Lawrence Calvin Demery (June 4, 1953 – February 20, 2024) was an American Major League Baseball pitcher. He played all or part of four seasons in the majors, from 1974 until 1977, for the Pittsburgh Pirates.[1]

Early life and career

A native of Bakersfield, California, Demery was the son of fellow major leaguer Art Demery.[2] He played baseball at Wasco High School and later at Locke High School in Los Angeles, where he threw two no-hitters.[3] Demery attended Los Angeles City College, where he played college baseball.

Professional career

The Pittsburgh Pirates selected Demery in the seventh round of the 1972 MLB draft.[4] He began his professional career that year with the Gastonia Pirates and walked more batters than any other pitcher in the Western Carolinas League.[5][6] He spent most of the following season in the Carolina League, which he led with fourteen complete games.[5][7]

Demery made his major league debut on June 2, 1974, against the Cincinnati Reds.[1] He entered in relief of Bruce Kison at Riverfront Stadium and struck out four of the six batters he faced without allowing a run.[8] He played for the Pirates until 1977.

Later life and death

As of December 2008, Demery lived in Bakersfield, California.[9] He died on February 20, 2024, at the age of 70.[10]

Demery appeared in the 2014 film No No: A Dockumentary.[11]

References

  1. ^ a b "Larry Demery Stats". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved June 4, 2021.
  2. ^ Toni DeRosa (February 27, 2020). "Remembering a legend in Wasco baseball". wascotrib.com. Retrieved August 28, 2021.
  3. ^ "Larry Demery". kcsportshalloffame.org. The Bob Elias Kern County Sports Hall of Fame. Retrieved July 18, 2021.
  4. ^ "7th Round of the 1972 MLB January Draft-Secondary Phase". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved July 18, 2021.
  5. ^ a b "Larry Demery Minor Leagues Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved July 18, 2021.
  6. ^ "1972 Western Carolinas League Pitching Leaders". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved July 18, 2021.
  7. ^ "1973 Carolina League Pitching Leaders". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved July 18, 2021.
  8. ^ "Pittsburgh Pirates at Cincinnati Reds Box Score, June 2, 1974". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved July 18, 2021.
  9. ^ Elliott, Helene (December 21, 2008). "Dock Ellis, former major league pitcher who counseled drug addicts, dies at 63". Hartford Courant. Retrieved June 4, 2021.
  10. ^ Former Pirates Pitcher Larry Demery Dies at 70
  11. ^ Gold, Daniel M. (September 4, 2014). "A Lightning Rod in a Game With Bats". The New York Times. Retrieved June 4, 2021.


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