Stone was the winning pitcher of the 1954All-Star Game without retiring a single batter.[2] This took place at Cleveland Stadium on July 13. He entered the game with two out in the top of the 8th to face Duke Snider, with the American 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 three runs in the bottom of the 8th and won the game 11–9, as Virgil Trucks hurled a scoreless 9th inning to save it.
After having pitched two minor leagueno-hitters in 1952 and going 8–10 with a 3.33 ERA for the Double-A Chattanooga Lookouts of the Southern Association in 1953, he reached the big leagues. His first appearance was in relief against the Detroit 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 an earned 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-hit shutout against the Chicago 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 pitcher Russ 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.
Stone was the owner of a landscaping company in Silvis, Illinois.[3] He died on August 21, 2018, at the age of 87, in East Moline.[4]
Referencesedit
^Quad Cities Online, n.d., "Answer To The Question: 'Q: Who was the baseball player from East Moline who won an all-star game in the 1960s?'" 2020-03-12 at the Wayback Machine
^ abCharlton, James; Shatzkin, Mike; Holtje, Stephen (1990). The Ballplayers: baseball's ultimate biographical reference. New York: Arbor House/William Morrow. p. 1050. ISBN0-87795-984-6.
^Dick Heller, "HELLER: Stone's fluky All-Star win a fading memory", Washington Times, July 18, 2011. Retrieved May 7, 2013.
^. Archived from the original on 2018-08-22. Retrieved 2018-08-22.
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dean, stone, darrah, september, 1930, august, 2018, american, professional, baseball, player, pitcher, appeared, games, over, parts, eight, major, league, baseball, seasons, well, traveled, left, hander, played, washington, senators, 1953, 1957, boston, 1957, . Darrah Dean Stone September 1 1930 August 21 2018 was an American professional baseball player a pitcher who appeared in 166 games over all or parts of eight Major League Baseball seasons The well traveled 6 ft 4 in 1 93 m 205 lb 93 kg left hander played for the Washington Senators 1953 1957 Boston Red Sox 1957 St Louis Cardinals 1959 Houston Colt 45s 1962 Chicago White Sox 1962 and Baltimore Orioles 1963 He also played one season in Japan for the Taiyo Whales 1964 Dean StonePitcherBorn 1930 09 01 September 1 1930Moline Illinois U S Died August 21 2018 2018 08 21 aged 87 East Moline Illinois U S Batted LeftThrew LeftMLB debutSeptember 13 1953 for the Washington SenatorsLast MLB appearanceJune 21 1963 for the Baltimore OriolesMLB statisticsWin loss record29 39Earned run average4 47Strikeouts380NPB statisticsWin loss record0 0Earned run average3 75Strikeouts11TeamsWashington 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 awardsAll Star 1954 Born in Moline Illinois Stone graduated from United Township High School in East Moline 1 prior to entering baseball in 1949 Stone was the winning pitcher of the 1954 All Star Game without retiring a single batter 2 This took place at Cleveland Stadium on July 13 He entered the game with two out in the top of the 8th to face Duke Snider with the American 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 three runs in the bottom of the 8th and won the game 11 9 as Virgil Trucks hurled a scoreless 9th inning to save it After having pitched two minor league no hitters in 1952 and going 8 10 with a 3 33 ERA for the Double A Chattanooga Lookouts of the Southern Association in 1953 he reached the big leagues His first appearance was in relief against the Detroit 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 an earned 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 hit shutout against the Chicago 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 pitcher Russ 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 215 games pitched 85 games started 19 complete games 5 shutouts 52 games finished 12 saves and an ERA of 4 47 In 686 innings he struck out 380 and walked 373 He had a batting average of 088 in 170 at bats with one home run After baseball editStone was the owner of a landscaping company in Silvis Illinois 3 He died on August 21 2018 at the age of 87 in East Moline 4 References edit Quad Cities Online n d Answer To The Question Q Who was the baseball player from East Moline who won an all star game in the 1960s Archived 2020 03 12 at the Wayback Machine a b Charlton James Shatzkin Mike Holtje Stephen 1990 The Ballplayers baseball s ultimate biographical reference New York Arbor House William Morrow p 1050 ISBN 0 87795 984 6 Dick Heller HELLER Stone s fluky All Star win a fading memory Washington Times July 18 2011 Retrieved May 7 2013 Dean Stone obituary Archived from the original on 2018 08 22 Retrieved 2018 08 22 1955 Baseball Register published by The Sporting NewsExternal links editCareer statistics and player information from MLB or Baseball Reference or Baseball Reference Minors Baseball Almanac Dean Stone Baseball Biography Retrosheet Venezuelan Baseball League Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Dean Stone amp oldid 1223280470, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
