Known for
his homespun wit and good-natured bravado, Jay Hanna "Dizzy" Dean was perhaps
the most colorful member of the Cardinals' famed "Gas House Gang." With his
blazing fastball he won 30 games in 1934, earning MVP honors and leading the Cardinals to
a World Series victory. He won an amazing 120 games in his first five full seasons, but
his career was cut short by injury. Dean moved on to announce radio broadcasts of
Cardinals and Browns games, and later to television's game of the week, where his keen
analysis and informal speech charmed the nation. Dizzy Dean was inducted into the Baseball
Hall of Fame in 1953.
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Bob Forsch, Baseball Cardinal Pitching Great, accepted
on behalf of Mr. Dean. |