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.

1962 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1962 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 9	PHI	@	CIN	W,12-4	CG	41	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	3B
2	2	Apr 10	PHI	@	PIT	L,0-6	CG	35	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
3	3	Apr 13	PHI		HOU	W,3-2	GF	8	2.1	0	0	0	0	0	LF
4	4	Apr 14	PHI		HOU	W,3-0	GS	33	9.0	4	3	0	7	1	3B LF
5	6 (1)	Apr 18	PHI		PIT	L,3-4	GS	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF 3B
6	7	Apr 19	PHI		PIT	L,3-6	CG	43	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
7	8	Apr 21	PHI	@	HOU	W,3-1	GS	36	9.0	3	2	0	5	0	3B LF
8	9	Apr 22	PHI	@	HOU	W,4-3	GS	39	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B LF
9	10	Apr 24	PHI	@	MLN	L,1-2	CG	28	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
10	11	Apr 25	PHI	@	MLN	L,2-7	CG	37	8.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
11	12	Apr 26	PHI	@	MLN	L,4-10	CG	38	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
12	13	Apr 27	PHI	@	NYM	W,11-9	GS	43	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B LF
13	14	Apr 28	PHI	@	NYM	L,6-8	GS	41	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	3B LF
14	15	Apr 29 (1)	PHI	@	NYM	L,0-8	CG	39	8.0	0	2	2	4	0	3B
15	16	Apr 29 (2)	PHI	@	NYM	W,10-2	CG	42	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	3B
16	17	Apr 30	PHI		MLN	W,6-4	CG	37	9.0	2	3	0	5	1	3B
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
17	18	May 3	PHI		MLN	W,9-8	CG	43	9.0	2	4	0	6	1	3B
18	19	May 4	PHI		NYM	W,6-5	CG	41	9.0	0	1	1	2	0	3B
19	20	May 5	PHI		NYM	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
20	21	May 6	PHI		NYM	L,5-7	GS	56	12.0	1	2	0	3	0	LF CF 3B
21	22	May 8	PHI	@	CIN	W,6-4	CG	47	9.0	0	3	0	3	1	3B
22	23	May 9	PHI	@	CIN	L,4-7	CG	36	8.0	0	2	0	2	1	3B
23	24	May 11	PHI	@	CHC	W,12-2	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	3B
24	25	May 12	PHI	@	CHC	L,8-9	CG	40	8.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
25	26	May 13 (1)	PHI	@	CHC	L,7-8	CG	42	8.1	2	1	1	4	0	3B
26	27	May 13 (2)	PHI	@	CHC	L,5-8	CG	38	8.0	0	1	0	1	1	3B
27	28	May 15	PHI		CIN	L,2-3	CG	35	9.0	3	4	0	7	0	3B
28	29	May 16	PHI		CIN	L,5-6	CG	42	9.0	0	5	0	5	0	3B
29	30	May 17	PHI		CIN	W,9-6	CG	45	9.0	2	1	1	4	0	3B
30	31	May 18	PHI		CHC	L,8-11	CG	46	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
31	32	May 19	PHI		CHC	W,7-5	CG	40	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
32	33	May 20 (1)	PHI		CHC	L,4-6	CG	42	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
33	35 (1)	May 21	PHI	@	STL	L,1-4	CG	36	8.0	0	2	1	3	0	3B
34	37 (1)	May 23	PHI	@	SFG	W,10-7	CG	43	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	3B
35	38	May 24	PHI	@	SFG	L,4-7	GS	14	3.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
36	43 (4)	May 30 (1)	PHI		SFG	L,3-4	GS	56	12.0	3	2	1	6	1	3B 1B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
37	47 (3)	Jun 1 (2)	PHI		LAD	L,5-8	GS	39	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B LF
38	48	Jun 2	PHI		LAD	W,7-0	CG	33	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
39	49	Jun 3	PHI		LAD	W,7-5	CG	42	9.0	0	0	1	1	0	3B
40	50	Jun 4	PHI		LAD	L,3-6	GS	29	7.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
41	51	Jun 6 (1)	PHI		NYM	W,2-0	CG	38	9.0	1	5	0	6	1	3B
42	52	Jun 6 (2)	PHI		NYM	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	1	1	0	2	1	3B
43	53	Jun 8	PHI	@	CIN	W,10-3	CG	34	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
44	54	Jun 9	PHI	@	CIN	L,1-5	CG	37	8.0	0	2	1	3	0	3B
45	55	Jun 10 (1)	PHI	@	CIN	W,7-5	CG	38	9.0	0	3	0	3	1	3B
46	56	Jun 10 (2)	PHI	@	CIN	L,2-9	CG	40	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	3B
47	57	Jun 11	PHI	@	STL	W,8-5	GS	46	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF LF
48	58	Jun 12	PHI	@	STL	L,2-3	CG	33	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
49	60 (1)	Jun 15	PHI		CIN	W,13-8	CG	42	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	3B
50	61	Jun 16	PHI		CIN	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	1	1	1	3	0	3B
51	62	Jun 17	PHI		CIN	W,7-2	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
52	63	Jun 19	PHI		CHC	L,5-9	CG	40	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
53	64	Jun 21	PHI		CHC	W,3-0	CG	37	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
54	65	Jun 22 (1)	PHI		STL	L,3-7	CG	40	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	3B
55	66	Jun 22 (2)	PHI		STL	W,11-3	CG	37	9.0	2	4	0	6	0	3B
56	67	Jun 23	PHI		STL	L,1-9	CG	46	9.0	0	3	1	4	1	3B
57	68	Jun 24 (1)	PHI		STL	W,3-1	CG	37	9.0	0	5	1	6	0	3B
58	69	Jun 24 (2)	PHI		STL	L,1-5	GS	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF CF 3B
59	70	Jun 25	PHI		HOU	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
60	71	Jun 26 (1)	PHI		HOU	W,2-0	CG	35	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
61	72	Jun 26 (2)	PHI		HOU	W,6-4	CG	35	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
62	73	Jun 28	PHI	@	SFG	W,7-2	CG	36	9.0	1	2	0	3	1	3B
63	74	Jun 29	PHI	@	SFG	L,3-4	CG	51	11.0	1	3	0	4	0	3B
64	75	Jun 30	PHI	@	SFG	L,3-8	CG	41	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	3B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
65	76	Jul 1	PHI	@	SFG	L,4-5	CG	31	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	3B
66	77	Jul 2 (1)	PHI	@	LAD	L,1-5	CG	33	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
67	78	Jul 2 (2)	PHI	@	LAD	L,0-4	CG	31	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
68	79	Jul 4 (1)	PHI	@	LAD	L,1-16	GS	30	4.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
69	80	Jul 4 (2)	PHI	@	LAD	L,3-7	CG	39	8.0	1	2	1	4	0	3B
70	81	Jul 5	PHI	@	PIT	L,0-5	CG	33	8.0	1	2	0	3	1	3B
71	82	Jul 6	PHI	@	PIT	W,6-2	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	3B
72	83	Jul 7	PHI	@	PIT	L,4-6	CG	38	8.0	1	2	2	5	1	3B
73	84	Jul 8 (1)	PHI	@	PIT	W,8-4	CG	35	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
74	85	Jul 8 (2)	PHI	@	PIT	L,5-6	CG	38	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	3B
75	86	Jul 11	PHI		HOU	W,6-1	CG	34	9.0	1	4	0	5	0	3B
76	87	Jul 12	PHI		SFG	L,3-5	CG	41	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
77	88	Jul 13	PHI		SFG	W,3-2	CG	32	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	3B
78	89	Jul 14	PHI		SFG	W,6-5	CG	42	10.0	3	2	0	5	0	3B
79	90	Jul 15 (1)	PHI		LAD	L,1-9	GS	39	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B RF
80	91	Jul 15 (2)	PHI		LAD	W,2-1	CG	31	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	3B
81	92	Jul 17 (1)	PHI	@	HOU	W,3-0	GS	27	8.0	1	0	1	2	0	3B
82	94 (1)	Jul 18	PHI	@	HOU	W,6-2	CG	38	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	3B
83	95	Jul 19	PHI	@	HOU	W,6-2	GS	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF LF
84	96	Jul 20 (1)	PHI		MLN	L,5-7	CG	41	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
85	97	Jul 20 (2)	PHI		MLN	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B
86	98	Jul 21	PHI		MLN	L,1-8	CG	41	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	3B
87	99	Jul 22 (1)	PHI		MLN	L,10-11	CG	43	9.0	1	1	2	4	0	3B
88	100	Jul 22 (2)	PHI		MLN	L,2-5	CG	37	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	3B
89	101	Jul 23	PHI	@	CHC	W,5-3	CG	34	9.0	0	3	1	4	0	3B
90	102	Jul 24	PHI	@	CHC	L,3-5	CG	37	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
91	103	Jul 25	PHI	@	CHC	L,2-5	CG	35	8.0	1	1	0	2	1	3B
92	104	Jul 27 (1)	PHI		PIT	W,5-3	GS	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF LF
93	105	Jul 27 (2)	PHI		PIT	L,1-4	CG	45	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	3B
94	106	Jul 28	PHI		PIT	W,9-2	GS	31	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	3B LF
95	107	Jul 29	PHI		PIT	W,8-1		14	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH 3B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
96	108	Aug 1	PHI	@	NYM	W,11-9	CG	45	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
97	109	Aug 2	PHI	@	NYM	W,9-4	CG	33	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	3B
98	110	Aug 4 (1)	PHI	@	MLN	L,2-6	CG	34	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
99	111	Aug 4 (2)	PHI	@	MLN	L,3-7	GS	42	8.2	2	2	0	4	0	3B LF
100	112	Aug 5	PHI	@	MLN	L,1-8	CG	38	8.0	1	2	0	3	0	3B
101	113	Aug 6	PHI	@	SFG	L,2-9	CG	41	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
102	114	Aug 7	PHI	@	SFG	L,2-4	CG	32	8.0	1	3	0	4	1	3B
103	115	Aug 8	PHI	@	LAD	L,1-3	CG	33	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B
104	116	Aug 9	PHI	@	LAD	L,3-8	CG	37	8.0	0	3	0	3	1	3B
105	118 (1)	Aug 11	PHI	@	STL	W,11-3	CG	35	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
106	119	Aug 12 (1)	PHI	@	STL	W,7-3	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
107	120	Aug 12 (2)	PHI	@	STL	W,9-7	CG	44	9.0	2	3	0	5	1	3B
108	121	Aug 14	PHI	@	NYM	W,3-1	GS	42	10.2	2	0	0	2	0	3B
109	122	Aug 15 (1)	PHI	@	NYM	W,9-3	GS	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF CF
110	123	Aug 15 (2)	PHI	@	NYM	W,8-7	GS	59	13.0	3	2	0	5	0	LF 3B
111	124	Aug 17	PHI	@	PIT	L,1-9	CG	39	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	CF
112	125	Aug 18	PHI	@	PIT	L,2-5	GS	31	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
113	126	Aug 19	PHI	@	PIT	W,3-2	GS	40	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	3B LF
114	127	Aug 20	PHI		HOU	W,7-1	GF	23	6.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
115	128	Aug 21 (1)	PHI		HOU	W,5-3	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
116	129	Aug 21 (2)	PHI		HOU	W,7-4	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
117	130	Aug 22	PHI		LAD	W,5-1	CG	30	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
118	131	Aug 23	PHI		LAD	L,2-4	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
119	132	Aug 24	PHI		SFG	L,0-6	CG	41	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
120	133	Aug 25	PHI		SFG	L,1-6	CG	39	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
121	134	Aug 26	PHI		SFG	L,4-7	CG	39	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF
122	135	Aug 28 (1)	PHI		NYM	L,0-2	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
123	136	Aug 28 (2)	PHI		NYM	W,10-1	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
124	137	Aug 29	PHI		NYM	W,3-2	CG	35	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
125	138	Aug 30	PHI		NYM	W,8-7	GS	46	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	3B CF
126	139	Aug 31	PHI		PIT	W,3-2	CG	45	11.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
127	140	Sep 1	PHI		PIT	L,6-7	CG	41	9.0	2	0	1	3	0	CF
128	141	Sep 3 (1)	PHI	@	HOU	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
129	142	Sep 3 (2)	PHI	@	HOU	W,5-3	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
130	143	Sep 4	PHI	@	HOU	L,1-4	GS	36	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	CF 3B
131	144	Sep 7	PHI	@	MLN	W,4-3	CG	36	10.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
132	145	Sep 8	PHI	@	MLN	W,6-4	CG	41	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	CF
133	146	Sep 9	PHI	@	MLN	W,4-2	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
134	147	Sep 12	PHI		MLN	L,0-9	CG	43	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
135	148	Sep 13	PHI		MLN	W,2-1	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF
136	149	Sep 14	PHI		STL	W,2-1	CG	31	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
137	150	Sep 15	PHI		STL	W,5-4	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
138	151	Sep 16	PHI		STL	W,3-1	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	CF
139	152	Sep 19	PHI		CHC	W,4-3	CG	27	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	CF
140	153	Sep 20 (1)	PHI		CHC	W,3-1	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
141	154	Sep 20 (2)	PHI		CHC	L,1-4	GS	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF 3B
142	155	Sep 21	PHI		CIN	W,8-6	GS	41	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	CF 3B
143	156	Sep 22	PHI		CIN	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
144	157	Sep 23	PHI		CIN	L,2-4	GS	45	10.0	1	0	0	1	0	CF 3B
145	158	Sep 26	PHI	@	CHC	W,6-5	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
146	159	Sep 27	PHI	@	CHC	W,7-0	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
147	160	Sep 28	PHI	@	CIN	L,3-7	GS	39	8.0	2	2	0	4	1	CF 3B
148	161	Sep 30	PHI	@	CIN	L,0-4	CG	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	CF
							175gm		1284.0	202	177	20	399	19