Lew Fonseca

Positions: First Baseman, Second Baseman and Leftfielder

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-10, 180lb (178cm, 81kg)

Born: January 21, 1899 in Oakland, CA us

Died: November 26, 1989 in Ely, IA

Buried: All Saints Cemetery, Des Plaines, IL

School: Saint Mary's College of California (Moraga, CA)

Debut: April 13, 1921 (Age 22-082d, 5,221st in major league history)
vs. PIT 4 AB, 2 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 11, 1933 (Age 34-233d)
vs. PHA 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1921 season

Full Name: Lewis Albert Fonseca

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

14.3

3404

1075

.316

518

RBI

485

OBP

.355

SLG

.432

OPS

.788

OPS+

103

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1929 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1929 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 16	CLE		DET	W,5-4	CG	44	11.0	12	0	0	12	3
2	2	Apr 17	CLE		DET	L,3-15	CG	53	9.0	12	1	0	13	1
3	3	Apr 18	CLE		DET	W,8-4	CG	43	9.0	14	0	0	14	3
4	4	Apr 19	CLE		DET	W,7-4	CG	34	9.0	12	0	0	12	3
5	5	Apr 22	CLE		CHW	L,0-10	CG	44	9.0	9	0	0	9	0
6	6	Apr 23	CLE		CHW	W,5-4	CG	38	9.0	10	2	0	12	1
7	7	Apr 24	CLE	@	DET	L,6-7	CG	44	8.0	11	0	0	11	1
8	8	Apr 25	CLE	@	DET	L,0-5	CG	35	8.0	12	0	0	12	1
9	9	Apr 26	CLE	@	DET	W,11-5	CG	39	9.0	12	2	0	14	1
10	10	Apr 27	CLE	@	CHW	L,1-7	CG	39	8.0	11	0	0	11	0
11	11	Apr 28	CLE	@	CHW	L,1-2	CG	34	8.0	9	1	0	10	0
12	12	Apr 29	CLE	@	CHW	L,4-13	CG	44	8.0	6	2	0	8	1
13	13	Apr 30	CLE	@	CHW	L,4-8	CG	42	8.0	9	1	0	10	0
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
14	14	May 1	CLE		SLB	L,3-4	CG	39	9.0	9	0	0	9	1
15	15	May 4	CLE		WSH	W,4-3	CG	38	9.0	10	1	0	11	2
16	16	May 5	CLE		WSH	W,1-0	CG	37	9.0	7	1	0	8	0
17	17	May 6	CLE		WSH	L,5-13	CG	52	9.0	9	1	0	10	1
18	18	May 7	CLE		BOS	L,4-5	CG	0	9.0	9	0	0	9	1
19	19	May 8	CLE		BOS	W,3-1	CG	33	9.0	7	0	0	7	4
20	20	May 9	CLE		BOS	W,4-3	CG	42	9.0	10	1	1	12	0
21	21	May 10	CLE		PHA	W,9-0	CG	35	9.0	7	1	0	8	1
22	22	May 11	CLE		PHA	L,2-4	CG	43	9.0	7	0	0	7	0
23	23	May 13	CLE		NYY	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	9	1	0	10	1
24	24	May 15	CLE		NYY	W,7-1	CG	34	9.0	14	1	0	15	2
25	25	May 16	CLE	@	SLB	L,0-1	CG	34	8.1	11	0	0	11	1
26	26	May 17	CLE	@	SLB	L,6-7	CG	42	8.0	9	1	1	11	2
27	27	May 19	CLE	@	SLB	W,10-6	CG	43	9.0	9	0	0	9	2
28	28	May 21	CLE	@	DET	L,1-2	CG	49	12.1	20	2	0	22	1
29	29	May 22	CLE	@	DET	W,7-4	CG	42	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
30	30	May 23 (1)	CLE		SLB	W,5-4	CG	56	12.0	10	1	0	11	0
31	31	May 23 (2)	CLE		SLB	L,5-7	CG	44	9.0	9	0	0	9	1
32	32	May 24	CLE		SLB	L,0-5	CG	41	9.0	9	0	0	9	1
33	33	May 25	CLE		SLB	W,5-1	CG	31	9.0	10	0	0	10	4
34	34	May 26	CLE		SLB	L,0-1	CG	36	9.0	14	1	0	15	0
35	35	May 27	CLE		SLB	L,1-3	CG	37	9.0	10	0	0	10	2
36	36	May 28	CLE	@	CHW	W,5-2	CG	38	9.0	9	1	0	10	1
37	37	May 29	CLE	@	CHW	W,11-1	CG	34	9.0	7	0	0	7	0
38	38	May 30 (1)	CLE	@	CHW	W,6-5	CG	41	9.0	11	1	0	12	3
39	39	May 30 (2)	CLE	@	CHW	L,2-3	CG	34	8.0	12	1	0	13	3
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
40	40	Jun 1	CLE	@	BOS	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	13	0	0	13	1
41	41	Jun 2	CLE	@	BOS	L,3-12	CG	43	8.0	9	0	0	9	0
42	42	Jun 4	CLE	@	BOS	W,4-0	CG	33	9.0	10	1	0	11	0
43	43	Jun 5	CLE	@	NYY	L,5-6	CG	50	11.1	11	3	0	14	1
44	44	Jun 6	CLE	@	NYY	W,9-7	CG	40	9.0	14	0	0	14	1
45	45	Jun 7	CLE	@	NYY	W,7-3	CG	39	9.0	7	0	0	7	1
46	46	Jun 9	CLE	@	WSH	L,2-5	CG	37	8.0	5	0	0	5	0
47	47	Jun 10	CLE	@	WSH	W,4-3	CG	38	9.0	9	0	0	9	0
48	48	Jun 11	CLE	@	WSH	L,3-13	CG	47	8.0	11	1	0	12	2
49	49	Jun 12	CLE	@	WSH	W,9-5	CG	37	9.0	12	0	0	12	1
50	50	Jun 13	CLE	@	PHA	L,3-10	CG	40	8.0	11	1	0	12	1
51	51	Jun 14	CLE	@	PHA	L,0-9	CG	39	8.0	12	0	0	12	1
52	52	Jun 15	CLE	@	PHA	L,0-1	CG	21	4.1	6	0	0	6	0
53	53	Jun 16	CLE		PHA	W,10-9	CG	46	9.0	4	2	0	6	0
54	54	Jun 19	CLE		DET	L,3-8	CG	32	6.0	8	1	0	9	1
55	55	Jun 20	CLE		DET	L,4-8	CG	44	9.0	7	0	0	7	1
56	56	Jun 22	CLE		DET	W,4-3	CG	40	9.0	10	0	0	10	1
57	57	Jun 23	CLE		DET	L,7-8	CG	46	9.0	8	0	0	8	2
58	58	Jun 24	CLE	@	SLB	W,10-4	CG	38	9.0	7	3	0	10	3
59	59	Jun 25 (1)	CLE	@	SLB	W,10-7	CG	44	9.0	6	2	0	8	1
60	60	Jun 25 (2)	CLE	@	SLB	L,0-8	CG	42	8.0	8	0	0	8	0
61	61	Jun 26	CLE	@	SLB	L,2-6	CG	37	8.0	12	1	0	13	2
62	62	Jun 27	CLE	@	DET	L,2-6	CG	37	8.0	7	1	0	8	0
63	63	Jun 28	CLE	@	DET	W,5-4	CG	42	9.0	9	0	0	9	0
64	64	Jun 29	CLE	@	DET	W,12-9	CG	42	9.0	10	0	0	10	2
65	65	Jun 30	CLE	@	DET	L,10-11	CG	43	8.0	7	2	0	9	2
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
66	66	Jul 2 (1)	CLE		CHW	W,4-3	CG	41	10.0	10	1	0	11	1
67	67	Jul 2 (2)	CLE		CHW	W,5-4	CG	40	11.0	14	0	0	14	3
68	68	Jul 3	CLE		CHW	L,3-6	CG	50	10.0	12	0	0	12	0
69	69	Jul 4 (1)	CLE		CHW	L,2-9	GS	39	7.0	5	2	0	7	0
70	70	Jul 4 (2)	CLE		CHW	W,12-5	CG	40	9.0	10	0	1	11	2
71	71	Jul 5	CLE		CHW	W,11-10	CG	45	9.0	12	0	0	12	2
72	72	Jul 7 (1)	CLE		BOS	W,4-2	CG	33	9.0	10	0	0	10	0
73	73	Jul 7 (2)	CLE		BOS	L,0-3	CG	22	5.0	5	0	0	5	1
74	74	Jul 8	CLE		BOS	W,5-2	CG	37	9.0	6	2	0	8	0
75	75	Jul 10	CLE		WSH	W,9-7	CG	43	9.0	8	0	0	8	0
76	76	Jul 11	CLE		WSH	L,3-9	CG	42	9.0	9	1	0	10	0
77	77	Jul 12	CLE		WSH	W,3-2	CG	38	9.0	6	3	0	9	1
78	78	Jul 13	CLE		WSH	W,6-1	CG	33	9.0	9	2	0	11	0
79	79	Jul 14	CLE		PHA	L,3-5	CG	43	10.0	12	0	0	12	0
80	80	Jul 15 (1)	CLE		PHA	W,8-5	CG	38	9.0	8	0	0	8	1
81	81	Jul 15 (2)	CLE		PHA	L,0-4	CG	39	9.0	12	2	0	14	1
82	82	Jul 16	CLE		PHA	L,5-7	CG	49	10.0	5	2	0	7	0
83	83	Jul 17	CLE		PHA	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	8	1	0	9	1
84	84	Jul 19 (1)	CLE		NYY	L,2-7	CG	44	9.0	11	2	0	13	1
85	85	Jul 19 (2)	CLE		NYY	W,11-3	CG	39	9.0	6	1	0	7	1
86	86	Jul 20 (1)	CLE		NYY	W,8-4	CG	34	9.0	13	1	0	14	2
87	87	Jul 20 (2)	CLE		NYY	L,6-11	CG	45	9.0	9	1	1	11	1
88	88	Jul 21	CLE		NYY	W,6-4	CG	43	9.0	8	1	0	9	3
89	89	Jul 23 (1)	CLE	@	PHA	L,1-4	CG	33	8.0	14	1	0	15	1
90	90	Jul 23 (2)	CLE	@	PHA	W,9-3	CG	36	9.0	8	0	0	8	1
91	91	Jul 24	CLE	@	PHA	L,3-5	CG	37	8.0	9	0	0	9	0
92	92	Jul 25	CLE	@	PHA	L,3-21	GS	40	5.0	6	0	0	6	1
93	93	Jul 26	CLE	@	WSH	W,4-2	CG	34	9.0	13	2	0	15	0
94	94	Jul 27	CLE	@	WSH	W,5-3	CG	37	9.0	16	3	0	19	1
95	95	Jul 28	CLE	@	WSH	W,9-6	CG	43	9.0	10	0	0	10	1
96	96	Jul 30	CLE	@	BOS	W,11-4	CG	43	9.0	9	0	0	9	1
97	97	Jul 31 (1)	CLE	@	BOS	L,0-4	CG	31	8.0	14	1	0	15	0
98	98	Jul 31 (2)	CLE	@	BOS	W,6-2	CG	37	9.0	14	0	0	14	2
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
99	99	Aug 1	CLE	@	BOS	W,10-3	CG	38	9.0	13	2	0	15	0
100	100	Aug 2	CLE	@	NYY	W,9-8	CG	41	9.0	10	1	1	12	1
101	101	Aug 4 (1)	CLE	@	NYY	L,0-12	CG	42	8.0	6	2	1	9	0
102	102	Aug 4 (2)	CLE	@	NYY	W,14-6	CG	48	9.0	7	0	0	7	1
103	103	Aug 6	CLE		DET	W,6-5	CG	40	9.0	16	0	1	17	0
104	104	Aug 7	CLE		DET	L,4-14	CG	50	9.0	11	1	0	12	1
105	105	Aug 8	CLE		DET	L,6-9	CG	42	9.0	12	1	0	13	3
106	106	Aug 10	CLE		NYY	L,2-4	CG	37	9.0	12	1	0	13	1
107	107	Aug 11	CLE		NYY	W,6-5	CG	38	9.0	14	4	0	18	0
108	108	Aug 12	CLE		NYY	W,11-7	CG	45	9.0	8	0	0	8	0
109	109	Aug 13	CLE		NYY	W,3-2	CG	39	9.0	12	2	0	14	1
110	110	Aug 14	CLE		PHA	L,3-5	CG	64	17.0	21	2	0	23	3
111	111	Aug 16	CLE		PHA	L,5-6	CG	42	9.0	12	1	0	13	2
112	112	Aug 17	CLE		PHA	W,2-1	CG	31	9.0	8	0	0	8	0
113	113	Aug 18	CLE		WSH	W,8-1	CG	37	9.0	16	1	0	17	0
114	114	Aug 19	CLE		WSH	L,3-5	CG	40	9.0	14	0	0	14	0
115	115	Aug 20	CLE		WSH	L,2-6	CG	44	9.0	7	1	0	8	0
116	116	Aug 21	CLE		WSH	W,3-1	CG	33	9.0	11	2	0	13	0
117	117	Aug 23	CLE		BOS	L,5-8	CG	40	9.0	12	0	0	12	1
118	118	Aug 24 (1)	CLE		BOS	L,2-5	CG	37	9.0	13	0	0	13	0
119	119	Aug 24 (2)	CLE		BOS	W,6-2	CG	37	9.0	8	0	0	8	0
120	120	Aug 25 (1)	CLE		BOS	W,5-4	CG	40	9.0	11	2	0	13	0
121	121	Aug 25 (2)	CLE		BOS	L,3-5	CG	41	9.0	14	0	0	14	1
122	122	Aug 29	CLE	@	CHW	L,1-2	CG	38	8.2	7	1	0	8	0
123	123	Aug 31	CLE	@	CHW	W,8-5	CG	40	9.0	7	1	0	8	2
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
124	124	Sep 1	CLE	@	CHW	W,5-0	CG	30	9.0	13	0	0	13	1
125	125	Sep 2 (1)	CLE		SLB	W,2-1	CG	36	9.0	10	1	0	11	3
126	126	Sep 2 (2)	CLE		SLB	W,9-5	CG	38	9.0	18	1	0	19	0
127	127	Sep 4	CLE	@	DET	W,7-2	CG	38	9.0	13	0	0	13	2
128	128	Sep 5	CLE	@	DET	W,4-0	CG	17	5.0	7	0	0	7	0
129	129	Sep 7 (1)	CLE	@	PHA	L,1-5	CG	36	8.0	7	3	0	10	1
130	130	Sep 7 (2)	CLE	@	PHA	W,4-0	CG	36	9.0	11	1	0	12	0
131	131	Sep 10	CLE	@	PHA	L,5-6	CG	39	8.2	7	1	0	8	1
132	132	Sep 11	CLE	@	WSH	L,2-5	CG	36	8.0	8	3	0	11	0
133	133	Sep 12	CLE	@	WSH	W,5-1	CG	35	9.0	9	0	0	9	0
134	134	Sep 13	CLE	@	WSH	L,3-4	GS	16	4.0	4	1	0	5	1
135	138 (3)	Sep 16	CLE	@	NYY	W,4-2	CG	37	9.0	12	0	0	12	0
136	139	Sep 18 (1)	CLE	@	NYY	L,7-9	CG	44	8.0	7	0	0	7	1
137	140	Sep 18 (2)	CLE	@	NYY	L,2-12	CG	42	8.0	9	0	0	9	1
138	141	Sep 19	CLE	@	BOS	L,2-3	CG	31	8.0	10	0	0	10	3
139	142	Sep 20	CLE	@	BOS	W,4-2	CG	41	9.0	8	0	0	8	2
140	143	Sep 21	CLE	@	BOS	L,3-4	CG	55	11.2	18	3	0	21	3
141	144	Sep 22	CLE	@	BOS	W,7-4	CG	41	10.0	13	0	0	13	1
142	145	Sep 24	CLE		CHW	W,7-4	CG	39	9.0	10	0	0	10	0
143	146	Sep 25	CLE		CHW	W,9-7	CG	43	9.0	12	1	1	14	0
144	147	Sep 28	CLE		SLB	W,4-1	CG	43	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
145	148	Sep 29	CLE		SLB	W,4-0	CG	29	9.0	16	0	0	16	1
146	149	Oct 3	CLE	@	SLB	L,2-3	CG	37	9.1	12	1	0	13	2
147	150	Oct 5	CLE	@	SLB	W,3-2	CG	40	9.0	9	0	0	9	0
							147gm		1297.0	1486	107	8	1601	141