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Albert Wentworth Demaree (September 8, 1884 – April 30, 1962) was an American 
Demaree posted an 80-72 won-loss record with a 2.77
Al Demaree
at SABR (Baseball BioProject) 1884 births 1962 deaths Major League Baseball pitchers New York Giants (NL) players Philadelphia Phillies players Chicago Cubs players Boston Braves players Columbus Discoverers players Savannah Indians players Chattanooga Lookouts players Hopkinsville Hoppers players Mobile Sea Gulls players Seattle Rainiers players Portland Beavers players Columbus Senators players Portland Beavers managers Baseball players from Illinois Sportspeople from Quincy, Illinois Kewanee Boilermakers players {{US-baseball-pitcher-1880s-stub
professional baseball
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pitcher
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, who played in Major League Baseball
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(MLB) for the New York Giants
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, Philadelphia Phillies
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, Chicago Cubs
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, and Boston Braves
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, from 1912 to 1919.
Demaree posted an 80-72 won-loss record with a 2.77 earned run average
In baseball statistics, earned run average (ERA) is the average of earned runs allowed by a pitcher per nine innings pitched (i.e. the traditional length of a game). It is determined by dividing the number of earned runs allowed by the number ...
(ERA), with 514 strikeouts
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, and 15 shutouts
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, in 1,424 innings pitched
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. Although a weak hitter, posting a .118 batting average
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Cricket
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(54-for-456), he was an above fielding pitcher, recording a .980 fielding percentage
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, committing only 7 errors in 352 total chances
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Al Demaree
at SABR (Baseball BioProject) 1884 births 1962 deaths Major League Baseball pitchers New York Giants (NL) players Philadelphia Phillies players Chicago Cubs players Boston Braves players Columbus Discoverers players Savannah Indians players Chattanooga Lookouts players Hopkinsville Hoppers players Mobile Sea Gulls players Seattle Rainiers players Portland Beavers players Columbus Senators players Portland Beavers managers Baseball players from Illinois Sportspeople from Quincy, Illinois Kewanee Boilermakers players {{US-baseball-pitcher-1880s-stub