Billy DeMars
American baseball player and coach (1925–2020) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
William Lester DeMars (August 26, 1925 – December 10, 2020) was an American shortstop and coach in Major League Baseball. He threw and batted right-handed, stood 5 feet 10 inches (1.78 m) tall and weighed 160 pounds (73 kg) during his playing career. He was born in Brooklyn, New York and attended New Utrecht High School.
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Billy DeMars | |
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Shortstop | |
Born: (1925-08-26)August 26, 1925 Brooklyn, New York, U.S. | |
Died: December 10, 2020(2020-12-10) (aged 95) Clearwater, Florida, U.S. | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
May 18, 1948, for the Philadelphia Athletics | |
Last MLB appearance | |
September 28, 1951, for the St. Louis Browns | |
MLB statistics | |
Batting average | .237 |
Home runs | 0 |
Runs batted in | 14 |
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