1899
Born February 18, 1899
Muskogee, OK, USA
Nelson Dean Notable
b. February 18, 1899 · Kansas City Monarchs 1925–1926, 1932, Cleveland Hornets 1927, Birmingham Black Barons 1927–1928, Cleveland Tigers 1928, Memphis Red Sox 1929, Detroit Stars 1930–1931, Cleveland Stars 1932
Nelson Dean played for seven clubs across eight seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Kansas City Monarchs in 1925 and closing with the Kansas City Monarchs in 1932.
He went 44 and 51 with a 3.67 earned run average, pitching 792 innings in 124 games. He struck out 363, completed 60 of his 93 starts and threw 7 shutouts. Across 130 games he batted .147, with 44 hits and 23 runs. He finished with 2 home runs and 2 doubles.
He led the league in shutouts once, in 1930, with 2.
He was born in Muskogee, OK, USA on February 18, 1899, and died on August 26, 1939.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1925 | KCM | 18 | 56 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .196 |
| 1926 | KCM | 15 | 24 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .083 |
| 1927 | BBB/CHT | 16 | 28 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .143 |
| 1928 | BBB/CTG | 29 | 52 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .058 |
| 1929 | MRS | 14 | 36 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .083 |
| 1930 | DS | 19 | 48 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .208 |
| 1931 | DS | 11 | 35 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .114 |
| 1932 | CLS/KCM | 8 | 21 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .333 |
| Career | — | 130 | 300 | 23 | 44 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 0 | .147 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1925 | KCM | 11 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 0 | 134.2 | 108 | 41 | 35 | 67 | 2.74 |
| 1926 | KCM | 7 | 4 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 84.0 | 100 | 36 | 12 | 27 | 3.86 |
| 1927 | BBB/CHT | 1 | 8 | 15 | 12 | 1 | 72.2 | 93 | 37 | 18 | 28 | 4.58 |
| 1928 | BBB/CTG | 5 | 15 | 27 | 19 | 1 | 143.1 | 177 | 69 | 23 | 70 | 4.33 |
| 1929 | MRS | 1 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 70.1 | 89 | 35 | 10 | 36 | 4.48 |
| 1930 | DS | 9 | 8 | 19 | 13 | 0 | 135.1 | 130 | 55 | 19 | 74 | 3.66 |
| 1931 | DS | 7 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 91.2 | 102 | 21 | 17 | 36 | 2.06 |
| 1932 | CLS/KCM | 3 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 60.0 | 64 | 29 | 22 | 25 | 4.35 |
| Career | — | 44 | 51 | 124 | 93 | 4 | 792.0 | 863 | 323 | 156 | 363 | 3.67 |
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