Dizzy Dean Baseball player

Jay Hanna "Dizzy" Dean (January 16, 1910 – July 17, 1974), also known as Jerome Herman Dean, was an American professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals, Chicago Cubs and the St. Louis Browns. A brash and colorful personality, Dean was the last National League pitcher to win 30 games in one season. After his playing career, he became a popular television sports commentator. Dean was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1953. When the Cardinals reopened the team Hall of Fame in 2014, Dean was inducted among the inaugural class.

Personal facts

Dizzy Dean
Birth dateJanuary 16, 1910
Birth place
Arkansas , Logan County Arkansas
Date of deathJuly 17, 1974
Place of death
Nevada , Reno Nevada

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Baseball player

Career startSeptember 28, 1930
Career endSeptember 28, 1947
batting sideRight
former teams
Baltimore Orioles
St. Louis Cardinals
position
Pitcher
teams
Baltimore Orioles
Chicago Cubs
St. Louis Cardinals
throwing sideRight

Dizzy Dean on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.dizzydeanbbinc.org
  2. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0045049