Dean Chance
Wilmer Dean Chance
Born: June 1, 1941
Wooster, OH USA
Deceased: 2015
Wooster, OH USA
Primary Position: P
All Position(s) Played: P
Bats: R
Throws: R
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 200
Career: 1961-1971
Minor League Statistics
Dean Chance compiled a career batting average of .066 with 0 home runs and 16 RBI in his 406-game career with the Los Angeles Angels, California Angels, Minnesota Twins, New York Mets, Cleveland Indians and Detroit Tigers. He began playing during the 1961 season and last took the field during the 1971 campaign.
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Pitching:
| Year | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | AL | Los Angeles Angels | 0 | 2 | .000 | 6.87 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18.3 | 33 | 15 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 88 |
| 1962 | AL | Los Angeles Angels | 14 | 10 | .583 | 2.96 | 50 | 24 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 206.7 | 195 | 83 | 68 | 14 | 66 | 5 | 127 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 864 |
| 1963 | AL | Los Angeles Angels | 13 | 18 | .419 | 3.19 | 45 | 35 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 248.0 | 229 | 109 | 88 | 10 | 90 | 7 | 168 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 1058 |
| 1964 | AL | Los Angeles Angels | 20 | 9 | .690 | 1.65 | 46 | 35 | 7 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 278.3 | 194 | 56 | 51 | 7 | 86 | 9 | 207 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 1093 |
| 1965 | AL | California Angels | 15 | 10 | .600 | 3.15 | 36 | 33 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 225.7 | 197 | 86 | 79 | 12 | 101 | 10 | 164 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 950 |
| 1966 | AL | California Angels | 12 | 17 | .414 | 3.08 | 41 | 37 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 259.7 | 206 | 113 | 89 | 18 | 114 | 9 | 180 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 1067 |
| 1967 | AL | Minnesota Twins | 20 | 14 | .588 | 2.73 | 41 | 39 | 2 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 283.7 | 244 | 109 | 86 | 17 | 68 | 7 | 220 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 1161 |
| 1968 | AL | Minnesota Twins | 16 | 16 | .500 | 2.53 | 43 | 39 | 3 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 292.0 | 224 | 96 | 82 | 15 | 63 | 8 | 234 | 10 | 1 | 12 | 1161 |
| 1969 | AL | Minnesota Twins | 5 | 4 | .556 | 2.95 | 20 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 88.3 | 76 | 39 | 29 | 6 | 35 | 3 | 50 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 371 |
| 1970 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 9 | 8 | .529 | 4.24 | 45 | 19 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 155.0 | 172 | 80 | 73 | 18 | 59 | 11 | 109 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 678 |
| 1970 | NL | New York Mets | 0 | 1 | .000 | 13.50 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2.0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 1971 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 4 | 6 | .400 | 3.51 | 31 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 89.7 | 91 | 43 | 35 | 5 | 50 | 4 | 64 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 405 |
| Totals | 128 | 115 | .527 | 2.92 | 406 | 294 | 61 | 83 | 33 | 23 | 2147.3 | 1864 | 832 | 697 | 122 | 739 | 75 | 1534 | 65 | 9 | 70 | 8906 |
Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | AL | Los Angeles Angels | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1962 | AL | Los Angeles Angels | 50 | 75 | 65 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 29 | .062 | .103 | .062 | .164 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 1963 | AL | Los Angeles Angels | 45 | 89 | 80 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 38 | .150 | .171 | .163 | .333 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 1964 | AL | Los Angeles Angels | 46 | 100 | 89 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 53 | .079 | .109 | .079 | .187 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 1965 | AL | California Angels | 36 | 85 | 75 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 56 | .093 | .150 | .107 | .257 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1966 | AL | California Angels | 41 | 88 | 76 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 54 | .026 | .075 | .026 | .101 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 1967 | AL | Minnesota Twins | 41 | 108 | 92 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 58 | .033 | .119 | .033 | .151 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 1968 | AL | Minnesota Twins | 43 | 106 | 93 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 63 | .054 | .093 | .054 | .147 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 1969 | AL | Minnesota Twins | 20 | 32 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19 | .042 | .148 | .042 | .190 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1970 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 45 | 49 | 42 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 32 | .071 | .111 | .071 | .183 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 1970 | NL | New York Mets | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1971 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 31 | 22 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 406 | 759 | 662 | 17 | 44 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 420 | .066 | .113 | .069 | .183 | 46 | 2 | 5 | 61 | 1 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | AL | Los Angeles Angels | P | 5 | 4 | 18.3 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 3.436 | 1.400 |
| 1962 | AL | Los Angeles Angels | P | 50 | 24 | 206.7 | 12 | 37 | 1 | 2 | .980 | 2.134 | .980 |
| 1963 | AL | Los Angeles Angels | P | 45 | 35 | 248.0 | 15 | 46 | 6 | 2 | .910 | 2.214 | 1.356 |
| 1964 | AL | Los Angeles Angels | P | 46 | 35 | 278.3 | 10 | 33 | 1 | 1 | .977 | 1.390 | .935 |
| 1965 | AL | California Angels | P | 36 | 33 | 225.7 | 14 | 49 | 1 | 6 | .984 | 2.513 | 1.750 |
| 1966 | AL | California Angels | P | 41 | 37 | 259.7 | 17 | 48 | 4 | 7 | .942 | 2.253 | 1.585 |
| 1967 | AL | Minnesota Twins | P | 41 | 39 | 283.7 | 15 | 51 | 7 | 6 | .904 | 2.094 | 1.610 |
| 1968 | AL | Minnesota Twins | P | 43 | 39 | 292.0 | 15 | 57 | 5 | 3 | .935 | 2.219 | 1.674 |
| 1969 | AL | Minnesota Twins | P | 20 | 15 | 88.3 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.223 | .600 |
| 1970 | AL | Cleveland Indians | P | 45 | 19 | 155.0 | 3 | 20 | 2 | 2 | .920 | 1.335 | .511 |
| 1970 | NL | New York Mets | P | 3 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.500 | .333 |
| 1971 | AL | Detroit Tigers | P | 31 | 14 | 90.0 | 6 | 16 | 6 | 0 | .786 | 2.200 | .710 |
| Totals | 406 | 294 | 2147.7 | 111 | 373 | 33 | 31 | .936 | 2.028 | 1.192 |
Postseason - Pitching:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | AL | Minnesota Twins | ALCS | 0 | 0 | 13.50 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 13.50 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
Postseason - Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | AL | Minnesota Twins | ALCS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Totals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | AL | Minnesota Twins | ALCS | P | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| Totals | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 |
Awards
1964 - AL TSN Pitcher of the Year
1964 - AL TSN All-Star P
1967 - AL TSN Comeback Player of the Year
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