1912
Born August 14, 1912
Lucas, AR, USA
Paul Dean Notable
b. August 14, 1912 · St. Louis Cardinals 1934–1939, New York Giants 1940–1941, St. Louis Browns 1943
Paul Dean played for three clubs across 10 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the St. Louis Cardinals in 1934 and closing with the St. Louis Browns in 1943.
He went 50 and 34 with a 3.72 earned run average, pitching 787.3 innings in 159 games. He struck out 387, completed 44 of his 87 starts and threw 8 shutouts. Across 159 games he batted .156, with 40 hits and 10 runs. He finished with 5 doubles.
He threw a no-hitter in 1934.
He was born in Lucas, AR, USA on August 14, 1912, and died on March 17, 1981. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1934 | STL | 39 | 83 | 6 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 0 | .241 |
| 1935 | STL | 46 | 90 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 0 | .133 |
| 1936 | STL | 17 | 34 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .059 |
| 1937 | STL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1938 | STL | 5 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .182 |
| 1939 | STL | 16 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .111 |
| 1940 | NYG | 27 | 26 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .115 |
| 1941 | NYG | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1943 | SLB | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Career | — | 159 | 256 | 10 | 40 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 43 | 0 | .156 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1934 | STL | 19 | 11 | 39 | 26 | 2 | 233.1 | 225 | 89 | 52 | 150 | 3.43 |
| 1935 | STL | 19 | 12 | 46 | 33 | 5 | 269.2 | 261 | 101 | 55 | 143 | 3.37 |
| 1936 | STL | 5 | 5 | 17 | 14 | 1 | 92.0 | 113 | 47 | 20 | 28 | 4.60 |
| 1937 | STL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1938 | STL | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 31.0 | 37 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 2.61 |
| 1939 | STL | 0 | 1 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 43.0 | 54 | 29 | 10 | 16 | 6.07 |
| 1940 | NYG | 4 | 4 | 27 | 7 | 0 | 99.1 | 110 | 43 | 29 | 32 | 3.90 |
| 1941 | NYG | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5.2 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3.18 |
| 1943 | SLB | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 13.1 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3.38 |
| Career | — | 50 | 34 | 159 | 87 | 8 | 787.1 | 825 | 325 | 179 | 387 | 3.72 |
On this day & linked events
1981
Died March 17, 1981
1934
Major-league debut: Paul Dean
Paul Dean made a major-league debut on April 18, 1934.
1934
Paul Dean's No-Hitter
Paul Dean threw a no-hitter for the St. Louis Cardinals against the Brooklyn Dodgers on September 21, 1934, winning 3–0.
1943
Final major-league game: Paul Dean
Paul Dean played a final major-league game on May 31, 1943.
Image: Play Ball cards, published by Bowman Gum, public domain