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Bill Dickey Bill Dickey
Legendary Catcher; New York Yankees 1928-1943; Player Manager 1946; U.S. Military 1944-1945

Bill Dickey, Legendary Catcher of the Great Yankees Teams, his great career covered the teams led by Babe Ruth and Joe DiMaggio. In 1929, Dickey's first full season, he batted .329. In ten (10) different years he hit over .300 for the full season. He set a still standing batting average record by hitting .362 in 1936; the highest one year mark for a catcher.

Hall of Fame Baseball Player

He caught more than 100 games a year for 13 consecutive years to set a baseball record, a record that remained unbroken for 40 years. Bill Dickey is considered one the top five all-around catchers in baseball history. His great defensive play, handling of the great Yankee pitchers, top clutch hitting all helped propel the N. Y. Yankees to their seven world titles during his 17 year career. This Hall of Famer had a .313 career batting average with 1969 hits. Bill Dickey played in 1,789 games and had 343 lifetime doubles along with 202 homers (both a record for catchers when he retired) and had 1209 RBI's.



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'The Boy Wonder... Lou Boudreau 'The Boy Wonder... Lou Boudreau
Right handed - ShortStop & Player Manager; Cleveland 1938-1950; Boston Red Sox 1951-54; K.C. 1955-57, Cubs 1960.

Lou Boudreau; born in Harvey, Illinois; and captain of the University of Illinois basketball team; vaulted his way to success as a shortstop for the Cleveland Indians.

In 1940, Lou batted .295, hit 46 doubles, scored 97 runs and knocked in 101 runs.

Lou Boudreau was called "the Boy Wonder" when as a 24 year old in 1942, he was appointed player manager.

Boudreau was one of the finest fielding shortstops; he led the league eight times in fielding pct. In 1944, he set the single season record for the most double plays with 134 and in 1947 he established the record for the highest fielding percentage .982 for a shortstop in baseball history. He retired with the highest fielding pct. .972 in major league history for shortstops.

Lou Boudreau was an outstanding hitter and three times led the league in doubles. 1948, he led the Indians to their World Championship Crown with his great fielding, torrid hitting and top managing. In this year he led the AL league in batting average .355; while getting 199 hits, 34 doubles, 6 triples and 18 HR's with a slg. pct of .534, and scored 116 runs and had 106 RBI's. Boudreau also was voted the Most Valuable Player.

In the late 1950's, he managed the Red Sox, Kansas City and in 1960 managed the Chicago Cubs for one season. Shortly thereafter he became the Cubs' radio and television broadcaster until 1989.

Lou Boudreau's career numbers: over 6,000 at bats, with 1,779 hits, 385 doubles, 66 triples, 68 HR's, scored 861 runs. Boudreau has the seventh highest career batting average of .295 for a shortstop. baseballhistorian.com archives All Rights Reserved - Lou Boudreau Cleveland Indians Baseball History



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Dizzy Dean Dizzy Dean
Right-handed Pitcher, St. Louis Cardinals 1930-1937; Chicago Cubs, 1938-1941; US Military 1942-46.

Original member of the "Gas House Gang". Dizzy Dean was a true champion whose pitching won many big games for the pennant winning and world champions' St. Louis Cardinals of the 1930's.

In 1934, Dizzy Dean and his rookie brother Daffy Dean won 49 games between them. Dizzy won 30 games, the last National Leaguer to win 30. His brother Daffy won 19 in this his rookie year. Dizzy was 30-7, pitching in 50 games, started 33 games and completed 24, while pitching 311 innings and threw 7 shutouts... ERA 2.66.

When news reporters asked what their names were, they both would give a different name every time. Seems that their parents really did name them Dizzy and Daffy.

Dizzy's Hall of Fame numbers include a top won and lost record of 150-83, pct .644 and an impressive 3.02 ERA. baseballistorian.com - The History of Baseball



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Hal Newhouser Hal Newhouser
Pitcher - Left-handed, Detroit Tigers 1939-1953; Cleveland Indians 1954-1955 Born - Detroit Michigan - Outstanding Baseball Pitcher

Hal Newhouser is the only pitcher in baseball history to win the Most Valuable Player Award two years in a row, 1944-1945. Newhouser dominated the American League in 1944 when he was 29-9 with an ERA of 2.22. He came back the next season and he went 25-9 with an outstanding 1.81 ERA. With his fastball and great slider,

Hal Newhouser was 118-46 including 25 shutouts in a five year period, 1944-1948. In 1946, he had a 26-9 record and an ERA of 1.94. In 1948 he again won 21 games. In the 1945 World Series vs. the Cubs, Newhouser won two games and lost one.

Hal Newhouser was elected to the 'Hall of Fame' in 1992. Newhouser's career record was 207-150 with an ERA of 3.06.

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Playing With A Bunch Of Thugs - Early 1890s Baseball
The only major league in existence in 1892 was the National League, in which the Cleveland Spiders were members. The winner of the first half of the season and the second half winner played in the World Series.

The Baltimore Orioles, who played in the National League during the 1890's, were known for their notorious behavior. They would hard slide with their spikes flying, throw sneak punches and step on opponents' toes. A favorite trick of the Orioles' infielders was to grab their opponents' pants at the waist (belt-line) and hold on tightly to stop the base runners from taking a running start. The Orioles with their intimating play won pennants from 1894 through 1896.

According to noted historian Lee Allen, "the Cleveland Spiders could hold their own with the Baltimore Orioles when it came to umpire-baiting, tricky play, and general cussed-ness. Their field captain and manager, Patsy Tebeau, was the prototype of hooligans, and his' players cheerfully followed his' example.

Our Baseballhistorian.com manager adds this, "Jesse 'The Crab', one of baseball's great hitters and a member of the 'Hall of Fame', ranked second only to manager Tebeau in his' ability to intimidate an opponent with fists, spikes or brutal profanity. Burkett crabbed and bitched non-stop during the ball game, often breaking the will-to-play or win of the opposing team."

In 1895, the Baltimore Orioles and the Cleveland Spiders met in the 'Temple Cup Series', now called the World Series. The Orioles toppled the Spiders in the post-season championship. Baseballhistorian.com Archives



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