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Jay Hanna Dean, at 19 years of age, made his first appearance in 1930,
on the last day of the season. He defeated the Pirates, giving up a
measly 3 hits |
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Dizzy, 1934. He didn't appear in the 1931 World Series. That year, he
had been sent down to the minors after an altercation with teammate
Gabby Street |
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During a promotion at the Baker Bowl in 1934. What is funny about Dizzy Dean's lifespan, writes Tristram Coffin, "is that it's essentially very
exclusive". Let's leave his modern opinion on the Cold War, as reported
by Al Silverman, serve here: "I used to get myself a bunch of bats and
balls, get myself a couple of empires, and teach the young kids behind
the iron curtain how to hold a bat and throw a ball. And if Joe Stallion
knew how much money there was in concession stands at the ballparks, he'd
leave politics and throw himself into an honest business." During the
same time, Dean gave a speech at Southern Methodist University called
"The commercials I've made on radio" |
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Dizzy getting carried off the field during the 1934 World Series |
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Taylor Douthit, who had missed only two games for St. Lou in 3 years, was replaced by Pepper Martin after being traded to Cincinnati. Branch Rickey
had closed the trade on friday, but it was announced only the next monday.
Meanwhile, over the weekend, Douthit rattled off 8 consecutive hits. |
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Joe "Ducky" Medwick, the last NL Triple Crown winner, was such a bad ball hitter that in the '34 All Star Game, he jumped up and hit a home run off
a ball which was so high that Bill Dickey said he could've never caught it. |
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