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Billy DeMars
William Lester DeMars (Kid)
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 10" , Weight: 160 lb.

Born: August 26, 1925 in Brooklyn, NY
Signed by the Brooklyn Dodgers as an amateur free agent in 1943. (All Transactions)
Debut: May 18, 1948
Final Game: September 28, 1951
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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1948 22 PHA AL 18 35 29 3 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 3 .172 .294 .172 .467 26 5 0 0 1 /645
1950 24 SLB AL 61 204 178 25 44 5 1 0 13 0 1 22 13 .247 .330 .287 .617 56 51 6 0 4 6/5
1951 25 SLB AL 1 5 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .250 .400 .250 .650 76 1 0 0 0 /6
3 Seasons 80 244 211 29 50 5 1 0 14 0 1 28 16 .237 .326 .270 .597 53 57 6 0 5
162 Game Avg. 162 494 427 59 101 10 2 0 28 0 2 57 32 .237 .326 .270 .597 53 115 12 0 10
SLB (2 yrs) 62 209 182 26 45 5 1 0 13 0 1 23 13 .247 .332 .286 .617 57 52 6 0 4
PHA (1 yr) 18 35 29 3 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 3 .172 .294 .172 .467 26 5 0 0 1

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1948 PHA AL 22 SS 9 41 16 22 3 7 .927 4.22 .966 4.84
1948 PHA AL 22 2B 1 4 2 2 0 1 1.000 4.00 .975 5.40
1948 PHA AL 22 3B 1 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.00 1.000 2.90
1950 SLB AL 24 SS 54 253 113 123 17 32 .933 4.37 .962 4.74
1950 SLB AL 24 3B 5 13 5 6 2 0 .846 2.20 .962 3.04
1951 SLB AL 25 SS 1 5 1 4 0 1 1.000 5.00 .960 4.70
3 Seasons SS 64 299 130 149 20 40 .933 4.36 .963 4.75
2 Seasons 3B 6 14 5 7 2 0 .857 2.00 .964 3.02
1 Season 2B 1 4 2 2 0 1 1.000 4.00 .975 5.40
3 Seasons TOT 71 317 137 158 22 41 .931 4.15 .893 4.62

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Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 2 (3544), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Transactions

Before 1943 Season: Signed by the Brooklyn Dodgers as an amateur free agent.

November 10, 1947: Drafted by the Philadelphia Athletics from the Brooklyn Dodgers in the 1947 rule 5 draft.

December 13, 1949: Traded by the Philadelphia Athletics with Ray Ippolito (minors), Ray Coleman, Frankie Gustine and $100,000 to the St. Louis Browns for Bob Dillinger and Paul Lehner.

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