Gene Covington Vance (born January 5, 1947) is a former pitcher in Major League Baseball. Drafted in the second round of the June 1968 secondary phase (behind Steve Garvey, first round) he pitched in 30 games in the 1970s for the Los Angeles Dodgers, including 21 starts and 2 complete games. In his first year as a rookie with the Dodgers, he was voted "Dodger Rookie of the Year" for that season with a 7–7 record and the lowest ERA on the Dodger pitchers starting staff. Arm injuries during the 1971 season (2-1 record) eventually forced an early retirement from baseball at age 26 in 1973.

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