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If Satch (Paige) and I were pitching on the same team, we would clinch the pennant by July fourth and go fishing until World Series time.

Dizzy Dean

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Dizzy Dean
Age: 64 †
Born: 1910
Born: January 16
Died: 1974
Died: July 17
Baseball Player
Logan County
Arkansas
Jay Hanna Dizzy Dean
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