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Biography
Born on June 1, 1941 in Wooster, Ohio, Dean Chance (Wilmer Dean Chance) played for the Los Angeles Angels, California Angels, Minnesota Twins, New York Mets, Cleveland Indians and Detroit Tigers over the course of his 11 year career. Chance broke into the bigs on September 11, 1961 with the Los Angeles Angels, and put up a 2.96 ERA in 206.2 innings pitched in 1962, his rookie year.
Most people believe that Dean Chance's best season was 1964, when he posted a 1.65 ERA, won 20 games and struck out 207 batters.
Statistics
Pitching Stats
Year | Team | G | GS | W | L | ERA | K | R | ER | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | HR | BB | IB | WP | HBP | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1961 | LA | A | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6.87 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18.1 | 33 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
1962 | LA | A | 50 | 24 | 14 | 10 | 2.96 | 127 | 83 | 68 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 206.2 | 195 | 14 | 66 | 5 | 2 | 5 |
1963 | LA | A | 45 | 35 | 13 | 18 | 3.19 | 168 | 109 | 88 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 248 | 229 | 10 | 90 | 7 | 7 | 10 |
1964 | LA | A | 46 | 35 | 20 | 9 | 1.65 | 207 | 56 | 51 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 278.1 | 194 | 7 | 86 | 9 | 9 | 2 |
1965 | CAL | A | 36 | 33 | 15 | 10 | 3.15 | 164 | 86 | 79 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 225.2 | 197 | 12 | 101 | 10 | 6 | 9 |
1966 | CAL | A | 41 | 37 | 12 | 17 | 3.08 | 180 | 113 | 89 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 259.2 | 206 | 18 | 114 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
1967 | MIN | A | 41 | 39 | 20 | 14 | 2.73 | 220 | 109 | 86 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 283.2 | 244 | 17 | 68 | 7 | 9 | 7 |
1968 | MIN | A | 43 | 39 | 16 | 16 | 2.53 | 234 | 96 | 82 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 292 | 224 | 15 | 63 | 8 | 12 | 10 |
1969 | MIN | A | 20 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 2.95 | 50 | 39 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 88.1 | 76 | 6 | 35 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
1970 | NY | N | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13.50 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
1970 | CLE | A | 45 | 19 | 9 | 8 | 4.24 | 109 | 80 | 73 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 155 | 172 | 18 | 59 | 11 | 7 | 6 |
1970 | Total | 48 | 19 | 9 | 9 | 4.36 | 109 | 83 | 76 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 157 | 175 | 18 | 61 | 12 | 8 | 6 | |
1971 | DET | A | 31 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 3.51 | 64 | 43 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 89.2 | 91 | 5 | 50 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Total | NL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13.50 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
Total | AL | 403 | 294 | 128 | 114 | 2.91 | 1534 | 829 | 694 | 83 | 33 | 22 | 2145.1 | 1861 | 122 | 737 | 74 | 69 | 65 | |
Total | 406 | 294 | 128 | 115 | 2.92 | 1534 | 832 | 697 | 83 | 33 | 23 | 2147.1 | 1864 | 122 | 739 | 75 | 70 | 65 |
Fielding Stats
Year | Team | POS | G | GS | INN | PO | A | ERR | DP | TP | PB | SB | CS | PkO | AVG | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1961 | LA | A | P | 5 | 4 | 18.1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.000 |
1962 | LA | A | P | 50 | 24 | 206.2 | 12 | 37 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | .980 |
1963 | LA | A | P | 45 | 35 | 248 | 15 | 46 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 5 | 0 | .910 |
1964 | LA | A | P | 46 | 35 | 278.1 | 10 | 33 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 0 | .977 |
1965 | CAL | A | P | 36 | 33 | 225.2 | 14 | 49 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 1 | .984 |
1966 | CAL | A | P | 41 | 37 | 259.2 | 17 | 48 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 27 | 11 | 1 | .942 |
1967 | MIN | A | P | 41 | 39 | 283.2 | 15 | 51 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 5 | 2 | .904 |
1968 | MIN | A | P | 43 | 39 | 292 | 15 | 57 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 2 | 0 | .935 |
1969 | MIN | A | P | 20 | 15 | 88.1 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 |
1970 | NY | N | P | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
1970 | CLE | A | P | 45 | 19 | 155 | 3 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 1 | .920 |
1970 | Total | P | 48 | 19 | 157 | 3 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 1 | .923 | |
1971 | DET | A | P | 31 | 14 | 89.2 | 6 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 0 | .786 |
Total | P | 406 | 294 | 2147.1 | 111 | 373 | 33 | 31 | 0 | 21 | 153 | 49 | 9 | .936 |
Batting Stats
Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | AVG | OBP | SLG | 2B | 3B | BB | SO | HBP | SH | SB | IBB | GDP | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1961 | LA | A | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1962 | LA | A | 50 | 65 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | .062 | .103 | .062 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 29 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
1963 | LA | A | 45 | 80 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 3 | .150 | .171 | .162 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 38 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1964 | LA | A | 46 | 89 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | .079 | .109 | .079 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 53 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1965 | CAL | A | 36 | 75 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 5 | .093 | .150 | .107 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 56 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1966 | CAL | A | 41 | 76 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .026 | .075 | .026 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 54 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1967 | MIN | A | 41 | 92 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .033 | .119 | .033 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 58 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
1968 | MIN | A | 43 | 93 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | .054 | .093 | .054 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 63 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1969 | MIN | A | 20 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .042 | .148 | .042 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1970 | NY | N | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1970 | CLE | A | 45 | 42 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | .071 | .111 | .071 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 32 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1970 | Total | 48 | 42 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | .071 | .111 | .071 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 32 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1971 | DET | A | 31 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | NL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | AL | 403 | 662 | 17 | 44 | 0 | 16 | .066 | .113 | .069 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 420 | 5 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
Total | 406 | 662 | 17 | 44 | 0 | 16 | .066 | .113 | .069 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 420 | 5 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Transactions
- Signed as an amateur free agent by Baltimore Orioles (1959).
- Selected by Los Angeles Angels from Baltimore Orioles in the expansion draft (December 14, 1960).
- Traded by California Angels with a player to be named later to Minnesota Twins in exchange for Jimmie Hall, Don Mincher and Pete Cimino (December 2, 1966); Minnesota Twins received Jackie Hernandez (April 10, 1967).
- Traded by Minnesota Twins with Bob Miller, Ted Uhlaender and Graig Nettles to Cleveland Indians in exchange for Luis Tiant and Stan Williams (December 10, 1969).
- Sold by Cleveland Indians to New York Mets (September 18, 1970).
- Traded by New York Mets with Bill Denehy to Detroit Tigers in exchange for Jerry Robertson (March 30, 1971).
- Released by Detroit Tigers (October 6, 1971).
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