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	9-5 / in Starts: 9-5
Longest Hitting Streak	1 game
Longest On Base Streak	2 games
Most Games w/o HR	14 games
Most Games w/o RBI	14 games
Grand Slams	0 in 2 bases loaded PA and 2 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 34 PAs	0
Actual Runners on Base	27 (10-10-7)
Avg. MLBer w/ 34 PAs	4
Avg. Runners on Base	21 (10-6-3)

Most Driven In
N Cash	0

Most Driven In By
J Northrup	1
M Stanley	1

1970 Batting Game Log

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1970 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	219	72 (71)	Jul 1	DET		NYY	W,6-5	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.02	-0.071	1.44	-0.06%	-0.67	P
2	220	76 (3)	Jul 5	DET	@	BAL	L,0-2	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	2.16	-0.107	4.74	-0.14%	-0.84	P
3	221	81 (4)	Jul 9	DET		BOS	W,7-3	GS-6	2	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.333	.500	9	.84	0.061	1.25	0.06%	0.47	P
4	222	85 (3)	Jul 12 (2)	DET		BAL	L,3-13	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.125	.125	.250	.375	9	2.42	0.016	7.12	0.03%	0.31	P
5	223	87 (1)	Jul 17	DET	@	CHW	W,4-3	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.091	.091	.182	.273	9	.95	-0.093	1.48	-0.09%	-1.01	P
6	224	92 (4)	Jul 21	DET	@	MIN	W,5-2	GS-8	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.143	.214	.357	9	.90	0.001	1.92	0.00%	-0.07	P
7	225	97 (4)	Jul 25	DET		CHW	W,9-4	GS-8	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.118	.118	.176	.294	9	.43	-0.034	.78	-0.04%	-1.51	P
8	226	102 (4)	Jul 31	DET		MIN	W,10-9	GS-6	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.111	.111	.167	.278	9	.95	-0.024	1.30	-0.02%	-0.34	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
9	227	106 (3)	Aug 4	DET		WSA	L,1-4	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.100	.100	.150	.250	9	.78	-0.039	.52	-0.02%	-0.32	P
10	228	111 (4)	Aug 8	DET	@	BOS	W,6-5	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.091	.091	.136	.227	9	.89	-0.064	.38	-0.02%	-0.74	P
11	229	116 (4)	Aug 13	DET	@	MIL	L,2-3	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.083	.083	.125	.208	9	.62	-0.034	.10	0.00%	-0.40	P
12	230	120 (3)	Aug 17	DET	@	OAK	W,5-3	GS-5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.077	.077	.115	.192	9	1.12	-0.055	.14	0.00%	-0.43	P
13	231	124 (3)	Aug 22	DET		MIL	W,5-2	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.069	.069	.103	.172	9	.68	-0.078	.04	0.00%	-1.43	P
14	232	128 (3)	Aug 26	DET		CAL	L,3-6	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.065	.065	.097	.161	9	1.08	-0.054	.03	0.00%	-0.52	P
							9-5		34	31	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	13	0	3	0	1	0	0	0	.065	.065	.097	.161		.99	-0.575	1.40	-0.30%	-7.51

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