John DeMerit

Outfielder

Born: January 8, 1936
West Bend, Wisconsin

Batted: Right

Threw: Right

MLB debut

June 18, 1957, for the Milwaukee Braves

Last MLB appearance

May 20, 1962, for the New York Mets

MLB statistics

Batting average

.174

Home runs

Runs batted in

Teams

Milwaukee Braves (1957–1959, 1961)
New York Mets (1962)

Career highlights and awards

World Series champion: 1957

John Stephen "Thumper" DeMerit (January 8, 1936 in West Bend, Wisconsin) is a former professional baseball player. He was an outfielder over parts of five seasons (1957–1959, 1961–1962) with the Milwaukee Braves and New York Mets.

DeMerit was a member of the 1957 World Series champion Braves. He also appeared in 14 games for the 1962 Mets, whose 120 losses continue to be the most by a Major League team in a single season since the 19th century.

An alumnus of the University of Wisconsin–Madison, for his career he hit .174 with 3 home runs and 7 runs batted in in 93 games played.

External links

Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)

Milwaukee Braves 1957 World Series Champions

1 Del Crandall 4 Red Schoendienst 5 Félix Mantilla 7 Del Rice 9 Joe Adcock 10 Bob Buhl 12 Bob Hazle 14 Frank Torre 15 Carl Sawatski 16 Dave Jolly 17 Taylor Phillips 18 John DeMerit 20 Don McMahon 21 Warren Spahn (CYA) 22 Gene Conley 23 Johnny Logan 25 Nippy Jones 30 Bob Trowbridge 32 Ernie Johnson 33 Lew Burdette (World Series MVP) 34 Juan Pizarro 41 Eddie Mathews 43 Wes Covington 44 Hank Aaron (NL MVP) 48 Andy Pafko

Manager 2 Fred Haney Coaches 3 Johnny Riddle 8 Connie Ryan 31 Charlie Root 35 Bob Keely

Regular season

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