# 3408s - 2000 33c Legends of Baseball: Dizzy Dean
33¢ Dizzy Dean
Legends of Baseball
City: Atlanta, GA
Quantity: 11,250,000
Printed by: Ashton-Potter (USA) Ltd
Printing Method: Lithographed
Perforations: Serpentine die cut 11.25
Color: Multicolored
Birth Of “Dizzy” Dean
Dean only attended public school until second grade, however he pitched for the junior high school team in Spaulding, Oklahoma, even though he wasn’t a student there. Between the ages of 10 and 16, Dean worked with his father and brothers as a cotton picker.
In the fall of 1929, the St. Louis Cardinals signed Dean. He had an impressive record pitching the minor leagues before being called up to the majors on September 28, 1930. However, his boasting reportedly angered his manager and he was sent back to the minor leagues. During the 1931 season in the minors, he became the only pitcher to lead the league in wins, earned-run average, and strikeouts.
Dean was known for his colorful personality. Prior to a game with the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1934, he entered the opposing team’s clubhouse and informed each player of the pitches he planned to throw them. He pitched the Cardinals to a 13-0 victory that day.
33¢ Dizzy Dean
Legends of Baseball
City: Atlanta, GA
Quantity: 11,250,000
Printed by: Ashton-Potter (USA) Ltd
Printing Method: Lithographed
Perforations: Serpentine die cut 11.25
Color: Multicolored
Birth Of “Dizzy” Dean
Dean only attended public school until second grade, however he pitched for the junior high school team in Spaulding, Oklahoma, even though he wasn’t a student there. Between the ages of 10 and 16, Dean worked with his father and brothers as a cotton picker.
In the fall of 1929, the St. Louis Cardinals signed Dean. He had an impressive record pitching the minor leagues before being called up to the majors on September 28, 1930. However, his boasting reportedly angered his manager and he was sent back to the minor leagues. During the 1931 season in the minors, he became the only pitcher to lead the league in wins, earned-run average, and strikeouts.
Dean was known for his colorful personality. Prior to a game with the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1934, he entered the opposing team’s clubhouse and informed each player of the pitches he planned to throw them. He pitched the Cardinals to a 13-0 victory that day.