Dean Stone, a former pitcher for the White Sox and Washington Senators best known for earning the win in the 1954 MLB All-Star Game despite not retiring a batter, died Tuesday at Hope Creek Care Center in East Moline, Ill., according to his daughter, Mary Ann Quin. Stone was 87.
Stone, born on Sept. 1, 1930 in Moline, Ill., spent parts of eight seasons in the major leagues, the first four of them with the original Senators, who played their games at old Griffith Stadium. The best of those years by far came in 1954, his second season in Washington, when he went 12-10 with a 3.