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Dizzy Dean

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Dizzy Dean

Full name Jay Hanna Dean
Born January 16, 1910, Lucas, Arkansas
Died July 17, 1974, Reno, Nevada
Buried at Bond Cemetery, Bond, Mississippi
First Game: September 28, 1930; Final Game: September 28, 1947
Bat: Right Throw: Right Height: 6' 2" Weight: 182
Brother of Paul Dean
Selected to the Hall of Fame in 1953
Named NL Most Valuable Player by Baseball Writers' Association of America (1934)
Named NL Most Valuable Player by The Sporting News (1934)
Named pitcher on The Sporting News Major League All-Star Team (1934 to 1936)
Ejections as player: 1932 (1), 1934 (1), 1935 (1), 1939 (1). Total: 4
Ejections as coach: 1941 (1)
SABR Biography
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Discrepancies
                           Batting Record
Year Team                     G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG   BFW Year Team
1930 STL N    Daily Splits    1     3    1    1   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0       0   0   0    0   0  .333  .333  .333   0.0 1930 STL N
1932 STL N    Daily Splits   47    97   10   25   5   0   2   12    0   0   10   0   8       0   3   1    0   1  .258  .258  .371   0.0 1932 STL N
1933 STL N    Daily Splits   51   105    8   19   2   2   1   12    3   0   14   0   3       0   3   0    1   0  .181  .204  .267   0.0 1933 STL N
1934 STL N    Daily Splits   51   118   15   29   3   1   2    9    1   0   15   0   7       0   2   5    1   0  .246  .252  .339   0.0 1934 STL N
1935 STL N    Daily Splits   53   128   18   30   4   0   2   21    1   0   16   1   4       0   6   1    2   2  .234  .246  .313   0.0 1935 STL N
1936 STL N    Daily Splits   51   121    7   27   6   1   0   15    0   0   27   0   3       0   2   3    0   0  .223  .223  .289   0.0 1936 STL N
1937 STL N    Daily Splits   27    66    8   15   1   0   1    5    3   0   11   0   9       0   3   2    0   0  .227  .261  .288   0.0 1937 STL N
1938 CHI N    Daily Splits   13    26    3    5   1   0   0    1    0   0    2   0   1       0   3   1    0   0  .192  .192  .231   0.0 1938 CHI N
1939 CHI N    Daily Splits   19    34    4    5   1   0   0    1    1   0    7   0   2   0   0   0   0    1   0  .147  .171  .176   0.0 1939 CHI N
1940 CHI N    Daily Splits   10    18    2    4   0   0   0    0    0   0    2   0   2       0   0   0    0   0  .222  .222  .222   0.0 1940 CHI N
1941 CHI N                    1     0    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0       0   0   0    0   0     -     -     -   0.0 1941 CHI N
1947 STL A    Daily Splits    1     1    0    1   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0       0   0   0    0   0 1.000 1.000 1.000   0.0 1947 STL A
Total NL (11 Years)         324   716   76  160  23   4   8   76    9   0  104   1  39   0   0  22  13    5   3  .223  .234  .300   0.0 Total NL
Total AL ( 1 Year )           1     1    0    1   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0       0   0   0    0   0 1.000 1.000 1.000   0.0 Total AL
Total    (12 Years) Splits  325   717   76  161  23   4   8   76    9   0  104   1  39   0   0  22  13    5   3  .225  .235  .301   0.0 Total
Year Team                     G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG   BFW Year Team

              World Series Batting Record
Year Team                     G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG Year Team
1934 STL N    Daily Splits    4    12    3    3   2   0   0    1    0   0    3   0   0   0   0   1   0    0   0  .250  .250  .417 1934 STL N
1938 CHI N    Daily Splits    2     3    0    2   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .667  .667  .667 1938 CHI N
Total    ( 2 Years) Splits    6    15    3    5   2   0   0    1    0   0    3   0   0   0   0   1   0    0   0  .333  .333  .467 Total
Year Team                     G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG Year Team

             All-Star Game Batting Record
Year Team                     G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG Year Team
1934 NL       Daily Splits    1     1    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000  .000 1934 NL   
1935 NL                       1     0    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0     -     -     - 1935 NL   
1936 NL       Daily Splits    1     1    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    1   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000  .000 1936 NL   
1937 NL       Daily Splits    1     1    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000  .000 1937 NL   
Total    ( 4 Years) Splits    4     3    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    1   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000  .000 Total
Year Team                     G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG Year Team


                             Pitching Record
Year Team                     G  GS  CG SHO  GF  SV   IP      H   BFP  HR    R   ER   BB  IB   SO  SH  SF  WP HBP  BK  2B  3B GDP ROE   W   L    ERA    RS    PW Year Team
1930 STL N    Daily Splits    1   1   1   0   0   0    9      3    33   0    1    1    3   0    5   1       0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   1.00  3.00   0.5 1930 STL N
1932 STL N    Daily Splits   46  33  16   4  10   2  286    280  1203  14  122  105  102   8  191  18       2   5   2  55  12  24  16  18  15   3.30  4.27   2.5 1932 STL N
1933 STL N    Daily Splits   48  34  26   3  12   5  293    279  1202  11  113   99   64   5  199  15       2   5   0  53  11  17  18  20  18   3.04  4.47   1.7 1933 STL N
1934 STL N    Daily Splits   50  33  24   7  14   7  311.2  288  1291  14  110   92   75   9  195  16       2   6   0  53  13  19  29  30   7   2.66  5.82   6.1 1934 STL N
1935 STL N    Daily Splits   50  36  29   3  14   5  325.1  324  1362  16  126  110   77   5  190  14       1   4   0  49   8  13  22  28  12   3.04  6.00   4.5 1935 STL N
1936 STL N    Daily Splits   51  34  28   2  17  11  315    310  1303  21  128  111   53   9  195  20       4   3   0  63  10  12  28  24  13   3.17  5.50   3.0 1936 STL N
1937 STL N    Daily Splits   27  25  17   4   2   1  197.1  200   818   9   76   59   33   5  120  11       1   2   3  38   5  15  16  13  10   2.69  4.60   2.8 1937 STL N
1938 CHI N    Daily Splits   13  10   3   1   2   0   74.2   63   288   2   20   15    8   0   22   0       0   1   0  14   3   6   5   7   1   1.81  5.10   1.5 1938 CHI N
1939 CHI N    Daily Splits   19  13   7   2   5   0   96.1   98   403   4   40   36   17   3   27   4   0   0   1   0  23   5   6   9   6   4   3.36  5.38   0.5 1939 CHI N
1940 CHI N    Daily Splits   10   9   3   0   1   0   54     68   247   4   35   31   20   5   18   5       0   0   0   9   3   3   4   3   3   5.17  4.00  -0.8 1940 CHI N
1941 CHI N    Daily Splits    1   1   0   0   0   0    1      3     7   0    3    2    0   0    1   0       0   0   0   0   2   0   1   0   0  18.00  8.00  -0.1 1941 CHI N
1947 STL A    Daily Splits    1   1   0   0   0   0    4      3    14   0    0    0    1   0    0   0       0   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0.00  2.00   0.1 1947 STL A
Total NL (11 Years)         316 229 154  26  77  31 1963.1 1916  8157  95  774  661  452  49 1163 104   0  12  27   5 357  72 115 148 150  83   3.03  5.11  22.2 Total NL
Total AL ( 1 Year )           1   1   0   0   0   0    4      3    14   0    0    0    1   0    0   0       0   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0.00  2.00   0.1 Total AL
Total    (12 Years) Splits  317 230 154  26  77  31 1967.1 1919  8171  95  774  661  453  49 1163 104   0  12  27   5 357  72 117 148 150  83   3.02  5.10  22.3 Total
Year Team                     G  GS  CG SHO  GF  SV   IP      H   BFP  HR    R   ER   BB  IB   SO  SH  SF  WP HBP  BK  2B  3B GDP ROE   W   L    ERA    RS    PW Year Team

                World Series Pitching Record
Year Team                     G  GS  CG SHO  GF  SV   IP      H   BFP  HR    R   ER   BB  IB   SO  SH  SF  WP HBP  BK  2B  3B GDP ROE   W   L    ERA    RS Year Team
1934 STL N    Daily Splits    3   3   2   1   0   0   26     20   103   2    6    5    5   0   17   0   0   0   1   0   4   0   1   1   2   1   1.73  6.67 1934 STL N
1938 CHI N    Daily Splits    2   1   0   0   1   0    8.1    8    33   2    6    6    1   0    2   0   0   0   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   1   6.48  3.00 1938 CHI N
Total    ( 2 Years) Splits    5   4   2   1   1   0   34.1   28   136   4   12   11    6   0   19   0   0   0   1   0   6   0   2   1   2   2   2.88  5.75 Total
Year Team                     G  GS  CG SHO  GF  SV   IP      H   BFP  HR    R   ER   BB  IB   SO  SH  SF  WP HBP  BK  2B  3B GDP ROE   W   L    ERA    RS Year Team

               All-Star Game Pitching Record
Year Team                     G  GS  CG SHO  GF  SV   IP      H   BFP  HR    R   ER   BB  IB   SO  SH  SF  WP HBP  BK  2B  3B GDP ROE   W   L    ERA    RS Year Team
1934 NL       Daily Splits    1   0   0   0   0   0    3      5    13   0    1    1    1   0    4   0   0   0   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   3.00     - 1934 NL   
1935 NL       Daily Splits    1   0   0   0   1   0    1      1     5   0    0    0    1   0    1   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0.00     - 1935 NL   
1936 NL       Daily Splits    1   1   0   0   0   0    3      0     9   0    0    0    2   0    3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   0   0.00  4.00 1936 NL   
1937 NL       Daily Splits    1   1   0   0   0   0    3      4    14   1    2    2    1   0    2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   6.00  3.00 1937 NL   
Total    ( 4 Years) Splits    4   2   0   0   1   0   10     10    41   1    3    3    5   0   10   0   0   0   0   0   4   1   1   0   1   1   2.70  3.50 Total
Year Team                     G  GS  CG SHO  GF  SV   IP      H   BFP  HR    R   ER   BB  IB   SO  SH  SF  WP HBP  BK  2B  3B GDP ROE   W   L    ERA    RS Year Team


                           Fielding Record
Year Team               POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   PB   SB   CS  PkO   AVG
1930 STL N Daily Splits   P    1    1    1     9       1    4    0    0   0    0    0    0    0 1.000
1932 STL N Daily Splits   P   46   33   16   287       9   46    3    7   0    1   13   15    4  .948
1933 STL N Daily Splits   P   48   34   26   293.1     9   35    5    1   0    1    6   14    4  .898
1934 STL N Daily Splits   P   50   33   24   311.2    18   46    2    1   0    2    5   10    2  .970
1935 STL N Daily Splits   P   50   36   29   325.1    13   42    2    0   0    2   11   16    0  .965
1936 STL N Daily Splits   P   51   34   28   315      10   44    1    3   0    1    5   10    2  .982
1937 STL N Daily Splits   P   27   25   17   197.1     4   24    1    3   0    0    7    5    1  .966
1938 CHI N Daily Splits   P   13   10    3    74.2     2   11    0    0   0    0    1    0    0 1.000
1939 CHI N Daily Splits   P   19   13    7    96.1     5   16    0    0   0    0    0    1    0 1.000
1940 CHI N Daily Splits   P   10    9    3    54       5   15    1    0   0    0    3    2    0  .952
1941 CHI N Daily Splits   P    1    1    0     1       0    0    0    0   0    0    0    0    0     -
1947 STL A Daily Splits   P    1    1    0     4       0    0    0    0   0    0    0    0    0     -
Total (12 Years) Splits   P  317  230  154  1968.2    76  283   15   15   0    7   51   73   13  .960
Year Team               POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   PB   SB   CS  PkO   AVG

              World Series Fielding Record
Year Team               POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   PB   SB   CS  PkO   AVG
1934 STL N Daily Splits   P    3    3    2    26       2    2    0    0   0    0    1    1    0 1.000
1938 CHI N Daily Splits   P    2    1    0     8.1     0    2    0    0   0    0    0    0    0 1.000
Total ( 2 Years) Splits   P    5    4    2    34.1     2    4    0    0   0    0    1    1    0 1.000
Year Team               POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   PB   SB   CS  PkO   AVG

             All-Star Game Fielding Record
Year Team               POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   PB   SB   CS  PkO   AVG
1934 NL    Daily Splits   P    1    0    0     3       0    0    0    0   0    0    0    1    0     -
1935 NL    Daily Splits   P    1    0    0     1       0    0    0    0   0    0    0    0    0     -
1936 NL    Daily Splits   P    1    1    0     3       0    2    0    0   0    0    0    0    1 1.000
1937 NL    Daily Splits   P    1    1    0     3       0    1    0    0   0    0    0    0    0 1.000
Total ( 4 Years) Splits   P    4    2    0    10       0    3    0    0   0    0    0    1    1 1.000
Year Team               POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   PB   SB   CS  PkO   AVG


       Coaching Record
Year Team   START    END
1941 CHI N   5-15   8- 7
Total ( 1 Year ) 



Ejection Information

As player:
Date                Team   Umpire              Reason
 9- 5-1932(2)  BOX  STL N  Ernie Quigley       Bench jockeying
 7- 2-1934     BOX  STL N  Bill Klem           Infield fly call (Protest)
 5-21-1935     BOX  STL N  Cy Rigler           Fighting
 5- 9-1939     BOX  CHI N  Bill Stewart        Bench jockeying

As coach:
Date                Team   Umpire              Reason
 6- 6-1941     BOX  CHI N  Beans Reardon       Interference non-call





Transaction Information

Signed as a free agent by St. Louis Cardinals (@1930).

Traded by St. Louis Cardinals to Chicago Cubs in exchange for Curt Davis, Clyde
Shoun, Tuck Stainback and $185000 (April 16, 1938).

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