The Cards had one pitcher who won fourteen straight games in a period of twenty-four days. Then when he lost his fifteenth game 1-0, his manager fined him fifty bucks. — Dizzy Dean Copy Share Image
I won twenty-eight games in thirty-five and I couldn't believe my eyes when the Cards sent me a contract with a cut in salary. Mr. Rickey said I deserved a cut because I didn't win thirty games. — Dizzy Dean Copy Share Image
He (Bill Terry) once hit a ball between my legs so hard that my center-fielder caught it on the fly backing up against the… — Dizzy Dean Copy Share Image
I know who's the best pitcher I ever see and it's old Satchel Paige, that big lanky colored boy. My fastball looks like a… — Dizzy Dean Copy Share Image
I never keep a scorecard or the batting averages. I hate statistics. What I got to know, I keep in my head. — Dizzy Dean Copy Share Image
If you can do it, it ain't braggin'... it's a matter of self-confidence. I got where I did because I wasn't no shrinking violet. — Dizzy Dean Copy Share Image
Let the teachers teach English and I will teach baseball. There is a lot of people in the United States who say isn't, and… — Dizzy Dean Copy Share Image
He (Branch Rickey) must think I went to the Massachesetts Constitution of Technology. — Dizzy Dean Copy Share Image
The dumber a pitcher is, the better. When he gets smart and begins to experiment with a lot of different pitches, he's in trouble.… — Dizzy Dean Copy Share Image
