Downtown in St. Louis, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Jay Hanna (Dizzy) Dean

St. Louis N.L., 1932-1937

— Chicago N.L., 1939-1941 —

Jay Hanna (Dizzy) Dean Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Jason Voigt, April 3, 2023

1. Jay Hanna (Dizzy) Dean Marker

Inscription. One of four N.L. Pitchers to win 30 or more games under modern regulations. Pitched in 1934 (St. L.) 1938 (Chicago) World Series. Led League in Strikeouts 1932-33-34-35. Single Game Record with 17, July 30, 1933. First pitcher to make two hits in one inning in World Series. Most Valuable N.L. Player in 1934.

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Dizzy Dean
Unveiled May 27, 2000
This statue shows the great righthander delivering a fast ball. One of baseball's most colorful characters during a 12-year big league career cut short by an injury suffered in the All-Star Game. The National League's last 30-game winner with a 30-7 record for the Gas House Gang Champs. Won 28 games the next season. Won 120 games and threw 1530 innings with 799 strikeouts in five seasons from 1932-36.

Erected 2000.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Sports. In addition, it is included in the Baseball Hall of Famers series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1932.

Location. 38° 37.42′ N, 90° 11.633′ W. Marker is in St. Louis, Missouri. It is in Downtown. Marker is on South 8th Street. Marker is located outside Busch Stadium. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 700 Clark Avenue, Saint Louis MO 63102, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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are within walking distance of this marker. Osborne "Ozzie" Smith (here, next to this marker); Enos Bradsher Slaughter (here, next to this marker); Albert Fred Schoendienst (a few steps from this marker); Stanley Frank Musial (a few steps from this marker); Ted Simmons (a few steps from this marker); Boyer's Grand Slam (a few steps from this marker); Louis Clark Brock (a few steps from this marker); Robert Gibson (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in St. Louis.

Also see . . .
1. Dizzy Dean on Wikipedia. (Submitted on April 3, 2023, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois.)
2. Dizzy Dean (HOF profile). From the National Baseball Hall of Fame website, this chronicles the legendary ballplayer's career. (Submitted on April 3, 2023, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois.)

3. Dizzy Dean on baseball-reference.com. Contains a more-detailed profile about his Major League career, statistics and achievements (Submitted on April 3, 2023, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois.)

Additional keywords. baseball, Major League Baseball

Photographed By Jason Voigt, April 3, 2023

2. Jay Hanna (Dizzy) Dean Marker

Photographed By Jason Voigt, April 3, 2023

3. Jay Hanna (Dizzy) Dean Marker

Markers and statue are located at the northwestern section of Busch Stadium.

Credits. This page was last revised on April 3, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 3, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 164 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 3, 2023, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois.