Dizzy Dean was an American professional baseball pitcher who starred for the St. Louis Cardinals' "Gashouse Gang" teams of the 1930s. He won 30 games in the 1934 season, the last National League pitcher to do so for decades, and later became a popular radio and television broadcaster known for his colorful commentary.
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Career HighlightDean is the last National League (NL) pitcher to win 30 games in one season (1934). 1 Classification
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January 16, 1910
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July 17, 1974
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was an American professional baseball pitcher
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Dean is the last National League (NL) pitcher to win 30 games in one season (1934).
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Jay Hanna "Dizzy" Dean (January 16, 1910 – July 17, 1974), also known as Jerome Herman Dean (both the 1910 and the 1920 Censuses show his name as "Jay"), was an American professional baseball pitcher.
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