Al Demaree Notable

b. September 8, 1884 · New York Giants 1912–1914, 1917–1918, Philadelphia Phillies 1915–1916, Chicago Cubs 1917, Boston Braves 1919

Al Demaree played for four clubs across eight seasons as a pitcher, opening with the New York Giants in 1912 and closing with the Boston Braves in 1919.

He went 80 and 72 with a 2.77 earned run average, pitching 1,424 innings in 232 games. He struck out 514, completed 84 of his 173 starts and threw 15 shutouts. Across 232 games he batted .118, with 54 hits and 30 runs. He finished with 3 doubles and 5 stolen bases.

He was born in Quincy, IL, USA on September 8, 1884, and died on April 30, 1962. He batted left-handed and threw right-handed.

Batting, season by season

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
1912	NYG	2	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000
1913	NYG	31	66	5	7	0	1	1	3	22	0	.106
1914	NYG	38	68	5	9	0	0	0	3	12	0	.132
1915	PHI	32	68	6	12	1	0	4	4	32	0	.176
1916	PHI	39	101	6	11	2	0	5	6	36	2	.109
1917	CHC/NYG	39	59	2	7	0	0	3	5	23	1	.119
1918	NYG	26	47	5	6	0	0	2	1	11	1	.128
1919	BSN	25	42	1	2	0	0	1	1	11	1	.048
Career	—	232	456	30	54	3	1	16	23	148	5	.118

Pitching, season by season

Year	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1912	NYG	1	0	2	2	0	16.0	17	3	2	11	1.69
1913	NYG	13	4	31	24	2	199.2	176	49	38	76	2.21
1914	NYG	10	17	38	30	0	224.0	219	77	77	89	3.09
1915	PHI	14	11	32	26	1	209.2	201	71	58	69	3.05
1916	PHI	19	14	39	35	1	285.0	252	83	48	130	2.62
1917	CHC/NYG	9	14	39	29	1	219.2	195	63	54	66	2.58
1918	NYG	8	6	26	14	1	142.0	143	39	25	39	2.47
1919	BSN	6	6	25	13	3	128.0	147	54	35	34	3.80
Career	—	80	72	232	173	9	1424.0	1350	439	337	514	2.77

On this day & linked events

1884

Born September 8, 1884

Quincy, IL, USA

1962

Died April 30, 1962

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