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Johnny Dickshot

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592: 36: 266:, on January 24, 1910. He was of German and Lithuanian heritage. His father worked as a foreman in a local steel mill, where the timekeepers misheard his last name, registering him as "Dickshot". The family adopted it as their new surname. He had a sister, Martha, who also played baseball in Waukegan. 762:
Dickshot often referred to himself as the "ugliest man in baseball" during his career. According to one story told about him, a fan in Little Rock asked to shake Dickshot's hand and approach the stands with him, telling him "I want my wife to see you, so she'll appreciate me". Dickshot had a sense of
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Choosing the "All-Ugly Team" for each league was an annual tradition in minor league baseball, and Dickshot was named to the Southern Association's All-Ugly team in 1935. The next year, Dickshot named the members of the International League's "All-Ugly" team; he chose himself as the left fielder and
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With Hollywood in 1946, Dickshot batted .214 while playing in a reserve role. Hollywood sold him to Milwaukee in May 1946. Dickshot competed for the American Association batting championship with Milwaukee, and finished the season in fifth place with a .326 average. Dickshot played for Milwaukee in
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and signed by the Pirates in 1934, and they promoted him to the major leagues in 1936. The Pirates gave Dickshot a significant role in 1937, but played him sparingly in 1938. A strong season in the minor leagues in 1939 earned him a brief trial with the Giants. Dickshot played in the minor leagues
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When he was young, Dickshot's skull was fractured by older children throwing bottles in his backyard; he lost consciousness for three days and doctors inserted a metal plate in his head. During his youth, Dickshot worked a number of jobs, starting with delivering newspapers when he was in grammar
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Dickshot had a .253 batting average with two stolen bases and no home runs in 62 games for the White Sox in 1944. The next season, Dickshot batted .302 with 18 stolen bases in 130 games; he also tied Curtright for the team lead with four home runs. His batting average was the third-best in the
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Kuzmickus) of Waukegan on October 12, 1936. They had one son and four daughters. During the baseball offseasons, Dickshot continued to work in the steel mill in Waukegan. After his retirement, Dickshot operated a tavern in Waukegan called Dickshot's Dugout and organized
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to compete with Dickshot for playing time in left field. Dickshot played sparingly for Pittsburgh in 1938, batting .229 in 29 games, with three stolen bases and no home runs. After the 1938 season, the Pirates traded Dickshot and
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humor about this, once saying: "Don't mind my looks; I've got personality". When people joked about his looks while he was with the Giants, Dickshot said, "Boys, I'm like a mountain, big, rugged and in my way – beautiful!"
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purchased him from Hollywood for $ 1,500 on a conditional contract for the 1944 season; Chicago would return Dickshot to Hollywood by May 1944 if he did not make the team. Dickshot had been classified as 4-F by the
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promoted Dickshot to the major leagues before the end of the 1939 season, and he batted .235 in 10 games for the Giants. The Giants invited Dickshot to spring training in 1940, and he competed with
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in his knee. When Vaughan returned to the Pirates lineup in August, he replaced Dickshot in left field. Dickshot batted .254 with three home runs, but no stolen bases, in 84 games. His .950
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with 35. After the Bisons won the league's championship, the Pirates promoted Dickshot back to the major leagues. He did not appear in another game for Pittsburgh during the 1936 season.
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that cost the Pirates the game on May 23. He was put back in the lineup in late June. Dickshot collided with Vaughan, the shortstop, in a game in July, resulting in Vaughan tearing
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on April 16, and batted 2-for-9 (.222) in nine games for the Pirates. With a May 15 deadline to reduce their roster size, Pittsburgh demoted Dickshot to the
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mispronounced his name or sportswriters misheard and misreported his last name, and after he tried without success to correct it, he adopted it as his last name.
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With Jersey City in 1939, Dickshot won the International League batting championship with a .355 average, and also led the league with 16
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until the White Sox acquired him for the 1944 and 1945 seasons. He returned to the minor leagues in 1946 and his career ended in 1947.
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at the start of the 1933 season. Though he was batting .397, the Missions released him in late April to make room on their roster for
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Though Dickshot's date of birth was reported as January 24, 1912, and his high school graduation as 1930 during his playing career,
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named Dickshot to the International League's "All-Ugly" team in 1939. Dickshot continued the tradition in the PCL in 1941 and 1943.
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for playing time. The Giants returned Dickshot to Jersey City for the 1940 season, and he batted .290 for Jersey City that year.
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for the 1935 season, and he batted .309 for Little Rock. The Pirates recalled Dickshot to their roster after the 1935 season.
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with Dubuque. He did not play professionally in 1931, staying in Waukegan to work for his family in the steel mill during the
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lists his date of birth as January 24, 1910, and contemporary reports indicated that he graduated from high school in 1928.
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in late-May, but Dickshot refused to report to Waco. He returned to Waukeagan, where he played semi-professional baseball.
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Athlete of the Month Award for May 1943. He finished the season with a .356 batting average, two percentage points behind
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balloting. Dickshot attributed his success in 1943 to losing 20 pounds (9.1 kg) during the previous offseason.
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in 71 games for Fort Smith / Muskogee, and batted .264 with 34 stolen bases in 66 games for Rock Island.
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all were left-handed batters. Dickshot struggled early in the season and was benched after he dropped a
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and 20 stolen bases for Rock Island and Cedar Rapids. While he played for Cedar Rapids, a scout for the
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school. He also worked in the steel mill with his father, and spent some of his free time watching the
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in baseball, football, basketball, and swimming. In football, Dickshot was named All-State as a
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heading into the 1934 season, Dickshot signed with Rock Island, now in the Class A
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during the offseason. Before the 1939 season began, Dickshot went unclaimed in
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for the PCL batting championship. He also finished second to Pafko in the
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The Bees gave Dickshot the opportunity to compete to be their starting
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as "Dicksus". The name has also been given as "Diksus" and "Dicksas".
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In spring training with the Pirates in 1937, Dickshot competed with
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noticed Dickshot, and signed him. Cedar Rapids sold Dickshot to the
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1947. He batted .253 in 37 games, until they released him in June.
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After Dickshot's disappointing 1937 season, the Pirates acquired
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of the Mississippi Valley League. Dickshot batted .262 with 11
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September 25, 1945, for the Chicago White Sox
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on Dickshot after the 1932 season, and assigned him to the
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with the Brewers in 1932. The Brewers assigned him to the
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April 16, 1936, for the Pittsburgh Pirates
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roster for the 1936 season as a reserve outfielder, as
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eligible to be drafted, the White Sox added Dickshot,
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was the third-lowest in the National League, ahead of
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After the 1940 season, the Giants sold Dickshot and
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and in the minor leagues in the early 1930s. He was
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October 2, 1943. p. 23 1052:"Coach Brown To Lose Four Stars In Graduations" 795:Dickshot died in his home on November 4, 1997. 640:International League Most Valuable Player Award 3790:Career statistics and player information from 2793:. Associated Press. April 15, 1940. p. 16 2611:. Associated Press. April 11, 1939. p. 14 2049:"Shuffle Off To Buffalo Dickshot's Theme Song" 1998:"1936 Bucs Strengthened In Three Vital Places" 869: 867: 693:Chicago White Sox and later career (1944–1947) 3368:. Associated Press. June 27, 1947. p. 10 3213:. United Press. November 21, 1945. p. 15 961: 959: 957: 8: 3801:Johnny Dickshot Photographs and Tribute Page 3265:. Associated Press. May 17, 1946. p. 24 3155:"Snuffy Wins Bat Title On Hit (Boot) at end" 1422:. United Press. February 10, 1932. p. 5 3906:Baseball players from Lake County, Illinois 2559:. National Editorial Association. p. 5 1710:. Associated Press. May 23, 1933. p. 8 1494:"Islanders Win Final Game By Margin of 9–1" 814:Dickshot's original last name is listed in 3448:. Associated Press. May 5, 1937. p. 2 2972:"Coast League Selects Pafko Most Valuable" 2867:"Pirates Disclose Sale Of Kalin To Twinks" 2657:"Dickshot Wins IL Batting Title With .355" 2074:Linthicum, Jesse A. (September 27, 1936). 1416:"33 Brewers To Go South For Spring Drills" 1364:"Regulars and Yannigans Due to Meet Again" 1275: 1273: 1271: 1269: 1267: 1240: 1238: 1127: 1125: 877:. Sterling Publishing. 2007. p. 445. 23: 3654:"Dickshot, Buc Rookie Outfielder, To Wed" 2709:"Terry Continue Building for Next Season" 2155:"Fight's On! Dickshot Signs With Pirates" 1862:"New Manager, Young Players Hope of Pebs" 967:"Name's Not Dickshot and He's Not Indian" 929: 927: 925: 345:from Waukegan who also coached the team, 293:. He graduated from high school in 1928. 3871:Milwaukee Brewers (minor league) players 3677: 3675: 2344:"Injury to Keep Shortstop Out Of Action" 2291:"Johnny Dickshot 1937 Batting Game Logs" 2129:"Johnny Dickshot 1936 Batting Game Logs" 1310:Foreman, Charles J. (February 5, 1935). 1305: 1303: 830: 828: 826: 333:as his father had fallen ill. He played 3735:Carmichael, John P. (January 9, 1963). 2605:"Bees Announce Sale of Johnny Dickshot" 1547:"1932 Fort Smith Twins/Muskogee Chiefs" 1215:Chamberlain, Charles (March 31, 1944). 863: 804: 169: 2840:"Yanks Trade Jake Powell To Seal Club" 2317:"Dickshot May Return To Pirate Lineup" 2153:Smith, Chester L. (February 2, 1937). 1678:"Dickshot to Be at Post in Left Field" 936:"Johnny Dickshot Wit of Pirates' Crew" 810: 808: 587:New York Giants and minors (1939–1943) 504:, and led the International League in 484:. He made his major league debut as a 3826:Buffalo Bisons (minor league) players 3708:Kirksey, George (December 22, 1940). 3414:Corken, Maurice (September 5, 1935). 3311:"Reid, Shupe Lead Others Departments" 3049:Vaughan, Irving (February 15, 1944). 1390:"Milwaukee Brewers Sign. J. Dickshot" 673:(PCL) for $ 15,000 and the rights to 7: 3901:Sportspeople from Waukegan, Illinois 2838:Kirksey, George (December 7, 1940). 2475:"1938 Pittsburgh Pirates Statistics" 2396:"1937 Pittsburgh Pirates Statistics" 2180:Doyle, Charles J. (April 11, 1937). 2024:"1936 Pittsburgh Pirates Statistics" 934:Doyle, Charles J. (April 13, 1936). 847:According to other stories told, an 16:American baseball player (1910–1997) 3866:Major League Baseball left fielders 3494:Thomson, Marvin (August 19, 1935). 3337:"1947 Milwaukee Brewers Statistics" 3129:"1945 Chicago White Sox Statistics" 3101:Adams, Wilbur (November 28, 1945). 3077:"1944 Chicago White Sox Statistics" 2998:"Johnny Dickshot Sold to White Sox" 2342:Doyle, Charles J. (July 12, 1937). 2315:Doyle, Charles J. (June 29, 1937). 2207:Holmes, Tommy (February 23, 1937). 2182:"Dickshot Wins Left Field Position" 2101:Brietz, Eddie (September 3, 1936). 1338:"Stalwarts Win in Game at Waukegan" 1050:Ullrey, Franklin (March 12, 1928). 3881:New York Giants (baseball) players 1893:"Pittsburgh Pirates Personalities" 1185:"Rookies Impress Pirate President" 1025:"Dickshot and Brack Prize Rookies" 531:for balance, as Jensen, Lloyd and 375:. In July, the Twins relocated to 14: 3737:"'Man Known by Company he Keeps'" 2735:"1939 New York Giants Statistics" 2551:Grayson, Harry (March 21, 1939). 2500:"Boston Bees Get Johnny Dickshot" 2420:Keck, Harry (February 13, 1938). 3581:. September 19, 1939. p. 19 3317:. September 15, 1946. p. 44 3259:"Milwaukee Buys Johnny Dickshot" 3207:"White Sox Reduce Roster By Two" 3153:Turkin, Hy (December 23, 1945). 3004:. September 30, 1943. p. 24 2871:Los Angeles Evening Citizen News 2865:Speer, Stan (January 30, 1942). 2759:Stockton, Roy (March 15, 1940). 1944:Cummins, Tait (August 1, 1934). 1676:Hall, Flem R. (April 28, 1933). 1396:. September 29, 1931. p. 10 898:Zimmerman, Paul (June 9, 1963). 34: 3602:"Dickshot Picks Ugly Ducklings" 3547:Doyle, Chilly (April 1, 1938). 3467:Powers, Jimmy (March 3, 1940). 3387:Dunbar, Lee (August 17, 1943). 3187:. November 20, 1945. p. 31 2715:. September 23, 1939. p. 5 1978:. September 4, 1935. p. 14 1860:Maloy, Ted H. (April 8, 1935). 1782:"Dickshot Signs With Islanders" 1519:Voss, Matt (December 2, 1932). 1217:"Dickshot Gets White Sox Trial" 1004:. December 17, 1938. p. 19 262:John Oscar Dicksus was born in 3689:. November 7, 1997. p. 11 2923:Ventura County Star-Free Press 2899:. December 5, 1942. p. 11 2813:"Howell Crowned Batting Champ" 2447:Keck, Harry (March 13, 1938). 1756:"Knights Defeat Ivanhoe, 11–0" 1704:"Dickshot Is Sent Waco Bruins" 1573:"This Morning's Fare For Fans" 1571:Menzing, Leroy (May 2, 1933). 1468:"Muskogee Gets Marr's Orphans" 1280:Wolf, Al (September 6, 1943). 1223:. Associated Press. p. 11 687:PCL Most Valuable Player Award 468:Pittsburgh Pirates (1936–1938) 337:baseball locally in 1931, and 245:, Dickshot began playing as a 1: 3891:Rock Island Islanders players 3861:Little Rock Travelers players 3660:. October 1, 1936. p. 20 2689:. October 25, 1939. p. 6 2609:The San Bernardino County Sun 2585:. February 9, 1939. p. 6 2370:"Vaughan in Left For Pirates" 2109:. 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May 22, 1933. p. 10 1500:. July 9, 1932. p. 22 1474:. July 1, 1932. p. 13 1442:"New Rookies To Twin Camp" 1344:. May 28, 1931. p. 18 1083:. June 8, 1928. p. 21 3836:Chicago White Sox players 3103:"Between The Sport Lines" 2944:Wolf, Al (June 5, 1943). 2893:"Final Marks In Bat Race" 2846:. United Press. p. 5 2687:The Montgomery Advertiser 2504:The Newport Daily Express 1868:. United Press. p. 6 1762:. May 29, 1933. p. 7 1736:. May 25, 1933. p. 2 1139:. May 18, 1937. p. 5 875:The Baseball Encyclopedia 836:The Baseball Encyclopedia 817:The Baseball Encyclopedia 758:"Ugliest man in baseball" 714:, and fellow outfielders 679:Helms Athletic Foundation 413:, and he signed with the 319:Mississippi Valley League 170: 161: 121: 111: 88: 74: 54: 45: 33: 3628:"Names Coast 'All-Ugly'" 3553:Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph 3522:"Sports Stew–Served Hot" 3002:Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph 2925:. 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Index


Left fielder
Waukegan, Illinois
Batting average
Home runs
Runs batted in
Pittsburgh Pirates
New York Giants
Chicago White Sox
professional baseball
left fielder
Major League Baseball
Pittsburgh Pirates
New York Giants
Chicago White Sox
Minor League Baseball
Waukegan, Illinois
semi-professional
scouted
Waukegan, Illinois
Chicago Cubs
Wrigley Field
Waukegan High School
lettered
halfback
professional baseball
Dubuque Tigers
Class D
Mississippi Valley League
batting average

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