Dee Fondy
1951–1958 · bats L / throws L · Chicago Cubs, Cincinnati Reds, Pittsburgh Pirates
967G
.286AVG
.324OBP
.413SLG
More career statistics
1,000H
69HR
373RBI
84SB
4Rare feats
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Why official totals and the game-record sums differ
The sources can disagree on historical scorer decisions, appearances, and which games belong to a major-league record. The career summary uses the official total; the source game rows retain their recorded values.
| Statistic | MLB official | Recorded game sum |
|---|---|---|
| Batting · Caught stealing | 53 | 57 |
| Batting · Doubles | 144 | 145 |
| Batting · Hit by pitch | 7 | 6 |
| Batting · Plate appearances | 3,759 | 3,758 |
| Batting · Stolen bases | 84 | 81 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 967 | 3,759 | 3,502 | 437 | 1,000 | 144 | 47 | 69 | 373 | 203 | 526 | 84 | 53 | 7 | 23 | 1,445 | .286 | .324 | .413 | .737 |
Streaks
18longest hitting streak · 1954-06-20 to 1954-07-17
20longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48 | Six Times On Base | 1954-04-13 | 1 in 214 games | box score ↗ |
| 42 | 11 total bases | 1953-06-09 | 1 in 2,522 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 41 | Steal of Home | 1953-09-06 | 1 in 107 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 491 | 1901 | 506 | 36 | 205 | 116 | 235 | .288 | .327 | .417 |
| Away | 476 | 1857 | 494 | 33 | 168 | 87 | 291 | .283 | .313 | .409 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 72 | 302 | 82 | 5 | 35 | 15 | 38 | .290 | .321 | .420 |
| May | 198 | 797 | 213 | 19 | 88 | 42 | 108 | .287 | .320 | .426 |
| June | 196 | 725 | 187 | 11 | 75 | 38 | 99 | .277 | .310 | .395 |
| July | 196 | 767 | 206 | 16 | 78 | 48 | 116 | .291 | .331 | .420 |
| August | 185 | 705 | 189 | 11 | 60 | 39 | 103 | .286 | .323 | .406 |
| September | 120 | 462 | 123 | 7 | 37 | 21 | 62 | .283 | .312 | .411 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| st-louis-cardinals | 137 | 550 | 142 | 7 | 51 | 21 | 84 | .274 | .296 | .378 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 137 | 514 | 139 | 9 | 52 | 22 | 66 | .285 | .313 | .407 |
| brooklyn-dodgers | 129 | 521 | 138 | 17 | 62 | 26 | 86 | .282 | .315 | .457 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 129 | 525 | 140 | 7 | 49 | 38 | 71 | .292 | .339 | .402 |
| cincinnati-reds | 123 | 504 | 132 | 11 | 51 | 23 | 62 | .283 | .308 | .407 |
| milwaukee-braves | 111 | 449 | 115 | 7 | 34 | 28 | 66 | .275 | .318 | .409 |
| new-york-giants | 110 | 448 | 125 | 9 | 47 | 27 | 59 | .300 | .339 | .448 |
| chicago-cubs | 32 | 91 | 26 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 12 | .338 | .396 | .403 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 |  Chicago Cubs | 49 | 170 | 46 | 3 | 20 | 5 | .271 | – | – |
| 1952 | Chicago Cubs | 145 | 554 | 166 | 10 | 67 | 13 | .300 | – | – |
| 1953 | Chicago Cubs | 150 | 595 | 184 | 18 | 78 | 10 | .309 | – | – |
| 1954 | Chicago Cubs | 141 | 568 | 162 | 9 | 49 | 20 | .285 | – | – |
| 1955 | Chicago Cubs | 150 | 574 | 152 | 17 | 65 | 5 | .265 | – | – |
| 1956 | Chicago Cubs | 137 | 543 | 146 | 9 | 46 | 9 | .269 | – | – |
| 1957 | Chicago Cubs, Pittsburgh Pirates | 106 | 374 | 117 | 2 | 37 | 12 | .313 | – | – |
| 1958 |  Cincinnati Reds | 89 | 124 | 27 | 1 | 11 | 7 | .218 | – | – |