Mezue ahịrịokwu na-esonụ: A mụrụ Deegan na Camden, New Jersey. Ọ malitere ọrụ ya dị ka onye ọka ikpe na Midwest League n" afọ 1989. Ọ rụkwara ọrụ na Carolina na Southern Leagues tupu ọ bụrụ onye ọka ikpe na-achịkwa egwuregwu n'afọ 2001. N'ime ndị isi, ọ na-ekpe ikpe na anọ American League Championship Series: 1970 (Game One naanị), 1974, 1977 na
1984. afọ. Ọ bụkwa onye ọka ikpe na 1978 All Star Game na 1976 World Series; ọ bụ onye ọka ikpe ụlọ maka Egwuregwu anọ nke Series, nke onye na-agbachitere Cincinnati Reds meriri n'ike nke Johnny Bench abụọ-ụlọ na-agba ọsọ, ise-RBI arụmọrụ iji mezue sweep nke New York Yankees. N'egwuregwu ahụ, onye ọka ikpe nke mbụ bụ Bruce Froemming chụpụrụ onye njikwa Yankees bụ Billy Martin mgbe Martin tụbara bọọlụ baseball na Deegan.