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Dean Chance

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-3, 200lb (190cm, 90kg)

Born: June 1, 1941 in Wooster, OH us

Died: October 11, 2015 in Wooster, OH

Buried: Wooster Cemetery, Wooster, OH

High School: Northwestern HS (Wayne, OH)

Debut: September 11, 1961 (Age 20-102d, 11,898th in major league history)
vs. MIN 7.1 IP, 10 H, 2 SO, 1 BB, 3 ER, L

Last Game: August 9, 1971 (Age 30-069d)
vs. BOS 0.0 IP, 2 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 2 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1962 season

Full Name: Wilmer Dean Chance

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Cy Young
2x All-Star
ERA Title

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

29.9

128

115

ERA

2.92

406

294

2147.1

1534

WHIP

1.212

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	9-11 / in Starts: 8-7
Longest Hitting Streak	1 game
Longest On Base Streak	1 game
Most Games w/o HR	14 games
Most Games w/o RBI	10 games
Grand Slams	0 in 2 bases loaded PA and 2 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 32 PAs	1
Actual Runners on Base	17 (11-2-4)
Avg. MLBer w/ 32 PAs	3
Avg. Runners on Base	19 (10-6-3)

Most Driven In
G Nettles	1
J Roseboro	0
L CÃ¡rdenas	0

Most Driven In By
H Killebrew	1

1969 Batting Game Log

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1969 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	308	7 (6)	Apr 16	MIN	@	SEP	W,6-4	GS-6	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.94	-0.071	1.29	-0.06%	-1.07	P
2	309	11 (3)	Apr 21	MIN		OAK	W,8-4	GS-7	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.167	.000	.167	9	.65	0.053	1.23	0.06%	0.16	P
3	310	16 (4)	Apr 26	MIN	@	CHW	W,12-1	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.111	.000	.111	9	.45	-0.045	.84	-0.05%	-0.86	P
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
4	311	26 (9)	May 9	MIN	@	DET	W,6-2	GS-7	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.091	.167	.091	.258	9	1.27	0.054	2.70	0.07%	0.62	P
5	312	31 (4)	May 17	MIN		DET	L,0-6	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.083	.154	.083	.237	9	.77	-0.019	1.55	-0.02%	-0.15	P
6	313	41 (9)	May 27	MIN	@	WSA	L,1-5	7-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.083	.154	.083	.237	9						P
7	314	43 (1)	May 30	MIN	@	BOS	L,2-3	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.083	.154	.083	.237	9						P
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
8	315	105 (61)	Aug 1	MIN		BAL	W,4-3	GS-6	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	.083	.214	.083	.298	9	1.44	0.057	3.35	0.08%	0.65	P
9	316	109 (3)	Aug 5	MIN	@	DET	L,3-4	GS-7	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.071	.188	.071	.259	9	.65	-0.038	1.55	-0.05%	-0.39	P
10	317	113 (3)	Aug 9	MIN	@	BAL	L,1-5	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.067	.176	.067	.243	9	.57	-0.014	1.68	-0.03%	-0.15	P
11	318	119 (5)	Aug 17	MIN	@	WSA	W,4-3	GS-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.067	.176	.067	.243	9						P
12	319	121 (1)	Aug 19	MIN	@	BOS	W,8-6	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.063	.167	.063	.229	9	.97	-0.025	2.99	-0.05%	-0.10	P
13	320	122	Aug 20	MIN	@	BOS	L,6-7	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.063	.167	.063	.229	6						P
14	321	126 (3)	Aug 25	MIN		WSA	L,3-7	3-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.059	.158	.059	.217	9	.61	-0.015	1.87	-0.03%	-0.15	P
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
15	322	132 (5)	Sep 1	MIN		CLE	W,7-5	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.053	.143	.053	.195	9	.25	-0.013	.55	-0.02%	-0.32	P
16	323	136 (3)	Sep 5	MIN	@	OAK	L,4-5	GS-8	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	.048	.167	.048	.214	9	.75	0.104	1.02	0.09%	0.83	P
17	324	140 (3)	Sep 9	MIN	@	CAL	W,11-7	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.045	.160	.045	.205	9	.97	-0.023	.22	0.00%	-0.20	P
18	325	144 (3)	Sep 13	MIN		KCR	L,0-1	CG	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	.043	.154	.043	.197	9	1.45	-0.057	.18	0.00%	-0.48	P
19	326	148 (3)	Sep 17	MIN		CAL	L,4-6	GS-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.043	.154	.043	.197	9						P
20	327	152 (3)	Sep 21	MIN		SEP	L,3-4	GS-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.042	.148	.042	.190	9	.58	-0.014	.00	0.00%	-0.15	P
							9-11		32	24	1	1	0	0	0	1	2	0	19	1	5	0	2	0	0	0	.042	.148	.042	.190		.85	-0.066	1.36	-0.01%	-1.76

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