Dazzy Vance

Dazzy Vance
Pitcher
Born: March 4th, 1891 Orient , United States
Died on: February 16, 1961 Homosassa Springs , United States
Suggested: Right	Threw: Right
Debut in Major League Baseball
April 16,  1915  with the  Pittsburgh Pirates
Last MLB assignment
With the  Brooklyn Dodgers August 14, 1935
MLB statistics (until end of career)
Win - Loss	197-140
ERA	3.24
Strikeouts	2,045
Teams
Pittsburgh Pirates ( 1915 ) New York Yankees (1915, 1918 ) Brooklyn Robins / Dodgers ( 1922 - 1932 ) St. Louis Cardinals ( 1933 ) Cincinnati Reds ( 1934 ) St. Louis Cardinals (1934) Brooklyn Dodgers ( 1935 )
Awards
World Series Winner ( 1934 ) NL MLB Most Valuable Player Award (1924) Triple Crown (1924) 2 × NL winner (1924, 1925) 3 × players with the best ERA in the NL (1924, 1928, 1930) 7 × players with the most strikeouts in the NL (1922–1928) Pitched a no-hitter on September 13, 1925
member of
Baseball Hall of Fame
Recorded	1955

Clarence Arthur "Dazzy" Vance (born March 4, 1891 in Orient , Iowa , † February 16, 1961 in Homosassa Springs , Florida ) was an American baseball player in Major League Baseball (MLB) on the position of pitcher .

biography

Dazzy Vance was a prime example of how much you can still achieve in baseball, even when you are older. Up to the age of 31, the pitcher was mainly employed in the minor leagues , with brief exceptions in the Pittsburgh Pirates and the New York Yankees in 1915 and 1918. In the 1920s, Vance was the standout strikeoutpitcher in the National League for the Brooklyn Dodgers, a team that seldom competed for the championship. He had his outstanding season in 1924 with 28 wins, 262 strikeouts and an ERA of 2.16. He led these three statistics and won the Triple Crown in pitching. Through these performances he won the title of MVP in the National League before Rogers Hornsby . On September 13, 1925, he throws a no-hitter against the Philadelphia Phillies . A title in the World Series was Vance at the age of 43 years with the St. Louis Cardinals in 1934 , but he threw there only 1 1/3 innings. After returning to the Brooklyn Dodgers, he retired after the 1935 season.

In 1955, Dazzy Vance was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame .

Web links

• Player information and statistics from Baseball Reference  or  Fangraphs  or  Baseball Reference (Minor League) (English)
• Biography of Dazzy Vance
• Dazzy Vance in the Baseball Hall of Fame (English)