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
.273OBP
.325SLG
813H
49HR
281RBI
15SB
2Rare feats
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,121 | 3,679 | 3,442 | 322 | 813 | 114 | 23 | 49 | 281 | 168 | 512 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 22 | 1,120 | .236 | .273 | .325 | .598 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 70 | Six-Hit Game | 1955-07-08 | 1 in 1,641 games | box score ↗ |
| 41 | Steal of Home | 1955-06-18 | 1 in 107 games | box score ↗ |
| 39 | 2 triples | 1957-09-06 | 1 in 1,837 player-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 | – | – |