John Denny

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-3, 185lb (190cm, 83kg)

Born: November 8, 1952 in Prescott, AZ us

Draft: Drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 29th round of the 1970 MLB June Amateur Draft from Prescott HS (Prescott, AZ).

High School: Prescott HS (Prescott, AZ)

Debut: September 12, 1974 (Age 21-308d, 13,574th in major league history)
vs. NYM 0.0 IP, 1 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: August 18, 1986 (Age 33-283d)
vs. SDP 8.2 IP, 8 H, 4 SO, 1 BB, 5 ER, W

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1975 season

Agents: Richie Bry

Full Name: John Allen Denny

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

32.2

123

108

ERA

3.59

325

322

2148.2

1146

WHIP

1.336

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	13-18 / in Starts: 13-18
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	4 games
Most Games w/o HR	31 games
Most Games w/o RBI	16 games
Grand Slams	0 in 5 bases loaded PA and 5 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 80 PAs	3
Actual Runners on Base	61 (30-18-13)
Avg. MLBer w/ 80 PAs	9
Avg. Runners on Base	49 (24-16-8)

Most Driven In
K Oberkfell	1
T Scott	1
K Reitz	1

Most Driven In By
G Templeton	3
T Scott	1
K Hernandez	1

1979 Batting Game Log

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1979 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	118	1	Apr 6	STL		PHI	W,8-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.71	-0.071	1.08	-0.07%	-1.36	P
2	119	5 (3)	Apr 12	STL	@	PIT	L,1-3	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.15	-0.056	2.11	-0.06%	-0.52	P
3	120	9 (3)	Apr 17	STL	@	CHC	L,3-5	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	.87	-0.043	1.32	-0.04%	-0.41	P
4	121	14 (4)	Apr 22	STL		CIN	W,4-3	GS-7	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.82	0.005	2.04	0.00%	-0.18	P
5	122	17 (2)	Apr 27	STL	@	CIN	L,3-4	GS-9	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.82	-0.083	1.07	-0.07%	-0.77	P
May		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
6	123	22 (4)	May 2	STL		HOU	W,5-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.01	-0.074	1.07	-0.05%	-0.64	P
7	124	28 (5)	May 9	STL	@	HOU	L,4-5	GS-6	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.053	.050	.053	.103	9	.45	-0.007	.48	0.00%	-0.07	P
8	125	33 (4)	May 15	STL		MON	W,1-0	CG	3	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.095	.091	.143	.234	9	1.00	-0.007	1.51	-0.01%	-0.08	P
9	126	38 (4)	May 21	STL	@	PHI	L,3-5	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.087	.083	.130	.214	9	1.00	-0.068	1.81	-0.07%	-0.78	P
10	127	41 (2)	May 27 (1)	STL	@	MON	L,3-8	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.083	.080	.125	.205	9	.45	-0.012	.86	-0.01%	-0.10	P
Jun		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
11	128	46 (4)	Jun 1	STL		LAD	W,8-7	GS-9	4	4	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.138	.214	.352	9	.63	0.036	.83	0.03%	0.64	P
12	129	51 (4)	Jun 7	STL		SFG	L,10-12	GS-8	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.133	.129	.200	.329	9	.69	-0.048	1.32	-0.06%	-1.00	P
13	130	56 (4)	Jun 12	STL	@	LAD	L,3-9	GS-5	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.129	.125	.194	.319	9	1.06	-0.040	2.25	-0.05%	-0.41	P
14	131	60 (3)	Jun 17	STL	@	SFG	L,4-7	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.118	.114	.176	.291	9	2.35	-0.187	4.09	-0.20%	-1.26	P
15	132	67 (6)	Jun 26	STL		MON	L,3-5	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.111	.108	.167	.275	9	.94	-0.050	1.52	-0.05%	-0.54	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
16	133	72 (4)	Jul 1 (1)	STL		PHI	W,13-7	GS-7	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.132	.128	.184	.312	9	.75	-0.018	.84	-0.01%	-0.01	P
17	134	78 (5)	Jul 6 (1)	STL	@	ATL	W,9-5	GS-8	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.119	.116	.167	.283	9	.25	-0.027	.22	-0.01%	-0.81	P
18	135	84 (5)	Jul 11	STL	@	CIN	L,1-6	GS-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.116	.114	.163	.276	9	.46	-0.012	.33	-0.01%	-0.10	P
19	136	89 (4)	Jul 20	STL		CIN	L,0-3	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.111	.109	.156	.264	9	.95	0.021	.59	0.01%	0.15	P
20	137	94 (4)	Jul 25	STL		ATL	L,4-13	GS-6	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.109	.106	.152	.259	9	1.25	-0.050	.49	-0.01%	-0.67	P
21	138	99 (4)	Jul 30 (1)	STL	@	MON	W,7-2	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.120	.118	.160	.278	9	1.55	-0.042	1.78	-0.03%	-0.08	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
22	139	105 (5)	Aug 4	STL	@	CHC	L,6-8	GS-6	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.118	.132	.157	.289	9	1.12	-0.029	.51	-0.01%	-0.66	P
23	140	111 (5)	Aug 9	STL	@	NYM	W,4-0	CG	4	4	1	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.145	.158	.218	.376	9	.90	-0.054	.60	-0.02%	-1.14	P
24	141	117 (5)	Aug 14	STL		LAD	L,0-9	GS-9	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	.161	.172	.232	.405	9	1.58	-0.052	1.24	-0.03%	-0.42	P
25	142	122 (4)	Aug 19	STL		SFG	W,4-0	GS-7	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.158	.169	.228	.398	9	2.19	-0.088	.80	-0.02%	-0.95	P
26	143	127 (4)	Aug 25	STL	@	LAD	W,5-4	GS-7	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.155	.167	.224	.391	9	.81	-0.032	.47	-0.01%	-0.28	P
27	144	132 (4)	Aug 31	STL	@	SDP	W,8-7	GS-5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.150	.161	.217	.378	9	2.02	-0.075	.87	-0.02%	-0.56	P
Sept		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
28	145	137 (4)	Sep 5	STL		PIT	L,5-7	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.154	.206	.360	9	.84	-0.069	.59	-0.03%	-0.63	P
29	146	142 (4)	Sep 11	STL	@	PIT	L,3-7	GS-6	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.136	.147	.197	.344	9	1.43	-0.124	.09	-0.01%	-1.23	P
30	147	147 (4)	Sep 16 (2)	STL	@	MON	L,1-5	GS-8	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.132	.143	.191	.334	9	1.40	-0.099	.00	0.00%	-0.85	P
31	148	153 (5)	Sep 22 (1)	STL	@	NYM	W,6-3	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.129	.139	.186	.325	9	.61	-0.032	.00	0.00%	-0.68	P
							13-18		80	70	5	9	2	1	0	3	1	0	21	0	8	1	2	0	1	2	.129	.139	.186	.325		1.04	-1.487	1.05	-0.90%	-16.38

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