The Dean Brothers sealed the deal in the 1934 Fall Classic, winning two games apiece!
The brothers, who seemed to exemplify the Gashouse Gang that was the St. Louis Cardinals of the 1930s, were poised to deliver in the World Series that year. And the poor Detroit Tigers were the victims of each, times two!
It was Dizzy that carried a 30-7 record into this one. And he was also on the hill in game one. Dizzy delivered!
He allowed a run in the bottom of the third in Detroit. But by then, it was 3-0, Tigers. Detroit tacked on another in the bottom of the sixth, but now things really looked hopeless, as it was 8-1 at the time for the Cards. Dean allowed another meaningless run in the bottom of the eighth, but St. Louis won this thing in a laugher, 8-3.
Detroit, however, took game two in the bottom of the twelfth, just to let Dizzy and his brother Paul know it was going to be a long Fall Classic. But, things only ended up working out for the better as a result.
To begin with, Paul took the hill in game three back at home. And he did he ever come through!
Paul carried a 4-0 lead into the top of the ninth, as the Tigers were handcuffed by his brilliant pitching. The only question remaining was whether or not he would really trump his brother and get a shutout.
After allowing a leadoff single, things settled down for Dean and he got the next two batters out. One more out and...
...NOPE!
Hank Greenberg cracked a triple to spoil the shutout. However, Dean wasn't in a giving mood this day. When he retired Goose Goslin for the final out, the Cardinals had a 4-1 win and a 2-1 lead in the 1934 World Series.
Game four saw Detroit explode for a 10-4 win, as that forced the enigmatic Dizzy back to the hill in game five in St. Louis with the series tied at two. This time the Cardinals ace lost the game 3-1. The Tigers were heading home just a win away from taking this. But the Deans had other ideas.
Paul stopped them in game six, but it sure wasn't easy. First, a 1-0 lead was erased. As was a 3-1 lead lost with the Tigers tallying two in the bottom of the sixth. Paul Dean himself put the Cardinals up for good with a single in the top of the seventh. Detroit got the tying run to third in the bottom of the frame, and two more runners on the next inning. Some superb clutch pitching ending that. The Cardinals themselves got two runners on in the top of the ninth, but failed to give Paulie some breathing room. No matter: 1-2-3 went Detroit in the bottom of the ninth! Series tied at three! On to a winner-take-all game seven.
Enter Dizzy.
Exit Detroit's chances.
A seven run outburst by St. Louis in the top of the third opened this thing up. Dizzy got in on the act, two different times in the same inning. He doubled and scored the game's first run. Later, Dizzy singled home another run. In doing so, he ended up with more runs scored and RBIs this game then the entire Detroit team! Dean was on his way to a shutout, you see!
Detroit scored twice more in the top of the sixth to make it a 9-0 game. The inning was highlighted by Detroit's Marv Owen getting spiked by the St. Louis' Joe Medwick. The Tigers' fans were not amused at the rout or the sight of one of their own getting it. They threw everything they could find (especially tomatoes) at Joe, and he was removed from the game for his own safety. The Cards were undaunted in their assault, and added two more to make the final, 11-0.
Dizzy had gone 2-1, and Paul even better, 2-0. The 1934 World Series would not have been won by the Cardinals without them. Brother acts in sports are always a fun story. Or in the case of tennis' Williams, sister acts. Hockey had the Espositos. The Dean's, however, were something else for the St. Louis faithful. There have been better brother acts in baseball. On the mound, Phil and Joe Niekro come to mind. But the Dean brothers never had a dull moment, and helped make this 1934 Cardinal team, one for the ages!
References
Enders, Eric. 100 Years Of The World Series. New York: Sterling Publishing Co., Inc. 2005. Print.
Neft, David S., Richard M. Cohen. The Sports Encyclopedia: Baseball, 1992. 12th ed. New York: St. Martin's Press, 1992. Print.
Nemec, David et all. 20th Century Baseball Chronicle: A Year-by-year History of Major League Baseball. Collector's Edition. Lincolnwood, Ill: Publications International, 1993. Print.
Snyder, John S. World Series!: Great Moments and Dubious Achievements. San Francisco: Chronicle, 1995. Print.
Sports Reference LLC. Baseball-Reference.com - Major League Statistics and Information. http://www.baseball-reference.com/. Web. 17 Nov. 2014.
The brothers, who seemed to exemplify the Gashouse Gang that was the St. Louis Cardinals of the 1930s, were poised to deliver in the World Series that year. And the poor Detroit Tigers were the victims of each, times two!
It was Dizzy that carried a 30-7 record into this one. And he was also on the hill in game one. Dizzy delivered!
He allowed a run in the bottom of the third in Detroit. But by then, it was 3-0, Tigers. Detroit tacked on another in the bottom of the sixth, but now things really looked hopeless, as it was 8-1 at the time for the Cards. Dean allowed another meaningless run in the bottom of the eighth, but St. Louis won this thing in a laugher, 8-3.
Detroit, however, took game two in the bottom of the twelfth, just to let Dizzy and his brother Paul know it was going to be a long Fall Classic. But, things only ended up working out for the better as a result.
To begin with, Paul took the hill in game three back at home. And he did he ever come through!
Paul carried a 4-0 lead into the top of the ninth, as the Tigers were handcuffed by his brilliant pitching. The only question remaining was whether or not he would really trump his brother and get a shutout.
After allowing a leadoff single, things settled down for Dean and he got the next two batters out. One more out and...
...NOPE!
Hank Greenberg cracked a triple to spoil the shutout. However, Dean wasn't in a giving mood this day. When he retired Goose Goslin for the final out, the Cardinals had a 4-1 win and a 2-1 lead in the 1934 World Series.
Game four saw Detroit explode for a 10-4 win, as that forced the enigmatic Dizzy back to the hill in game five in St. Louis with the series tied at two. This time the Cardinals ace lost the game 3-1. The Tigers were heading home just a win away from taking this. But the Deans had other ideas.
Paul stopped them in game six, but it sure wasn't easy. First, a 1-0 lead was erased. As was a 3-1 lead lost with the Tigers tallying two in the bottom of the sixth. Paul Dean himself put the Cardinals up for good with a single in the top of the seventh. Detroit got the tying run to third in the bottom of the frame, and two more runners on the next inning. Some superb clutch pitching ending that. The Cardinals themselves got two runners on in the top of the ninth, but failed to give Paulie some breathing room. No matter: 1-2-3 went Detroit in the bottom of the ninth! Series tied at three! On to a winner-take-all game seven.
Enter Dizzy.
Exit Detroit's chances.
A seven run outburst by St. Louis in the top of the third opened this thing up. Dizzy got in on the act, two different times in the same inning. He doubled and scored the game's first run. Later, Dizzy singled home another run. In doing so, he ended up with more runs scored and RBIs this game then the entire Detroit team! Dean was on his way to a shutout, you see!
Detroit scored twice more in the top of the sixth to make it a 9-0 game. The inning was highlighted by Detroit's Marv Owen getting spiked by the St. Louis' Joe Medwick. The Tigers' fans were not amused at the rout or the sight of one of their own getting it. They threw everything they could find (especially tomatoes) at Joe, and he was removed from the game for his own safety. The Cards were undaunted in their assault, and added two more to make the final, 11-0.
Dizzy had gone 2-1, and Paul even better, 2-0. The 1934 World Series would not have been won by the Cardinals without them. Brother acts in sports are always a fun story. Or in the case of tennis' Williams, sister acts. Hockey had the Espositos. The Dean's, however, were something else for the St. Louis faithful. There have been better brother acts in baseball. On the mound, Phil and Joe Niekro come to mind. But the Dean brothers never had a dull moment, and helped make this 1934 Cardinal team, one for the ages!
References
Enders, Eric. 100 Years Of The World Series. New York: Sterling Publishing Co., Inc. 2005. Print.
Neft, David S., Richard M. Cohen. The Sports Encyclopedia: Baseball, 1992. 12th ed. New York: St. Martin's Press, 1992. Print.
Nemec, David et all. 20th Century Baseball Chronicle: A Year-by-year History of Major League Baseball. Collector's Edition. Lincolnwood, Ill: Publications International, 1993. Print.
Snyder, John S. World Series!: Great Moments and Dubious Achievements. San Francisco: Chronicle, 1995. Print.
Sports Reference LLC. Baseball-Reference.com - Major League Statistics and Information. http://www.baseball-reference.com/. Web. 17 Nov. 2014.
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