Dean Stone

Who is Dean Stone?

Darrah Dean Stone is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. After pitching for United Township High School in East Moline, Illinois, the 6'4", 205 lb. left-hander was signed by the Chicago Cubs as an amateur free agent before the 1949 season. He played for the Washington Senators, Boston Red Sox, St. Louis Cardinals, Houston Colt .45s, Chicago White Sox, and Baltimore Orioles. He also played one season in Japan for the Taiyo Whales.

Stone is perhaps best known for being the winning pitcher of the 1954 All-Star Game without retiring a single batter. 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. 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 in relief at the major league level.