Dizzy+Dean

The Chicago Cubs and the St. Louis Cardinals are one of the biggest rivalries in baseball. Dizzy Dean was one of the few to experience the rivalry from both sides. As a pitcher for the Cardinals’, Dean earned four consecutive strikeout titles, led the National League in complete games for four consecutive seasons, and won two games in the 1934 World Series. The Cardinals championship in 1934 was won in the family as Paul "Daffy" Dean, Dizzy’s younger brother, won the other two games of the World Series. Dizzy’s career in Chicago lacked the brilliance he showed in St. Louis, due to an injury suffered in the 1937 All-Star game. His toe was broken by a line drive off the bat of Earl Averill. Dean altered his pitching motion to make the broken toe have less pain, injuring his throwing arm in the process. Dean last played in 1947, pitching a four inning shutout for the St. Louis Cardinals. The four-time 20-game winner was elected to baseball’s Hall of Fame in 1953.
 * Biography **


 * Quick Facts **
 * Full Name:  Jerome Hanna Dean
 * Born:  January 16, 1910 in Lucas, Arkansas
 * Died:  July 17, 1974 in Reno Nevada
 * Burial Location:  Bond, Mississippi
 * Height:  6’2"
 * Weight:  182 lbs.
 * Nickname:  Diz, Ol' Diz
 * Batted:  Right
 * Threw:  Right
 * Position:  Pitcher
 * Teams:  St. Louis Cardinals 1930-1937, Chicago Cubs 1938-1941,
 * St. Louis Browns 1947
 * Married:  Patricia Nash on June 15th, 1931
 * Children:  None
 * Hobbies:  Sports Broadcaster
 * Achievements **
 * Achievements **
 * Combined with younger brother Paul "Daffy" Dean to personally win all four games for the Cardinals in the 1934 World Series (two wins apiece).
 * Elected to Hall of Fame in 1953.
 * Twice led the National league in shutouts (1932 & 1934).
 * Had an .811 winning percentage in 1934 (30-7).
 * Led the National League for four consecutive years in both complete games (1933-1936) and strikeouts (1932-1935).
 * Four-time 20-game winner who finished with 150 career wins and 30 career saves. Dean was the last pitcher to win 30 games until 1968.