1902
Born June 20, 1902
Richwood, WV, USA
Wayland Dean Notable
Wayland Dean played for three clubs across four seasons as a pitcher, opening with the New York Giants in 1924 and closing with the Chicago Cubs in 1927.
He went 24 and 36 with a 4.87 earned run average, pitching 485.7 innings in 96 games. He struck out 147, completed 27 of his 60 starts and threw 2 shutouts. Across 127 games he batted .250, with 49 hits and 24 runs. He finished with 6 home runs and 6 doubles.
He was born in Richwood, WV, USA on June 20, 1902, and died on April 11, 1930. He batted both ways and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1924 | NYG | 26 | 40 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 0 | .200 |
| 1925 | NYG | 33 | 51 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 0 | .235 |
| 1926 | PHI | 63 | 102 | 11 | 27 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 5 | 26 | 0 | .265 |
| 1927 | CHC/PHI | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .667 |
| Career | — | 127 | 196 | 24 | 49 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 31 | 9 | 47 | 0 | .250 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1924 | NYG | 6 | 12 | 26 | 20 | 0 | 125.2 | 139 | 70 | 45 | 39 | 5.01 |
| 1925 | NYG | 10 | 7 | 33 | 14 | 1 | 151.1 | 169 | 78 | 50 | 53 | 4.64 |
| 1926 | PHI | 8 | 16 | 33 | 26 | 0 | 203.2 | 245 | 111 | 89 | 52 | 4.91 |
| 1927 | CHC/PHI | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7.20 |
| Career | — | 24 | 36 | 96 | 60 | 1 | 485.2 | 559 | 263 | 188 | 147 | 4.87 |
On this day & linked events
1930
Died April 11, 1930
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