Image
Dee Fondy
Description:
Portrait of Dee Fondy, first baseman for the Chicago Cubs. Bowman series. Printed on front: "Dee V. Fondy, Jr." Printed on back: "Dee Fondy. First base, Chicago Cubs. Born: Slaton, Tex., Oct. 31, 1924. Height: 6-3. Weight: 195. Bats: left. Throws: left. Started 1951 season with the Cubs, but sent to Los Angeles after 49 games for Chicago. In 70 games on the Coast. Batted .271 for the Baby Bruins and .376 for Los Angeles. Began in baseball with Santa Barbara in 1946. Acquired by Cubs from Dodgers' organization, Oct., '50. No. 231 in the 1952 series Baseball picture cards. Get a $1.00 value baseball cap of your favorite major league team by sending 5 wrappers and 50 cents to Bowman baseball, P.O. Box 234, New York 23, N.Y. State size: small, medium or large. [Copyright] 1952 Bowman Gum Division, Haelan Laboratories, Inc., Phila. 44, Pa. Ptd. in U.S.A."
Details
Resource ID:
hr001674
Date Issued:
1952
Format:
1 baseball card : col. ; 3.25 x 2 in.
Filing Location:
Baseball cards-Bowman-1952-Fondy, Dee
Rights:
Physical rights are retained by DPL. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws.