Don Demeter

From September 1962 to July 1965, Demeter had 266 consecutive errorless games in the outfield, a Major League record that would stand for almost 30 years, until Darren Lewis broke the mark in 1994, with 369.\n', '

Demeter is a member of The Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame.\n', '

In 1945, Demeter started his life in baseball when he joined the Oklahoma City YMCA Junior League. In Demeter\'s senior year at Capital Hill High School, his team won 59 games of 60. They went on to win the 1953 Oklahoma state title. After graduation, the New York Yankees signed two members of the team, while the Brooklyn Dodgers signed Don and eight of his teammates. He was signed by Dodgers scout Bert Wells. While his classmates each received a $3,000 signing bonus, Demeter was given only $800. Demeter was the only member of the Capitol Hill High School starting varsity team that was not chosen to be on the Okl…