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Dizzy Dean

Birthdate:

1/16/1910

Died:

7/17/1974

Height / Weight:

6' 2" / 182 lbs.

Place of Birth:

Lucas, AR, USA

Bats / Throws:

R / R

Baseball Historian Biography

Original member of the "Gas House Gang". Dizzy Dean was a true champion whose pitching won many big games for the pennant winning and world champions' St. Louis Cardinals of the 1930's. In 1934, Dizzy Dean and his rookie brother Daffy Dean won 49 games between them. Dizzy won 30 games, the last National Leaguer to win 30. His brother Daffy won 19 in this his rookie year. Dizzy was 30-7, pitching in 50 games, started 33 games and completed 24, while pitching 311 innings and threw 7 shutouts... ERA 2.66. When news reporters asked what their names were, they both would give a different name every time. Seems that their parents really did name them Dizzy and Daffy. Dizzy's Hall of Fame numbers include a top won and lost record of 150-83, pct .644 and an impressive 3.02 ERA. baseballistorian.com - The History of Baseball

Baseball Historian Biography

'Jerome Dean made the White Sox dizzy trying to bat against him several years ago and so they dubbed him 'Dizzy'. He's been making then dizzy ever since. In 1933 he won the title of having pitched in the most games of any pitcher. In 1932 he led the National League in strikeouts and pitched the most innings.

Jerome Dean was born in Holdenville, Okla., in 1911. He is 6 feet, 3 3/4 inches tall and weighs 189 pounds. He began his professional baseball in 1930 in St. Joseph, Mo., and after playing in Houston, Texas, came to the Cardinals in 1932. He bats and throws right-handed. Baseball HIstory

Pitching Statistics

Year	Team	G	GS	W	L	SV	CG	SHO	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	WP	HBP	BK	ERA
1930	STL (NL)	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	9.0	3	1	1	0	3	0	5	0	0	0	1.00
1932	STL (NL)	46	33	18	15	2	16	4	286.0	280	122	105	14	102	0	191	2	5	2	3.30
1933	STL (NL)	48	34	20	18	4	26	3	293.0	279	113	99	11	64	0	199	2	5	0	3.04
1934	STL (NL)	50	33	30	7	7	24	7	311.2	288	110	92	14	75	0	195	2	6	0	2.66
1935	STL (NL)	50	36	28	12	5	29	3	325.1	324	126	110	16	77	0	190	1	4	0	3.04
1936	STL (NL)	51	34	24	13	11	28	2	315.0	310	128	111	21	53	0	195	4	3	0	3.17
1937	STL (NL)	27	25	13	10	1	17	4	197.1	200	76	59	9	33	0	120	1	2	3	2.69
1938	CHC (NL)	13	10	7	1	0	3	1	74.2	63	20	15	2	8	0	22	0	1	0	1.81
1939	CHC (NL)	19	13	6	4	0	7	2	96.1	98	40	36	4	17	0	27	0	1	0	3.36
1940	CHC (NL)	10	9	3	3	0	3	0	54.0	68	35	31	4	20	0	18	0	0	0	5.17
1941	CHC (NL)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.0	3	3	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	18.00
1947	SLB (AL)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	4.0	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.00
12 years		317	230	150	83	30	154	26	1967.1	1919	774	661	95	453	0	1163	12	27	5	3.02

Batting Statistics

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	IBB	HBP	SH	SF	AVG	OBP	SLG
1930	STL (NL)	1	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	SLG
1932	STL (NL)	47	97	10	25	5	0	2	12	0	10	0	0	0	0	8	0	.258	.258	SLG
1933	STL (NL)	51	105	8	19	2	2	1	12	3	14	1	0	0	0	3	0	.181	.204	SLG
1934	STL (NL)	51	118	15	29	3	1	2	9	1	15	1	0	0	0	7	0	.246	.252	SLG
1935	STL (NL)	53	128	18	30	4	0	2	21	1	16	2	0	0	1	4	0	.234	.246	SLG
1936	STL (NL)	51	121	7	27	6	1	0	15	0	27	0	0	0	0	3	0	.223	.223	SLG
1937	STL (NL)	27	66	8	15	1	0	1	5	3	11	0	0	0	0	9	0	.227	.261	SLG
1938	CHC (NL)	13	26	3	5	1	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	.192	.192	SLG
1939	CHC (NL)	19	34	4	5	1	0	0	1	1	7	1	0	0	0	2	0	.147	.171	SLG
1940	CHC (NL)	10	18	2	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	.222	.222	SLG
1941	CHC (NL)	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.0	.0	SLG
1947	SLB (AL)	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.1000	.1000	SLG
12 years		325	717	76	161	23	4	8	76	9	104	5	0	0	1	39	0	.225	.235	.SLG

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