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Dee Virgil Fondy (October 31, 1924August 19, 1999) was a professional baseball player who played first base in the Major Leagues from 1951 to 1958. He played for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Cincinnati Reds, and Chicago Cubs. Fondy was and weighed 195 pounds. He spent a portion of his youth in San Bernardino, California.〔''Angels to Get First Baseman From Benevolent Chicagoans'', Los Angeles Times, February 26, 1951, Page C2.〕 Fondy was the last player to bat at Ebbets Field. The Pirates lost to the Dodgers 2–0 on September 24, 1957. He grounded out for the final out of the game. He batted above .300 four times for the Cubs during the 1950s. ==Soldier; minor league baseball== Fondy served in World War II in the U.S. Army and was among the forces which landed on Utah Beach, in Normandy, in 1944. This was three months after D-Day.〔 In the spring of 1949, Fondy played for the Fort Worth Cats in the Texas League. He homered off Mort Cooper in an exhibition game against the Chicago Cubs in Fort Worth.〔''Fondy Stars For Ft. Worth'', New York Times, April 11, 1949, Page 32.〕 After hitting .328 for the Cats in 1948, he was promoted to the Montreal Royals of the International League, in April 1949.〔''Fondy Sent to Montreal'', New York Times, April 21, 1949, Page 31.〕 He played a total of 16 games with Montreal, 6 with Fort Worth, and 128 with the Mobile Bears of the Southern League, in 1949. He hit .294 with Mobile.〔 In 1950 Fondy hit .297 in 141 games with Fort Worth. He led the Texas League in stolen bases with 38 and played in the league's all-star game.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Dee Fondy」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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