Dizzy Dean

Dean was best known for leading the 1934 "Gashouse Gang" team. He had a 30–7 record with a 2.66 ERA during the regular season. His brother, Paul, was also on the roster, and was nicknamed "Daffy," although this was usually only done for press consumption. The Gashouse Gang, as the southernmost and westernmost team in the major leagues at the time, became a de-facto "America's Team," and members, particularly Southerners such as the Dean brothers and Pepper Martin, became folk heroes in Depression-ravaged America, who saw in these pl ...

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Dizzy Dean, Dizzy Dean - Ace of the Gashouse Gang, Dizzy Dean - Injury-shortened career, Dizzy Dean - Sportscaster, Dizzy Dean - Accomplishments, Dizzy Dean - Career statistics

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1910 (MCMX) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Sunday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar. 1910 - Events. January - In Greece, the Military League forces parliament and George I of Greece to summon National Assembly to revise Constitution. January 15 - In the United Kingdom, General Election held in response to House of Lords rejection of the (1909) budget results in ...

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In baseball, the pitcher is the player who throws the baseball from the pitcher's mound toward the catcher to begin each play, with the goal of retiring a batter who attempts to either make contact with it or draw a walk. In the numbering system used to record defensive plays, the pitcher is assigned the number 1. In most cases, the object of a pitch is to deliver the ball to the catcher without allowing the batter to hit the ball. The ball is delivered in such a way that the batter either can't hit a pitch through the strike z ...

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• Pitcher - Baseball Hall of Fame members
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(a.k.a. Remnants 1898-1901) Wrigley Field (1916-present) a.k.a. Cub’s Park 1916-1920 West Side Park (II) 1893-1915 South Side Park 1891-1893 West Side Park (I) 1885-1891 Lakefront Park (II) 1883-1884 Lakefront Park (I) 1878-1882 23rd Street Grounds 1876-1877 ♦ - Hall of Famer Jackie Robinson's #42 is retired by Major League Baseball The Chicago Cubs are a Major League Baseball team ...

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Ain't is a contraction originally for "am not" and "are not", but now typically meaning "is not", "am not", "are not" or "have not". The word is a perennial issue in English usage. Prescriptivists consider the word a shibboleth; as with i'n'it for "isn't it", frequent use of ain't, critics say, is a marker of basilectal — which is to say, "vulgate" or "common people", and by inference, low class — speech. This judgement, hard to justify on etymological or grammatical reasons, remains a widespread belief, and is to some extent self-perpetuating, since prescriptivist teachers ...

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The World Series is the championship series of Major League Baseball in the United States and Canada, the culmination of the sport's postseason each October. It is played between the pennant winner of the American League and the pennant winner of the National League. The Series winner is determined through a best-of-seven playoff (except in 1903, 1919, 1920 and 1921 when the winner was determined through a best-of-nine playoff) and is awarded the World Series Trophy, as well as World Series rings. Baseball has employed various championship formulas since the 1850s. The modern World Series has been an annual even ...

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• World Series - 1905-1919: The Dead ball era
• World Series - 1920-1941: The Live Ball Era sometimes The Golden Age
• World Series - 1942-1945: The War Years
• World Series - 1946-1960: The Mad Dash and all New York
• World Series - 1961-1968: The Era of Pitchers
• World Series - 1969-1976: Miracles Dynasties and Fisk Waves It Fair
• World Series - 1977-1992: Mr. October and Surprises
• World Series - 1993-1997: Carter's Blast The Player's Strike Tomahawk Choppin' The Florida Who? and Resurgence of the Yankees
• World Series - 1998-present: Yankee Domination the November Series Rally Monkeys Fighting Fish and Curses Reversed

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See also: 1933 in sports, other events of 1934, 1935 in sports and the list of 'years in sports'. 1934 in sports - Baseball. July 10 - In the second Major League Baseball All-Star Game, played at the Polo Grounds in New York City, left-handed pitcher Carl Hubbell sets a record by striking out Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Jimmie Foxx, Al Simmons, and Joe Cronin consecutivley. The catcher was Gabby Hartnett and the American League won 9-7. St. Louis Cardinals defeat Detroit Tigers in the World Series ...

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Dizziness (Latin: "Vertigo") is the sensation of instability. The term is fairly vague, and can include a number of more specific conditions, ranging from harmless to life-threatening. One of the most common causes of dizziness is rapid spinning; this cause lent its name to the baseball pitcher Dizzy Dean, whose windup while throwing the ball caused him to spin completely around. Vertigo refers to dizziness with a sensation of motion. The cerebellum takes input about the location and motion of the head from the inner ear ...

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Wesley Branch Rickey (December 20, 1881 - December 9, 1965) was an innovative Major League Baseball executive who is best known for helping break baseball's color barrier by signing Jackie Robinson and creating the framework to the modern minor league farm system. His many accomplishments, along with his unabashed religious fervor, earned him the nickname "The Mahatma". He was born in Flat, Ohio. He got his start in professional baseball when he spent two seasons in the major leagues as a catcher. Debuting as a St. Louis Brown ...

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17 (seventeen) is the natural number following 16 and preceding 18. << 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 >> List of numbers -- Integers 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 >> 17 number - In mathematics. Seventeen is the 7th prime number. The next prime is nineteen, with which it comprises a twin prime. 17 is the sum of the first four primes. 17 is the sixth Mersenne prime exponent, yielding 131071. 17 is an Eise ...

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1974 in baseball - January-March. January 16 - The Baseball Writers Association of America elects former New York Yankees teammates Mickey Mantle and Whitey Ford to the Hall of Fame. Mantle becomes only the seventh player to make it in his first try. February 13 - Cool Papa Bell is named for Hall of Fame honors by the Special Committee on the Negro Leagues. February 23 - The California Angels send veteran Vada Pinson to Kansas City for a minor leaguer and cash conside ...

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1974 in baseball, 1974 in baseball - Champions, 1974 in baseball - Major League Baseball, 1974 in baseball - Other champions, 1974 in baseball - Awards and honors, 1974 in baseball - Major League Baseball final standings, 1974 in baseball - American League final standings, 1974 in baseball - National League final standings, 1974 in baseball - Events, 1974 in baseball - January-March, 1974 in baseball - April-June, 1974 in baseball - July-September, 1974 in baseball - October-December, 1974 in baseball - Births, 1974 in baseball - January-June, 1974 in baseball - July-December, 1974 in baseball - Deaths

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Men's Golf Grand Slam of golf results: May - The Masters - Bob Goalby June - US Open - Lee Trevino July - British Open - Gary Player August - PGA Championship - Julius Boros PGA tour's leading money winner for the year: Billy Casper - $205,169 Women's Golf Canadian rookie Sandra Post became the youngest golfer, male or female, to ever win a PGA TOUR major tournament by capturing the LPGA Championship. US Wome ...

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1968 in sports, 1968 in sports - General sporting events, 1968 in sports - Auto Racing, 1968 in sports - Baseball, 1968 in sports - Basketball, 1968 in sports - Boxing, 1968 in sports - Cycling, 1968 in sports - Field Hockey, 1968 in sports - Figure Skating, 1968 in sports - Football American, 1968 in sports - Football Australian Rules, 1968 in sports - Football Canadian, 1968 in sports - Football Soccer, 1968 in sports - Golf, 1968 in sports - Thoroughbred Horse Racing, 1968 in sports - Harness Racing, 1968 in sports - Ice Hockey, 1968 in sports - Skiing, 1968 in sports - Snooker, 1968 in sports - Tennis, 1968 in sports - Births, 1968 in sports - Deaths

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Satchel Paige - The early years. A former friend from the Mobile slums, Alex Herman, was the player/manager for the Chattanooga Black Lookouts of the Negro Southern League. He discovered Paige and wanted to sign him to a $50 per month contract. Lula Paige didn’t want any part of it until Herman promised to send her a stipend extracted from Satchel’s salary. Paige was used sparingly in 1926; on June 22 he got the starting job against the Albany Giants and ended up giving up 13 runs in the loss. It was d ...

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Satchel Paige, Satchel Paige - Pre-professional career, Satchel Paige - Negro Leagues, Satchel Paige - The early years, Satchel Paige - Cuba, Satchel Paige - DiMaggio and Feller, Satchel Paige - Dominican Republic, Satchel Paige - Mexico, Satchel Paige - The Kansas City Monarchs, Satchel Paige - Integration in baseball, Satchel Paige - Major Leagues, Satchel Paige - The Cleveland Indians, Satchel Paige - The St. Louis Browns, Satchel Paige - Post-playing career, Satchel Paige - Pitch names, Satchel Paige - Rules for Staying Young, Satchel Paige - Baseball cards

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St. Louis Cardinals - Early years. The team was formed as part of the American Association in 1882 where they enjoyed a four-year dynasty under flamboyant owner Chris von der Ahe. Initially they were known as the "Brown Stockings", named for a previous professional team in the city, whose name was one of several "Stockings" teams inspired by the success of the Cincinnati Red Stockings. This new team's nickname was quickly shortened to "Browns". The Browns squared off against the National League's Chicago White St ...

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St. Louis Cardinals, St. Louis Cardinals - Franchise history, St. Louis Cardinals - Early years, St. Louis Cardinals - 1920s: The first NL championship, St. Louis Cardinals - 1930s: Ol' Diz and the Gang, St. Louis Cardinals - 1940s: The war years and a young Man, St. Louis Cardinals - 1960s: The best trade ever made, St. Louis Cardinals - 1980s: Whiteyball and the Runnin' Redbirds, St. Louis Cardinals - 1990s: A new era and Big Mac, St. Louis Cardinals - 2000s and beyond, St. Louis Cardinals - Other historical notes, St. Louis Cardinals - Quick facts, St. Louis Cardinals - Baseball Hall of Famers, St. Louis Cardinals - Retired Numbers, St. Louis Cardinals - Current roster, St. Louis Cardinals - Minor league affiliations

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Men's Golf Grand Slam of golf results: May - The Masters - Gary Player June - US Open - Hale Irwin July - British Open - Gary Player August - PGA Championship - Lee Trevino PGA tour's leading money winner for the year: Johnny Miller - $353,022 Women's Golf US Women's Open - Sandra Haynie LPGA Championship - Sandra Haynie JoAnne Carner: leading money winner on ...

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1974 in sports, 1974 in sports - Auto Racing, 1974 in sports - Baseball, 1974 in sports - Basketball, 1974 in sports - Boxing, 1974 in sports - Cycling, 1974 in sports - Field Hockey, 1974 in sports - Figure Skating, 1974 in sports - Football American, 1974 in sports - Football Australian Rules, 1974 in sports - Football Canadian, 1974 in sports - Football Soccer, 1974 in sports - Golf, 1974 in sports - Thoroughbred Horse Racing, 1974 in sports - Harness Racing, 1974 in sports - Ice Hockey, 1974 in sports - Skiing, 1974 in sports - Snooker, 1974 in sports - Tennis, 1974 in sports - General sporting events, 1974 in sports - Births, 1974 in sports - Deaths

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1953 in baseball - Major League Baseball. World Series: New York Yankees over Brooklyn Dodgers (4-2) All-Star Game, July 14 at Crosley Field: National League, 5-1 1953 in baseball - Other champions. Caribbean World Series: Cangrejeros de Santurce (Puerto Rico) College World Series: Michigan Japan Series: Yomiuri Giants over Nankai Hawks (4-2) Little League World ...

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1953 in baseball, 1953 in baseball - Champions, 1953 in baseball - Major League Baseball, 1953 in baseball - Other champions, 1953 in baseball - Awards and honors, 1953 in baseball - Major League Baseball final standings, 1953 in baseball - American League final standings, 1953 in baseball - National League final standings, 1953 in baseball - Events, 1953 in baseball - January-March, 1953 in baseball - April-June, 1953 in baseball - July-September, 1953 in baseball - October-December, 1953 in baseball - Births, 1953 in baseball - Deaths

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Baseball Hall of Fame balloting 1949 - The initial ballot. The 10-year members of the BBWAA had the authority to select any players active in 1924 or later, provided they had not been active in 1948. Voters were instructed to cast votes for 10 candidates; any candidate receiving votes on at least 75% of the ballots would be honored with induction to the Hall. If no candidate received votes on 75 ...

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Baseball Hall of Fame balloting 1949, Baseball Hall of Fame balloting 1949 - The BBWAA election, Baseball Hall of Fame balloting 1949 - The initial ballot, Baseball Hall of Fame balloting 1949 - The runoff election, Baseball Hall of Fame balloting 1949 - The Old-Timers Committee

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KMOX was incorporated in 1925 as The Voice of St. Louis Inc. According to the station's official website, the "KMOX" call letters were randomly assigned by the Federal Radio Commission, according to the station's website. KMOX signed on December 24, 1925. In 1927, the station gave prominent coverage to the Charles Lindbergh flight across the Atlantic, in the Spirit of St. Louis. In 1927, it became one of the first 16 stations in the CBS network; two years later CBS bought KMOX, and began the process of getting approval to build ...

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KMOX AM, KMOX AM - History, KMOX AM - Programming, KMOX AM - Personalities, KMOX AM - Trivia

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Major League Baseball television contracts - 1930s. The first-ever televised baseball game was on May 17, 1939 between Princeton and Columbia; Princeton beat Columbia 2-1 at Columbia's Baker Field. The contest was aired on W2XBS, an experimental station in New York City which would ultimately become WNBC-TV. On August 26 of the same year, the first ever Major League Baseball game was televised (once again on W2XBS). With Red Barber announcing, the Brooklyn Dodgers and the Cincinnati Reds played a doublehea ...

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Major League Baseball television contracts, Major League Baseball television contracts - Baseball Firsts, Major League Baseball television contracts - 1930s, Major League Baseball television contracts - 1940s, Major League Baseball television contracts - 1950s, Major League Baseball television contracts - 1960s, Major League Baseball television contracts - 1970s, Major League Baseball television contracts - Cable Television, Major League Baseball television contracts - NBC's Game of the Week, Major League Baseball television contracts - 1960s, Major League Baseball television contracts - 1970s, Major League Baseball television contracts - 1980s, Major League Baseball television contracts - Monday Night Baseball, Major League Baseball television contracts - ABC Takes Over, Major League Baseball television contracts - References, Major League Baseball television contracts - Major League Baseball on CBS-TV: 1990-1993, Major League Baseball television contracts - Reasons for CBS losing so much money may include:, Major League Baseball television contracts - Regular Season Saturday afternoons: April-September Ratings, Major League Baseball television contracts - All-Star Game Television Ratings Breakdown: 1986-1993, Major League Baseball television contracts - American League Championship Series Ratings, Major League Baseball television contracts - National League Championship Series Ratings, Major League Baseball television contracts - World Series Television Ratings Breakdown: 1986-1993, Major League Baseball television contracts - References, Major League Baseball television contracts - The Baseball Network: 1994-1995, Major League Baseball television contracts - The Baseball Network Announcers, Major League Baseball television contracts - References, Major League Baseball television contracts - Baseball Comes to Fox, Major League Baseball television contracts - Trouble at NBC: 1996-2000, Major League Baseball television contracts - References, Major League Baseball television contracts - Baseball leaves NBC again, Major League Baseball television contracts - References, Major League Baseball television contracts - The Future of Major League Baseball's Television Coverage: 2007-, Major League Baseball television contracts - Sources

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The show was often unpredictable and produced some notoriously tense moments. Artist Salvador Dalí was behaving so eccentrically that at one point Cavett interrupted him by waving his hands in Dalí's face and saying "Boojie, boojie!" The audience broke up, and Dalí appeared at a loss. A female viewer in a DC hospital bed reportedly had to have her stitches partially resewn from laughing so hard. An interview with Norman Mailer was not going well. Mailer moved his chair away from the other guests (Vidal and ...

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The Dick Cavett Show, The Dick Cavett Show - Notable moments, The Dick Cavett Show - Celebrity guests

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