Billy DeMars Autographs
William Lester DeMars (August 26, 1925 – December 10, 2020) was an American shortstop and coach in Major League Baseball. He threw and batted right-handed, stood 5 feet 10 inches (1.78 m) tall and weighed 160 pounds (73 kg) during his playing career. He was born in Brooklyn, New York and attended New Utrecht High School.
Originally signed by his hometown Brooklyn Dodgers during the Second World War, DeMars was selected by the Philadelphia Athletics in the 1947 rule 5 draft after batting .328 with 88 runs batted in for the Class B Asheville Tourists of the Tri-State League – DeMars' best overall season in professional baseball. He played in 80 big-league games over three seasons (1948; from 1950 to 1951) for the A's and the St. Louis Browns, batting .237 with 50 hits, five doubles, a triple, no home runs and 14 RBI in 211 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 minor league managerial career in the Baltimore Orioles' farm system with the Class C Aberdeen Pheasants of the Northern League, who had lost 23 of their first 25 games. While the Pheasants continued to flounder under DeMars, winning only 37 of 100 games, the improved performance earned DeMars an invitation to return to the Orioles' system with the Class C Stockton Ports of the California League in 1959, where he posted a winning record. He managed in the Baltimore organization through 1968 — working alongside future Major League managers such as Earl Weaver, Joe Altobelli, Darrell Johnson, Jim Frey, Clyde King, Cal Ripken Sr., and Billy Hunter. He succeeded Weaver as pilot of the AAA Rochester Red Wings in 1968 and led the Red Wings into the playoffs. Overall, his managing record was 711 wins, 729 losses (.493) with one championship, won with the Class A Fox Cities Foxes of the Midwest League in 1964.
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Current items with a signature of Billy DeMars
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| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | Billy DeMars Signed Baseball Autographed 1980 Champion Philadelphia Phillies SIP | $29.00 |  |
Traded items with a signature of Billy DeMars
The most expensive item with a signature of Billy DeMars (1951 Bowman BILLY DEMARS #43 Signed Auto Slabbed Card St Louis Browns PSA/DNA) was sold in March 2023 for $69.95 while the cheapest item (Billy DeMars - St. Louis Browns - signed index card - 1950's) found a new owner for $0.59 in October 2014. The month with the most items sold (5) was July 2012 with an average selling price of $2.86 for an autographed item of Billy DeMars. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in March 2023 with $69.95 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $0.59 was October 2014. In average, an autographed item from Billy DeMars is worth $5.99.
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