Lew Fonseca was born on Saturday, January 21, 1899, in Oakland, California. Fonseca was 22 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 13, 1921, with the Cincinnati Reds. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Lew Fonseca baseball stats page.
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Lew Fonseca![]() Lew Fonseca Autograph on a 1978 Grand Slam (#39) |
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Lew FonsecaLew Fonseca Pitching Stats |
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| Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
| 1932 | 33 | White Sox | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD | ||
| 1 Year | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | ||
Lew FonsecaLew Fonseca Hitting Stats |
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| Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| 1921 | 22 | Reds | 82 | 297 | 38 | 82 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 41 | 8 | - | 13 | 10 | - | 4 | - | .276 | .304 | .340 |
| 1922 | 23 | Reds | 81 | 291 | 55 | 105 | 20 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 45 | 14 | - | 18 | 13 | - | 0 | - | .361 | .390 | .491 |
| 1923 | 24 | Reds | 65 | 237 | 33 | 66 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 28 | 9 | - | 16 | 7 | - | 2 | - | .278 | .310 | .397 |
| 1924 | 25 | Reds | 20 | 57 | 5 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | - | 4 | 2 | - | 0 | - | .228 | .279 | .298 |
| 1925 | 26 | Phillies | 126 | 467 | 78 | 149 | 30 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 60 | 21 | - | 42 | 15 | - | 3 | - | .319 | .352 | .450 |
| 1927 | 28 | Indians | 112 | 428 | 60 | 133 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 40 | 12 | - | 17 | 17 | - | 2 | - | .311 | .333 | .404 |
| 1928 | 29 | Indians | 75 | 263 | 38 | 86 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 36 | 13 | - | 17 | 11 | - | 1 | - | .327 | .361 | .464 |
| 1929 | 30 | Indians | 148 | 566 | 97 | 209 | 44 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 103 | 50 | - | 23 | 20 | - | 7 | - | .369 | .427 | .532 |
| 1930 | 31 | Indians | 40 | 129 | 20 | 36 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 7 | - | 7 | 4 | - | 0 | - | .279 | .316 | .380 |
| 1931 | 32 | Indians | 26 | 108 | 21 | 40 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 8 | - | 7 | 3 | - | 1 | - | .370 | .419 | .500 |
| 1931 | 32 | White Sox | 121 | 465 | 65 | 139 | 26 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 71 | 32 | - | 22 | 8 | - | 3 | - | .299 | .348 | .389 |
| 1932 | 33 | White Sox | 18 | 37 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | - | 7 | 1 | - | 0 | - | .135 | .158 | .162 |
| 1933 | 34 | White Sox | 23 | 59 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 7 | - | 6 | 0 | - | 0 | - | .203 | .288 | .339 |
| Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
| 12 Years | 937 | 3,404 | 518 | 1,075 | 203 | 50 | 31 | 1 | 485 | 186 | - | 199 | 111 | - | 23 | - | .316 | .355 | .432 | ||
Lew FonsecaLew Fonseca Fielding Stats |
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| Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| 1921 Reds | 1B | 16 | 14 | 372 | 157 | 9.8 | 156 | 150 | 6 | 1 | 11 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .994 | 11.32 |
| 1921 Reds | 2B | 50 | 48 | 1,242 | 285 | 5.7 | 274 | 125 | 149 | 11 | 20 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .961 | 5.96 |
| 1921 Reds | LF | 14 | 13 | 366 | 33 | 2.4 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 2 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .939 | 2.29 |
| 1921 Reds | RF | 2 | 2 | 51 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.53 |
| 1922 Reds | 2B | 71 | 70 | 1,866 | 462 | 6.5 | 448 | 197 | 251 | 14 | 40 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .970 | 6.48 |
| 1923 Reds | 1B | 14 | 13 | 300 | 138 | 9.9 | 136 | 129 | 7 | 2 | 10 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .986 | 12.24 |
| 1923 Reds | 2B | 45 | 44 | 1,176 | 305 | 6.8 | 292 | 123 | 169 | 13 | 27 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .957 | 6.70 |
| 1924 Reds | 1B | 6 | 6 | 153 | 55 | 9.2 | 54 | 51 | 3 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .982 | 9.53 |
| 1924 Reds | 2B | 10 | 7 | 162 | 38 | 3.8 | 38 | 11 | 27 | 0 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 6.33 |
| 1925 Phillies | 1B | 55 | 52 | 1,110 | 527 | 9.6 | 524 | 498 | 26 | 3 | 37 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .994 | 12.75 |
| 1925 Phillies | 2B | 69 | 65 | 1,536 | 386 | 5.6 | 369 | 150 | 219 | 17 | 31 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .956 | 6.49 |
| 1927 Indians | 1B | 13 | 11 | 282 | 120 | 9.2 | 119 | 118 | 1 | 1 | 9 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .992 | 11.39 |
| 1927 Indians | 2B | 96 | 90 | 2,400 | 548 | 5.7 | 533 | 229 | 304 | 15 | 51 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .973 | 6.00 |
| 1928 Indians | 1B | 56 | 54 | 1,317 | 582 | 10.4 | 582 | 541 | 41 | 0 | 65 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 11.93 |
| 1928 Indians | 2B | 1 | 1 | 27 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 5.00 |
| 1928 Indians | 3B | 15 | 15 | 306 | 46 | 3.1 | 43 | 11 | 32 | 3 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .935 | 3.79 |
| 1928 Indians | SS | 4 | 0 | - | 1 | 0.3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.00 |
| 1929 Indians | 1B | 147 | 147 | 3,843 | 1,601 | 10.9 | 1,593 | 1,486 | 107 | 8 | 141 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .995 | 11.19 |
| 1930 Indians | 1B | 28 | 27 | 660 | 304 | 10.9 | 298 | 274 | 24 | 6 | 15 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .980 | 12.19 |
| 1930 Indians | 3B | 6 | 2 | 54 | 12 | 2.0 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .750 | 4.50 |
| 1931 Indians | 1B | 26 | 26 | 693 | 301 | 11.6 | 299 | 284 | 15 | 2 | 18 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .993 | 11.65 |
| 1931 White Sox | LF | 80 | 80 | 2,019 | 168 | 2.1 | 164 | 160 | 4 | 4 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .976 | 2.19 |
| 1931 White Sox | RF | 16 | 15 | 360 | 22 | 1.4 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .955 | 1.58 |
| 1931 White Sox | 1B | 2 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 2.5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 11.25 |
| 1931 White Sox | 2B | 21 | 19 | 438 | 97 | 4.6 | 95 | 46 | 49 | 2 | 8 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .979 | 5.86 |
| 1931 White Sox | 3B | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
| 1932 White Sox | LF | 5 | 5 | 54 | 12 | 2.4 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 6.00 |
| 1932 White Sox | P | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
| 1932 White Sox | RF | 3 | 2 | 48 | 4 | 1.3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.25 |
| 1933 White Sox | 1B | 12 | 12 | 294 | 150 | 12.5 | 150 | 138 | 12 | 0 | 15 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 13.78 |
| Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| 1B Totals | 375 | 362 | 9,036 | 3,940 | 10.5 | 3,916 | 3,674 | 242 | 24 | 323 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .994 | 11.70 | |
| 2B Totals | 363 | 344 | 8,847 | 2,126 | 5.9 | 2,054 | 882 | 1,172 | 72 | 180 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .966 | 6.27 | |
| LF Totals | 99 | 98 | 2,439 | 213 | 2.2 | 207 | 202 | 5 | 6 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .972 | 2.29 | |
| 3B Totals | 22 | 18 | 366 | 58 | 2.6 | 52 | 14 | 38 | 6 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .897 | 3.84 | |
| RF Totals | 21 | 19 | 459 | 27 | 1.3 | 26 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .963 | 1.53 | |
| SS Totals | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.00 | |
| P Totals | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 | |
| 12 Years | 885 | 841 | 21,150 | 6,365 | 7.2 | 6,256 | 4,797 | 1,459 | 109 | 507 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .983 | 7.99 | |
Lew FonsecaLew Fonseca Miscellaneous Stats |
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| Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
| Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 1921 Reds | 2 | 3 | .400 | 2 | 0 | n/a | 297.0 | 22.8 | 7.2 | - | - | - |
| 1922 Reds | 7 | 8 | .467 | 10 | 0 | n/a | 72.8 | 16.2 | 6.5 | - | - | - |
| 1923 Reds | 4 | 0 | 1.000 | 6 | 0 | n/a | 79.0 | 14.8 | 8.5 | - | - | - |
| 1924 Reds | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 4 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 14.3 | 6.3 | - | - | - |
| 1925 Phillies | 6 | 2 | .750 | 6 | 0 | n/a | 66.7 | 11.1 | 7.8 | - | - | - |
| 1927 Indians | 12 | 4 | .750 | 6 | 0 | n/a | 214.0 | 25.2 | 10.7 | - | - | - |
| 1928 Indians | 4 | 2 | .667 | 1 | 0 | n/a | 87.7 | 15.5 | 7.3 | - | - | - |
| 1929 Indians | 19 | 11 | .633 | 1 | 0 | n/a | 94.3 | 24.6 | 5.5 | - | - | - |
| 1930 Indians | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 6 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 18.4 | 7.6 | - | - | - |
| 1931 Indians | 3 | 2 | .600 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 108.0 | 15.4 | 7.7 | - | - | - |
| 1931 White Sox | 4 | 4 | .500 | 6 | 0 | n/a | 232.5 | 21.1 | 6.5 | - | - | - |
| 1932 White Sox | 0 | 0 | .000 | 9 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 5.3 | 6.2 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 1933 White Sox | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 11 | 0 | n/a | 29.5 | 9.8 | 3.9 | - | - | - |
| Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 12 Years | 64 | 36 | .640 | 68 | 0 | n/a | 109.8 | 17.1 | 7.0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Lew FonsecaLew Fonseca Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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| Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
| 1921 Cincinnati Reds | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | - |
| 1922 Cincinnati Reds | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | - |
| 1923 Cincinnati Reds | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | - |
| 1924 Cincinnati Reds | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | - |
| 1925 Philadelphia Phillies | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | - |
| 1927 Cleveland Indians | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | - |
| 1928 Cleveland Indians | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | - |
| 1929 Cleveland Indians | 6 | Undetermined | n/a | - |
| 1930 Cleveland Indians | 4 | Undetermined | n/a | - |
| 1931 Cleveland Indians | 5 | Undetermined | n/a | - |
| 1931 Chicago White Sox | 7 | Undetermined | n/a | - |
| 1932 Chicago White Sox | 12 | $17,500.00 | n/a | - |
| 1933 Chicago White Sox | 1 | Undetermined | - | - |
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