Jay Hanna 'Dizzy' Dean (1910-1974) was an American Major League Baseball pitcher and member of the Baseball Hall of Fame.
Jay Hanna 'Dizzy' Dean was born on 16 January 1910 in Lucas, Arkansas. He was a pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals from 1930 to 1937, the Chicago Cubs from 1938 to 1941, and the St. Louis Browns in 1947.
Accomplishments:
- Four consecutive strikeout titles
- Led National League in complete games for four consecutive years
- Won two games in the 1934 World Series
- Three time 20-game winner
- Elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1953
- MVP in 1934
Dean died on 17 July 1974 in Reno, Nevada.