Larry Demery
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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[update]Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters"., 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]
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