Dean Hartgraves

{{short description|American baseball player (born 1966)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2021}}

{{Infobox baseball biography

|name=Dean Hartgraves

|position=Pitcher

|bats=Right

|throws=Left

|birth_date={{Birth date and age|1966|8|12}}

|birth_place=Bakersfield, California, U.S.

|debutleague = MLB

|debutdate=May 3

|debutyear=1995

|debutteam=Houston Astros

|finalleague = MLB

|finaldate=July 23

|finalyear=1998

|finalteam=San Francisco Giants

|debut2league = NPB

|debut2date=May 23

|debut2year=1999

|debut2team=Chiba Lotte Marines

|final2league = NPB

|final2date=June 23

|final2year=1999

|final2team=Chiba Lotte Marines

|statleague = MLB

|stat1label=Win–loss record

|stat1value=3–0

|stat2label=Earned run average

|stat2value=4.41

|stat3label=Strikeouts

|stat3value=58

|stat2league=NPB

|stat21label=Win–loss record

|stat21value=0–2

|stat22label=Earned run average

|stat22value=7.45

|stat23label=Strikeouts

|stat23value=4

|teams=

• Houston Astros ({{mlby|1995}}–{{mlby|1996}})
• Atlanta Braves ({{mlby|1996}})
• San Francisco Giants ({{mlby|1998}})
• Chiba Lotte Marines ({{npby|1999}})

}}

Dean Charles Hartgraves (born August 12, 1966) 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 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.{{Cite web |date=January 4, 2016 |title=Dean Hartgraves |url=http://craterfoundation.district6.org/alumni-association/athletic-hall-of-fame/dean-hartgraves/ |access-date=August 7, 2019 |website=Crater Foundation |language=en-US}}

Hartgraves was selected by the New York Mets in the 12th round of the 1986 Major League Baseball Draft.{{Cite web |title=12th Round of the 1986 MLB January Draft-Regular Phase |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/?year_ID=1986&draft_round=12&draft_type=janreg&query_type=year_round |access-date=August 3, 2019 |website=Baseball Reference |language=en}} He did not sign that time, but when he was drafted by the Astros in the 20th round of the 1987 Major League Baseball Draft, he did.{{Cite web |title=20th Round of the 1987 MLB June Amateur Draft |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/?year_ID=1987&draft_round=20&draft_type=junreg&query_type=year_round |access-date=August 7, 2019 |website=Baseball Reference |language=en}} Between 1987 and 1995, Hartgraves spent his time in the Astros farm system, mostly with Triple-A Tucson and Double-A Jackson. Perhaps his best minor league season was 1992 with Jackson, where he went 9–6 with a 2.76 ERA.{{Cite web |title=1992 Jackson Generals Statistics |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/team.cgi?id=9a065cf4 |access-date=2025-03-09 |website=Baseball Reference |language=en}}

On May 3, {{Baseball year|1995}}, he made his major league debut against the Chicago Cubs at the age of 28. His rookie season was his best wherein 40 games he had a 3.22 ERA.{{Cite web |title=Dean Hartgraves 1995 Pitching Game Logs |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/gl.fcgi?id=hartgde01&t=p&year=1995 |access-date=August 3, 2019 |website=Baseball Reference |language=en}} Overall in his career, he would appear in 84 games, with a 4.41 ERA and a 3–0 record. As a batter, he {{not a typo|hit .000}} in 3 at-bats.{{Cite web |title=Dean Hartgraves Career Batting Splits |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/split.fcgi?id=hartgde01&t=b&year=Career |access-date=August 14, 2019 |website=Baseball Reference |language=en}} He was flawless on the field, committing zero errors.

Hartgraves played his final game in the major leagues on July 23, {{Baseball year|1998}}, against the St. Louis Cardinals.{{Cite web |title=Dean Hartgraves 1998 Pitching Game Logs |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/gl.fcgi?id=hartgde01&t=p&year=1998 |access-date=August 14, 2019 |website=Baseball Reference |language=en}} Afterwards, he played in Japan's Pacific League for the Chiba Lotte Marines in {{Baseball year|1999}}.{{Cite web |title=1999 Chiba Lotte Marines Statistics |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/team.cgi?id=91efc750 |access-date=August 7, 2019 |website=Baseball Reference |language=en}}