1899
Born January 21, 1899
Oakland, CA, USA
Lew Fonseca Notable
b. January 21, 1899 · Cincinnati Reds 1921–1924, Philadelphia Phillies 1925, Cleveland Indians 1927–1931, Chicago White Sox 1931–1933
Lew Fonseca played for four clubs across 13 seasons as a first baseman, opening with the Cincinnati Reds in 1921 and closing with the Chicago White Sox in 1933. His longest stay was with the Cleveland Indians, from 1927 to 1931.
He batted .316 with 1,075 hits across 937 games, scoring 518 runs. He finished with 31 home runs, 203 doubles, 50 triples and 64 stolen bases. He went 0 and 0 with a 0.00 earned run average, pitching 1 inning in 1 game.
He played 375 games at first base, with 3,674 putouts and 24 errors. He turned 323 double plays. He also played 363 games at second base and 119 games in the outfield.
He was born in Oakland, CA, USA on January 21, 1899, and died on November 26, 1989. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Baseball Magazine All-Star | 1 | 1929 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1921 | CIN | 82 | 297 | 38 | 82 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 41 | 8 | 13 | 2 | .276 |
| 1922 | CIN | 81 | 291 | 55 | 105 | 20 | 3 | 4 | 45 | 14 | 18 | 7 | .361 |
| 1923 | CIN | 65 | 237 | 33 | 66 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 28 | 9 | 16 | 4 | .278 |
| 1924 | CIN | 20 | 57 | 5 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | .228 |
| 1925 | PHI | 126 | 467 | 78 | 149 | 30 | 5 | 7 | 60 | 21 | 42 | 6 | .319 |
| 1927 | CLE | 112 | 428 | 60 | 133 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 40 | 12 | 17 | 12 | .311 |
| 1928 | CLE | 75 | 263 | 38 | 86 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 36 | 13 | 17 | 4 | .327 |
| 1929 | CLE | 148 | 566 | 97 | 209 | 44 | 15 | 6 | 103 | 50 | 23 | 19 | .369 |
| 1930 | CLE | 40 | 129 | 20 | 36 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 1 | .279 |
| 1931 | CHW/CLE | 147 | 573 | 86 | 179 | 35 | 6 | 3 | 85 | 40 | 29 | 7 | .312 |
| 1932 | CHW | 18 | 37 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 0 | .135 |
| 1933 | CHW | 23 | 59 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 1 | .203 |
| Career | — | 937 | 3404 | 518 | 1075 | 203 | 50 | 31 | 485 | 186 | 199 | 64 | .316 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1932 | CHW | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Career | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
On this day & linked events
1989
Died November 26, 1989
1921
Major-league debut: Lew Fonseca
Lew Fonseca made a major-league debut on April 13, 1921.
1933
Final major-league game: Lew Fonseca
Lew Fonseca played a final major-league game on September 11, 1933.
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