Dee Fondy
Dee Virgil Fondy
Bats: Left , Throws: Left
Height: 6' 3" , Weight: 196 lb.

Born: October 31, 1924 in Slaton, TX
High School: San Bernardino (San Bernardino, CA)
Signed by the Brooklyn Dodgers as an amateur free agent in 1946. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 17, 1951
Final Game: September 21, 1958
Died: August 19, 1999 in Redlands, CA
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Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1951 CHC NL 26 1B 44 424 387 27 10 40 .976 9.41 .989 9.29
1952 CHC NL 27 1B 143 1374 1257 103 14 92 .990 9.51 .990 6.99
1953 CHC NL 28 1B 149 1407 1274 115 18 105 .987 9.32 .990 6.71
1954 CHC NL 29 1B 138 133 1198.2 1356 1228 119 9 129 .993 4.6 4.6 4.6 4.8 -0.3 0 10.11 9.76 .991 7.51 7.25
1955 CHC NL 30 1B 147 147 1313.2 1424 1304 107 13 135 .991 -2.7 -2.5 -2.7 -1.3 -1.4 0 9.67 9.60 .991 6.85 6.80
1956 CHC NL 31 1B 133 132 1171.0 1159 1048 94 17 101 .985 0.6 0.6 0.6 -0.7 1.3 0 8.78 8.59 .989 7.68 7.52
1957 TOT NL 32 1B 84 82 749.1 876 801 60 15 73 .983 0.7 1.1 0.7 0.4 0.3 0 10.34 10.25 .990 9.67 8.82
1957 CHC NL 32 1B 11 11 98.1 110 103 6 1 10 .991 -0.7 -8.5 -0.7 -0.5 -0.2 0 9.98 9.91 .990 9.67 8.82
1957 PIT NL 32 1B 73 71 651.0 766 698 54 14 63 .982 1.4 2.6 1.4 0.9 0.5 0 10.40 10.30 .990 9.67 8.82
1958 CIN NL 33 1B 36 9 142.1 153 135 16 2 15 .987 1.4 11.8 1.4 0.3 1.1 0 9.55 4.19 .990 9.54 8.11
1958 CIN NL 33 OF 22 11 110.0 25 25 0 0 0 1.000 -0.3 -3.3 -0.3 -2.3 2.0 0 2.05 1.14 .980 2.26 1.95
1958 CIN NL 33 RF 15 7 69.0 15 15 0 0 0 1.000 -0.2 -3.5 -0.2 -2.1 1.9 0 1.96 1.00 .980 2.02 1.73
1958 CIN NL 33 LF 7 4 41.0 8 8 0 0 0 1.000 -0.1 -2.9 -0.1 -0.2 0.1 0 1.76 1.14 .975 2.00 1.54
8 Seasons 1B 874 503 4575.0 8173 7434 641 98 690 .988 4.6 1.2 4.6 3.5 1.0 0 15.89 9.24 .990 7.78 7.37
1 Season OF 22 11 110.0 25 25 0 0 0 1.000 -0.3 -3.3 -0.3 -2.3 2.0 0 2.05 1.14 .980 2.26 1.95
1 Season RF 15 7 69.0 15 15 0 0 0 1.000 -0.2 -3.5 -0.2 -2.1 1.9 0 1.96 1.00 .980 2.02 1.73
1 Season LF 7 4 41.0 8 8 0 0 0 1.000 -0.1 -2.9 -0.1 -0.2 0.1 0 1.76 1.14 .975 2.00 1.54
8 Seasons TOT 896 514 4685.0 8198 7459 641 98 690 .988 4.3 1.1 4.3 1.2 3.0 0 0 15.56 9.04 .978 7.65 7.24

Appearances

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Year Tm Lg Age G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
1951 CHC NL 26 49 49 49 0 0 44 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1952 CHC NL 27 145 145 145 0 0 143 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1953 CHC NL 28 150 150 150 0 0 149 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1954 CHC NL 29 141 133 141 141 0 0 138 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4
1955 CHC NL 30 150 147 150 150 0 0 147 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2
1956 CHC NL 31 137 132 137 137 0 0 133 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
1957 PIT NL 32 95 71 95 95 0 0 73 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 0
1957 CHC NL 32 11 11 11 11 0 0 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1958 CIN NL 33 89 20 89 89 0 0 36 0 0 0 7 0 15 22 26 36
8 Seasons 967 514 967 967 0 0 874 0 0 0 7 0 15 22 57 42
Appearances table is calculated solely from full RetroSheet play-by-play data available from 1973 on. A combination of RetroSheet (starting with the 1954 season) and non-RetroSheet data is used for other seasons.

Advanced Fielding -- 1B*

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Putouts Assists Errors Double Plays
Year Tm Lg Age PA RHB% BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt Frc Tag 3U Tot 1B 2B Hm Rly Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 363 361 36 GB GBs LD LDs LDf bFld bF2O%
1954 CHC NL 29 3828 63% 79% 26% 252 95% 4 856 50 793 14 111 90 67 15 1 1 9 2 6 1 6 90 1 0 2 77 4 13 4 8 21 95%
1955 CHC NL 30 3698 62% 76% 24% 200 90% 1 790 64 710 17 61 61 42 15 0 3 11 2 9 0 8 86 3 0 2 72 5 12 1 11 15 73%
1956 CHC NL 31 3609 59% 78% 23% 192 94% 0 741 53 680 8 77 60 34 19 0 2 8 0 7 1 6 72 2 0 3 69 5 3 1 2 14 86%
1957 PIT NL 32 2357 59% 82% 28% 156 90% 1 578 33 537 8 68 44 31 8 1 6 13 0 13 0 9 49 2 1 2 43 5 5 0 5 8 88%
1957 CHC NL 32 443 63% 79% 26% 27 96% 0 100 11 89 0 9 7 3 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 10 0 0 0 9 0 1 0 1 3 100%
1958 CIN NL 33 628 67% 82% 27% 43 93% 0 136 9 125 2 15 16 10 6 0 0 2 0 2 0 2 15 0 0 0 14 0 1 0 1 2 100%
5 Seasons 14563 61% 79% 25% 870 93% 6 3201 220 2934 49 341 278 187 66 2 13 44 4 38 2 32 322 8 1 9 284 19 35 6 28 63 87%
MLB Averages 63% 79% 26% 94% 87%

Advanced Fielding -- RF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1958 CIN NL 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 50.0% 1 0 0.0% 0 311 59% 80% 26% 17 88%
1 Season 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 50.0% 1 0 0.0% 0 311 59% 80% 26% 17 88%
MLB Averages 43.9% 3.3% 63% 79% 30% 54%

Advanced Fielding -- LF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1958 CIN NL 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 177 75% 77% 23% 10 80%
1 Season 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 177 75% 77% 23% 10 80%
MLB Averages 56.2% 2.3% 63% 79% 30% 48%

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1954 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts.

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