Baseball by the Book

Episode 219: "The Dizzy and Daffy Dean Barnstorming Tour"


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Following the 1934 World Series, Cardinal aces Dizzy and Paul Dean set off on a 14-game barnstorming tour that saw them compete against such legendary Negro League stars as Satchel Paige, Josh Gibson and Oscar Charleston. Award-winning author Phil S. Dixon joins us to discuss "the greatest barnstorming tour of all time" — and how the white newspaper reporters covering the Deans missed the most important story.

Featured song: "Ramblin' On My Mind," Chris Thomas King.

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