Dazzy vance biography definition

The late-blooming Vance was the dominant strikeout pitcher of the 1920s, leading the National League a record seven consecutive times (1922-28). His nickname was fitting; a charter member of the carousing “Daffiness Boys,” he led his Dodger teammates virtually everywhere but to a pennant. Vance was one of the three Dodger runners to wind up on third base at the same time when Babe Herman “tripled” into a double play (it was actually scored a double).

Vance, starting from second base, ran much more cautiously than the runners behind him expected, returning to third base after rounding the bag.

A 6’2″ 200-lb fireballer, Vance burned out his arm pitching ten years in the minors.

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He would break in impressively with one club after another, only to have his arm tire by mid-season. His great starts earned him one game with the Pirates in 1915, and trials with the Yankees in 1915 and 1918. He pitched poorly each time and was returned to the minors. An arm operation, and a mana