Billy DeMars
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William Lester DeMars (August 26, 1925 – December 10, 2020) was an American
Brooklyn, New York and attended New Utrecht High School
.
Career
Originally signed by his hometown
at bats. He spent the prime of his career with the Triple-A Toronto Maple Leafs of the International League
from 1952 to 1955.
On May 25, 1958 DeMars began an 11-year
Fox Cities Foxes of the Midwest League
in 1964.
DeMars began a 19-year Major League coaching career with the
National League East Division champion teams in 1976–1977–1978. DeMars left the Phillies after the 1981 season and coached six more seasons with the Montreal Expos (1982–1984) and Cincinnati Reds (1985–1987), where he was a key advisor to playing manager Pete Rose; Rose called DeMars the best hitting coach with whom he had ever worked.[1] His MLB career ended when he was phased out and replaced by Tony Pérez on September 3, 1987.[2]
DeMars remained in baseball and returned to the Phillies as a roving minor league batting instructor during the 1990s.
DeMars died December 10, 2020, at the age of 95.[3]
References
- ^ Conlin, Bill (November 5, 2010). "Considering gray area in Phillies' search for Lopes replacement". Philadelphia Daily News.
- ^ "Sports People: Red Staff Disgruntled," The New York Times, Friday, September 4, 1987. Retrieved September 4, 2023.
- ^ Rappa, Matt (December 10, 2020). "Billy DeMars, 1948 Athletic and 1980 Phillies champ, dies". Retrieved December 10, 2020.
- Douchant, Mike, and Marcin, Joe, eds., The 1976 Official Baseball Register. St. Louis: The Sporting News, 1976.
External links
- Career statistics from MLB, or Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet
- Billy DeMars at Find a Grave