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Don Demeter

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Full Name: Donald Lee Demeter Primary Position: OF,CF
Height/Weight: 6' 4"/190 First Game: September 18, 1956
Birthdate: June 25, 1935 Final Game: August 28, 1967
Birthplace: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma MLB Experience: 11 years
Bat/Throw: Right/Right
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Contents

  • 1 Biography
  • 2 Statistics
    • 2.1 Batting Stats
    • 2.2 Fielding Stats
  • 3 Transactions
  • 4 Trivia
  • 5 Video Gallery
  • 6 Picture Gallery
  • 7 See Also
  • 8 Categories

[edit] Biography

Don Demeter (Donald Lee Demeter) was born on June 25, 1935 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. He made his Major League debut on September 18, 1956 for the Brooklyn Dodgers. In 1959, his rookie year, he hit .256 with 18 home runs and 70 RBI. Demeter played for the Brooklyn Dodgers, Los Angeles Dodgers, Philadelphia Phillies, Detroit Tigers, Boston Red Sox and Cleveland Indians over the course of his 11 year career.

Most people believe that Don Demeter's best season was 1962, when he slugged 29 home runs, hit for a .307 average and knocked in 107 runs.

[edit] Statistics

[edit] Batting Stats

Year Team G AB R H HR RBI AVG OBP SLG 2B 3B BB SO HBP SH SB IBB GDP
1956 BRO N 3 3 1 1 1 1 .333 .333 1.333 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
1958 LA N 43 106 11 20 5 8 .189 .225 .349 2 0 5 32 0 1 2 0 0
1959 LA N 139 371 55 95 18 70 .256 .294 .437 11 1 16 87 6 3 5 1 7
1960 LA N 64 168 23 46 9 29 .274 .306 .488 7 1 8 34 1 1 0 1 1
1961 PHI N 106 382 54 98 20 68 .257 .300 .482 18 4 19 74 5 5 2 2 7
1961 LA N 15 29 3 5 1 2 .172 .250 .276 0 0 3 6 0 1 0 0 2
1961 TOT N 121 411 57 103 21 70 .251 .297 .467 18 4 22 80 5 6 2 2 9
1962 PHI N 153 550 85 169 29 107 .307 .359 .520 24 3 41 93 10 5 2 6 11
1963 PHI N 154 515 63 133 22 83 .258 .306 .433 20 2 31 93 6 5 1 10 8
1964 DET A 134 441 57 113 22 80 .256 .290 .460 22 1 17 85 5 4 4 6 6
1965 DET A 122 389 50 108 16 58 .278 .325 .463 16 4 23 65 6 3 4 3 11
1966 DET A 32 99 12 21 5 12 .212 .235 .414 5 0 3 19 0 1 1 0 5
1966 BOS A 73 226 31 66 9 29 .292 .305 .478 13 1 5 42 1 2 1 1 3
1966 TOT A 105 325 43 87 14 41 .268 .284 .458 18 1 8 61 1 3 2 1 8
1967 CLE A 51 121 15 25 5 12 .207 .256 .364 4 0 6 16 2 1 0 1 4
1967 BOS A 20 43 7 12 1 4 .279 .326 .465 5 0 3 11 0 1 0 0 0
1967 TOT A 71 164 22 37 6 16 .226 .274 .390 9 0 9 27 2 2 0 1 4
Total NL 677 2124 295 567 105 368 .267 .313 .464 82 11 123 420 28 21 12 20 36
Total AL 432 1319 172 345 58 195 .262 .297 .452 65 6 57 238 14 12 10 11 29
Total 1109 3443 467 912 163 563 .265 .307 .459 147 17 180 658 42 33 22 31 65

[edit] Fielding Stats

Year Team POS G GS INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
1956 BRO N OF 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1958 LA N LF 11 6 55.1 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1958 LA N OF 39 27 269.2 70 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1958 LA N RF 8 7 62.1 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1958 LA N CF 22 14 152 45 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1959 LA N CF 124 81 854 221 5 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 .983
1959 LA N OF 124 81 854 223 5 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 .983
1960 LA N CF 62 37 394 90 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .989
1960 LA N RF 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1960 LA N OF 62 37 396 92 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .989
1961 PHI N CF 44 42 366.1 99 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .991
1961 PHI N RF 17 12 111.1 29 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1961 PHI N LF 23 20 181 41 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1961 PHI N OF 79 74 658.2 173 9 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 .995
1961 PHI N 1B 22 18 162.1 148 15 2 22 0 0 0 0 0 .988
1961 LA N RF 12 5 56.1 14 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .938
1961 LA N CF 3 1 14 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1961 LA N OF 14 6 70.1 18 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .950
1961 TOT N RF 29 17 167.2 43 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 .979
1961 TOT N CF 47 43 380.1 104 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .991
1961 TOT N OF 93 80 729 191 10 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 .990
1962 PHI N CF 42 38 328.1 83 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .988
1962 PHI N 1B 1 0 3 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .667
1962 PHI N 3B 105 95 822.2 91 177 18 18 0 0 0 0 0 .937
1962 PHI N LF 23 9 109.1 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1962 PHI N OF 63 50 458.1 107 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .991
1962 PHI N RF 4 3 20.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1963 PHI N 3B 44 36 285 28 61 7 3 0 0 0 0 0 .927
1963 PHI N OF 120 72 730.2 166 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1963 PHI N LF 40 6 138.1 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1963 PHI N CF 82 66 592.1 134 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1963 PHI N 1B 26 21 178 181 19 7 11 0 0 0 0 0 .966
1964 DET A OF 88 81 727.1 164 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1964 DET A 1B 23 23 205 202 12 2 12 0 0 0 0 0 .991
1964 DET A CF 52 50 437.2 103 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1964 DET A RF 15 12 112 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1964 DET A LF 24 19 177.2 33 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1965 DET A CF 56 47 435.1 119 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .992
1965 DET A LF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1965 DET A 1B 34 29 246.2 219 10 2 19 0 0 0 0 0 .991
1965 DET A OF 82 68 632 158 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .988
1965 DET A RF 25 21 195.2 42 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .977
1966 DET A CF 21 17 145.2 38 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 .976
1966 DET A RF 2 1 11 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1966 DET A LF 4 4 36 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1966 DET A OF 27 22 192.2 65 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 .985
1966 DET A 1B 4 1 16.2 16 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1966 BOS A RF 3 2 13 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1966 BOS A OF 57 54 459 109 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .982
1966 BOS A 1B 2 2 11 13 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1966 BOS A CF 55 52 446 106 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .982
1966 TOT A 1B 6 3 27.2 29 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1966 TOT A RF 5 3 24 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1966 TOT A CF 76 69 591.2 144 5 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 .980
1966 TOT A OF 84 76 651.2 174 5 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 .984
1967 CLE A LF 13 3 59 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1967 CLE A OF 35 29 250.1 63 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .985
1967 CLE A RF 2 1 11 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1967 CLE A CF 27 25 180.1 45 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .979
1967 CLE A 3B 1 1 8 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1967 BOS A RF 9 8 63 12 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1967 BOS A 3B 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1967 BOS A LF 3 0 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1967 BOS A OF 12 9 77 15 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1967 BOS A CF 1 1 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1967 TOT A RF 11 9 74 14 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1967 TOT A LF 16 3 66 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1967 TOT A 3B 2 1 10 2 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1967 TOT A OF 47 38 327.1 78 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .988
1967 TOT A CF 28 26 187.1 47 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .980
Total 1B 112 94 822.2 781 61 14 67 0 0 0 0 0 .984
Total LF 142 67 764.2 174 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Total 3B 151 132 1117.2 121 241 25 22 0 0 0 0 0 .935
Total OF 803 610 5776 1424 35 14 12 0 0 0 0 0 .990
Total CF 591 471 4353 1090 30 12 8 0 0 0 0 0 .989
Total RF 98 72 658.1 142 4 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 .986

[edit] Transactions

  • Signed as an amateur free agent by Brooklyn Dodgers (1953).
  • Traded by Los Angeles Dodgers with Charley Smith to Philadelphia Phillies in exchange for Turk Farrell and Joe Koppe (May 4, 1961).
  • Traded by Philadelphia Phillies with Jack Hamilton to Detroit Tigers in exchange for Jim Bunning and Gus Triandos (December 5, 1963).
  • Traded by Detroit Tigers with a player to be named later to Boston Red Sox in exchange for Earl Wilson and Joe Christopher (June 14, 1966); Boston Red Sox received Julio Navarro (June 21, 1966).
  • Traded by Boston Red Sox with Tony Horton to Cleveland Indians in exchange for Gary Bell (June 4, 1967).

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