LEW FONSECA SIGNED 3x5 Index Card (d.1989) Cincinnati Reds Indians White Sox

APPROXIMATE SIZE: 3"x5"

MARKS / STAMPING: Hand-signed by Lew Fonseca

ORIGINAL or REPRINT: Original

COMMENTS / CONDITION: As with all of my signed items, the signature is guaranteed to pass further inspection by any major authenticator, or your money back. See scans for signature quality and photo condition.

BIO: Lewis Albert Fonseca was born in 1899 in Oakland, CA and died in 1989 in Ely, IA. He went to college at Saint Mary's College of California. He played major league baseball from 1921 to 1933 as infielder for the Cincinnati Reds, Philadelphia Phillies, Cleveland Indians and the Chicago White Sox. Fonseca went on to manage the Chicago White Sox from 1932 to 1934. Fonseca is perhaps best known as one of the first men to use film in analyzing baseball games and finding flaws in players. It is said that his interest with cameras began while shooting Slide, Kelly, Slide in 1927. As manager of the Chicago White Sox, he used film extensively. After retiring from playing the game, he was director of promotions for both leagues. Fonseca was an early pioneer in making highlight films of World Series and All-Star Games that played as newsreel footage in the movie theaters of the 1930s and 1940s. He later became producer for Major League Baseball at least through 1966, when he produced MLB's official highlight reel for the 1966 World Series between the Baltimore Orioles and Los Angeles Dodgers. Fonseca remained involved with professional baseball well into his eighties. He was a hitting instructor for the Chicago Cubs until the age of 82 and was an exponent of line drive hitting sprayed to all parts of the field.

SKU: X01730

Item: X01730