Brash and colorful personality, Dean is the last National League pitcher to win 30 games in one season.
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19 Facts About Dizzy Dean
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Dizzy Dean earned his nickname in 1929 in San Antonio, Texas, while in the US Army and pitching for the Fort Sam Houston baseball team.
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The 19-year-old Dizzy Dean was on the mound as they took on the MLB's Chicago White Sox.
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Dizzy Dean made his professional debut in 1930 and worked his way up to the major leagues that same year, throwing a complete game three-hitter for the Cardinals.
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Dizzy Dean made his major league debut on September 28,1930, the final day of the 1930 regular season.
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Dizzy Dean earned a complete game win against the Pittsburgh Pirates, allowing only three hits and one run.
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Dizzy Dean did not pitch in the major leagues the following year.
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Dizzy Dean pitched his first full season in 1932 and turned in a stellar rookie campaign, leading the major leagues with 191 strikeouts and four shutouts.
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Dizzy Dean improved again the following year, when he pitched a 3.
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Dizzy Dean was best known for winning 30 games in 1934 while leading the "Gashouse Gang" Cardinals to the National League pennant and the World Series win over the Detroit Tigers.
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Much like later sports legends Joe Namath and Muhammad Ali, Dizzy Dean liked to brag about his prowess and make public predictions.
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12.
The Dizzy Dean brothers accounted for all four wins, with two each.
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Dizzy Dean helped the Cubs win the 1938 National League pennant.
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Dizzy Dean pitched gamely in Game 2 of the 1938 World Series before losing to the New York Yankees in what became known as "Ol' Diz's Last Stand".
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At age 37, Dizzy Dean pitched four innings, allowing no runs, and rapped a single in his only at-bat.
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Dizzy Dean gave me a strong right arm, a good body, and a weak mind.
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18.
Dizzy Dean Museum was established at 1152 Lakeland Drive in Jackson, Mississippi.
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Dizzy Dean was mentioned in the 1949 poem "Line-Up for Yesterday" by Ogden Nash:.
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