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Dizzy Dean

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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.

Facts
Birth Year
1910 1
Birth Date
1910-01-16 1
Death Year
1974 1
Death Date
1974-07-17 1
Nationality
American 1
Career Highlight
Dean is the last National League (NL) pitcher to win 30 games in one season (1934). 1
Classification
Competition Category
Team 1
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Baseball, Sports
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1. Wikipedia, Dizzy Dean
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  • Lead sentence, birth-date parenthetical
    January 16, 1910
  • Lead sentence, death-date parenthetical
    July 17, 1974
  • Lead sentence, occupation clause
    was an American professional baseball pitcher
  • Second paragraph, 30-win season sentence
    Dean is the last National League (NL) pitcher to win 30 games in one season (1934).
  • Wikipedia, article summary lead
    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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