Dean went right from Duke University - where his coach was former Philadelphia hurler
Jack Coombs - to the Athletics. He played first base and pinch-hit often his first
two seasons before Connie Mack, desperate for pitchers, put him on the mound. He
was an unspectacular but useful starter, reliever, and pinch hitter for the A's and
Indians. He went into the military in 1943 and never returned to ML baseball.
(JK)
FROM THE BASEBALL CHRONOLOGY
»July 21, 1936:
Mickey Cochrane has a relapse, and Del Baker again takes charge of the Tigers. Detroit takes a pair from the visiting A's, winning 8–0 behind Tommy Bridges, and 9–8, as Schoolboy Rowe wins in relief. The Tigers score a pair in the 8th inning when, with the bases loaded, Mickey Owen hits into a double play. Goslin scores the tying run and Walker, who reaches 3rd on the play, scores when 1B Chubby Dean is caught napping.
»June 21, 1946:
A federal judge rules that the Seattle club does not have to play returning serviceman Al Niemiec but it does have to pay him his $720 a month contract through the season. At midseason 143 players who had ML contracts when they went to war had been released or sent to the minors. Former major-league players Van Mungo, Lou Finney, Chubby Dean, Nate Andrews, and Max Butcher are all playing in Class D leagues.
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