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Cubs historical sleuthing: Dizzy Dean edition

I found this photo on Twitter:

Dizzy Dean, long after his glory days with the Cardinals, had been acquired by the Cubs just before the 1938 season began in exchange for Curt Davis, Clyde Shoun, Tuck Stainback and $185,000.

That was a huge amount of money in those days, and roughly equivalent to $3.9 million today, still a pretty tidy sum.

Dean spent much of his Cubs career injured, as he had in his final St. Louis years, but still managed to post a 1.81 ERA in 13 appearances (10 starts), helping the Cubs to the 1938 pennant.