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Dean was born on January 16, 1910, in Lucas, Arkansas, and attended public school only through second grade. He earned his nickname in 1929 in San Antonio, Texas, while in the U.S. Army and pitching for the Fort Sam Houston baseball team. The 19-year-old Dean was on the mound as it took on the MLB's Chicago White Sox.
Jan 16, 2011 · Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 1953. (Voted by BBWAA on 209/264 ballots) View Dizzy Dean's Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos). Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1932 season. Full Name: Jay Hanna Dean. Nicknames: The Great Man.
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Dizzy Dean posted a 30-7 record during the 1934 season, when he led the St. Louis Cardinals to a World Series victory.
Jul 14, 2024 · Dizzy Dean was an American professional baseball player who had a brief but spectacular pitching career with the St. Louis Cardinals in the National League. He was one of the most colourful athletes in the history of organized sports. In five outstanding seasons (1932–36), Dean, a right-hander, won.
Jul 18, 1974 · RENO, July 17 (AP) — Dizzy Dean, a farmboy who pitched his way into the Baseball Hall of Fame with a blazing fastball, died here early today in St. Mary's Hospital at the age of 63.
Dizzy Dean, the Major League Baseball player, was born on Sunday, January 16, 1910, in Lucas, Arkansas. Dean was 20 years old when he broke into the major leagues on September 28, 1930, with the St. Louis Cardinals.
The son of an itinerant Arkansas farmer, Jay Hanna “Dizzy” Dean lived much of his life in Mississippi and became one of the most prominent southerners of the twentieth century as a Major League Baseball player and colorful radio and television announcer. Dean grew up in a hardscrabble world of cotton farming, received no formal […]
His star pitcher, Dizzy Dean, was coming off a loss in Game Five just two days earlier. The loss put the Cards in a 3-2 hole as the Series headed back to Detroit. In Game Six Dizzy’s brother Paul went the distance, giving up three runs, only one of them earned, in the 4-3 win.
Feb 15, 2022 · Against this backdrop, 29,775 souls packed box seats, grandstands, and bleachers to see two living legends, Satchel Paige and Dizzy Dean. The nation had been at war for only half a year but any opportunity to disconnect from the event, if only for a few hours, was a welcome respite for its citizens.
Dizzy Dean Bio. Fullname: Jay Hanna Dean; Born: 1/16/1910 in Lucas, AR; Debut: 9/28/1930; Hall of Fame: 1953; Died: 7/17/1974; Relationship(s): brother of Paul Dean
