Dizzy Dean
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no one and chased a buck harder than any player alive, instantly recognized the box-office appeal of competing against Dizzy Dean’s "All-Stars." Paige and Dean both featured soaring leg kicks and loved to mimic each other’s style to amuse fans. Skin color from District Of Columbia Public Library Read more »
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Retired baseball numbers
of .690. Photo: BARTON SILVERMAN, New York Times 16. Whitey Ford, Yankees. Damn those Yankees for having so many... 17. Dizzy Dean, Cardinals. Again, the only one in MLB with that number retired, Dean was probably more known for his personality than baseball from Connecticut Post Read more »
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Hip 'Hoods: What to eat, drink and see at Busch Stadium
a chair. Dubinsky points out the retired numbers in center field and gives a brief history lesson on each one. Did you know Dizzy Dean, No. 17, was the last National League pitcher to win 30 games in one season? Why, that’s almost as surprising as Shannon’s from St. Louis Post-Dispatch Read more »
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Bidding Farewell to Johan Santana
Martinez (2,827 IP). It doesn’t even get him to Sandy Koufax (2,324.1 IP), but he did surpass another hall of famer in Dizzy Dean (1,967.1 IP), as well as most of the other pitchers to throw in a major league game. After all, 4,339 pitchers have tossed at from FanGraphs Read more »
