Photograph, Publicity - 1937 Dizzy Dean

 
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Photo, Publicity - 1937 Dizzy Dean
Photograph, Publicity - 1937 Dizzy Dean
Photo, Publicity - 1937 Dizzy Dean
Photo, Publicity - 1937 Dizzy Dean

Photograph, Publicity - 1937 Dizzy Dean

Object number2009.113.01
Date1937
Mediumpaper and ink
Dimensions8 x 6 in. (20.3 x 15.2 cm)
Credit LineOld State House Museum Collection
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    DescriptionBlack and white publicity photograph of baseball player and Arkansas native, Dizzy Dean. Photo shows Dizzy Dean throwing a baseball. Signature in the bottom right corner.

    Jerome Hanna "Dizzy" Dean (January 16, 1910 – July 17, 1974) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball, and was the last National League pitcher to win 30 games in one season. He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1953.

    Dean, who was born in Lucas, Arkansas, pitched for the St. Louis Cardinals (1930-1937), the Chicago Cubs (1938-1941), and briefly for the St. Louis Browns (1947).
    The Pride of St. Louis, a motion picture based on Dean's career, was released in 1952


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