In 1933 Pitcher Jerome Herman ("Dizzy") Dean of the St. Louis Cardinals called attention to himself by refusing to play in an exhibition game. Result: $100 fine.
In 1934 Dean refused to play in another exhibition game. Result: $100 fine and seven-day suspension for refusing to pay it.
Last week, the annual commotion about Pitcher Dean occurred in Pittsburgh where the Cardinals were playing the Pirates. When the Pirates scored four runs in the fifth inning, Pitcher Dean and his teammate Joe Medwick came to blows in front of their bench. Accounts...
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