1928
Born December 9, 1928
San Francisco, CA, USA
Joe DeMaestri Notable
b. December 9, 1928 · Chicago White Sox 1951, St. Louis Browns 1952, Philadelphia Athletics 1953–1954, Kansas City Athletics 1955–1959, New York Yankees 1960–1961
Joe DeMaestri played for five clubs across 11 seasons as a shortstop, opening with the Chicago White Sox in 1951 and closing with the New York Yankees in 1961. His longest stay was with the Kansas City Athletics, from 1955 to 1959.
Across 1,121 games he batted .236, with 813 hits and 322 runs. He finished with 49 home runs, 114 doubles and 15 stolen bases.
He played 1,029 games at shortstop, with 2,852 assists and 156 errors. He turned 612 double plays.
He was an All-Star in 1957.
He was born in San Francisco, CA, USA on December 9, 1928, and died on August 26, 2016. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| All-Star selection | 1 | 1957 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | CHW | 56 | 74 | 8 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 0 | .203 |
| 1952 | SLB | 81 | 186 | 13 | 42 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 25 | 0 | .226 |
| 1953 | PHA | 111 | 420 | 53 | 107 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 35 | 24 | 39 | 0 | .255 |
| 1954 | PHA | 146 | 539 | 49 | 124 | 16 | 3 | 8 | 40 | 20 | 63 | 1 | .230 |
| 1955 | KCA | 123 | 457 | 42 | 114 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 37 | 20 | 47 | 3 | .249 |
| 1956 | KCA | 133 | 434 | 41 | 101 | 16 | 1 | 6 | 39 | 25 | 73 | 3 | .233 |
| 1957 | KCA | 135 | 461 | 44 | 113 | 14 | 6 | 9 | 33 | 22 | 82 | 6 | .245 |
| 1958 | KCA | 139 | 442 | 32 | 97 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 38 | 16 | 84 | 1 | .219 |
| 1959 | KCA | 118 | 352 | 31 | 86 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 34 | 28 | 65 | 1 | .244 |
| 1960 | NYY | 49 | 35 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | .229 |
| 1961 | NYY | 30 | 41 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 0 | .146 |
| Career | — | 1121 | 3441 | 322 | 813 | 114 | 23 | 49 | 281 | 168 | 511 | 15 | .236 |
On this day & linked events
2016
Died August 26, 2016
1951
Major-league debut: Joe DeMaestri
Joe DeMaestri made a major-league debut on April 19, 1951.
1961
Final major-league game: Joe DeMaestri
Joe DeMaestri played a final major-league game on September 27, 1961.
Image: Bowman Gum, public domain