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.

1961 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1961 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 11	LAD		PHI	W,6-2	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH RF
2	3 (1)	Apr 13	LAD		PHI	L,7-8	GF	10	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
3	4	Apr 14	LAD		PIT	L,3-6	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
4	6 (1)	Apr 16	LAD		PIT	W,13-6	GF	17	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH CF RF
5	8 (1)	Apr 18	LAD		STL	W,5-4	GF	19	4.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH CF
6	9	Apr 19	LAD		STL	W,7-2	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
7	12 (2)	Apr 22	LAD		CIN	W,1-0	GF	5	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
8	13	Apr 23	LAD		CIN	W,5-1	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
9	14	Apr 25	LAD		SFG	L,1-3	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
10	15	Apr 26	LAD		SFG	L,5-6	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
11	16	Apr 29	LAD	@	CHC	W,9-4	CG	33	9.0	5	1	1	7	1	RF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
12	19 (2)	May 2	LAD	@	MLN	W,11-9	GF	16	3.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
13	20	May 3	LAD	@	MLN	L,1-4	CG	37	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
14	21	May 4	LAD	@	MLN	L,6-10	GF	18	2.1	0	0	0	0	0	RF
				Player went from Los Angeles Dodgers to Philadelphia Phillies
15	24	May 10	PHI		LAD	L,0-6	CG	38	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
16	25	May 12	PHI		STL	L,1-5	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
17	26	May 13	PHI		STL	W,3-1	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
18	27	May 14	PHI		STL	W,6-4	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
19	28	May 16	PHI		CIN	L,2-4	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
20	29	May 17	PHI		CIN	L,1-2	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
21	30	May 19	PHI		PIT	W,4-1	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
22	31	May 20	PHI		PIT	L,3-4	GS	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
23	42 (10)	Jun 3	PHI	@	PIT	L,1-5	GS	34	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF RF
24	43	Jun 4	PHI	@	PIT	W,5-0	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
25	44	Jun 5	PHI	@	SFG	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
26	45	Jun 6	PHI	@	SFG	W,13-9	CG	44	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
27	46	Jun 7	PHI	@	SFG	L,3-4	CG	41	10.1	3	0	0	3	0	LF
28	47	Jun 8	PHI	@	SFG	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
29	48	Jun 9	PHI	@	LAD	L,1-3	CG	32	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
30	49	Jun 10	PHI	@	LAD	L,4-5	GS	34	8.0	4	1	0	5	1	LF RF
31	50	Jun 11	PHI	@	LAD	L,3-6	CG	39	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
32	52 (1)	Jun 15	PHI		STL	L,3-6	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
33	53	Jun 16	PHI		CIN	L,1-4	CG	32	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
34	54	Jun 17	PHI		CIN	L,5-10	CG	45	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
35	55	Jun 18 (1)	PHI		CIN	L,2-7	CG	39	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
36	56	Jun 18 (2)	PHI		CIN	L,0-10	CG	45	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
37	57	Jun 20	PHI		PIT	L,2-6	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
38	58	Jun 22	PHI		PIT	L,1-5	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
39	59	Jun 23	PHI	@	PIT	W,12-11	CG	47	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
40	60	Jun 24	PHI	@	PIT	W,6-2	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
41	61	Jun 25 (1)	PHI	@	PIT	L,5-10	GS	40	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF CF
42	62	Jun 25 (2)	PHI	@	PIT	W,4-3	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
43	63	Jun 26	PHI		SFG	W,1-0	CG	39	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	CF
44	64	Jun 27	PHI		SFG	L,5-12	CG	43	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
45	65	Jun 28	PHI		SFG	T,7-7	GS	67	15.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF CF
46	66	Jun 29 (1)	PHI		SFG	L,7-8	CG	43	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
47	70 (3)	Jul 2	PHI		LAD	L,1-2	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
48	71	Jul 4 (1)	PHI	@	STL	L,7-10	CG	43	8.0	4	1	0	5	0	CF
49	72	Jul 4 (2)	PHI	@	STL	W,10-6	GS	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF LF
50	73	Jul 5 (1)	PHI	@	MLN	L,4-5	CG	48	11.1	3	0	0	3	0	CF
51	75 (1)	Jul 6	PHI	@	MLN	L,6-7	GS	26	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
52	77 (1)	Jul 8	PHI	@	CHC	L,4-6	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
53	78	Jul 9 (1)	PHI	@	CHC	L,8-9	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH LF
54	79	Jul 9 (2)	PHI	@	CHC	L,5-8	CG	43	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
55	80	Jul 13	PHI	@	LAD	L,2-7	CG	37	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
56	81	Jul 14	PHI	@	LAD	W,7-5	CG	42	10.0	0	1	1	2	0	CF
57	82	Jul 15	PHI	@	LAD	W,7-2	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
58	83	Jul 16	PHI	@	SFG	L,3-7	CG	37	8.0	3	1	0	4	1	CF
59	84	Jul 17	PHI	@	SFG	W,10-7	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
60	85	Jul 19 (1)	PHI		MLN	L,5-8	CG	39	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	CF
61	86	Jul 19 (2)	PHI		MLN	W,2-1	CG	31	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
62	87	Jul 20	PHI		MLN	L,1-5	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
63	88	Jul 21	PHI		CHC	W,4-3	CG	41	10.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
64	90 (1)	Jul 23	PHI		CHC	L,5-11	CG	42	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	CF
65	91	Jul 25	PHI		LAD	L,2-7	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
66	95 (3)	Jul 28 (2)	PHI		SFG	W,4-3	GF	15	4.0	2	0	0	2	0	PH RF
67	96	Jul 29	PHI		SFG	L,3-4	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
68	98 (1)	Aug 2 (1)	PHI	@	CIN	L,2-4	CG	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
69	99	Aug 2 (2)	PHI	@	CIN	L,2-3	CG	35	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
70	101 (1)	Aug 4	PHI	@	STL	L,8-9	GF	10	2.0	3	0	0	3	0	PH 1B
71	102	Aug 5	PHI	@	STL	L,0-7	CG	39	8.0	1	1	0	2	1	RF
72	103	Aug 6 (1)	PHI	@	STL	L,1-3	CG	31	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
73	106 (2)	Aug 8 (1)	PHI		PIT	L,2-10	CG	44	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	CF
74	107	Aug 8 (2)	PHI		PIT	L,2-3	GF	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	1B
75	109 (1)	Aug 11	PHI	@	PIT	L,0-6	CG	28	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
76	110	Aug 12	PHI	@	PIT	L,0-4	CG	31	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
77	112 (1)	Aug 14	PHI	@	CHC	L,2-9	CG	38	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
78	113	Aug 15	PHI	@	CHC	L,5-6	CG	37	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
79	115 (1)	Aug 17	PHI	@	MLN	L,6-7	CG	50	10.1	7	0	0	7	1	1B
80	116	Aug 18	PHI	@	MLN	L,1-4	CG	32	8.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B
81	117	Aug 19	PHI	@	MLN	L,3-4	CG	35	8.0	8	1	0	9	1	1B
82	118	Aug 20 (1)	PHI	@	MLN	L,2-5	CG	38	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
83	119	Aug 20 (2)	PHI	@	MLN	W,7-4	CG	36	9.0	10	0	0	10	2	1B
84	120	Aug 22	PHI		CHC	W,6-0	CG	29	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
85	121	Aug 24	PHI		CHC	W,7-4	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
86	122	Aug 25 (1)	PHI		MLN	W,9-4	CG	35	9.0	10	3	0	13	0	1B
87	123	Aug 25 (2)	PHI		MLN	L,4-9	CG	48	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	1B
88	124	Aug 27 (1)	PHI		MLN	L,10-11	GS	55	12.0	9	2	0	11	2	1B RF
89	125	Aug 27 (2)	PHI		MLN	W,3-0	CG	31	9.0	7	2	0	9	1	1B
90	126	Aug 28	PHI		MLN	L,1-7	CG	42	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	RF
91	127	Aug 29 (1)	PHI		STL	L,4-5	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
92	129 (1)	Aug 30	PHI		STL	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
93	130	Aug 31	PHI		STL	L,1-2	GS	33	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B LF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
94	131	Sep 2	PHI		CIN	L,4-7	CG	38	9.0	8	2	0	10	1	1B
95	132	Sep 3	PHI		CIN	W,3-2	GS	35	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF 1B
96	133	Sep 4 (1)	PHI		CIN	L,0-5	CG	40	9.0	6	2	0	8	3	1B
97	134	Sep 4 (2)	PHI		CIN	W,5-3	CG	34	9.0	4	1	0	5	2	1B
98	135	Sep 5	PHI	@	MLN	L,4-5	CG	63	13.2	13	2	0	15	2	1B
99	136	Sep 6	PHI	@	MLN	L,0-1	CG	31	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
100	137	Sep 8	PHI	@	CHC	L,1-4	CG	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
101	138	Sep 9	PHI	@	CHC	W,6-2	GS	33	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF 1B
102	139	Sep 10	PHI	@	CHC	W,14-6	GS	39	9.0	9	0	0	9	1	1B RF
103	140	Sep 11	PHI	@	LAD	L,5-6	CG	44	10.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
104	141	Sep 12	PHI	@	LAD	W,19-10	CG	45	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
105	142	Sep 13	PHI	@	SFG	L,2-8	GS	28	5.0	0	1	0	1	0	RF
106	143	Sep 14	PHI	@	SFG	W,4-3	CG	37	10.0	8	0	0	8	0	1B
107	144	Sep 16	PHI	@	CIN	L,2-3	CG	31	8.0	5	0	1	6	3	1B
108	145	Sep 17	PHI	@	CIN	W,4-0	GS	27	7.0	6	0	1	7	1	1B
109	146	Sep 19	PHI	@	STL	L,0-3	CG	34	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
110	147	Sep 20	PHI	@	STL	W,6-1	CG	36	9.0	8	0	0	8	1	1B
							121gm		891.1	336	25	4	365	26