Dizzy Dean
Dizzy Dean
Jay Hanna "Dizzy" Dean, also known as Jerome Herman Dean, was an American professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals, Chicago Cubs and the St. Louis Browns. A brash and colorful personality, Dean was the last National League pitcher to win 30 games in one season. After his playing career, he became a popular television sports commentator. Dean was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1953. When the...
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth16 January 1910
CityLucas, AR
I'd get me a bunch of bats and balls and sneak me a couple of umpires and learn them kids behind the Iron Curtain how to tote a bat and play baseball.
Let the teachers learn the kids English. Ol' Diz will learn the kids baseball.
The dumber a pitcher is, the better. When he gets smart and begins to experiment with a lot of different pitches, he's in trouble. All I ever had was a fastball, a curve and a changeup and I did pretty good.
The good Lord was good to me. He gave me a strong body, a good right arm, and a weak mind.
Mr. Rickey, I'll put more people in the park than anybody since Babe Ruth.
Fans, don't fail to miss tomorrow's game.
I never keep a scorecard or the batting averages. I hate statistics. What I got to know, I keep in my head.
Heck, if anybody told me I was setting a record (strikeouts in a game on July 30, 1933) I'd of got me some more strikeouts.
All ballplayers want to wind up their careers with the Cubs, Giants or Yankees. They just can't help it.
Anybody who's ever had the privilege of seeing me play knows that I am the greatest pitcher in the world.
Let the teachers teach English and I will teach baseball. There is a lot of people in the United States who say isn't, and they ain't eating.
Why, they shot the wrong McKinley!
I was blessed with a strong arm and a weak mind.
The doctors x-rayed my head and found nothing.