Tommy Dean

This article is about the baseball player. For other people named Tommy Dean, see Thomas Dean (disambiguation).

Tommy Dean
Shortstop
Born: (1945-08-30) August 30, 1945 Iuka, Mississippi
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 17, 1967, for the Los Angeles Dodgers
Last MLB appearance
September 30, 1971, for the San Diego Padres
MLB statistics
Batting average	.180
Hits	95
Home Runs	4
Teams
Los Angeles Dodgers (1967) San Diego Padres (1969-1971)

Tommy Douglas Dean (born August 30, 1945 in Iuka, Mississippi) was a shortstop in Major League Baseball.

Career

Dean was signed out of high school for a $60,000 bonus in 1964 by Los Angeles Dodgers general manager Buzzie Bavasi, who was trying to transform the Dodgers into a team built around pitching, speed, and defense and considered Dean a top young prospect. However, Dean only appeared in a few games with the Dodgers during the 1967 season. After spending 1968 in the minors, Dean was acquired by the expansion San Diego Padres, who had hired Bavasi away from the Dodgers, in the spring of 1969. Dean spent three seasons with the Padres, playing his last game in 1971.

External links

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)