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

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1958 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1958 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	9 (8)	Apr 24	LAD		CHC	L,2-15	GF	14	3.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF CF
2	12 (2)	Apr 27	LAD		STL	W,10-3	GF	13	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
3	15 (2)	May 1	LAD		PIT	L,3-8	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
4	19 (3)	May 4 (2)	LAD		PHI	W,15-2	GF	20	4.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
5	22 (2)	May 7	LAD		PHI	L,3-9	CG	46	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
6	23	May 9	LAD	@	SFG	L,3-11	GF	6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
7	95 (71)	Jul 27 susp	LAD	@	PHI	L,2-6	GF	1	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
8	104 (8)	Aug 5	LAD	@	STL	L,3-13	CG	45	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
9	105	Aug 6	LAD	@	CHC	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	CF
10	106	Aug 7	LAD	@	CHC	W,3-1	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
11	107	Aug 8	LAD		SFG	W,6-3	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
12	108	Aug 9	LAD		SFG	L,3-6	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
13	110 (1)	Aug 12	LAD		CHC	L,3-9	CG	44	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
14	111	Aug 13	LAD		CHC	W,6-5	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
15	113 (1)	Aug 15 (1)	LAD		STL	W,4-3	CG	44	11.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
16	114	Aug 15 (2)	LAD		STL	W,5-3	CG	41	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
17	115	Aug 17 (1)	LAD		STL	L,7-12	CG	49	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
18	116	Aug 17 (2)	LAD		STL	W,9-3	GF	13	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
19	118 (1)	Aug 19 (2)	LAD		MLN	W,7-2	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
20	119	Aug 20	LAD		MLN	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
21	121 (1)	Aug 23	LAD		MLN	W,10-1	GF	11	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
22	123 (1)	Aug 25	LAD		CIN	W,4-2	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
23	125 (1)	Aug 27	LAD		CIN	L,7-8	GS	40	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
24	128 (2)	Aug 30 (2)	LAD	@	SFG	L,1-3	GS	24	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
25	131 (2)	Sep 1 (2)	LAD	@	SFG	L,5-6		26	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
26	135 (3)	Sep 5	LAD	@	STL	W,2-1	GF	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
27	137 (1)	Sep 7	LAD	@	STL	W,7-5	GF	10	2.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
28	143 (5)	Sep 14	LAD	@	MLN	W,5-3	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
29	144	Sep 15	LAD	@	MLN	L,3-8	CG	42	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF
30	145	Sep 16 (1)	LAD	@	CIN	L,3-5	GS	23	5.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
31	146	Sep 16 (2)	LAD	@	CIN	L,5-7	GF	3	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	LF
32	147	Sep 19	LAD	@	CHC	W,5-1	GF	24	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
33	148	Sep 20	LAD	@	CHC	L,2-3	CG	31	8.1	0	0	0	0	0	RF
34	149	Sep 21	LAD	@	CHC	W,2-1	GS	41	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF CF
35	150	Sep 23	LAD		STL	L,1-5	CG	41	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
36	151	Sep 24	LAD		STL	W,4-3	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
37	152	Sep 26 (1)	LAD		CHC	W,6-3	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
38	153	Sep 26 (2)	LAD		CHC	L,1-2	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
39	154	Sep 27	LAD		CHC	L,4-7	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
							41gm		269.2	69	0	0	69	0