{{short description|American baseball player (born 1966)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=August 2021}} {{Infobox baseball biography |name=Dean Hartgraves |position=Pitcher |bats=Right |throws=Left |birth_date={{Birth date and age|1966|8|12}} |birth_place=Bakersfield, California, U.S. |debutleague = MLB |debutdate=May 3 |debutyear=1995 |debutteam=Houston Astros |finalleague = MLB |finaldate=July 23 |finalyear=1998 |finalteam=San Francisco Giants |debut2league = NPB |debut2date=May 23 |debut2year=1999 |debut2team=Chiba Lotte Marines |final2league = NPB |final2date=June 23 |final2year=1999 |final2team=Chiba Lotte Marines |statleague = MLB |stat1label=Win–loss record |stat1value=3–0 |stat2label=Earned run average |stat2value=4.41 |stat3label=Strikeouts |stat3value=58 |stat2league=NPB |stat21label=Win–loss record |stat21value=0–2 |stat22label=Earned run average |stat22value=7.45 |stat23label=Strikeouts |stat23value=4 |teams= *Houston Astros ({{mlby|1995}}–{{mlby|1996}}) *Atlanta Braves ({{mlby|1996}}) *San Francisco Giants ({{mlby|1998}}) *Chiba Lotte Marines ({{npby|1999}}) }} '''Dean Charles Hartgraves''' (born August 12, 1966) is an American former Major League Baseball pitcher who played in 1995, 1996, and 1998 with the Houston Astros, Atlanta Braves, and San Francisco Giants. He threw left-handed but batted right-handed. Hartgraves attended Crater High School in Central Point, Oregon before attending Fresno State University and Portland State University.<ref>{{Cite web |date=January 4, 2016 |title=Dean Hartgraves |url=http://craterfoundation.district6.org/alumni-association/athletic-hall-of-fame/dean-hartgraves/ |access-date=August 7, 2019 |website=Crater Foundation |language=en-US}}</ref>
Hartgraves was selected by the New York Mets in the 12th round of the 1986 Major League Baseball draft.<ref>{{Cite web |title=12th Round of the 1986 MLB January Draft-Regular Phase |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/?year_ID=1986&draft_round=12&draft_type=janreg&query_type=year_round |access-date=August 3, 2019 |website=Baseball Reference |language=en}}</ref> He did not sign that time, but when he was drafted by the Astros in the 20th round of the 1987 Major League Baseball draft, he did.<ref>{{Cite web |title=20th Round of the 1987 MLB June Amateur Draft |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/?year_ID=1987&draft_round=20&draft_type=junreg&query_type=year_round |access-date=August 7, 2019 |website=Baseball Reference |language=en}}</ref> Between 1987 and 1995, Hartgraves spent his time in the Astros farm system, mostly with Triple-A Tucson and Double-A Jackson. Perhaps his best minor league season was 1992 with Jackson, where he went 9–6 with a 2.76 ERA.<ref>{{Cite web |title=1992 Jackson Generals Statistics |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/team.cgi?id=9a065cf4 |access-date=2025-03-09 |website=Baseball Reference |language=en}}</ref>
On May 3, {{Baseball year|1995}}, he made his major league debut against the Chicago Cubs at the age of 28. His rookie season was his best wherein 40 games he had a 3.22 ERA.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dean Hartgraves 1995 Pitching Game Logs |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/gl.fcgi?id=hartgde01&t=p&year=1995 |access-date=August 3, 2019 |website=Baseball Reference |language=en}}</ref> Overall in his career, he would appear in 84 games, with a 4.41 ERA and a 3–0 record. As a batter, he {{not a typo|hit .000}} in 3 at-bats.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dean Hartgraves Career Batting Splits |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/split.fcgi?id=hartgde01&t=b&year=Career |access-date=August 14, 2019 |website=Baseball Reference |language=en}}</ref> He was flawless on the field, committing zero errors.
Hartgraves played his final game in the major leagues on July 23, {{Baseball year|1998}}, against the St. Louis Cardinals.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dean Hartgraves 1998 Pitching Game Logs |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/gl.fcgi?id=hartgde01&t=p&year=1998 |access-date=August 14, 2019 |website=Baseball Reference |language=en}}</ref> Afterwards, he played in Japan's Pacific League for the Chiba Lotte Marines in {{Baseball year|1999}}.<ref>{{Cite web |title=1999 Chiba Lotte Marines Statistics |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/team.cgi?id=91efc750 |access-date=August 7, 2019 |website=Baseball Reference |language=en}}</ref>
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==External links== {{Baseballstats|brm=hartgr001dea|mlb=|espn=|br=h/hartgde01|fangraphs=1005445}}, or [http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/H/Phartd001.htm Retrosheet]
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