# Wayland Dean > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Wayland_Dean > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Wayland_Dean.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wayland_Dean > Source revision: 1337685581 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|American baseball player (1902–1930)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}} {{Infobox baseball biography |name=Wayland Dean |image=Wayland Dean crop.JPG |position=[Pitcher](/source/Pitcher) |birth_date={{Birth date|1902|6|20}} |birth_place=[Richwood, West Virginia](/source/Richwood%2C_West_Virginia), U.S. |death_date={{death date and age|1930|4|11|1902|6|20}} |death_place=[Huntington, West Virginia](/source/Huntington%2C_West_Virginia), U.S. |bats=Right |throws=Right |debutleague = MLB |debutdate=April 17 |debutyear=1924 |debutteam=New York Giants |finalleague = MLB |finaldate=July 13 |finalyear=1927 |finalteam=Chicago Cubs |statleague = MLB |stat1label=[Win–loss record](/source/Win%E2%80%93loss_record_(pitching)) |stat1value=24–36 |stat2label=[Earned run average](/source/Earned_run_average) |stat2value=4.87 |stat3label=[Strikeout](/source/Strikeout)s |stat3value=147 |teams= * [New York Giants](/source/New_York_Giants_(NL)) ({{mlby|1924}}–{{mlby|1925}}) * [Philadelphia Phillies](/source/Philadelphia_Phillies) ({{mlby|1926}}–{{mlby|1927}}) * [Chicago Cubs](/source/Chicago_Cubs) ({{mlby|1927}}) }} '''Wayland Ogden Dean''' (June 20, 1902 – April 11, 1930) was an American [Major League Baseball](/source/Major_League_Baseball) [pitcher](/source/pitcher). He played seven seasons in professional [baseball](/source/baseball), four at the major league level. In his major league career, Dean went 24–36 with a 4.87 [ERA](/source/earned_run_average), 1 [save](/source/save_(baseball)), and 147 [strikeouts](/source/strikeouts) in 96 games, and 60 starts. ==Professional career== ===Early minor league career=== Dean began his professional career in {{baseball year|1922}} with the Class-C [Daytona Beach Islanders](/source/Daytona_Beach_Islanders). He went 8–6 with 77 [runs allowed](/source/run_(baseball)) in 19 games with the Islanders. Later that season, Dean played for the Class-AA [Louisville Colonels](/source/Louisville_Colonels_(minor_league_baseball)) of the [American Association](/source/American_Association_(20th_century)). In 11 games, Dean went 3–5 with a 4.88 ERA. The next season, Dean continued to play for the Colonels. He went 21–8 with a 3.27 ERA in 36 games that season. Dean ended the season fifth in the league in [wins](/source/win_(baseball)).{{cite web |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/leader.cgi?type=pitch&id=10060 |title=1923 American Association Pitching Leaders |author= |date= |work=Baseball-Reference |publisher=baseball-reference.com |access-date=March 4, 2010}} ===New York Giants=== Dean was purchased by the [New York Giants](/source/New_York_Giants_(NL)) after being described by ''[The New York Times](/source/The_New_York_Times)'' as being the "most-sought-after young twirler in the minor leagues."{{cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1924/01/06/archives/louisville-star-bought-by-giants-wayland-dean-comes-to-national.html |title=Wayland Dean Comes to National League Champions for Cash and Players |author= |date=January 6, 1924 |work=The New York Times |access-date=March 4, 2010}} Dean refused to sign a contract offered to him by the Giants in January of that year.{{cite web |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=L7ogAAAAIBAJ&pg=3559,1402637&dq=wayland+dean&hl=en |title=Wayland Dean, star Twirler from the South, first Giants holdout |author= |date=January 22, 1924 |work=The Lewiston Daily Sun |publisher= |access-date=March 4, 2010}} In his major league debut, the Giants lost to the [Washington Nationals](/source/Washington_Nationals_(1905%E2%80%9356)) 3–2.{{cite web |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=l8YLAAAAIBAJ&pg=5794,3206810&dq=wayland+dean&hl=en |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120717050844/http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=l8YLAAAAIBAJ&sjid=wlQDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5794,3206810&dq=wayland+dean&hl=en |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 17, 2012 |title=Wayland Dean beats Robins |date=April 18, 1924 |work=The Evening Independent |access-date=March 4, 2010}} On the season, Dean went 6–12 with a 5.01 ERA, and 39 [strikeouts](/source/strikeouts) in 26 games, 20 starts. In 1925, Dean played his second season with the Giants. On June 12, Dean was injured after he was struck in the knee during batting practice before a game against the [Pittsburgh Pirates](/source/Pittsburgh_Pirates) at [Forbes Field](/source/Forbes_Field).{{cite web |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=oYctAAAAIBAJ&pg=4058,2204120&dq=wayland+dean&hl=en |title=Pitcher Dean hurt |author= |date=June 12, 1925 |work=Reading Eagle |publisher= |access-date=March 13, 2010}} Dean also struck out [Hall of Famer](/source/Baseball_Hall_of_Fame_and_Museum) [Mel Ott](/source/Mel_Ott) in Ott's first major league [at-bat](/source/at-bat).{{Cite news |date=1945-05-01 |title=Baseball Banter |url=https://www.genealogybank.com/newspaper-clippings/title/pqlhgsvvzovrqutwkculigotkbbpayqy_ip-10-166-46-85_1739860786920 |access-date=2025-02-18 |work=Milwaukee Journal |page=2 |via=[GenealogyBank.com](/source/GenealogyBank.com) |agency=Associated Press}} On the season, Dean went 10–7 with a 4.64 ERA, 1 [save](/source/save_(baseball)), and 53 [strikeouts](/source/strikeouts). ===Philadelphia Phillies=== In January 1926, the Giants traded Dean to the [Philadelphia Phillies](/source/Philadelphia_Phillies) along with [Jack Bentley](/source/Jack_Bentley_(baseball)) for [Jimmy Ring](/source/Jimmy_Ring).{{cite web |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=SngrAAAAIBAJ&pg=4883,1916226&dq=wayland+dean&hl=en |title=Strings Along With McGraw |author= |date=January 13, 1926 |work=The Pittsburgh Press |publisher= |access-date=March 13, 2010}} With the Phillies that season, Dean went 8–16 with a 4.91 ERA, and 52 strikeouts in 33 games, 26 starts. His 111 [earned runs](/source/earned_runs) allowed led all pitchers in the [National League](/source/National_League_(baseball)).{{cite web |title=1926 Major League Baseball Pitching Leaders |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/MLB/1926-pitching-leaders.shtml |access-date=March 13, 2010 |work=Baseball-Reference}} The next season, Dean again played for the Phillies. On May 26, 1927, Dean was suspended by Phillies [manager](/source/manager_(baseball)) [Stuffy McInnis](/source/Stuffy_McInnis) after Dean didn't report to the team for two days straight.{{cite web |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=LW8tAAAAIBAJ&pg=7059,3887370&dq=wayland+dean&hl=en |title=Wayland Dean Suspended |author= |date=May 26, 1927 |work=The Montreal Gazette |publisher= |access-date=March 13, 2010}} With the Phillies that season, Dean went 0–1 in 2 games with 4 earned runs. ===Chicago Cubs=== On June 2, 1927, Dean was sold by the Phillies to the [Chicago Cubs](/source/Chicago_Cubs).{{cite web |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=9XwuAAAAIBAJ&pg=4673,270225&dq=wayland+dean&hl=en |title=Giants Sell Hamby |author= |date=June 2, 1927 |work=The Montreal Gazette |publisher= |access-date=March 13, 2010}} With the Cubs, Dean pitched 2 games and compiled no [win–loss record](/source/Win%E2%80%93loss_record_(pitching)), and gave up no earned runs. ===Later minor league career=== On February 21, 1928, Dean was traded by the Cubs to the Louisville Colonels for [Ed Holly](/source/Ed_Holly).{{cite web |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=vEgbAAAAIBAJ&pg=2912,4408174&dq=wayland+dean&hl=en |title=Holly to Join Cubs |author= |date=February 21, 1928 |work=The Pittsburgh Press |publisher= |access-date=March 13, 2010}} That season marked Dean's return to the Class-AA Louisville Colonels, where he was first discovered by the New York Giants. In 4 games with the Colonels, Dean went 0–1, and gave up no earned runs. His season was cut short when he became ill with [tuberculosis](/source/tuberculosis), and was sent to [Tucson, Arizona](/source/Tucson%2C_Arizona) because doctors concluded that his only chance of survival was to be in the city's climate.{{cite web |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=wyIbAAAAIBAJ&pg=1624,5285406&dq=wayland+dean&hl=en |title=Dean Fighting White Plague |author= |date=July 17, 1928 |work=The Pittsburgh Press |publisher= |access-date=March 13, 2010}} ''[The Pittsburgh Press](/source/The_Pittsburgh_Press)'' criticized Dean on his choices throughout his career, writing, "[Dean] was a careless fellow, who went the pace headlong." Dean did, however, recover and played the next season with the Class-B [Dayton Aviators](/source/Dayton_Aviators) of the [Central League](/source/Central_League_(baseball)), this time as an [outfielder](/source/outfielder).{{cite web |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=x28bAAAAIBAJ&pg=5590,3710501&dq=wayland+dean&hl=en |title=Turns to Outfielding |author= |date=April 23, 1929 |work=The Pittsburgh Press |publisher= |access-date=March 13, 2010}} In 511 [at-bats](/source/at-bats) with the Aviators, Dean [batted](/source/batting_average_(baseball)) .317 with 32 [doubles](/source/double_(baseball)), 7 [triples](/source/triple_(baseball)), and 22 [home runs](/source/home_runs). That season, Dean was fifth in the league in home runs.{{cite web |title=1929 Central League Batting Leaders |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/leader.cgi?type=bat&id=10829&sort_by=HR |access-date=March 13, 2010 |work=Baseball-Reference}} Dean became ill again and was forced into retirement.{{cite web |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=EB0gAAAAIBAJ&pg=4147,998567&dq=wayland+dean&hl=en |title=Dean Baseball Star, Is Dead In Virginia |author= |date=April 11, 1930 |work=The Lewiston Daily Sun |publisher= |access-date=March 13, 2010}} He died on April 11, 1930, in his parents house at the age of 27, afflicted with tuberculosis. After his death, Dean's former manager in Louisville, [Joe McCarthy](/source/Joe_McCarthy_(manager)), named Dean as the best player he had ever sold to the major leagues.{{Cite news |last=Levy |first=Sam |date=1940-09-04 |title=Herring |url=https://www.genealogybank.com/newspaper-clippings/title/amfwgmhprmxuktptgcpajmxgrtdwyeoz_ip-10-166-46-72_1739860830056 |access-date=2025-02-18 |work=Milwaukee Journal |page=19 |via=[GenealogyBank.com](/source/GenealogyBank.com)}} ==References== {{reflist|2}} ==External links== {{Baseballstats |mlb= |espn= |br=d/deanwa01 |fangraphs= |cube= |brm=dean--001way}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Dean, Wayland}} Category:1902 births Category:1930 deaths Category:Baseball players from West Virginia Category:Chicago Cubs players Category:Daytona Beach Islanders players Category:20th-century deaths from tuberculosis Category:Louisville Colonels (minor league) players Category:Major League Baseball pitchers Category:People from Richwood, West Virginia Category:Philadelphia Phillies players Category:New York Giants (baseball) players Category:Tuberculosis deaths in West Virginia Category:Dayton Aviators players Category:20th-century American sportsmen --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Wayland Dean](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wayland_Dean) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wayland_Dean?action=history)). 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