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The book showcases the antics of Dizzy and his brother Paul Dean, Joe Medwick, Pepper Martin, player/manager Frankie Frisch, and the 1934 St. Louis Cardinals season in their quest to win their third World Series. Dizzy Dean in one of the characters of Mr. Vértigo, the novel written by the American author Paul Auster in 1994.
Because of his brother's nickname, "Dizzy", Dean also had a nickname, Daffy, but this did not reflect his personality as he was considered quiet and serious. The nickname was mainly a creation of the press. [1] During his rookie season (at the age of 22), Dean pitched a no-hitter on September 21, 1934, in the second game of a doubleheader ...
The Pride of St. Louis is a 1952 American biographical film of the life of Major League Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher Dizzy Dean.It starred Dan Dailey as Dean, Joanne Dru as his wife, and Richard Crenna as his brother Paul "Daffy" Dean, also a major league pitcher.
The stars for the Cardinals were Joe ("Ducky") Medwick, who hit .379 and one of St. Louis' two home runs, Jack Rothrock, who hit a series-high 6 RBI’s, and the meteoric ("Me 'n' Paul") Dean brothers, Dizzy and Paul (or "Daffy") Dean, who won two games each with a combined 28 strikeouts and a minuscule 1.43 earned run average.
Dean won 30 games that season, the last National Leaguer to reach that mark, and was awarded MVP. Combined with his brother, rookie Paul Dean, the Deans won 49 games (following Dizzy's spring training prediction of 45 [29]), and pitched in 37 of the final 52 games that year. [30]
Led by playing manager Frankie Frisch and the hard-nosed Durocher, as well as stars like Joe Medwick, Ripper Collins, Pepper Martin, Bill DeLancey and brothers Dizzy and Paul Dean, the '34 Cardinals won 95 games, the NL pennant, and the World Series in seven games over the Detroit Tigers.
Soon, other organization graduates joined the team, among them future Hall of Famers Dizzy Dean and Joe Medwick, nicknamed "Ducky", and Dean's brother Paul "Daffy" Dean. The Deans and Medwick were integral parts of the 1934 Redbirds, known as the "Gashouse Gang", who won the franchise's third World Series title. [1]
In 2015, author Carolyn E. Mueller and illustrator Ed Koehler, in association with Reedy Press, LLC published an illustrated book titled "Dizzy Dean and the Gashouse Gang." ( ISBN 978-1-68106-002-6 ) The book showcases the antics of Dizzy and his brother Paul Dean , Joe Medwick , Pepper Martin , player/manager Frankie Frisch , and the 1934 St ...