Denny Lemaster
[edit] Biography
Born on February 25, 1939 in Corona, California, Denny Lemaster (Denver Clayton Lemaster) played for the Milwaukee Braves, Atlanta Braves, Houston Astros and Montreal Expos over the course of his 11 year career. Lemaster broke into the bigs on July 15, 1962 with the Milwaukee Braves, and put up a 3.01 ERA in 86.2 innings pitched in 1962, his rookie year.
Most people believe that Denny Lemaster's best season was 1964, when he posted a 4.15 ERA, won 17 games and struck out 185 batters.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1962
| MIL
| N
| 17
| 12
| 3
| 4
| 3.01
| 69
| 36
| 29
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 86.2
| 75
| 11
| 32
| 1
| 5
| 3
|
| 1963
| MIL
| N
| 46
| 31
| 11
| 14
| 3.04
| 190
| 87
| 80
| 10
| 1
| 1
| 237
| 199
| 30
| 85
| 14
| 13
| 1
|
| 1964
| MIL
| N
| 39
| 35
| 17
| 11
| 4.15
| 185
| 112
| 102
| 9
| 3
| 1
| 221
| 216
| 27
| 75
| 4
| 20
| 4
|
| 1965
| MIL
| N
| 32
| 23
| 7
| 13
| 4.43
| 111
| 75
| 72
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 146.1
| 140
| 12
| 58
| 7
| 4
| 3
|
| 1966
| ATL
| N
| 27
| 27
| 11
| 8
| 3.74
| 139
| 78
| 71
| 10
| 3
| 0
| 171
| 170
| 25
| 41
| 5
| 6
| 1
|
| 1967
| ATL
| N
| 31
| 31
| 9
| 9
| 3.34
| 148
| 86
| 80
| 8
| 2
| 0
| 215.1
| 184
| 20
| 72
| 7
| 6
| 3
|
| 1968
| HOU
| N
| 33
| 32
| 10
| 15
| 2.81
| 146
| 79
| 70
| 7
| 2
| 0
| 224
| 231
| 11
| 72
| 11
| 7
| 4
|
| 1969
| HOU
| N
| 38
| 37
| 13
| 17
| 3.16
| 173
| 97
| 86
| 11
| 1
| 1
| 244.2
| 232
| 20
| 72
| 8
| 8
| 1
|
| 1970
| HOU
| N
| 39
| 21
| 7
| 12
| 4.56
| 103
| 88
| 82
| 3
| 0
| 3
| 162
| 169
| 22
| 65
| 9
| 12
| 2
|
| 1971
| HOU
| N
| 42
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 3.45
| 28
| 23
| 23
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 60
| 59
| 4
| 22
| 6
| 7
| 1
|
| 1972
| MON
| N
| 13
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 7.78
| 13
| 17
| 17
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 19.2
| 28
| 2
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 1
|
| Total
|
|
| 357
| 249
| 90
| 105
| 3.58
| 1305
| 778
| 712
| 66
| 14
| 8
| 1787.2
| 1703
| 184
| 600
| 73
| 88
| 24
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1962
| MIL
| N
| P
| 17
| 12
| 86.2
| 3
| 7
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 5
| 4
| 1
| .769
|
| 1963
| MIL
| N
| P
| 46
| 31
| 237
| 12
| 26
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 4
| 7
| 11
| 5
| .950
|
| 1964
| MIL
| N
| P
| 39
| 35
| 221
| 11
| 35
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 8
| 3
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1965
| MIL
| N
| P
| 32
| 23
| 146.1
| 10
| 23
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 11
| 4
| 2
| .917
|
| 1966
| ATL
| N
| P
| 27
| 27
| 171
| 7
| 18
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 8
| 7
| 3
| 1.000
|
| 1967
| ATL
| N
| P
| 31
| 31
| 215.1
| 7
| 35
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 8
| 6
| 1
| 1.000
|
| 1968
| HOU
| N
| P
| 33
| 32
| 224
| 7
| 27
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 8
| 2
| 0
| .895
|
| 1969
| HOU
| N
| P
| 38
| 37
| 244.2
| 12
| 33
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 4
| 6
| 8
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1970
| HOU
| N
| P
| 39
| 21
| 162
| 8
| 17
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 10
| 8
| 1
| .962
|
| 1971
| HOU
| N
| P
| 42
| 0
| 60
| 1
| 10
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 1.000
|
| 1972
| MON
| N
| P
| 13
| 0
| 19.2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 357
| 249
| 1787.2
| 78
| 232
| 13
| 9
| 0
| 16
| 72
| 54
| 14
| .960
|
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1962
| MIL
| N
| 17
| 33
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 1
| .121
| .147
| .121
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 20
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1963
| MIL
| N
| 46
| 74
| 5
| 14
| 2
| 3
| .189
| .189
| .284
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 19
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1964
| MIL
| N
| 39
| 67
| 2
| 9
| 0
| 6
| .134
| .184
| .149
| 1
| 0
| 4
| 25
| 1
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1965
| MIL
| N
| 32
| 45
| 3
| 4
| 0
| 2
| .089
| .128
| .111
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 19
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1966
| ATL
| N
| 27
| 59
| 5
| 7
| 0
| 5
| .119
| .161
| .169
| 1
| 1
| 3
| 21
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1967
| ATL
| N
| 31
| 67
| 2
| 7
| 0
| 3
| .104
| .153
| .104
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 24
| 0
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1968
| HOU
| N
| 33
| 65
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 1
| .031
| .113
| .031
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 20
| 0
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1969
| HOU
| N
| 38
| 88
| 3
| 15
| 1
| 7
| .170
| .223
| .239
| 3
| 0
| 6
| 26
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1970
| HOU
| N
| 39
| 45
| 3
| 8
| 1
| 7
| .178
| .255
| .244
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 13
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1971
| HOU
| N
| 42
| 6
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .167
| .167
| .167
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1972
| MON
| N
| 13
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| .333
| .500
| .333
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 357
| 552
| 25
| 72
| 4
| 36
| .130
| .178
| .168
| 7
| 1
| 32
| 192
| 1
| 47
| 0
| 0
| 5
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as an amateur free agent by Milwaukee Braves (June 16, 1958).
- Traded by Atlanta Braves with Denis Menke to Houston Astros in exchange for Sonny Jackson and Chuck Harrison (October 8, 1967).
- Sold by Houston Astros to Montreal Expos (October 14, 1971).
- Released by Montreal Expos (July 1, 1972).
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