Steve Demeter

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Steve Demeter
Third baseman
Born: (1935-01-27)January 27, 1935 Homer City, Pennsylvania
Died: February 3, 2013(2013-02-03) (aged 78) Parma, Ohio
Batted: Right	Threw: Right
MLB debut
July 29, 1959 for the Detroit Tigers
Last MLB appearance
May 6, 1960 for the Cleveland Indians
Career statistics
Batting average	.087
Home runs	0
Runs batted in	1
Teams
Detroit Tigers (1959) Cleveland Indians (1960)

Stephen Demeter (January 27, 1935 – February 3, 2013) was an American professional baseball player and scout. He played in Major League Baseball as a third baseman for two seasons.

Career

Demeter played for the Detroit Tigers in 1959. Prior to the 1960 season he was traded to the Cleveland Indians for Norm Cash. The trade turned out to be one of the most lop-sided trades in major league baseball history, as Demeter played only four games for the Indians before being returned to the minor leagues, from which he never returned. Cash went on to win the 1961 AL batting championship and was one of the top sluggers of the 1960s, hitting 377 career home runs.^[1]

Demeter was a fixture of the Rochester Red Wings teams of the mid-1960s, hitting 272 minor league home runs, and has been inducted into the International League Hall of Fame.

Personal

Demeter's grandson, Derek Dietrich, is a professional baseball player.^[2]

References

↑ Segall, Grant (February 6, 2013). "Fans mostly remember minor league star Steve Demeter for the Norm Cash trade". Cleveland.com. Retrieved February 6, 2013.
↑ http://www.starnewsonline.com/article/20060810/COLUMNIST03/608100369

External links

Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference

2007–2009 International League Hall of Fame inductees

Harold Cooper (2007)
George Sisler, Jr. (2007)
Tommie Aaron (2008)
Dale Alexander (2008)
Joe Altobelli (2008)
Don Buford (2008)
Gene Cook (2008)
Russ Derry (2008)
Luke Easter (2008)
Ralph Garr (2008)
Frank Gilhooley (2008)
Lefty Grove (2008)
Joe Hauser (2008)
Pancho Herrera (2008)
Tommy Lasorda (2008)
Ben Mondor (2008)
Joe Morgan (2008)
George Puccinelli (2008)
George Quellich (2008)
Jim Rice (2008)
Dave Rosenfield (2008)
Hank Sauer (2008)
Morrie Silver (2008)
Tex Simone (2008)
Bobby Tiefenauer (2008)
Ollie Tucker (2008)
Frank Verdi (2008)
Rabbit Whitman (2008)
Archie Wilson (2008)
Buzz Arlett (2009)
Red Barrett (2009)
Walter Cazen (2009)
Steve Demeter (2009)
Clay Hopper (2009)
Rube Kisinger (2009)
Joe Knight (2009)
Dutch Mele (2009)
Stump Merrill (2009)
Roberto Petagine (2009)
Bill Short (2009)
Ed Stevens (2009)
Harry Walker (2009)

Complete list
(1947–1955)
(1956–1963)
(2007–2009)
(2010-present)

Persondata
Name	Demeter, Steve
Alternative names
Short description	American baseball player
Date of birth	January 27, 1935
Place of birth	Homer City, Pennsylvania
Date of death	February 3, 2013
Place of death	Parma, Ohio

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