January 16

Rewind: Happy Birthday Dizzy Dean! ⚾

January 16, 2025

January 16 , born today in 1910, Dizzy Dean, In the 1937 All-Star Game, Earl Averill lined a pitch off Dizzy Dean's toe. The injury seemed minor at the time, but the star hurler rushed back too soon, favored his foot, and hurt his valuable right arm. Ineffective, Dean won less than 20 games the remainder of his career. Nonetheless, he gained Hall of Fame status based on his 120-62 record from 1932-1936. In addition, he was a stud out of the bullpen, saving 29 games in 75 relief appearances over that same stretch, often in crucial games. His 1934 season remains one of the greatest ever by a starting pitcher. Dean later became a broadcaster and had a radio show, which is a treat to listen to.

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Best,

Tom

TODAY ON THE DAILY HIGHLIGHT

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Today’s Highlighted Reel:

Jackie Robinson Radio Show Episode 127 Charles Start
Interview with Louis Guisto
Home run Derby Episode Nine: Hank Aaron vs Eddie Mathews
Dick Groat Greatest Sports Thrill
Whitey Ford on pitching to Willie Mays on Tops on Sports
HARMON KILLEBREW Interviewed by Leo Cloutier in 1976 @ Fenway Park.
1948 Dizzy Dean Show

January 16, 1910, Hall of Famer Dizzy Dean is born in Lucas, Arkansas. Dean will make his debut in 1930 with the St. Louis Cardinals and will win 150 games over a 12-year career with the Cards, Chicago Cubs and St. Louis Browns.

January 16, 1960 — The NFL Steelers beat the Pirates, 22-20 in a benefit basketball game played at the Field House for the Children’s Hospital. The Bucs’ very competitive shortstop Dick Groat, a Duke University hoop standout, scores 14 points, but takes exception to the foul called on him by Bob Prince, the team’s broadcaster refereeing the game, that allows their football rivals to tie the score in the final few seconds of the contest and eventually win the scheduled 15-minute exhibition in overtime.

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January 16, 1973 — Steve Carlton becomes the highest-paid pitcher when he signs a contract with the Phillies for a reported $165,000. The 28 year-old southpaw, last season’s unanimous Cy Young Award winner, will lose a league-leading 20 games this season after posting one of the finest season in baseball history when he went 27-10 for a Phillies team that won just 59 games.Carlton will pay off for the Phillies, winning 4 Cy Young Awards, 241 games and pitching them to the 1980 World Series title. He will be inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1994.

January 16 1974 — The Baseball Writers Association of America elects former New York Yankees teammates Mickey Mantle and Whitey Ford to the Hall of Fame. Mantle becomes only the seventh player to make it in his first try. His 536 home runs with the Yankees rank second only to Babe Ruth, and he played in more games (2,401) than any other pinstriper, including Lou Gehrig. Ford was arguably the greatest Yankees pitcher of all time, retiring with more wins (236), innings pitched (3,171), strikeouts (1,956), and shutouts (45) than anyone in club history.

January 16, 1975 – The Twins release future hall of famer, 38-year-old slugger Harmon Killebrew. He was promptly signed by the Royals.He hit his 573rd and final major league home run at Met Stadium off Eddie Bane on September 18, 1975.

On January 16 2001 — Outfielders Dave Winfield and Kirby Puckett are elected to the Hall of Fame in their first year of eligibility.

January 16 2003 — The Hall of Fame announces that Gary Carter will become the first player to wear a Montreal Expos cap on his plaque when he is inducted next July at Cooperstown.

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HIGHLIGHTED GAME OF THE DAY:

To honor the Expos first Hall of Fame hat - April 8, 1969 the Montreal Expos play their first game against the New York Mets. You can listen to their entire first series with the Mets, April 8-10, but the big highlight for 1969 in just there 9th game Bill Stoneman faces the Philadelphia Phillies and fires a No Hitter. April 17, 1969.

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