Steve Demeter

Steve Demeter
Third baseman
Born: (1935-01-27)January 27, 1935 Homer City, Pennsylvania
Died: Parma, Ohio
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
July 29, 1959, for the Detroit Tigers
Last MLB appearance
May 6, 1960, for the Cleveland Indians
MLB statistics
Batting average	.087
Home runs	0
Runs batted in	1
Teams
Detroit Tigers (1959) Cleveland Indians (1960)

Stephen Demeter (January 27, 1935 – February 3, 2013) was an American professional baseball player and scout. He played in Major League Baseball as a third baseman for two seasons.

Career

Demeter played for the Detroit Tigers in 1959. Prior to the 1960 season he was traded to the Cleveland Indians for Norm Cash. The trade turned out to be one of the most lop-sided trades in Major League Baseball history, as Demeter played only four games for the Indians before being returned to the minor leagues, from which he never returned. Cash went on to win the 1961 AL batting championship and was one of the top sluggers of the 1960s, hitting 377 career home runs.

Demeter was a fixture of the Rochester Red Wings teams of the mid- to late 1960s, hitting 272 minor league home runs in his long career, and has been inducted into both the Rochester Red Wings Hall of Fame, in 1990, and the International League Hall of Fame, in 2009.

He served one year (in 1985) as a coach with the MLB Pittsburgh Pirates, working at first base through June 13, and then as bench coach, and also managed for nine seasons in the Pirates' farm system, at the helm of the Sherbrooke Pirates (1972), Salem Pirates (1973; 1976–1977), Charleston Charlies (1974–1975), Shreveport Captains (1978), and Buffalo Bisons (1979–1980). He also was a roving instructor and scout for the Bucs.

Personal

Demeter's grandson, Derek Dietrich, is a professional baseball player.

External links

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Minors)
• Retrosheet
• Venezuelan Professional Baseball League

Sporting positions
Preceded by Franchise established	Sherbrooke Pirates manager 1972	Succeeded by Tim Murtaugh
Preceded by Joe Morgan	Charleston Charlies manager 1974–1975	Succeeded by Tim Murtaugh
Preceded by Tim Murtaugh	Shreveport Captains manager 1978	Succeeded by Andy Gilbert
Preceded by Franchise established	Buffalo Bisons manager 1979–1980	Succeeded by Johnny Lipon
Preceded by Alex Monchak	Pittsburgh Pirates first base coach 1985 April 9–June 13	Succeeded by Willie Stargell
Preceded by Milt Graff	Pittsburgh Pirates bench coach 1985 June 14–October 6	Succeeded by Bill Virdon