Literary birthday greetings: Dazzy

March 4, 2011

The Hall of Fame pitcher who won “only” 197 games (while losing 140), was born this date in 1891.

Charles Arthur Vance spent most of his career toiling for the Brooklyn Robins when they weren’t very good. I guess his seven consecutive years of leading the NL in strikeouts earned him the nickname as an alternative to Dizzy Dean.

  • Dazzy Vance: A Biography of the Brooklyn Dodger Hall of Famer, by Skipper (2007)
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