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Frank Demaree

Frank Demaree Notable

b. June 10, 1910 · Chicago Cubs 1932–1933, 1935–1938, New York Giants 1939–1941, Boston Braves 1941–1942, St. Louis Cardinals 1943, St. Louis Browns 1944

Frank Demaree played for five clubs across 13 seasons as a right fielder, opening with the Chicago Cubs in 1932 and closing with the St. Louis Browns in 1944.

Across 1,155 games he batted .299, with 1,241 hits and 578 runs. He finished with 72 home runs, 190 doubles and 33 stolen bases.

He played 1,076 games in the outfield, with 2,124 putouts and 51 errors.

He was selected to two consecutive All-Star teams, from 1936 to 1937.

He was born in Winters, CA, USA on June 10, 1910, and died on August 30, 1958. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.

Honors

AwardTimesYears
All-Star selection 2 1936, 1937
Baseball Magazine All-Star 1 1937

Batting, season by season

YearTeam GABR H2B3B HRRBIBB SOSBAVG
1932 CHC 2356414 300 6270 .250
1933 CHC 13451568140 2466 5122424 .272
1935 CHC 10738560125 1942 6626236 .325
1936 CHC 15460593212 34316 9649304 .350
1937 CHC 154615104199 36617 11557316 .324
1938 CHC 12947663130 1578 6245341 .273
1939 NYG 15056068170 27211 7966402 .304
1940 NYG 12146068139 1867 6145395 .302
1941 BSN/NYG 641482332 522 161662 .216
1942 BSN 641871842 503 2417102 .225
1943 STL 3986525 200 9841 .291
1944 SLB 1651413 200 6630 .255
Career 115541445781241 1903672 59135926933 .299

On this day & linked events

1910

Born June 10, 1910

Winters, CA, USA

1958

Died August 30, 1958

1932

Major-league debut: Frank Demaree

Frank Demaree made a major-league debut on July 22, 1932.

1944

Final major-league game: Frank Demaree

Frank Demaree played a final major-league game on June 13, 1944.

Image: Play Ball cards, published by Bowman Gum, public domain