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