Joe DeMaestri
1951–1961 · bats R / throws R · ALS, Chicago White Sox, Kansas City Athletics, New York Yankees, Philadelphia Athletics, St. Louis Browns
1,121G
.236AVG
.274OBP
.325SLG
More career statistics
813H
49HR
281RBI
15SB
4Rare 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 · At bats | 3,441 | 3,442 |
| Batting · Caught stealing | 19 | 18 |
| Batting · Strikeouts | 511 | 512 |
| Batting · Plate appearances | 3,678 | 3,679 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,121 | 3,678 | 3,441 | 322 | 813 | 114 | 23 | 49 | 281 | 168 | 511 | 15 | 19 | 17 | 22 | 1,120 | .236 | .274 | .325 | .599 |
Streaks
11longest hitting streak · 1954-08-12 to 1954-08-23
14longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 74 | Six for Six | 1955-07-08 | 1 in 2,457 games | box score ↗ |
| 70 | Six-Hit Game | 1955-07-08 | 1 in 1,644 games | box score ↗ |
| 48 | Six Times On Base | 1955-07-08 | 1 in 214 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 570 | 1830 | 399 | 32 | 165 | 91 | 240 | .235 | .268 | .337 |
| Away | 551 | 1849 | 414 | 17 | 116 | 77 | 272 | .237 | .266 | .314 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 80 | 254 | 60 | 3 | 24 | 10 | 27 | .250 | .276 | .333 |
| May | 193 | 659 | 130 | 6 | 39 | 43 | 91 | .215 | .263 | .286 |
| June | 203 | 685 | 169 | 7 | 47 | 31 | 96 | .264 | .292 | .350 |
| July | 247 | 841 | 199 | 17 | 76 | 30 | 107 | .251 | .272 | .354 |
| August | 229 | 723 | 147 | 8 | 59 | 27 | 111 | .216 | .241 | .296 |
| September | 167 | 511 | 107 | 8 | 36 | 27 | 79 | .224 | .262 | .335 |
| October | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .167 | .167 | .167 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| washington-senators-1901-60 | 164 | 552 | 130 | 11 | 50 | 33 | 83 | .258 | .295 | .379 |
| boston-red-sox | 162 | 529 | 115 | 8 | 30 | 21 | 72 | .229 | .257 | .320 |
| detroit-tigers | 159 | 521 | 122 | 9 | 44 | 26 | 66 | .253 | .284 | .364 |
| chicago-white-sox | 151 | 524 | 107 | 6 | 36 | 22 | 63 | .216 | .246 | .309 |
| cleveland-guardians | 145 | 466 | 97 | 3 | 43 | 22 | 78 | .222 | .255 | .268 |
| new-york-yankees | 143 | 516 | 117 | 3 | 44 | 21 | 85 | .242 | .267 | .308 |
| baltimore-orioles | 125 | 413 | 90 | 7 | 24 | 17 | 44 | .232 | .259 | .325 |
| st-louis-browns | 28 | 96 | 24 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 9 | .270 | .312 | .371 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 |  Chicago White Sox | 56 | 74 | 15 | 1 | 3 | – | .203 | – | – |
| 1952 |  St. Louis Browns | 81 | 186 | 42 | 1 | 18 | – | .226 | – | – |
| 1953 |  Philadelphia Athletics | 111 | 420 | 107 | 6 | 35 | – | .255 | – | – |
| 1954 | Philadelphia Athletics | 146 | 539 | 124 | 8 | 40 | 1 | .230 | – | – |
| 1955 |  Kansas City Athletics | 123 | 457 | 114 | 6 | 37 | 3 | .249 | – | – |
| 1956 | Kansas City Athletics | 133 | 434 | 101 | 6 | 39 | 3 | .233 | – | – |
| 1957 | Kansas City Athletics | 135 | 461 | 113 | 9 | 33 | 6 | .245 | – | – |
| 1958 | Kansas City Athletics | 139 | 442 | 97 | 6 | 38 | 1 | .219 | – | – |
| 1959 | Kansas City Athletics | 118 | 352 | 86 | 6 | 34 | 1 | .244 | – | – |
| 1960 |  New York Yankees | 49 | 36 | 8 | – | 2 | – | .222 | – | – |
| 1961 | New York Yankees | 30 | 41 | 6 | – | 2 | – | .146 | – | – |