1930
Born September 1, 1930
Moline, IL, USA
Dean Stone Notable
b. September 1, 1930 · Washington Senators 1953–1957, Boston Red Sox 1957, St. Louis Cardinals 1959, Houston Colt .45's 1962, Chicago White Sox 1962, Baltimore Orioles 1963
Dean Stone played for six clubs across 11 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Washington Senators in 1953 and closing with the Baltimore Orioles in 1963.
He went 29 and 39 with a 4.47 earned run average, pitching 686 innings in 215 games. He struck out 380 and threw 5 shutouts. Across 216 games he batted .088, with 15 hits and 9 runs. He finished with 1 home run and 3 doubles.
He was an All-Star in 1954.
He was born in Moline, IL, USA on September 1, 1930, and died on August 21, 2018. He batted left-handed and threw left-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| All-Star selection | 1 | 1954 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | WSH | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1954 | WSH | 31 | 52 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 30 | 0 | .096 |
| 1955 | WSH | 43 | 46 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 0 | .043 |
| 1956 | WSH | 42 | 34 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 0 | .088 |
| 1957 | BOS/WSH | 20 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 0 | .000 |
| 1959 | STL | 18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 |
| 1962 | CHW/HOU | 42 | 18 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | .278 |
| 1963 | BAL | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 216 | 170 | 9 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 15 | 93 | 0 | .088 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | WSH | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8.2 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 8.31 |
| 1954 | WSH | 12 | 10 | 31 | 23 | 0 | 178.2 | 161 | 64 | 69 | 87 | 3.22 |
| 1955 | WSH | 6 | 13 | 43 | 24 | 1 | 180.0 | 180 | 83 | 114 | 84 | 4.15 |
| 1956 | WSH | 5 | 7 | 41 | 21 | 3 | 132.0 | 148 | 92 | 93 | 86 | 6.27 |
| 1957 | BOS/WSH | 1 | 3 | 20 | 8 | 1 | 54.2 | 61 | 32 | 37 | 35 | 5.27 |
| 1959 | STL | 0 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 30.0 | 30 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 4.20 |
| 1962 | CHW/HOU | 4 | 2 | 42 | 7 | 5 | 82.2 | 89 | 37 | 29 | 54 | 4.03 |
| 1963 | BAL | 1 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 19.1 | 23 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 5.12 |
| Career | — | 29 | 39 | 215 | 85 | 12 | 686.0 | 705 | 341 | 373 | 380 | 4.47 |
On this day & linked events
2018
Died August 21, 2018
1953
Major-league debut: Dean Stone
Dean Stone made a major-league debut on September 13, 1953.
1963
Final major-league game: Dean Stone
Dean Stone played a final major-league game on June 21, 1963.