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Joe DeMaestri
Joseph Paul DeMaestri (Oats)

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 0", Weight 174 lb.

Debut April 19, 1951
Final Game September 27, 1961
Born December 9, 1928 in San Francisco, CA

Signed by the Boston Red Sox as an amateur free agent in 1946. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1951 22 CHW AL  56   74    8   15   0  2   1    3   0  4   5  11  .203  .253  .297   50   22   0           0   1
 1952 23 SLB AL  81  186   13   42   9  1   1   18   0  1   8  25  .226  .258  .301   53   56   4           0   4
 1953 24 PHA AL 111  420   53  107  17  3   6   35   0  1  24  39  .255  .297  .352   72  148   7           1  15
 1954 25 PHA AL 146  539   49  124  16  3   8   40   1  4  20  63  .230  .258  .315   57  170   3   7       3  10
 1955 26 KCA AL 123  457   42  114  14  1   6   37   3  5  20  47  .249  .284  .324   63  148   4   2   1   3  12
 1956 27 KCA AL 133  434   41  101  16  1   6   39   3  3  25  73  .233  .277  .316   57  137   3   3   2   3   8
 1957 28 KCA AL 135  461   44  113  14  6   9   33   6  1  22  82  .245  .280  .360   74  166   3   4   1   2  14 AS
 1958 29 KCA AL 139  442   32   97  11  1   6   38   1  0  16  84  .219  .247  .290   46  128   6   3   1   1  14
 1959 30 KCA AL 118  352   31   86  16  5   6   34   1  0  28  65  .244  .305  .369   83  130   0   3   8   4  12
 1960 31 NYY AL  49   35    8    8   1  0   0    2   0  0   0   9  .229  .229  .257   35    9   0   0   0   0   0
 1961 32 NYY AL  30   41    1    6   0  0   0    2   0  0   0  13  .146  .146  .146  -19    6   0   0   0   0   1
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 11 Seasons    1121 3441  322  813 114 23  49  281  15 19 168 511  .236  .274  .325   62 1120  30  22  13  17  91
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        497   47  117  16  3   7   41   2  3  24  74  .236  .274  .325   62  162   4   3   2   2  13
 Career High    146  539   53  124  17  6   9   40   6  5  28  84  .255  .305  .369   83  170   7   7   8   4  15
Special Batting  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1951 22 CHW AL   79   64    4   1.7   100| .203  .265| .253  .346| .297  .389| .550  .735|  50  .141  -5.8  -0.6   0%
 1952 23 SLB AL  198  153   14   2.5    99| .226  .264| .258  .344| .301  .385| .559  .729|  53  .279 -12.6  -1.3   0%
 1953 24 PHA AL  452  336   43   3.4   106| .255  .274| .297  .351| .352  .404| .649  .755|  72  .382 -18.6  -1.9   0%
 1954 25 PHA AL  572  439   43   2.6    99| .230  .265| .258  .341| .315  .388| .573  .729|  57  .293 -34.3  -3.6  20%
 1955 26 KCA AL  486  366   39   2.8   103| .249  .267| .284  .347| .324  .398| .608  .746|  63  .296 -25.8  -2.6  37%
 1956 27 KCA AL  468  350   37   2.8   106| .233  .267| .277  .349| .316  .408| .593  .757|  57  .275 -28.6  -2.8  50%
 1957 28 KCA AL  492  370   44   3.2   100| .245  .264| .280  .337| .360  .399| .640  .735|  74  .361 -19.2  -2.0  85%
 1958 29 KCA AL  468  368   29   2.1   100| .219  .264| .247  .333| .290  .401| .537  .734|  46  .213 -34.2  -3.5 100%
 1959 30 KCA AL  387  281   38   3.6   100| .244  .263| .305  .334| .369  .401| .674  .736|  83  .414  -8.8  -0.9 100%
 1960 31 NYY AL   35   27    2   2.0    96| .229  .256| .229  .329| .257  .392| .486  .721|  35  .185  -3.2  -0.3   0%
 1961 32 NYY AL   41   36    1   0.7   100| .146  .258| .146  .332| .146  .401| .292  .734| -19  .033  -6.9  -0.7   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 11 Seasons     3678 2790  294   2.8   102| .236  .266| .274  .342| .325  .398| .599  .740|  62  .305 -198.2 -20.2  44%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1951 22 CHW AL SS 27 26 45 3 12 .959 .961 2.63 4.72 2B 11 16 14 1 2 .968 .977 2.73 5.35 3B 8 1 2 1 0 .750 .938 0.38 2.88 1952 23 SLB AL SS 77 105 156 17 29 .939 .962 3.39 4.29 2B 1 1 1 0 1 1.000 1.000 2.00 5.10 3B 1 0 2 0 1 1.000 .952 2.00 3.00 1953 24 PHA AL SS 108 191 297 18 53 .964 .966 4.52 4.52 1954 25 PHA AL SS 142 285 406 25 90 .965 .960 4.87 4.31 2B 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 4.80 3B 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 3.10 1955 26 KCA AL SS 122 206 358 21 78 .964 .959 4.62 4.04 1956 27 KCA AL SS 132 210 407 23 95 .964 .960 4.67 4.10 5.27 4.98 125 1053.7 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 4.75 0.00 5.40 0 2.0 1957 28 KCA AL SS 134 248 387 13 87 .980 .963 4.74 4.43 5.08 5.11 130 1126.0 AS 1958 29 KCA AL SS 137 226 417 13 95 .980 .964 4.69 4.17 5.07 4.96 132 1142.0 1959 30 KCA AL SS 115 167 320 22 63 .957 .959 4.23 3.97 4.84 4.87 106 905.3 1960 31 NYY AL 2B 19 12 8 1 3 .952 .980 1.05 4.66 5.29 5.45 0 34.0 SS 17 10 21 0 1 1.000 .960 1.82 4.37 5.37 5.11 2 52.0 1961 32 NYY AL SS 18 15 38 1 9 .981 .957 2.94 4.37 4.62 4.84 9 103.3 2B 5 9 6 0 2 1.000 .980 3.00 4.72 10.38 5.26 0 13.0 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.80 0.00 3.21 0 7.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1951 22 CHW AL 2B 11 16 14 1 2 .968 .977 2.73 5.35 1952 23 SLB AL 2B 1 1 1 0 1 1.000 1.000 2.00 5.10 1954 25 PHA AL 2B 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 4.80 1956 27 KCA AL 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 4.75 0.00 5.40 0 2.0 1960 31 NYY AL 2B 19 12 8 1 3 .952 .980 1.05 4.66 5.29 5.45 0 34.0 1961 32 NYY AL 2B 5 9 6 0 2 1.000 .980 3.00 4.72 10.38 5.26 0 13.0 1951 22 CHW AL 3B 8 1 2 1 0 .750 .938 0.38 2.88 1952 23 SLB AL 3B 1 0 2 0 1 1.000 .952 2.00 3.00 1954 25 PHA AL 3B 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 3.10 1961 32 NYY AL 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.80 0.00 3.21 0 7.0 1951 22 CHW AL SS 27 26 45 3 12 .959 .961 2.63 4.72 1952 23 SLB AL SS 77 105 156 17 29 .939 .962 3.39 4.29 1953 24 PHA AL SS 108 191 297 18 53 .964 .966 4.52 4.52 1954 25 PHA AL SS 142 285 406 25 90 .965 .960 4.87 4.31 1955 26 KCA AL SS 122 206 358 21 78 .964 .959 4.62 4.04 1956 27 KCA AL SS 132 210 407 23 95 .964 .960 4.67 4.10 5.27 4.98 125 1053.7 1957 28 KCA AL SS 134 248 387 13 87 .980 .963 4.74 4.43 5.08 5.11 130 1126.0 1958 29 KCA AL SS 137 226 417 13 95 .980 .964 4.69 4.17 5.07 4.96 132 1142.0 1959 30 KCA AL SS 115 167 320 22 63 .957 .959 4.23 3.97 4.84 4.87 106 905.3 1960 31 NYY AL SS 17 10 21 0 1 1.000 .960 1.82 4.37 5.37 5.11 2 52.0 1961 32 NYY AL SS 18 15 38 1 9 .981 .957 2.94 4.37 4.62 4.84 9 103.3
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total SS*1029 1689 2852 156 612 .967 .961 4.41 4.24 504 4382.3 2B* 39 38 30 2 8 .971 .980 1.74 4.88 0 49.0 3B* 14 1 5 1 1 .857 .952 0.43 2.88 0 7.0 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 1082 1728 2887 159 621 .967 .962 4.27 4.25
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1960   WS    NYY PIT     L   4   2   1   1  0  0  0   0   0   1  .500  .500  .500   0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.
All-Star Game Batting 

 Year   Tm  Lg  GS  AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO  SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 1957   KCA AL       Was selected, but did not play in the game.
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

All-Star
1957

Triples
1957 AL-6-6

Strikeouts
1957 AL-82-6
1958 AL-84-7

Sac. Flies
1954 AL-7-8

Intentional Walks
1959 AL-8-3

Grounded into Double Plays
1953 AL-15-9

Caught Stealing
1955 AL-5-10

Outs
1954 AL-439-7

       

Gray Ink: Batting - 1 (2306) (Average HOFer ≈ 144)
HOF Standards: Batting - 10.9 (1556) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 3.0 (1674) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
Click on the Car, Act or Year to see the career, active, or league leaderboard.


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Transactions 

Before 1946 Season: Signed by the Boston Red Sox as an amateur free agent.

November 16, 1950: Drafted by the Chicago White Sox from the Boston Red Sox in the 1950 rule 5 draft.

November 27, 1951: Traded by the Chicago White Sox with Gordon Goldsberry, Dick Littlefield, Gus Niarhos, and Jim Rivera to the St. Louis Browns for Al Widmar, Sherm Lollar, and Tom Upton.

October 16, 1952: Traded by the St. Louis Browns with Tommy Byrne to the Chicago White Sox for Hank Edwards and Willy Miranda.

January 27, 1953: Traded by the Chicago White Sox with Ed McGhee and Eddie Robinson to the Philadelphia Athletics for Ferris Fain and Bob Wilson (minors).

December 11, 1959: Traded by the Kansas City Athletics with Kent Hadley and Roger Maris to the New York Yankees for Don Larsen, Hank Bauer, Norm Siebern, and Marv Throneberry.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
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