Dizzy Dismukes

William "Dizzy" Dismukes
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Pitcher / Manager
Born: (1890-03-15)March 15, 1890 Birmingham, Alabama
Died: Campbell, Ohio
Batted: Right Threw: Right
Teams
West Baden Sprudels (1910-1913) St. Louis Giants (1912-1913) Philadelphia Giants (1913) Lincoln Stars (baseball) (1914-1915) Brooklyn Royal Giants (1913-1914) Indianapolis ABCs (1914-1918, 1920-1924) French Lick Plutos (1916) Mohawk Giants (1916) Dayton Marcos (1918-1919) Pittsburgh Keystones (1921-1923) Birmingham Black Barons (1924) Memphis Red Sox (1925) St. Louis Stars (1926-1929) Chicago American Giants (1930) Cincinnati Dismukes (1932) Detroit Wolves (1932) Columbus Blue Birds (1933-1934) Chicago American Giants (1935) St. Louis Stars (1936-1937) Birmingham Black Barons (1938) Atlanta Black Crackers (1939) Homestead Grays (1940) Kansas City Monarchs (1941-1951) Memphis Red Sox (1942)

William "Dizzy" Dismukes (March 15, 1890 – June 30, 1961) was an American pitcher and manager in Negro league baseball and during the pre-Negro League years.

Career

Dismukes was a right-handed submariner who is considered by many historians to be one of the best pitchers in the Negro Leagues. During his managing years, Dismukes became known for his wonderful memory during his playing and managing, and became known as a strategist. And, he is credited with teaching Webster McDonald and Carl Mays the tricks of submarine-style pitching.

External links

• Negro league and Cuban League statistics and player information from Seamheads.com, or Baseball-Reference (Negro leagues)
• Negro Leagues Baseball eMuseum

• "West Baden Sprudels Beat Famous Dallas, Texas Giants Three Out of Four" Indianapolis Freeman, Indianapolis, Indiana, September 3, 1910, Page 7, Columns 2 and 3
• "Baseball in the Windy City" Indianapolis Freeman, Indianapolis, IN, July 27, 1912
• "Brooklyn Giants Win" The Washington Herald, Washington, DC, Thursday, May 8, 1913, Page 8, Column 3
• "A.B.C.'s Trim Gunthers" Indianapolis Freeman, Indianapolis, IN, Saturday, July 17, 1915, Page 4, Column 4
• "Indianapolis ABCs vs Dayton Marcos" Indianapolis Freeman, Indianapolis, IN, April 15, 1918
• "Memphis Red Sox Paste First Shutout on A.B.C.'s" The Kokomo Daily Tribune, Kokomo, IN, Tuesday, May 19, 1925, Page 13, Column 3