Tommy Dean
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Tommy Douglas Dean
- Bats Right, Throws Right
- Height 6' 0", Weight 165 lb.
- Debut September 17, 1967
- Final Game September 30, 1971
- Born August 30, 1945 in Iuka, MS USA
[edit] Biographical Information
Tommy Dean signed for a large bonus in 1964, and played four years in the majors leagues. He was primarily a shortstop.
Signed by the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1964, he played at various times in the minors for the St. Petersburg Saints and at Spokane and at Albuquerque. He never hit over .268 in the minors or had more than six homers.
He came up to the majors for 12 games with the Dodgers at age 22. The Dodgers mostly used Gene Michael and Dick Schofield Sr. at shortstop that year.
Early in the 1969 season, Dean was traded to the San Diego Padres, and he was their chief shortstop in their inaugural season. He appeared in 101 games and hit .176/.251/.245, making only 9 errors in the field.
The next year, he was in 61 games, hitting .222/.271/.304. The following year, his last in professional baseball, he was in 41 games as a backup for San Diego.
