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Dean, Dizzy (Jay Hanna)

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Dean, Dizzy (Jay Hanna) (1911-1974)

US baseball player. He joined the St Louis Cardinals 1930 and made his major-league pitching debut 1932. Winning 30 games and leading the Cardinals to a World Series win, he was voted the National League's most valuable player 1934. Following an injury in the 1937 All-Star Game, his pitching suffered. He was traded to the Chicago Cubs, for whom he pitched until his retirement 1941.

Born in Lucas, Arkansas, Dean worked as a farmhand until he was old enough to join the army, where his pitching skills were recognized. The offbeat brashness and good-natured arrogance that won him the nickname ‘Dizzy’ are as legendary as his explosive fast-ball pitch.

Dean was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame 1953.



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