Dean Stone

Darrah Dean Stone (September 1, 1930 – August 21, 2018) was an American professionalbaseball player, apitcher who appeared in 166games over all or parts of eightMajor League Baseball seasons. The well-traveled, 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m), 205 lb (93 kg) left-hander played for theWashington Senators (1953–1957),Boston Red Sox (1957),St. Louis Cardinals (1959),Houston Colt .45s (1962),Chicago White Sox (1962) andBaltimore Orioles (1963). He also played one season in Japan for theTaiyo Whales (1964).

Dean Stone

Pitcher
Born:(1930-09-01)September 1, 1930 Moline, Illinois, U.S.
Died: August 21, 2018(2018-08-21) (aged 87) East Moline, Illinois, U.S.
Batted: Left Threw: Left
MLB debut
September 13, 1953, for the Washington Senators
Last MLB appearance
June 21, 1963, for the Baltimore Orioles
MLB statistics
Win–loss record	29–39
Earned run average	4.47
Strikeouts	380
NPB statistics
Win–loss record	0–0
Earned run average	3.75
Strikeouts	11
Stats atBaseball Reference

Teams
Washington Senators (1953–1957) Boston Red Sox (1957) St. Louis Cardinals (1959) Houston Colt .45s (1962) Chicago White Sox (1962) Baltimore Orioles (1963) Taiyo Whales (1964)
Career highlights and awards
All-Star (1954)

Born inMoline, Illinois, Stone graduated fromUnited Township High School inEast Moline,^[1] prior to entering baseball in 1949.

Stone was the winning pitcher of the1954 All-Star Game without retiring a single batter.^[2] This took place atCleveland Stadium on July 13. He entered the game with two out in the top of the 8th to faceDuke Snider, with theAmerican League behind, 9–8.Red Schoendienst, the baserunner on third, tried to steal home and Stone threw him out at the plate.^[2] The A.L. then scored threeruns in the bottom of the 8th and won the game 11–9, asVirgil Trucks hurled a scoreless 9th inning tosave it.

After having pitched twominor league no-hitters in 1952 and going 8–10 with a 3.33 ERA for the Double-AChattanooga Lookouts of theSouthern Association in 1953, he reached the big leagues. His first appearance was in relief against theDetroit Tigers on September 13, 1953. He would go on to pitch the majority of his games (60%) in relief at the major league level.

In 1954 won a career-high 12 games, lost 10, had anearned run average of 3.22, and it was his only season as an All-Star. In his other seven years, he had a combined record of 17–29 with a 4.91 ERA.

Stone was a member of the expansion Houston Colt .45s of 1962. He pitched a three-hitshutout against theChicago Cubs in Houston's third game (April 12), then another shutout against the Cubs one week later, giving the Colts a 5–3 record. He was traded to the Chicago White Sox for pitcherRuss Kemmerer on June 22. The Baltimore Orioles acquired Stone during the off-season, and he made his last major league appearance on June 21, 1963.

Career totals include a record of 29–39 in 215games pitched, 85games started, 19complete games, 5 shutouts, 52games finished, 12 saves, and an ERA of 4.47. In 686 innings he struck out 380 and walked 373. He had abatting average of .088 in 170at bats with onehome run.