Don Demeter

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Donald Lee (Don) Demeter (born June 25, 1935 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma) is a former center fielder in Major League Baseball who played for the Brooklyn Dodgers (1956), Los Angeles Dodgers (1958-1961), Philadelphia Phillies (1961-1963), Detroit Tigers (1964-1966), Boston Red Sox (1966-1967) and Cleveland Indians (1967). He batted and threw right handed.

Contents

1 Career
2 Best Season
3 Highlights
4 Post-Season Appearance
5 Sources

In an eleven-season career, Demeter posted a .265 batting average with 163 home runs and 563 RBI in 1109 games played.

The book Carl Erskine's Tales from the Dodgers Dugout: Extra Innings (2004) includes short stories from former Dodger pitcher Carl Erskine. Demeter is prominent in many of these stories.

1962: .307, 29 HR, 107 RBI, 85 runs, 169 hits, 24 doubles, .520 slugging percentage – all-career-highs.

Had four consecutive 20-home run seasons (1961-1964)
Twice hit three home runs in a game (1959, 1961)
Set a major league record for MLB outfielders with 266 consecutive errorless games (September 1962-July 1965)
According to Baseball Digest, He is the only player to field an apple. In one game the fans booed him, and one threw an apple that landed near his feet. He picked it up, and took a bite out of it; the booing stopped.

1959 World Series

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