Dizzy Dean
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Jay Hanna "Dizzy" Dean (January 16, 1910 - July 17, 1974) was an American pitcher in Major League Baseball, elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame. He was born in Lucas, Arkansas. He was a pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals from 1930 to 1937, the Chicago Cubs from 1938 to 1941, and the St. Louis Browns in 1947.
The 1947 appearance came on the last day of the season. The long-since retired Dean was the broadcaster for Browns games at the time. He boasted on the air that he could perform better than the perennially-bad Browns. Management took him up on his offer and had him pitch the last game of the year. Dean pitched four innings, didn't give up any runs and rapped a double in his only at-bat.
Accomplishments:
- Four consecutive strikeout titles
- Led National League in complete games for four consecutive years
- Won two games in the 1934 World Series
- Three time 20-game winner; won 30 games in 1934
- Elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1953
- MVP in 1934
His brother, Paul "Daffy" Dean, was also a major league pitcher.
Dizzy went on to become a well-known sportscaster, famous for his wit and often-colorful butchering of the English language. Dean died in Reno, Nevada.
Categories: 1910 births | 1934 National League All-Stars | 1935 National League All-Stars | 1936 National League All-Stars | 1937 National League All-Stars | 1974 deaths | Baseball Hall of Fame | Chicago Cubs players | Major league pitchers | People from Arkansas | St. Louis Browns players | St. Louis Cardinals players | Sports announcers