Dennis Dale McLain
Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1", Weight: 185 lb.
Born: March 29, 1944 in Chicago, IL
High School: Mount Carmel HS (Chicago, IL)
Signed by the Chicago White Sox as an amateur free agent in 1962.
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Debut: September 21, 1963 (Age 19)
vs. CHW 9.0 IP, 7 H, 8 SO, 4 BB, 1 ER, W
Teams (by GP): Tigers/Senators/Braves/Athletics 1963-1972
Final Game: September 12, 1972 (Age 28)
vs. CIN 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Relatives: Son-In-Law of Lou Boudreau
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| Rk | Gtm | Date | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | BF | Inn | PO | A | E | Ch | DP | Pos | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 (1) | Apr 11 | DET | BOS | W,4-3 | GS | 30 | 7.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | P | |
| 2 | 6 (3) | Apr 17 | DET | CLE | W,4-3 | GS | 29 | 7.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | P | |
| 3 | 10 (3) | Apr 21 (2) | DET | @ | CHW | W,4-2 | CG | 34 | 9.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | P |
| 4 | 13 (2) | Apr 27 | DET | @ | NYY | W,7-0 | CG | 33 | 9.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | P |
| May | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | BF | Inn | PO | A | E | Ch | DP | Pos | |||
| 5 | 18 (4) | May 1 | DET | MIN | W,3-2 | CG | 33 | 9.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | P | |
| 6 | 22 (3) | May 5 | DET | CAL | W,5-2 | CG | 33 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P | |
| 7 | 26 (3) | May 10 | DET | @ | WSA | W,12-1 | CG | 32 | 9.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | P |
| 8 | 30 (3) | May 15 | DET | BAL | L,8-10 | GS | 10 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | P | |
| 9 | 35 (4) | May 20 | DET | @ | MIN | W,4-3 | CG | 36 | 10.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P |
| 10 | 39 (3) | May 25 | DET | @ | OAK | W,2-1 | CG | 34 | 9.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | P |
| 11 | 43 (3) | May 29 | DET | @ | CAL | W,3-0 | CG | 31 | 9.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | P |
| June | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | BF | Inn | PO | A | E | Ch | DP | Pos | |||
| 12 | 47 (3) | Jun 2 (1) | DET | NYY | L,3-4 | GS | 32 | 8.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | P | |
| 13 | 52 (4) | Jun 5 | DET | @ | BOS | W,5-4 | GS | 24 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P |
| 14 | 56 (3) | Jun 9 | DET | CLE | L,0-2 | GS | 27 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P | |
| 15 | 60 (3) | Jun 13 | DET | MIN | W,3-1 | CG | 35 | 9.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | P | |
| 16 | 64 (3) | Jun 16 (2) | DET | @ | CHW | W,6-1 | GS | 24 | 7.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | P |
| 17 | 67 (2) | Jun 20 | DET | BOS | W,5-1 | CG | 34 | 9.0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | P | |
| 18 | 72 (4) | Jun 24 | DET | @ | CLE | W,14-3 | CG | 36 | 9.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | P |
| 19 | 75 (2) | Jun 29 | DET | CHW | W,5-2 | CG | 36 | 9.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | P | |
| July | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | BF | Inn | PO | A | E | Ch | DP | Pos | |||
| 20 | 79 (3) | Jul 3 | DET | CAL | W,5-2 | CG | 34 | 9.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | P | |
| 21 | 83 (3) | Jul 7 (1) | DET | OAK | W,5-4 | CG | 32 | 9.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | P | |
| 22 | 86 (2) | Jul 12 | DET | @ | MIN | W,5-1 | CG | 33 | 9.0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | P |
| 23 | 90 (3) | Jul 16 | DET | @ | OAK | W,4-0 | CG | 33 | 9.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | P |
| 24 | 94 (3) | Jul 20 | DET | BAL | L,3-5 | GS | 21 | 4.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P | |
| 25 | 97 (2) | Jul 23 | DET | @ | WSA | W,6-4 | GS | 33 | 7.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | P |
| 26 | 101 (3) | Jul 27 | DET | @ | BAL | W,9-0 | CG | 32 | 9.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | P |
| 27 | 105 (3) | Jul 31 | DET | WSA | W,4-0 | CG | 32 | 9.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | P | |
| August | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | BF | Inn | PO | A | E | Ch | DP | Pos | |||
| 28 | 109 (3) | Aug 4 | DET | @ | MIN | W,2-1 | CG | 35 | 9.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | P |
| 29 | 113 (3) | Aug 8 | DET | CLE | W,13-1 | CG | 36 | 9.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | P | |
| 30 | 118 (4) | Aug 12 | DET | @ | CLE | W,6-3 | CG | 33 | 9.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | P |
| 31 | 121 (2) | Aug 16 | DET | @ | BOS | W,4-0 | CG | 33 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P |
| 32 | 125 (3) | Aug 20 (2) | DET | CHW | L,2-10 | GS | 30 | 5.2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | P | |
| 33 | 130 (4) | Aug 24 | DET | @ | NYY | L,1-2 | GS | 25 | 7.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | P |
| 34 | 135 (4) | Aug 28 | DET | CAL | W,6-1 | CG | 34 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P | |
| September | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | BF | Inn | PO | A | E | Ch | DP | Pos | |||
| 35 | 139 (3) | Sep 1 | DET | BAL | W,7-3 | CG | 33 | 9.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | P | |
| 36 | 144 (4) | Sep 6 | DET | MIN | W,8-3 | CG | 36 | 9.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | P | |
| 37 | 148 (3) | Sep 10 | DET | @ | CAL | W,7-2 | CG | 36 | 9.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | P |
| 38 | 151 (2) | Sep 14 | DET | OAK | W,5-4 | CG | 33 | 9.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | P | |
| 39 | 155 (3) | Sep 19 | DET | NYY | W,6-2 | CG | 38 | 9.0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | P | |
| 40 | 159 (3) | Sep 23 | DET | @ | BAL | L,1-2 | GS | 30 | 7.0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | P |
| 41 | 163 (3) | Sep 28 | DET | WSA | L,1-2 | GS | 23 | 7.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | P | |
| 41gm | 336.0 | 36 | 40 | 1 | 77 | 3 | |||||||||
| Rk | Gtm | Date | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | BF | Inn | PO | A | E | Ch | DP | SB | CS | PO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Apr 11 | DET | BOS | W,4-3 | GS | 30 | 7.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2 | 6 (3) | Apr 17 | DET | CLE | W,4-3 | GS | 29 | 7.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | 10 (3) | Apr 21 (2) | DET | @ | CHW | W,4-2 | CG | 34 | 9.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 13 (2) | Apr 27 | DET | @ | NYY | W,7-0 | CG | 33 | 9.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| May | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | BF | Inn | PO | A | E | Ch | DP | SB | CS | PO | |||
| 5 | 18 (4) | May 1 | DET | MIN | W,3-2 | CG | 33 | 9.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | 22 (3) | May 5 | DET | CAL | W,5-2 | CG | 33 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | 26 (3) | May 10 | DET | @ | WSA | W,12-1 | CG | 32 | 9.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 30 (3) | May 15 | DET | BAL | L,8-10 | GS | 10 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | 35 (4) | May 20 | DET | @ | MIN | W,4-3 | CG | 36 | 10.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 39 (3) | May 25 | DET | @ | OAK | W,2-1 | CG | 34 | 9.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 43 (3) | May 29 | DET | @ | CAL | W,3-0 | CG | 31 | 9.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| June | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | BF | Inn | PO | A | E | Ch | DP | SB | CS | PO | |||
| 12 | 47 (3) | Jun 2 (1) | DET | NYY | L,3-4 | GS | 32 | 8.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 13 | 52 (4) | Jun 5 | DET | @ | BOS | W,5-4 | GS | 24 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 56 (3) | Jun 9 | DET | CLE | L,0-2 | GS | 27 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 15 | 60 (3) | Jun 13 | DET | MIN | W,3-1 | CG | 35 | 9.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 16 | 64 (3) | Jun 16 (2) | DET | @ | CHW | W,6-1 | GS | 24 | 7.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | 67 (2) | Jun 20 | DET | BOS | W,5-1 | CG | 34 | 9.0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 18 | 72 (4) | Jun 24 | DET | @ | CLE | W,14-3 | CG | 36 | 9.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | 75 (2) | Jun 29 | DET | CHW | W,5-2 | CG | 36 | 9.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| July | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | BF | Inn | PO | A | E | Ch | DP | SB | CS | PO | |||
| 20 | 79 (3) | Jul 3 | DET | CAL | W,5-2 | CG | 34 | 9.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 21 | 83 (3) | Jul 7 (1) | DET | OAK | W,5-4 | CG | 32 | 9.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 22 | 86 (2) | Jul 12 | DET | @ | MIN | W,5-1 | CG | 33 | 9.0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | 90 (3) | Jul 16 | DET | @ | OAK | W,4-0 | CG | 33 | 9.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | 94 (3) | Jul 20 | DET | BAL | L,3-5 | GS | 21 | 4.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 25 | 97 (2) | Jul 23 | DET | @ | WSA | W,6-4 | GS | 33 | 7.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | 101 (3) | Jul 27 | DET | @ | BAL | W,9-0 | CG | 32 | 9.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | 105 (3) | Jul 31 | DET | WSA | W,4-0 | CG | 32 | 9.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| August | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | BF | Inn | PO | A | E | Ch | DP | SB | CS | PO | |||
| 28 | 109 (3) | Aug 4 | DET | @ | MIN | W,2-1 | CG | 35 | 9.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | 113 (3) | Aug 8 | DET | CLE | W,13-1 | CG | 36 | 9.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 30 | 118 (4) | Aug 12 | DET | @ | CLE | W,6-3 | CG | 33 | 9.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | 121 (2) | Aug 16 | DET | @ | BOS | W,4-0 | CG | 33 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 32 | 125 (3) | Aug 20 (2) | DET | CHW | L,2-10 | GS | 30 | 5.2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 33 | 130 (4) | Aug 24 | DET | @ | NYY | L,1-2 | GS | 25 | 7.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | 135 (4) | Aug 28 | DET | CAL | W,6-1 | CG | 34 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| September | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | BF | Inn | PO | A | E | Ch | DP | SB | CS | PO | |||
| 35 | 139 (3) | Sep 1 | DET | BAL | W,7-3 | CG | 33 | 9.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 36 | 144 (4) | Sep 6 | DET | MIN | W,8-3 | CG | 36 | 9.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 37 | 148 (3) | Sep 10 | DET | @ | CAL | W,7-2 | CG | 36 | 9.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | 151 (2) | Sep 14 | DET | OAK | W,5-4 | CG | 33 | 9.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 39 | 155 (3) | Sep 19 | DET | NYY | W,6-2 | CG | 38 | 9.0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 40 | 159 (3) | Sep 23 | DET | @ | BAL | L,1-2 | GS | 30 | 7.0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | 163 (3) | Sep 28 | DET | WSA | L,1-2 | GS | 23 | 7.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 41gm | 336.0 | 36 | 40 | 1 | 77 | 3 | 19 | 5 | 1 | ||||||||
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