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Charles "Dazzy" Vance became known as the strike out king after leading the National League in strikeouts seven years in a row. Dazzy mesmerized opposing hitters with a blazing fastball, off-the-tabletop curve, a high leg kick and a sleeve on the undershirt of his pitching arm with slits cut into it that would flutter and distract batters as he delivered the pitch. This famed baseball pitcher was in the minor leagues for 10 years and didn't make it to the majors to stay until he was 31. He retired at age 44 just missing his goal of winning 200 games. He finished with 197 victories. In 1955, he became the first Brooklyn Dodgers player to be inducted into the Hall of Fame.
This biography covers the life of Vance, including the Major League Hall of Fame career and his personal life off the diamond. Also included is a list of Dazzy's lifetime statistics, from 1915 through 1935, containing his 1934 World Series Game. Conversations held with family, friends, sports writers and teammates are quoted throughout this biography.
Contents
Table of Contents
Preface
1. The Old Jeepers Creepers
2. "Ain't it a dazzy?"
3. "I was just trying to think—but I give up"
4. "Here's where I came in"
5. "You couldn't hit him on a Monday"
6. "The best pitch is the unexpected pitch"
7. "Three men on base. Which base?"
8. "Ain't it awful?"
9. "I, for one, can't slow-ball 'em"
10. No More Daffiness (Well, Almost)
11. "He was what you call superstitious"
12. "They do the unexpected and the unexplainable"
13. Days of Diminishing Dazzle
14. The Quest for 200
15. "I never liked spring training anyway"
Appendix: Dazzy Vance Statistics
Chapter Notes
Bibliography
Index
