Denny McLain

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 185lb (185cm, 83kg)

Born: March 29, 1944 in Chicago, IL us

High School: Mount Carmel HS (Chicago, IL)

Debut: September 21, 1963 (Age 19-176d, 12,173rd in major league history)
vs. CHW 9.0 IP, 7 H, 8 SO, 4 BB, 1 ER, W

Last Game: September 12, 1972 (Age 28-167d)
vs. CIN 0.0 IP, 3 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 2 ER, L

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1964 season

Full Name: Dennis Dale McLain

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Relatives: Son-In-Law of Lou Boudreau

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

19.3

131

ERA

3.39

280

264

1886.0

1282

WHIP

1.163

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	10-10 / in Starts: 10-6
Longest Hitting Streak	1 game
Longest On Base Streak	2 games
Most Games w/o HR	15 games
Most Games w/o RBI	12 games
Grand Slams	No bases loaded PA
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 42 PAs	2
Actual Runners on Base	25 (15-6-4)
Avg. MLBer w/ 42 PAs	4
Avg. Runners on Base	25 (13-7-4)

Most Driven In
D McAuliffe	1
G Brown	1

Most Driven In By
A Kaline	2

1964 Batting Game Log

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1964 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	4	46 (45)	Jun 6	DET	@	CHW	W,4-3	GS-3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0					9	1.82	-0.021	.74	-0.01%	-0.18	P
2	5	50 (3)	Jun 9	DET		MIN	W,16-1	CG	5	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	1	0	0	.000	.250	.000	.250	9	.33	-0.021	.09	0.00%	0.45	P
3	6	55 (4)	Jun 14 (2)	DET		LAA	W,6-4	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.000	.167	.000	.167	9	1.06	0.042	.52	0.01%	0.51	P
4	7	67 (11)	Jun 27	DET	@	NYY	L,4-5	GS-6	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.125	.000	.125	9	.53	-0.030	.40	-0.01%	-0.62	P
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
5	8	77 (9)	Jul 5 (1)	DET		WSA	W,7-6	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.111	.000	.111	9	.42	-0.011	.14	0.00%	-0.10	P
6	9	87 (9)	Jul 15 (1)	DET	@	LAA	L,4-5	5-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.111	.000	.111	9						P
7	10	92 (4)	Jul 19	DET	@	BAL	L,4-5	GS-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.111	.000	.111	9						P
8	11	94 (1)	Jul 21	DET	@	BOS	L,5-7	3-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.100	.182	.100	.282	9	1.36	0.002	.28	0.00%	0.16	P
9	12	101 (6)	Jul 26 (2)	DET		NYY	L,4-5	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.077	.143	.077	.220	9	1.60	-0.098	.10	0.00%	-0.86	P
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
10	13	107 (5)	Aug 1	DET	@	CLE	W,2-1	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.067	.125	.067	.192	9	1.31	-0.068	.01	0.00%	-0.55	P
11	14	111 (3)	Aug 5	DET	@	CHW	W,3-1	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.056	.105	.056	.161	9	1.36	-0.095	.00	0.00%	-0.55	P
12	15	116 (4)	Aug 9 (2)	DET		KCA	W,5-2	GS-7	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.095	.136	.095	.232	9	.64	0.017	.01	0.00%	0.06	P
13	16	121 (4)	Aug 15	DET	@	KCA	W,5-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.080	.115	.080	.195	9	.57	-0.067	.00	0.00%	-1.15	P
14	17	126 (4)	Aug 20	DET		LAA	L,3-4	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.071	.103	.071	.175	9	.65	-0.050	.01	0.00%	-0.58	P
15	18	130 (3)	Aug 25	DET	@	BOS	W,11-6	GS-4	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	.069	.100	.069	.169	9	.91	0.091	.01	0.00%	0.81	P
16	19	135 (4)	Aug 29	DET	@	LAA	L,2-3	GS-6	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.094	.121	.094	.215	9	1.11	0.073	.09	0.00%	0.56	P
Sep/Oct		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
17	20	142 (6)	Sep 7	DET	@	CLE	L,2-7	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.091	.118	.091	.209	9	.70	-0.017	.02	0.00%	-0.15	P
18	21	152 (9)	Sep 20 (2)	DET		CLE	L,2-7	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.091	.118	.091	.209	9						P
19	22	161 (8)	Oct 1 (2)	DET	@	NYY	W,5-2	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.135	.158	.135	.293	9	.60	0.043	.00	0.00%	0.88	P
20	23	162	Oct 2	DET	@	BAL	L,4-10	7-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.135	.158	.135	.293	9						PR
							10-10		42	37	2	5	0	0	0	2	1	0	15	0	4	0	4	1	0	0	.135	.158	.135	.293		.86	-0.210	.11	-0.01%	-1.30

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