1B Wally Fontaine #39
Age: 35 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Very Good
11/01/1974
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1B WALLY FONTAINE #39 - AGE: 35 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0.0
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
PERSONALITY
Birthday:07/10/1939
Born in:Los Angeles, CA
Nationality:American
Height:6' 0"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:RETIRED
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:6 Years, None
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:None, 170 Days
Pro Service:14 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1957, 7th Pick in Round 8
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1957 Waterloo - R 17 11 10 5 1 0 1 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 .500 .545 .900 1.445 262 276 0.3
1957 Tacoma - A 17 21 27 9 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667 98 95 0.1
1958 Tacoma - A 18 48 139 37 7 0 4 11 11 6 2 0 19 0 0 .266 .306 .403 .709 102 104 0.6
1958 Cedar Rapids - A 18 64 136 38 4 1 4 21 19 40 0 2 20 0 0 .279 .438 .412 .850 135 146 1.4
1959 Cedar Rapids - A 19 105 294 82 15 0 8 34 42 54 2 0 44 0 0 .279 .394 .412 .806 119 124 1.5
1959 Oklahoma City - AA 19 17 61 17 6 0 0 3 14 12 0 0 8 0 0 .279 .397 .377 .774 122 123 0.5
1960 Oklahoma City - AA 20 80 294 75 10 2 7 32 48 53 1 3 40 1 0 .255 .368 .374 .742 113 108 1.0
1960 Harrisburg - AA 20 37 91 26 3 0 3 14 12 30 1 0 12 0 1 .286 .467 .418 .885 158 162 0.9
1960 Total - AA 20 117 385 101 13 2 10 46 60 83 2 3 52 1 1 .262 .393 .384 .778 125 122 1.9
1960 Richmond - AAA 20 14 25 4 0 0 1 1 3 3 0 0 3 0 0 .160 .250 .280 .530 52 58 -0.0
1961 Harrisburg - AA 21 81 283 78 16 3 7 39 39 61 2 1 41 0 0 .276 .406 .428 .834 137 135 2.6
1961 Richmond - AAA 21 48 104 21 2 0 2 12 15 14 1 0 15 0 0 .202 .303 .279 .581 69 74 -0.1
1962 Richmond - AAA 22 96 147 42 10 1 8 36 25 17 3 0 21 0 0 .286 .371 .531 .902 158 163 1.8
1963 Omaha - A 23 72 61 15 2 1 3 9 9 9 0 1 11 0 0 .246 .338 .459 .797 134 137 0.6
1964 Omaha - A 24 96 79 18 4 1 2 12 22 15 0 1 12 0 0 .228 .347 .380 .727 109 115 0.5
1965 Lubbock - AA 25 137 478 134 29 2 9 46 54 82 5 4 66 0 1 .280 .388 .406 .794 119 120 2.0
1966 Lubbock - AA 26 140 502 146 31 6 10 65 68 73 2 4 78 1 0 .291 .380 .436 .817 124 124 2.3
1967 Lubbock - AA 27 138 479 127 24 1 5 56 51 85 2 1 91 0 0 .265 .377 .351 .728 94 92 0.3
1968 Lubbock - AA 28 135 454 116 22 2 5 37 47 102 3 3 84 0 1 .256 .393 .346 .739 106 103 0.9
1969 Lubbock - AA 29 5 16 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .125 .176 .188 .364 4 -5 -0.1
1969 Des Moines - AAA 29 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -96 -0.0
1970 Eugene - A 30 13 35 11 2 0 2 7 4 10 2 0 2 0 0 .314 .489 .543 1.032 179 196 0.6
1970 Worcester - A 30 54 150 43 10 0 3 24 21 33 2 1 17 0 0 .287 .419 .413 .833 135 138 0.9
1970 Lubbock - AA 30 27 87 20 7 0 1 7 9 20 2 1 17 0 0 .230 .382 .345 .727 95 101 0.1
Total EA 118 374 104 19 3 10 53 51 91 3 1 53 0 1 .278 .422 .425 .847 142 142
Total HL 169 430 120 19 1 12 55 61 94 2 2 64 0 0 .279 .409 .412 .821 124 131
Total UL 158 276 67 12 1 11 49 43 34 4 0 39 0 0 .243 .334 .413 .747 115 120
Total MAL 54 150 43 10 0 3 24 21 33 2 1 17 0 0 .287 .419 .413 .833 135 138
Total COW 82 201 57 9 0 6 20 18 16 4 0 24 0 0 .284 .348 .418 .766 117 122
Total LSA 679 2371 637 130 13 37 246 291 428 15 16 385 2 2 .269 .382 .381 .763 110 109
Total WBL 168 140 33 6 2 5 21 31 24 0 2 23 0 0 .236 .343 .414 .758 120 124
Total UMVA 11 10 5 1 0 1 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 .500 .545 .900 1.445 262 276
Total CL 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -96
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1957 Tacoma - A 1B 4 2 20 1 1 21 0 1.000 23.0 8.22 +0.2 1.026
1957 Waterloo - R 1B 2 0 7 0 1 7 0 1.000 4.0 15.75 +0.0 .000
1958 Cedar Rapids - A 1B 39 32 276 20 40 298 2 .993 297.0 8.97 +1.1 1.060
1958 Tacoma - A 1B 35 31 281 16 22 300 3 .990 284.0 9.41 +2.3 1.098
1959 Oklahoma City - AA 1B 16 16 136 6 12 143 1 .993 141.0 9.06 +1.2 1.177
1959 Cedar Rapids - A 1B 66 61 506 36 54 547 5 .991 554.1 8.80 +1.0 1.014
1959 Cedar Rapids - A 2B 1 1 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 8.0 2.25 -0.3 .501
1959 Cedar Rapids - A SS 6 6 7 10 0 20 3 .850 53.0 2.89 -2.3 .836
1960 Harrisburg - AA C 2 2 8 1 0 9 0 1.000 16.0 5.06 -2.3 .990 8 4 0 0.0
1960 Richmond - AAA 1B 5 5 45 4 3 49 0 1.000 45.0 9.80 +0.5 1.202
1960 Harrisburg - AA 1B 23 20 168 14 23 184 2 .989 187.2 8.73 +0.4 .997
1960 Oklahoma City - AA 1B 78 78 656 52 48 715 7 .990 694.1 9.18 +0.2 .994
1961 Richmond - AAA 1B 21 20 184 7 8 192 1 .995 165.0 10.42 +0.1 .994
1961 Harrisburg - AA 1B 77 76 657 44 99 706 5 .993 660.1 9.55 +5.8 1.064
1962 Richmond - AAA 1B 28 22 209 10 20 219 0 1.000 186.2 10.56 +1.8 1.079
1962 Richmond - AAA 3B 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 9.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1962 Richmond - AAA SS 1 0 1 2 0 4 1 .750 5.0 5.40 -0.6 .684
1962 Richmond - AAA LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1963 Omaha - A 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1964 Omaha - A 1B 1 0 2 0 1 2 0 1.000 1.0 18.00 +0.0 1.050
1965 Lubbock - AA 1B 134 133 1028 76 81 1111 7 .994 1125.1 8.83 -3.6 .969
1966 Lubbock - AA 1B 133 133 957 88 66 1054 9 .991 1129.1 8.33 -4.2 .973
1967 Lubbock - AA 1B 132 131 1031 69 118 1105 5 .995 1118.1 8.85 +0.1 .986
1968 Lubbock - AA 1B 131 131 1012 69 126 1087 6 .994 1119.1 8.69 -2.5 .971
1969 Lubbock - AA 1B 5 4 34 3 1 37 0 1.000 36.0 9.25 +0.5 1.059
1970 Lubbock - AA 1B 25 25 179 15 28 194 0 1.000 214.2 8.13 -0.5 1.029
1970 Worcester - A 1B 44 39 284 20 20 306 2 .993 328.0 8.34 -2.4 .982
1970 Eugene - A 1B 10 9 65 9 10 76 2 .974 77.1 8.61 -0.2 .984
TOTAL C 2 2 8 1 0 9 0 1.000 16.0 5.06 -2.3 .990 8 4 0 0.0
TOTAL 1B 1010 968 7737 559 782 8353 57 .993 8392.2 8.90 +2.1 1.003
TOTAL 2B 1 1 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 8.0 2.25 -0.3 .501
TOTAL 3B 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 9.0 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL SS 7 6 8 12 0 24 4 .833 58.0 3.10 -2.8 .812
TOTAL LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
PLAYER HISTORY
06/19/1957 Drafted in the 1957 first-year player draft out of high school (Hollywood; Los Angeles, CA) by the Chicago Chiefs. (Round 8, Pick 7, 119th overall pick).
06/27/1960 Injured (knee tendinitis),day-to-day for one week.
07/19/1960 Was traded by the Chicago Chiefs to the Washington Eagles, along with 1B Steve Olesen, in exchange for CL Lee Loeffler.
08/01/1961 Injured (back tightness),day-to-day for 3 days.
12/11/1961 Added to the secondary (40-man) roster for the Washington Eagles.
10/12/1962 Released by the Washington organization.
10/14/1962 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Omaha Cowboys organization.
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 3; Power: 2; Eye: 3.
02/02/1963 Successfully completed training to learn a new position at the Omaha Cowboys development complex.
07/04/1963 Injured (strained posterior cruciate ligament),out for 5-6 weeks.
09/18/1963 Wins the 1963 Championship with the Omaha Cowboys!
01/01/1964 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 3; Power: 2; Eye: 3.
09/18/1964 Wins the 1964 Championship with the Omaha Cowboys!
04/01/1965 Released by the Omaha Cowboys.
04/02/1965 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Lubbock Longhorns organization.
10/31/1965 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his infield defense at the Lubbock Longhorns development complex.
07/26/1967 Injured (earache),day-to-day for 1 day.
05/26/1968 Injured (mild hamstring strain),day-to-day for 1 day.
08/08/1970 Injured (strained posterior cruciate ligament),out for 8 weeks.
04/05/1971 Released by the Kansas City organization.
10/16/1971 Retired from professional baseball.
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