Dean Hartgraves
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| Dean Hartgraves | ||
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| Pitcher | ||
| Born: August 12, 1966 | ||
| Batted: Right | Threw: Left | |
| MLB debut | ||
| May 3, 1995 for the Houston Astros |
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| Final game | ||
| July 23, 1998 for the San Francisco Giants |
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| Career statistics | ||
| ERA | 4.41 | |
| Record | 3-0 | |
| Strikeouts | 58 | |
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Dean Charles Hartgraves is a former Major League Baseball pitcher who played in 1995, 1996 and 1998 with the Houston Astros, Atlanta Braves and San Francisco Giants. He was born on August 12, 1966 in Bakersfield, California and he was 6'0", 185 pounds. He threw left-handed but batted right-handed. Hartgraves attended Crater High School in Central Point, Oregon before attending Fresno State University and Portland State University (which has also seen names like Eric Gunderson, Joe Kraemer, Jeff Lahti and Steve Olin).
Hartgraves was selected by the New York Mets in the 12th round of the 1986 amateur entry draft. He did not sign that time, but when he was drafted by the Astros in the 20th round of the 1987 amateur entry draft, he did.
Between 1987 and 1995, Hartgraves spent his time in the Astros farm system, mostly with Triple-A Tucson. Perhaps his best minor league season was 1992 with Tucson, where he went 9-6 with a 2.76 ERA.
On May 3, 1995, he made his Major League debut at the age of 28. His rookie season was his best wherein 40 games he had a 3.22 ERA. Overall in his career, he would appear in 84 games, with a 4.41 ERA and a 3-0 record. As a batter, he hit .000 in 3 at-bats. He was flawless on the field, committing zero errors.
Hartgraves played his final game on July 23, 1998.
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[edit] Other Facts
[edit] Salaries
- 1995-Houston Astros-$109,000
- 1996-Houston Astros-$130,000
- 1998-San Francisco Giants-$170,000
[edit] Uniform Numbers
- 1995-Houston Astros-58
- 1996-Houston Astros-58
- 1996-Atlanta Braves-34
- 1998-San Francisco Giants-45
- From Astroland.net:
- "Threw a 7-inning no-hitter for the Asheville Tourists on his 22nd birthday, August 12, 1988, then threw another six-inning jewel for the Osceola Astros one year, nine days later. 2 - 0 with a 3.91 in his 59-game stint with Houston in 1995 and 1996."
- Tony Eusebio and Shane Reynolds had been teammates of Hartgraves for seven seasons, longer than any other teammates.
[edit] External links
- AstroLand.net
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference
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