Charles Wilson "Dory" Dean (November 6, 1852 – May 4, 1935) was an American, 19th century Major League Baseball player from Cincinnati, Ohio.

He had been working as an engineer as well, but the vacuum that was left in the local baseball community after the Red Stockings' departure allowed for the young talent in the area to develop their skills.

[2] After Dean had made seventeen straight starts, the last thirteen of them losses, another local product, Dale Williams, was brought in to pitch.

[2] It was during this long losing streak that Dory began using an unusual pitching motion in an attempt to gain an advantage over the hitters.

The rule was later discarded, and pitchers began to use it again, such as John Clarkson, Cy Young, and later in the 20th century, Luis Tiant.