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Los Angeles Angels legend Dean Chance passes away at 74.

Less than months after being inducted into the Angels hall of fame, former Cy Young Award winner Dean Chance has passed away at the age of 74 Sunday afternoon in Wooster, Ohio. Chance was one the first stars of the expansion Los Angeles Angels who had drafted him in the 1960 expansion draft from the Washington Senators. Chance debuted for the Angels at age 20 in 1961 going 0-2 with a 6.82 ERA in five games. His true rookie season in 1962 Chance showed signs of what would be to come as he finished with a 14-10 record with 8 saves and a 2.