1890
Born March 13, 1890
Birmingham, AL, USA
Dizzy Dismukes Notable
b. March 13, 1890 · West Baden Sprudels 1911, St. Louis Giants 1912, Brooklyn Royal Giants 1913–1914, New York Lincoln Stars 1914, Indianapolis ABCs 1915–1918, 1920–1921, 1923–1924, Pittsburgh Keystones 1922, Birmingham Black Barons 1924, Memphis Red Sox 1925, St. Louis Stars 1926–1927, Detroit Wolves 1932
Dizzy Dismukes played for 10 clubs across 22 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the West Baden Sprudels in 1911 and closing with the Detroit Wolves in 1932.
He went 75 and 65 with a 3.31 earned run average, pitching 1,173 innings in 172 games. He struck out 442, completed 104 of his 141 starts and threw 14 shutouts. Across 183 games he batted .151, with 67 hits and 29 runs. He finished with 3 doubles and 5 stolen bases.
He led the league in shutouts once, in 1920, with 3.
He was born in Birmingham, AL, USA on March 13, 1890, and died on June 30, 1961. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1911* | WBS | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1912* | SLG | 8 | 24 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .167 |
| 1913* | BRG | 9 | 28 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .143 |
| 1914* | BRG/NLS | 20 | 54 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | .130 |
| 1915* | ABC | 24 | 66 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | .121 |
| 1916* | ABC | 18 | 48 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .104 |
| 1917* | ABC | 8 | 22 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .227 |
| 1918* | ABC | 9 | 25 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .160 |
| 1920 | ABC | 26 | 49 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .143 |
| 1921 | ABC | 6 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .071 |
| 1922 | PK | 7 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .100 |
| 1923 | ABC | 17 | 50 | 5 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .260 |
| 1924 | ABC/BBB | 12 | 25 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .160 |
| 1925 | MRS | 11 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .125 |
| 1926 | SLS | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| 1927 | SLS | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1932 | DW | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 |
| Major leagues | — | 85 | 171 | 14 | 30 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 1 | .175 |
| All seasons | — | 183 | 445 | 29 | 67 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 5 | .151 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1911* | WBS | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 17.0 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 2.12 |
| 1912* | SLG | 5 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 62.1 | 66 | 23 | 17 | 24 | 3.32 |
| 1913* | BRG | 6 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 63.0 | 67 | 19 | 11 | 24 | 2.71 |
| 1914* | BRG/NLS | 7 | 12 | 19 | 17 | 0 | 144.0 | 174 | 57 | 27 | 63 | 3.56 |
| 1915* | ABC | 14 | 5 | 23 | 20 | 1 | 188.2 | 146 | 26 | 30 | 86 | 1.24 |
| 1916* | ABC | 9 | 6 | 18 | 14 | 1 | 128.2 | 101 | 39 | 50 | 40 | 2.73 |
| 1917* | ABC | 2 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 58.0 | 43 | 20 | 17 | 27 | 3.10 |
| 1918* | ABC | 4 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 66.0 | 67 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 3.41 |
| 1920 | ABC | 10 | 7 | 25 | 19 | 0 | 137.1 | 113 | 58 | 57 | 57 | 3.80 |
| 1921 | ABC | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 30.0 | 24 | 14 | 16 | 7 | 4.20 |
| 1922 | PK | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 29.0 | 43 | 27 | 7 | 9 | 8.38 |
| 1923 | ABC | 6 | 5 | 16 | 14 | 0 | 113.0 | 114 | 46 | 33 | 32 | 3.66 |
| 1924 | ABC/BBB | 3 | 7 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 71.0 | 78 | 30 | 16 | 20 | 3.80 |
| 1925 | MRS | 2 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 37.2 | 41 | 29 | 11 | 14 | 6.93 |
| 1926 | SLS | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 19.2 | 29 | 10 | 1 | 10 | 4.58 |
| 1927 | SLS | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3.0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6.00 |
| 1932 | DW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3.60 |
| Major leagues | — | 27 | 27 | 79 | 59 | 0 | 445.2 | 454 | 218 | 143 | 152 | 4.40 |
| All seasons | — | 75 | 65 | 172 | 141 | 2 | 1173.1 | 1129 | 431 | 324 | 442 | 3.31 |
Seasons outside MLB's recognized major leagues appear in All seasons, but not in Major leagues or the leaderboards. For Dizzy Dismukes, that is 1911–1918. Why totals can differ.
On this day & linked events
1961
Died June 30, 1961
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