Billy DeMars
[edit] Biography
Billy DeMars (William Lester DeMars) was born on August 26, 1925 in Brooklyn, New York. He made his Major League debut on May 18, 1948 for the Philadelphia Athletics. In 1950, his rookie year, he hit .247 with 0 home runs and 13 RBI. DeMars played for the Philadelphia Athletics and St. Louis Browns over the course of his 3 year career.
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[edit] Batting Stats
| 1948
| PHI
| A
| 18
| 29
| 3
| 5
| 0
| 1
| .172
| .294
| .172
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1950
| STL
| A
| 61
| 178
| 25
| 44
| 0
| 13
| .247
| .330
| .287
| 5
| 1
| 22
| 13
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 6
|
| 1951
| STL
| A
| 1
| 4
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .250
| .400
| .250
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 80
| 211
| 29
| 50
| 0
| 14
| .237
| .326
| .270
| 5
| 1
| 28
| 16
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 6
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1948
| PHI
| A
| 2B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1948
| PHI
| A
| SS
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 16
| 22
| 3
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .927
|
| 1948
| PHI
| A
| 3B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1950
| STL
| A
| SS
| 54
| 0
| 0
| 113
| 123
| 17
| 32
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .933
|
| 1950
| STL
| A
| 3B
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 6
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .846
|
| 1951
| STL
| A
| SS
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| SS
| 64
| 0
| 0
| 130
| 149
| 20
| 40
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .933
|
| Total
|
|
| 2B
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 7
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .857
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as an amateur free agent by Brooklyn Dodgers (1943).
- Selected by Philadelphia Athletics from Brooklyn Dodgers in the Rule 5 major league draft (November 10, 1947).
- Traded by Philadelphia Athletics with Ray Coleman, Frankie Gustine, Ray Ippolito and $100000 to St. Louis Browns in exchange for Bob Dillinger and Paul Lehner (December 13, 1949).
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