Don Demeter

Positions: Centerfielder, Third Baseman and First Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-4, 190lb (193cm, 86kg)

Born: June 25, 1935 in Oklahoma City, OK us

Died: November 29, 2021 in Oklahoma City, OK

Buried: Resthaven Memory Gardens, Oklahoma City, OK

High School: Capitol Hill HS (Oklahoma City, OK)

School: Oklahoma City University (Oklahoma City, OK)

Debut: September 18, 1956 (Age 21-085d, 11,396th in major league history)
vs. STL 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: August 28, 1967 (Age 32-064d)
vs. KCA 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1958 season

Full Name: Donald Lee Demeter

Pronunciation: \DEM-it-ur\

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1959 World Series

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

12.8

3443

912

163

.265

467

RBI

563

OBP

.307

SLG

.460

OPS

.766

OPS+

108

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	30-41 / in Starts: 18-21
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	4 games
Most Games w/o HR	18 games
Most Games w/o RBI	14 games
Grand Slams	0 in 5 bases loaded PA and 4 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 176 PAs	16
Actual Runners on Base	115 (63-31-21)
Avg. MLBer w/ 176 PAs	16
Avg. Runners on Base	102 (53-32-17)

Most Driven In
Self	6
L Wagner	3
M Alvis	3
G Scott	1
R Petrocelli	1
V Davalillo	1
C Yastrzemski	1
D Jones	0

Most Driven In By
Self	6
J Azcue	3
J Santiago	2
R Petrocelli	2
T Horton	1
M Andrews	1
R Colavito	1
L Brown	1

1967 Batting Game Log

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1967 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	1039	5 (4)	Apr 16	BOS	@	NYY	L,6-7	16-16	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	4.62	-0.096	10.20	-0.13%	-0.42	PH
2	1040	9 (3)	Apr 23	BOS		NYY	L,5-7	5-7	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	3	.91	0.027	1.95	0.04%	0.12	PH LF
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
3	1041	18 (8)	May 5	BOS	@	MIN	L,2-5	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	9	.22	0.011	.52	0.02%	0.37	PH
4	1042	19	May 6	BOS	@	MIN	L,2-4	9-GF	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	2	.68	0.047	1.56	0.07%	0.97	PH
5	1043	20	May 7	BOS	@	MIN	W,9-6	GS-9	5	5	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.444	.444	.556	1.000	5	1.27	-0.062	2.50	-0.07%	-0.83	RF
6	1044	22 (1)	May 9 (2)	BOS	@	KCA	W,5-2	9-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.400	.400	.500	.900	9	6.47	-0.175	12.77	-0.21%	-0.55	PH
7	1045	23	May 10	BOS	@	KCA	L,4-7	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.364	.364	.455	.818	9	1.38	-0.030	2.95	-0.04%	-0.32	PH
8	1046	24	May 12	BOS		DET	L,4-5	9-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.417	.417	.500	.917	9	4.66	0.247	9.34	0.30%	1.00	PH
9	1047	25	May 13	BOS		DET	L,8-10	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.385	.385	.462	.846	7	1.59	-0.042	3.01	-0.05%	-0.34	PH
10	1048	27 (1)	May 14 (2)	BOS		DET	W,13-9	CG	5	4	2	3	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.471	.500	.647	1.147	7	.40	0.021	.69	0.02%	1.81	CF LF
11	1049	29 (1)	May 17	BOS		BAL	L,8-12	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	1	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.429	.455	.714	1.169	5	.95	0.242	1.53	0.23%	2.11	RF
12	1050	30	May 19	BOS		CLE	W,3-2	CG	4	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.417	.440	.708	1.148	5	1.86	-0.079	2.63	-0.07%	-0.59	RF
13	1051	31	May 20	BOS		CLE	L,3-5	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.385	.407	.654	1.061	5	1.86	-0.101	2.62	-0.09%	-0.99	RF
14	1052	34 (2)	May 23	BOS	@	DET	W,5-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.355	.567	.922	5	.51	-0.052	.95	-0.06%	-0.68	RF
15	1053	37 (2)	May 26	BOS	@	BAL	L,3-4	GS-5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.313	.333	.531	.865	5	.73	-0.034	1.35	-0.04%	-0.26	RF
16	1054	38	May 27	BOS	@	BAL	L,0-10	6-GF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.313	.353	.531	.884	3	.01	0.000	.02	0.00%	0.37	LF
17	1055	39	May 28	BOS	@	BAL	W,4-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.278	.316	.472	.788	5	.85	-0.081	1.19	-0.07%	-0.79	RF
18	1056	40	May 30 (1)	BOS		CAL	W,5-4	6-9	3	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.289	.341	.474	.815	9	1.01	0.045	1.57	0.04%	-0.04	PH 3B
19	1057	41	May 30 (2)	BOS		CAL	W,6-1	CG	4	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.333	.476	.810	5	.74	-0.004	1.27	0.00%	-0.59	RF
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
20	1058	44 (2)	Jun 2	BOS	@	CLE	W,2-1	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.286	.333	.476	.810	1						RF
				Player went from Boston Red Sox to Cleveland Indians
21	1059	49	Jun 8	CLE	@	MIN	W,7-5	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.261	.306	.435	.741	5	1.05	-0.108	1.90	-0.12%	-0.84	CF LF
22	1060	51 (1)	Jun 9 (2)	CLE	@	KCA	L,0-6	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.255	.300	.426	.726	9	.22	-0.005	.38	-0.01%	-0.32	PH
23	1061	54 (2)	Jun 11 (2)	CLE	@	KCA	W,3-2	GS-8	4	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.255	.296	.431	.728	3	1.02	0.072	1.75	0.07%	0.46	CF
24	1062	55	Jun 12	CLE	@	CAL	W,7-5	10-10	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.291	.423	.714	9	1.13	-0.027	2.03	-0.03%	-0.08	PH
25	1063	56	Jun 13 (1)	CLE	@	CAL	L,3-8	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.288	.464	.752	3	.82	0.105	1.82	0.14%	1.05	CF
26	1064	57	Jun 13 (2)	CLE	@	CAL	L,3-5	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.246	.283	.456	.739	7	.76	-0.018	1.46	-0.02%	-0.12	PH
27	1065	58	Jun 14	CLE	@	CAL	L,2-3	GS-8	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.286	.450	.736	3	.52	-0.017	.86	-0.02%	-0.20	CF
28	1066	59	Jun 16	CLE		MIN	W,2-1	7-8	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.262	.297	.459	.756	7	3.60	0.177	6.06	0.18%	0.79	PH
29	1067	61 (1)	Jun 18	CLE		MIN	L,2-4	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.246	.279	.431	.710	4	1.53	-0.146	3.18	-0.18%	-1.28	RF
30	1068	63 (1)	Jun 19 (2)	CLE		KCA	W,2-1	8-9	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.258	.290	.485	.775	9	2.41	0.327	4.62	0.38%	1.00	PH
31	1069	68 (4)	Jun 25	CLE	@	BOS	L,3-8	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.257	.288	.471	.759	5	.93	-0.039	2.12	-0.05%	-0.37	3B
32	1070	69	Jun 27	CLE	@	DET	W,8-1	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.254	.284	.465	.749	3	.03	-0.001	.06	0.00%	-0.76	PH CF
33	1071	71 (1)	Jun 29	CLE	@	DET	W,5-3	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.243	.273	.446	.719	4	.77	-0.055	1.38	-0.06%	-0.49	CF
34	1072	72	Jun 30 (1)	CLE	@	BAL	W,6-5	CG(14)	7	6	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.238	.274	.425	.699	3	2.72	0.090	5.41	0.11%	0.22	CF LF
35	1073	73	Jun 30 susp	CLE	@	BAL	L,1-8	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.232	.267	.415	.682	4	.80	-0.040	1.80	-0.05%	-0.32	CF
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
36	1074	78 (4)	Jul 5	CLE		DET	L,2-3	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.224	.258	.400	.658	5	.75	-0.068	1.15	-0.06%	-0.81	CF
37	1075	81 (2)	Jul 9 (1)	CLE		WSA	L,5-8	7-GF	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.221	.264	.395	.659	1	1.40	0.011	1.87	0.01%	0.27	PH CF
38	1076	82	Jul 9 (2)	CLE		WSA	L,2-4	CG	4	3	1	2	0	0	1	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.236	.284	.438	.722	3	.71	0.187	.75	0.12%	1.34	CF
39	1077	83	Jul 12	CLE		CHW	W,5-3	CG	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.228	.283	.424	.707	4	.58	-0.008	.68	-0.01%	-0.36	CF LF
40	1078	84	Jul 13	CLE	@	NYY	W,4-3	11-11	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.226	.280	.419	.699	9	1.56	-0.036	1.79	-0.03%	-0.12	PH
41	1079	85	Jul 14 (1)	CLE	@	NYY	L,1-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.216	.269	.402	.671	3	1.88	-0.207	2.72	-0.18%	-1.02	LF
42	1080	86	Jul 14 (2)	CLE	@	NYY	L,0-2	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.218	.269	.396	.665	6	.77	-0.005	.95	0.00%	-0.02	CF LF
43	1081	87	Jul 15	CLE	@	NYY	L,1-4	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.210	.259	.381	.640	5	.90	-0.085	.92	-0.05%	-0.97	CF
44	1082	88	Jul 16	CLE	@	WSA	L,1-4	8-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.208	.257	.377	.634	9	1.29	-0.030	1.20	-0.02%	-0.19	PH
45	1083	89	Jul 17	CLE	@	WSA	L,2-4	7-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.204	.252	.370	.623	2	1.00	-0.047	.77	-0.02%	-0.31	PH RF
46	1084	90	Jul 19	CLE		NYY	W,5-2	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.204	.252	.370	.623	3						LF
47	1085	92 (1)	Jul 21	CLE		BOS	L,2-6	3-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.202	.250	.367	.617	9	.67	-0.016	.73	-0.01%	-0.20	PH
48	1086	93	Jul 22	CLE		BOS	L,0-4	6-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.248	.364	.611	9	.94	-0.023	.72	-0.01%	-0.20	PH
49	1087	94	Jul 23 (1)	CLE		BOS	L,5-8	2-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.198	.246	.360	.606	9	.78	-0.021	.43	-0.01%	-0.29	PH
50	1088	97 (2)	Jul 25 (2)	CLE	@	CHW	L,5-6	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.195	.242	.354	.596	6	.82	-0.038	.15	0.00%	-0.38	CF
51	1089	99 (1)	Jul 29	CLE		BAL	L,3-5	2-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.193	.240	.351	.591	9	.97	-0.026	.12	0.00%	-0.45	PH
52	1090	101 (1)	Jul 30 (2)	CLE		BAL	L,2-4	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.191	.238	.348	.586	7	.70	-0.016	.07	0.00%	-0.13	CF
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
53	1091	103 (1)	Aug 1	CLE		CHW	L,5-11	GS-8	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.195	.240	.347	.587	6	.77	0.025	.05	0.00%	0.10	CF
54	1092	104	Aug 2	CLE		CHW	W,5-1	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.205	.248	.352	.601	5	.51	0.012	.02	0.00%	0.36	CF LF
55	1093	105	Aug 4	CLE		DET	W,11-5	GS-7	3	2	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.210	.252	.363	.615	5	.74	0.129	.03	0.00%	0.88	CF
56	1094	107 (1)	Aug 6 (1)	CLE		DET	L,3-7	6-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.208	.250	.360	.610	9	.46	-0.013	.04	0.00%	-0.20	PH
57	1095	112 (4)	Aug 10	CLE		BAL	W,2-1	GS-12	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.202	.243	.349	.591	5	.99	-0.098	.10	-0.01%	-0.66	LF
58	1096	113	Aug 11 (1)	CLE		NYY	L,3-5	CG	4	4	2	2	0	0	2	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.211	.250	.398	.648	5	1.01	0.141	.12	0.01%	1.67	LF
59	1097	115 (1)	Aug 12	CLE		NYY	W,6-2	CG	4	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.215	.264	.400	.664	5	.39	0.044	.03	0.00%	0.60	CF LF
60	1098	116	Aug 13	CLE		NYY	L,11-15	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.213	.262	.397	.659	9	1.35	-0.032	.10	0.00%	-0.13	PH
61	1099	117	Aug 15	CLE	@	WSA	W,3-0	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.214	.262	.393	.655	5	1.02	-0.068	.04	0.00%	-0.82	CF LF
62	1100	119 (1)	Aug 17	CLE	@	WSA	W,8-3	9-GF(16)	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.268	.396	.664	1	1.68	0.021	.17	0.00%	-0.51	PH LF
63	1101	120	Aug 18	CLE	@	DET	L,0-4	CG(5)	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.219	.265	.390	.655	5	.71	-0.035	.11	0.00%	-0.40	CF
64	1102	123 (2)	Aug 20 (2)	CLE	@	DET	L,0-4	CG	3	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	.221	.266	.396	.662	5	.77	-0.050	.05	0.00%	-0.68	CF
65	1103	124	Aug 21	CLE		CAL	L,4-6	GS-5	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.220	.269	.393	.662	5	1.25	-0.020	.03	0.00%	-0.24	CF
66	1104	125	Aug 22	CLE		CAL	W,3-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.214	.262	.383	.645	5	1.73	-0.186	.02	0.00%	-1.47	CF
67	1105	127 (1)	Aug 24	CLE		CAL	W,2-1	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.214	.262	.383	.645	3						LF
68	1106	128	Aug 25 (1)	CLE		MIN	L,5-6	6-7	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.219	.267	.394	.660	9	3.13	0.229	.03	0.00%	1.16	PH
69	1107	130 (1)	Aug 26	CLE		MIN	W,5-2	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.220	.266	.390	.656	5	.45	-0.013	.00	0.00%	0.16	CF
70	1108	131	Aug 27	CLE		MIN	L,3-6	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.227	.272	.393	.664	5	.38	0.004	.00	0.00%	-0.17	CF
71	1109	132	Aug 28	CLE	@	KCA	W,8-7	8-8	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.227	.276	.393	.669	9	2.90	0.088	.00	0.00%	0.37	PH
							30-41		176	163	22	37	9	0	6	16	9	1	26	2	2	0	1	4	0	1	.227	.276	.393	.669		1.12	-0.051	1.40	-0.05%	-4.71

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