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When Paul Dean's arm gave out in 1936, Winford, with only 32 major league innings under his belt, stepped into the Cardinal rotation to win 11 games, second on the staff to Dizzy Dean's 24. (FJO)

FROM THE BASEBALL CHRONOLOGY » July 30, 1936: At Brooklyn, the Cardinals Jim Winford tosses a 4-hitter in stopping Stengel's men, 7–0. The Cards climb to within a game of the top as the Cubs lose. After the game, at Mama Leone's on W 48th Street, baseball writers give a birthday dinner to Casey Stengel.