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Aug 22, 2023 · CAREER (1915 - 1935): 197 W - 140 L, 3.24 ERA, 2966.2 IP, 2045 SO, 1.23 WHIP • NL MVP: 1924 • NL Pitching Triple Crown Winner: 1924 • 3x ERA Leader: 1924, 1928, & 1930 • 7 Consecutive ...
May 25, 2024 · Dazzy Vance was never much of a hitter. He batted just .150 over his 17-year career, but he did hit seven home runs, including one on May 22, 1924. His drive dropped over the left-field fence at Forbes Field and helped Brooklyn to a 4-2 win over the Pirates. Vance beat Wilbur Cooper, a veteran left-hander and native to Bearsville, West Virginia.
Apr 8, 2024 · The exception to the club’s dismal performances was Dazzy Vance, whom Robinson called his “only consistent winner we have had this season.”2 Vance laid claim to being the big leagues’ best and most overpowering pitcher.
Jun 8, 2024 · Dazzy Gets Back to Winning Ways. (This is the ninth in a series that celebrates the 100 th anniversary of Dazzy Vance’s great 1924 season with the Brooklyn Dodgers/Robins.) But for a couple of Brooklyn miscues, Dazzy Vance may have thrown his first shutout of the season on June 5.
May 22, 2024 · Complete career MLB stats for the Los Angeles Dodgers Pitcher Dazzy Vance on ESPN. Includes games played, hits and home runs per MLB season.
May 11, 2024 · Dazzy scattered 10 hits in gaining his third win against one loss and pitched his fourth straight complete game. He gave up the three earned runs and upped his ERA slightly, from 1.82 to 2.09. Vance struck out eight Braves.
Feb 9, 2024 · On Feb. 9, 1933, the Brooklyn Dodgers traded their pitching ace Dazzy Vance to the St. Louis Cardinals with infielder Gordon Slade for Ownie Carroll and Jake Flowers. It was the end of an era in Brooklyn baseball during which Vance dominated the National League. Vance’s remarkable story starts in 1912, a 21-year-old fireballer who ...
Apr 8, 2024 · Photo credit: Dazzy Vance, National Baseball Hall of Fame Library. NOTES 1 Thomas W. Meany, “Vance’s Strikeout Records, Under Present Pitching Rules, Remarkable,” Brooklyn Times , July 21, 1925: 14.
Aug 5, 2023 · On one occasion, Hall-of-Fame hurler Dazzy Vance was able to record a punchout because his fastball was so powerful that he was able to convince a batter and umpire that he had put a third...
Aug 30, 2023 · The 25 greatest Dodgers, No. 23: DAZZY VANCE (2,498 points) 2018 rank: 26th Vance really should be much higher on this list, but he pitched for the Dodgers so long ago (1922-32) that he has...
