Paul Howard "Dizzy" Trout was an American professional baseball player.
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22 Facts About Dizzy Trout
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Dizzy Trout played in Major League Baseball as a right-handed pitcher from 1939 to 1952, most notably as a member of the Detroit Tigers team that finished either in first or second place in the American League pennant races between 1944 and 1947 and won the 1945 World Series.
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In 1957, Trout made a brief comeback attempt at the age of 42 with the Baltimore Orioles.
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Dizzy Trout first played professionally in 1935 with the Terre Haute Tots in the Three-I League before signing with the Tigers in 1939.
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Dizzy Trout was classified 4-F due to hearing impairment [1] and was not accepted for military service during World War II.
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Dizzy Trout had a losing record in his first four seasons, but in the next four years he turned into one of the best pitchers in the American League, winning 82 and losing 54.
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Dizzy Trout led the American League in wins in 1943, but his best season was 1944, when he won 27 games and lost 14.
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Dizzy Trout finished second in the league to his Detroit teammate, Hal Newhouser, in wins and strikeouts.
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Dizzy Trout's pitching totals were not as impressive in 1945, but he was a workhorse in the pennant drive.
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Dizzy Trout pitched six games and won four over a nine-game late-season stretch.
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Dizzy Trout hit 20 home runs, tying him for 11th all-time in home runs by pitchers.
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Dizzy Trout hit a 9th inning grand slam against the Washington Senators on July 28,1949, helping the Tigers to a victory.
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On June 3,1952, Dizzy Trout was sent to the Boston Red Sox in a blockbuster trade that sent Walt Dropo, Don Lenhardt, Johnny Pesky, Fred Hatfield, and Bill Wight to the Tigers for Dizzy Trout, George Kell, Hoot Evers, and Johnny Lipon.
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Dizzy Trout started only 17 games for the Red Sox, and retired at the end of the 1952 season.
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Dizzy Trout was a very good hitting pitcher in his 15-year major league career.
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Dizzy Trout was in double figures in RBI in five seasons, with a high of 24 RBI in 1944.
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Dizzy Trout hosted The Knot-Hole Gang, a sports show aimed at children.
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In 1956, Trout ran unsuccessfully for sheriff in Wayne County as a Republican, losing to long-time incumbent Andrew C Baird.
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Dizzy Trout attempted a return to baseball with the Baltimore Orioles in 1957 at age 42.
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Dizzy Trout made two appearances, allowed three earned runs, and retired one batter, for an 81.
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