Lew Fonseca
Lewis Albert Fonseca
Born: January 21, 1899
Oakland, CA USA
Deceased: 1989
Ely, IA USA
Primary Position: IF
All Position(s) Played: P, 1B, 2B, 3B, SS, RF, LF, OF, PH
Bats: R
Throws: R
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 180
Career: 1921-1933
Minor League Statistics
Lew Fonseca compiled a career batting average of .316 with 31 home runs and 485 RBI in his 937-game career with the Cincinnati Reds, Philadelphia Phillies, Cleveland Indians and Chicago White Sox. He began playing during the 1921 season and last took the field during the 1933 campaign.
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Pitching:
| Year | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1932 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1921 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 82 | 319 | 297 | 38 | 82 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 41 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 13 | .276 | .304 | .340 | .644 | 101 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 1922 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 81 | 318 | 291 | 55 | 105 | 20 | 3 | 4 | 45 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 18 | .361 | .390 | .491 | .882 | 143 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 1923 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 65 | 255 | 237 | 33 | 66 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 28 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 16 | .278 | .310 | .397 | .707 | 94 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 1924 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 20 | 63 | 57 | 5 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | .228 | .279 | .298 | .577 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1925 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 126 | 506 | 467 | 78 | 149 | 30 | 5 | 7 | 60 | 6 | 2 | 21 | 42 | .319 | .352 | .450 | .802 | 210 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 1927 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 112 | 459 | 428 | 60 | 133 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 40 | 12 | 4 | 12 | 17 | .311 | .333 | .404 | .737 | 173 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| 1928 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 75 | 288 | 263 | 38 | 86 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 36 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 17 | .327 | .361 | .464 | .825 | 122 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 1929 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 148 | 643 | 566 | 97 | 209 | 44 | 15 | 6 | 103 | 19 | 11 | 50 | 23 | .369 | .427 | .532 | .959 | 301 | 0 | 7 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 1930 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 40 | 140 | 129 | 20 | 36 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7 | .279 | .316 | .380 | .696 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1931 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 26 | 120 | 108 | 21 | 40 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 7 | .370 | .419 | .500 | .919 | 54 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1931 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 121 | 508 | 465 | 65 | 139 | 26 | 5 | 2 | 71 | 4 | 4 | 32 | 22 | .299 | .348 | .389 | .737 | 181 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 1932 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 18 | 39 | 37 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | .135 | .158 | .162 | .320 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1933 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 23 | 66 | 59 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 6 | .203 | .288 | .339 | .627 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 937 | 3724 | 3404 | 518 | 1075 | 203 | 50 | 31 | 485 | 64 | 36 | 186 | 199 | .316 | .355 | .432 | .788 | 1471 | 0 | 23 | 111 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1921 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 1B | 16 | 0 | 0.0 | 150 | 6 | 1 | 11 | .994 | 9.750 | |
| 1921 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 2B | 50 | 0 | 0.0 | 125 | 149 | 11 | 20 | .961 | 5.480 | |
| 1921 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | OF | 16 | 0 | 0.0 | 32 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .941 | 2.000 | |
| 1922 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 2B | 71 | 0 | 0.0 | 197 | 251 | 14 | 40 | .970 | 6.310 | |
| 1923 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 1B | 14 | 0 | 0.0 | 129 | 7 | 2 | 10 | .986 | 9.714 | |
| 1923 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 2B | 45 | 0 | 0.0 | 123 | 169 | 13 | 27 | .957 | 6.489 | |
| 1924 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 1B | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 51 | 3 | 1 | 1 | .982 | 9.000 | |
| 1924 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 2B | 10 | 0 | 0.0 | 11 | 27 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 3.800 | |
| 1925 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 1B | 55 | 0 | 0.0 | 498 | 26 | 3 | 37 | .994 | 9.527 | |
| 1925 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 2B | 69 | 0 | 0.0 | 150 | 219 | 17 | 31 | .956 | 5.348 | |
| 1927 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 1B | 13 | 0 | 0.0 | 118 | 1 | 1 | 9 | .992 | 9.154 | |
| 1927 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 2B | 96 | 0 | 0.0 | 229 | 304 | 15 | 51 | .973 | 5.552 | |
| 1928 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 1B | 56 | 0 | 0.0 | 541 | 41 | 0 | 65 | 1.000 | 1.393 | |
| 1928 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 2B | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 5.000 | |
| 1928 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 3B | 15 | 0 | 0.0 | 11 | 32 | 3 | 1 | .935 | 2.867 | |
| 1928 | AL | Cleveland Indians | SS | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | .250 | |
| 1929 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 1B | 147 | 0 | 0.0 | 1486 | 107 | 8 | 141 | .995 | 1.837 | |
| 1930 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 1B | 28 | 0 | 0.0 | 274 | 24 | 6 | 15 | .980 | 1.643 | |
| 1930 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 3B | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | .750 | 1.500 | |
| 1931 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 1B | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 2.500 | |
| 1931 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 1B | 26 | 0 | 0.0 | 284 | 15 | 2 | 18 | .993 | 11.500 | |
| 1931 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 2B | 21 | 0 | 0.0 | 46 | 49 | 2 | 8 | .979 | 4.524 | |
| 1931 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 3B | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| 1931 | AL | Chicago White Sox | OF | 95 | 0 | 0.0 | 183 | 4 | 5 | 1 | .974 | 1.968 | |
| 1932 | AL | Chicago White Sox | OF | 8 | 0 | 0.0 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 2.000 | |
| 1932 | AL | Chicago White Sox | P | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| 1933 | AL | Chicago White Sox | 1B | 12 | 0 | 0.0 | 138 | 12 | 0 | 15 | 1.000 | 12.500 | |
| Totals | 884 | 0 | 0.0 | 4799 | 1459 | 109 | 507 | .983 | 7.079 |
Awards
1929 - AL Baseball Magazine All-Star 1B
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