Don Demeter
Donald Lee Demeter
Born: June 25, 1935
Oklahoma City, OK USA
Deceased: 2021
Oklahoma City, OK USA
Primary Position: CF
All Position(s) Played: 1B, 3B, RF, CF, LF, OF, PH, PR
Bats: R
Throws: R
Height: 6'4"
Weight: 190
Career: 1956-1967
Minor League Statistics
Don Demeter compiled a career batting average of .265 with 163 home runs and 563 RBI in his 1109-game career with the Brooklyn Dodgers, Los Angeles Dodgers, Philadelphia Phillies, Detroit Tigers, Boston Red Sox and Cleveland Indians. He began playing during the 1956 season and last took the field during the 1967 campaign.
 Brooklyn Dodgers |
 Los Angeles Dodgers |
 Philadelphia Phillies |
 Detroit Tigers |
 Boston Red Sox |
 Cleveland Indians |
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Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | NL | Brooklyn Dodgers | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .333 | .333 | 1.333 | 1.667 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1958 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | 43 | 112 | 106 | 11 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 32 | .189 | .225 | .349 | .574 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1959 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | 139 | 401 | 371 | 55 | 95 | 11 | 1 | 18 | 70 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 87 | .256 | .294 | .437 | .731 | 162 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| 1960 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | 64 | 181 | 168 | 23 | 46 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 34 | .274 | .306 | .488 | .794 | 82 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 1961 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | 15 | 33 | 29 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | .172 | .250 | .276 | .526 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1961 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 106 | 411 | 382 | 54 | 98 | 18 | 4 | 20 | 68 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 74 | .257 | .300 | .482 | .782 | 184 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
| 1962 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 153 | 617 | 550 | 85 | 169 | 24 | 3 | 29 | 107 | 2 | 7 | 41 | 93 | .307 | .359 | .520 | .879 | 286 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 6 |
| 1963 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 154 | 560 | 515 | 63 | 133 | 20 | 2 | 22 | 83 | 1 | 4 | 31 | 93 | .258 | .306 | .433 | .739 | 223 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 10 |
| 1964 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 134 | 470 | 441 | 57 | 113 | 22 | 1 | 22 | 80 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 85 | .256 | .290 | .460 | .750 | 203 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 6 |
| 1965 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 122 | 424 | 389 | 50 | 108 | 16 | 4 | 16 | 58 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 65 | .278 | .325 | .463 | .788 | 180 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| 1966 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 32 | 103 | 99 | 12 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 19 | .212 | .235 | .414 | .649 | 41 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1966 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 73 | 238 | 226 | 31 | 66 | 13 | 1 | 9 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 42 | .292 | .305 | .478 | .783 | 108 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 1967 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 20 | 47 | 43 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 | .279 | .326 | .465 | .791 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1967 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 51 | 130 | 121 | 15 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 16 | .207 | .256 | .364 | .619 | 44 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | 1109 | 3730 | 3443 | 467 | 912 | 147 | 17 | 163 | 563 | 22 | 25 | 180 | 658 | .265 | .307 | .459 | .766 | 1582 | 65 | 42 | 33 | 32 | 31 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | NL | Brooklyn Dodgers | OF | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.500 | 1.000 |
| 1958 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | OF | 39 | 27 | 269.7 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.336 | 1.795 |
| 1959 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | OF | 124 | 81 | 854.0 | 223 | 5 | 4 | 1 | .983 | 2.403 | 1.839 |
| 1960 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | OF | 62 | 37 | 396.0 | 92 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .989 | 2.136 | 1.516 |
| 1961 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | OF | 79 | 74 | 658.7 | 173 | 9 | 1 | 3 | .995 | 2.487 | 2.304 |
| 1961 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 1B | 22 | 18 | 162.3 | 148 | 15 | 2 | 22 | .988 | 9.037 | 7.409 |
| 1961 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | OF | 14 | 6 | 70.3 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .950 | 2.431 | 1.357 |
| 1962 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 3B | 105 | 95 | 822.7 | 91 | 177 | 18 | 18 | .937 | 2.932 | 2.552 |
| 1962 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | OF | 63 | 50 | 458.3 | 107 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .991 | 2.101 | 1.698 |
| 1962 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 1B | 1 | 0 | 3.0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .667 | 6.000 | 2.000 |
| 1963 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | OF | 119 | 72 | 730.7 | 166 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 2.119 | 1.445 |
| 1963 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 3B | 43 | 36 | 285.0 | 28 | 61 | 7 | 3 | .927 | 2.811 | 2.070 |
| 1963 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 1B | 26 | 21 | 178.0 | 181 | 19 | 7 | 11 | .966 | 1.112 | 7.692 |
| 1964 | AL | Detroit Tigers | OF | 88 | 81 | 727.3 | 164 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 2.066 | 1.898 |
| 1964 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 1B | 23 | 23 | 205.0 | 202 | 12 | 2 | 12 | .991 | 9.395 | 9.304 |
| 1965 | AL | Detroit Tigers | OF | 82 | 68 | 632.0 | 158 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .988 | 2.264 | 1.939 |
| 1965 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 1B | 34 | 29 | 246.7 | 219 | 10 | 2 | 19 | .991 | 8.355 | 6.735 |
| 1966 | AL | Boston Red Sox | OF | 57 | 54 | 459.0 | 109 | 3 | 2 | 0 | .982 | 2.196 | 1.965 |
| 1966 | AL | Detroit Tigers | OF | 27 | 22 | 192.7 | 65 | 2 | 1 | 2 | .985 | 3.130 | 2.481 |
| 1966 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 1B | 4 | 1 | 16.7 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.800 | 5.000 |
| 1966 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 1B | 2 | 2 | 11.0 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 11.455 | 7.000 |
| 1967 | AL | Cleveland Indians | OF | 35 | 29 | 250.3 | 63 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .985 | 2.337 | 1.857 |
| 1967 | AL | Boston Red Sox | OF | 12 | 9 | 77.0 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.870 | 1.333 |
| 1967 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 3B | 1 | 1 | 8.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 4.500 | 4.000 |
| 1967 | AL | Boston Red Sox | 3B | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.500 | 1.000 |
| Totals | 1064 | 836 | 7718.3 | 2326 | 337 | 53 | 101 | .980 | 3.105 | 2.503 |
Postseason - Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | WS | 6 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .250 | .308 | .250 | .558 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 6 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .250 | .308 | .250 | .558 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | NL | Los Angeles Dodgers | WS | CF | 6 | 3 | 36.0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.250 | 1.500 |
| Totals | 6 | 3 | 36.0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.250 | 1.500 |
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