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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	20-25 / in Starts: 15-20
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	38 games
Most Games w/o RBI	20 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 89 PAs	3
Actual Runners on Base	56 (32-17-7)
Avg. MLBer w/ 89 PAs	9
Avg. Runners on Base	52 (27-16-8)

Most Driven In
F Kostro	1
B Moran	1
J Fregosi	1
L Thomas	0

Most Driven In By
J Fregosi	2
B Moran	2
A Pearson	0

1963 Batting Game Log

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1963 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	56	2 (1)	Apr 10	LAA		BOS	L,1-4	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.70	-0.019	1.61	-0.03%	-0.20	P
2	57	5 (2)	Apr 16	LAA	@	MIN	L,10-11	GS-5	3	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.07	0.021	2.13	0.03%	0.08	P
3	58	10 (4)	Apr 20	LAA	@	KCA	W,7-4	GS-6	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.71	-0.040	1.15	-0.04%	-0.52	P
4	59	14 (3)	Apr 24	LAA	@	DET	L,3-4	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.76	-0.055	1.55	-0.07%	-0.78	P
5	60	18 (3)	Apr 28	LAA	@	BAL	W,3-2	CG	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.077	.000	.077	9	.81	0.006	1.75	0.01%	-0.24	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
6	61	23 (4)	May 2	LAA		NYY	L,0-7	GS-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.071	.000	.071	9	.46	-0.011	1.22	-0.02%	-0.09	P
7	62	27 (3)	May 6	LAA		MIN	W,5-4	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.067	.000	.067	9	.69	-0.017	1.20	-0.02%	-0.14	P
8	63	32 (4)	May 12 (1)	LAA	@	CHW	L,2-14	GS-2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.063	.000	.063	9	1.44	-0.038	3.19	-0.05%	-0.34	P
9	64	34 (1)	May 13	LAA	@	CHW	W,7-3	4-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.063	.000	.063	9						P
10	65	36 (1)	May 15 (2)	LAA	@	BOS	L,6-7	6-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.063	.000	.063	9						P
11	66	41 (4)	May 20	LAA	@	CLE	L,5-7	7-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.063	.000	.063	9						P
12	67	42	May 22	LAA	@	CLE	W,7-6	11-GF(11)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.063	.000	.063	3						P
13	68	43	May 24	LAA		KCA	L,1-3	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.063	.000	.063	9						P
14	69	45 (1)	May 26	LAA		KCA	W,6-4	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.059	.000	.059	9	.31	-0.007	.22	0.00%	-0.33	P
15	70	47 (1)	May 29	LAA		DET	W,4-2	GS-8	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.053	.000	.053	9	2.03	-0.120	1.44	-0.05%	-0.87	P
Jun		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
16	71	51 (3)	Jun 2	LAA		BAL	W,8-2	GS-9	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.045	.000	.045	9	.57	-0.039	.52	-0.02%	-0.89	P
17	72	56 (4)	Jun 7	LAA		MIN	L,1-6	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.042	.000	.042	9	.93	-0.048	.97	-0.03%	-0.34	P
18	73	60 (3)	Jun 11	LAA	@	KCA	L,2-5	GS-4	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.040	.077	.040	.117	9	.94	0.001	.95	0.00%	0.02	P
19	74	65 (4)	Jun 16 (1)	LAA	@	MIN	W,5-3	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.037	.071	.037	.108	9	.90	-0.044	.83	-0.03%	-0.31	P
20	75	70 (4)	Jun 21	LAA		WSA	W,1-0	GS-9	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.067	.097	.067	.163	9	1.38	-0.019	1.21	-0.01%	-0.11	P
21	76	74 (3)	Jun 25	LAA		BAL	L,0-10	GS-6	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.094	.121	.094	.215	9	1.28	-0.023	1.47	-0.02%	-0.05	P
22	77	79 (4)	Jun 29	LAA	@	DET	W,7-4	GS-5	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.118	.143	.118	.261	9	.69	0.003	.86	0.00%	-0.01	P
Jul		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
23	78	82 (2)	Jul 3	LAA	@	BAL	L,1-3	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.111	.135	.111	.246	9	2.08	-0.110	1.88	-0.06%	-0.96	P
24	79	86 (3)	Jul 7 (1)	LAA	@	WSA	L,3-7	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.105	.128	.105	.233	9	.76	-0.038	.37	-0.01%	-0.31	P
25	80	90 (3)	Jul 13	LAA		NYY	W,3-1	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.100	.122	.100	.222	9	.92	-0.048	.15	-0.01%	-0.54	P
26	81	95 (4)	Jul 17 (1)	LAA		CLE	W,7-2	CG	4	4	0	2	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.136	.156	.159	.315	9	.23	0.062	.02	0.00%	1.60	P
27	82	99 (3)	Jul 21	LAA		DET	L,2-8	GS-6	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.152	.170	.174	.344	9	1.06	-0.002	.14	0.00%	0.03	P
28	83	102 (2)	Jul 24	LAA	@	NYY	L,4-8	3-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.149	.167	.170	.337	9	1.11	-0.027	.05	0.00%	-0.21	P
29	84	104 (1)	Jul 26	LAA	@	BOS	L,4-5	6-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.149	.167	.170	.337	9						P
30	85	105	Jul 27	LAA	@	BOS	W,5-2	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.149	.167	.170	.337	9						P
31	86	108 (2)	Jul 29	LAA	@	CLE	W,11-0	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.160	.176	.180	.356	9	.43	-0.038	.01	0.00%	-0.50	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
32	87	112 (3)	Aug 2	LAA		CHW	L,1-5	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.154	.170	.173	.343	9	1.48	-0.066	.03	0.00%	-0.47	P
33	88	115 (2)	Aug 6	LAA		MIN	L,1-5	GS-8	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.151	.182	.170	.352	9	.34	0.004	.00	0.00%	0.03	P
34	89	119 (3)	Aug 10	LAA		NYY	L,1-2	GS-9	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.164	.193	.182	.375	9	2.03	0.249	.00	0.00%	0.61	P
35	90	122 (2)	Aug 14	LAA		WSA	W,2-0	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.158	.186	.175	.362	9	.48	-0.024	.00	0.00%	-0.34	P
36	91	126 (3)	Aug 18	LAA		DET	L,2-3	GS-7	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.155	.183	.172	.356	9	1.58	-0.045	.00	0.00%	-0.36	P
37	92	129 (2)	Aug 22	LAA	@	BAL	L,1-5	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.150	.177	.167	.344	9	.48	-0.023	.00	0.00%	-0.23	P
38	93	134 (4)	Aug 28	LAA	@	DET	L,1-2	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.159	.185	.175	.359	9	.86	-0.015	.00	0.00%	0.02	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
39	94	138 (3)	Sep 1	LAA	@	KCA	L,6-7	GS-7	3	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.152	.176	.167	.343	9	.99	-0.009	.00	0.00%	-0.23	P
40	95	139	Sep 2 (1)	LAA	@	CHW	W,7-5	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.149	.174	.164	.338	9	.53	-0.012	.00	0.00%	-0.44	P
41	96	142 (2)	Sep 5	LAA	@	MIN	W,8-5	GS-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.147	.171	.162	.333	9	.99	-0.025	.00	0.00%	-0.22	P
42	97	146 (3)	Sep 9	LAA		BOS	L,2-5	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.141	.164	.155	.319	9	.79	-0.005	.00	0.00%	0.02	P
43	98	151 (4)	Sep 14	LAA		CLE	W,4-3	GS-8	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.149	.171	.162	.333	9	1.33	-0.038	.00	0.00%	-0.49	P
44	99	156 (4)	Sep 21	LAA	@	CLE	W,4-2	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.165	.156	.320	9	1.43	-0.119	.00	0.00%	-1.20	P
45	100	160 (3)	Sep 25	LAA	@	NYY	L,1-3	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.150	.171	.163	.333	9	.63	0.019	.00	0.00%	0.19	P
							20-25		89	80	5	12	1	0	0	3	2	0	38	0	7	0	3	0	0	0	.150	.171	.163	.333		.95	-0.759	.61	-0.41%	-9.12

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