Denny Lemaster
1962–1972 · bats R / throws L · Atlanta Braves, Houston Astros, Milwaukee Braves, Montreal Expos, NLS
357G
.130AVG
.178OBP
.168SLG
More career statistics
72H
4HR
36RBI
0SB
90–105W–L
1,787.2IP
1,305K
3.58ERA
249GS
8SV
3Rare feats
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Why official totals and the game-record sums differ
The sources can disagree on historical scorer decisions, appearances, and which games belong to a major-league record. The career summary uses the official total; the source game rows retain their recorded values.
| Statistic | MLB official | Recorded game sum |
|---|---|---|
| Batting · Plate appearances | 638 | 639 |
| Pitching · Batters faced | 7,559 | 7,556 |
| Pitching · p er | 712 | 713 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 357 | 638 | 552 | 25 | 72 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 36 | 32 | 192 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 93 | .130 | .178 | .168 | .346 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,787.7 | 357 | 249 | 66 | 90 | 105 | 8 | 1,703 | 778 | 712 | 184 | 600 | 1,305 | 0 | 0 | 3.58 | 1.288 |
Streaks
4longest hitting streak · 1969-06-03 to 1969-06-18
4longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 62 | Three Sacrifice Bunts | 1964-08-18 | 1 in 730 games | box score ↗ |
| 53 | 14 strikeouts | 1966-08-14 | 1 in 1,810 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
| 47 | One-Hit Shutout | 1964-09-11 | 1 in 193 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 162 | 297 | 29 | 2 | 18 | 17 | 89 | .113 | .155 | .156 |
| Away | 195 | 342 | 43 | 2 | 18 | 15 | 103 | .146 | .170 | .180 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 46 | 62 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 14 | .118 | .145 | .137 |
| May | 69 | 128 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 38 | .071 | .117 | .080 |
| June | 60 | 123 | 21 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 26 | .196 | .236 | .336 |
| July | 62 | 119 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 42 | .143 | .143 | .152 |
| August | 66 | 114 | 12 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 36 | .132 | .193 | .154 |
| September | 52 | 86 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 36 | .113 | .128 | .125 |
| October | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .167 | .143 | .167 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| los-angeles-dodgers | 46 | 102 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 38 | .118 | .157 | .183 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 42 | 93 | 20 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 27 | .227 | .237 | .239 |
| san-francisco-giants | 38 | 54 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | .104 | .111 | .104 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 36 | 53 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 15 | .163 | .208 | .279 |
| new-york-mets | 35 | 58 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 17 | .093 | .190 | .093 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 35 | 60 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 23 | .091 | .100 | .145 |
| cincinnati-reds | 34 | 65 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 21 | .135 | .154 | .173 |
| chicago-cubs | 28 | 46 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 13 | .083 | .196 | .111 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 |  Milwaukee Braves | 17 | 33 | 4 | – | 1 | – | .121 | 86 | 69 |
| 1963 | Milwaukee Braves | 46 | 74 | 14 | 2 | 3 | – | .189 | 237 | 190 |
| 1964 | Milwaukee Braves | 39 | 67 | 9 | – | 6 | – | .134 | 221 | 185 |
| 1965 | Milwaukee Braves | 32 | 45 | 4 | – | 2 | – | .089 | 146 | 111 |
| 1966 |  Atlanta Braves | 27 | 59 | 7 | – | 5 | – | .119 | 171 | 139 |
| 1967 | Atlanta Braves | 31 | 67 | 7 | – | 3 | – | .104 | 215 | 148 |
| 1968 |  Houston Astros | 33 | 65 | 2 | – | 1 | – | .031 | 224 | 146 |
| 1969 | Houston Astros | 38 | 88 | 15 | 1 | 7 | – | .170 | 244 | 173 |
| 1970 | Houston Astros | 39 | 45 | 8 | 1 | 7 | – | .178 | 162 | 103 |
| 1971 | Houston Astros | 42 | 6 | 1 | – | – | – | .167 | 60 | 28 |
| 1972 |  Montreal Expos | 13 | 3 | 1 | – | 1 | – | .333 | 19 | 13 |