	543	52	146	9	46	.269	.290	.392	22	9	20	74	0	7	9	5	4
1957	PIT	N	95	323	42	101	2	35	.313	.360	.384	13	2	25	59	1	4	11	0	5
1957	CHI	N	11	51	3	16	0	2	.314	.314	.412	3	1	0	9	0	0	1	0	1
1957	TOT	N	106	374	45	117	2	37	.313	.354	.388	16	3	25	68	1	4	12	0	6
1958	CIN	N	89	124	23	27	1	11	.218	.246	.266	1	1	5	27	0	1	7	0	1
Total			967	3502	437	1000	69	373	.286	.324	.413	144	47	203	526	7	24	84	12	51

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Year	Team		POS	G	GS	INN	PO	A	ERR	DP	AVG
1951	CHI	N	1B	44	0	0	387	27	10	40	.976
1952	CHI	N	1B	143	0	0	1257	103	14	92	.990
1953	CHI	N	1B	149	0	0	1274	115	18	105	.987
1954	CHI	N	1B	138	133	1198.2	1228	119	9	129	.993
1955	CHI	N	1B	147	0	0	1304	107	13	135	.991
1956	CHI	N	1B	133	0	0	1048	94	17	101	.985
1957	PIT	N	1B	73	71	651	698	54	14	63	.982
1957	CHI	N	1B	11	11	98.1	103	6	1	10	.991
1957	TOT	N	1B	84	82	749.1	801	60	15	73	.983
1958	CIN	N	1B	37	9	142.1	135	16	2	15	.987
1958	CIN	N	LF	7	4	41	8	0	0	0	1.000
1958	CIN	N	OF	22	11	110	25	0	0	0	1.000
1958	CIN	N	RF	15	7	69	15	0	0	0	1.000
Total			OF	22	11	110	25	0	0	0	1.000
Total			1B	875	224	2090.1	7434	641	98	690	.988
Total			RF	15	7	69	15	0	0	0	1.000
Total			LF	7	4	41	8	0	0	0	1.000

[edit] Transactions

Signed as an amateur free agent by Brooklyn Dodgers (1946).
Traded by Brooklyn Dodgers with Chuck Connors to Chicago Cubs in exchange for Hank Edwards and cash (October 10, 1950).
Traded by Chicago Cubs with Gene Baker to Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for Dale Long and Lee Walls (May 1, 1957).
Traded by Pittsburgh Pirates to Cincinnati Reds in exchange for Ted Kluszewski (December 28, 1957).

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