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	22-16 / in Starts: 22-16
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	37 games
Most Games w/o RBI	16 games
Grand Slams	0 in 3 bases loaded PA and 2 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 103 PAs	5
Actual Runners on Base	64 (36-14-14)
Avg. MLBer w/ 103 PAs	10
Avg. Runners on Base	60 (31-19-10)

Most Driven In
W Horton	2
B Freehan	2
R Oyler	1

Most Driven In By
D Tracewski	2
N Cash	2
A Kaline	2
D McAuliffe	2
R Oyler	1
D Wert	1

1966 Batting Game Log

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1966 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	57	2 (1)	Apr 14 (1)	DET	@	NYY	W,3-2	GS-9	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	9	1.34	-0.068	3.18	-0.10%	-0.51	P
2	58	8 (5)	Apr 19 (2)	DET	@	BOS	W,6-4	GS-8	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.429	.429	.429	.857	9	.99	0.243	2.61	0.39%	0.92	P
3	59	13 (4)	Apr 25	DET		MIN	W,3-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.300	.300	.300	.600	9	.98	-0.077	2.70	-0.13%	-0.81	P
4	60	16 (2)	Apr 30	DET		BAL	L,2-3	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	9	1.62	-0.084	4.87	-0.15%	-0.68	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
5	61	20 (3)	May 6	DET	@	CHW	W,1-0	CG	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	.214	.267	.214	.481	9	1.69	0.002	3.65	0.00%	-0.71	P
6	62	24 (3)	May 13	DET		CHW	W,5-4	GS-8	3	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.294	.333	.294	.627	9	.46	0.030	1.33	0.05%	0.27	P
7	63	27 (2)	May 17	DET		NYY	W,7-2	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	.263	.300	.263	.563	9	1.36	-0.112	3.68	-0.18%	-1.02	P
8	64	31 (3)	May 21	DET	@	BAL	W,7-5	CG	5	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.261	.292	.261	.553	9	.71	-0.056	2.45	-0.12%	-0.69	P
9	65	35 (3)	May 25	DET		CLE	L,2-13	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.280	.250	.530	9	1.60	-0.053	7.01	-0.14%	-0.67	P
10	66	40 (4)	May 30	DET	@	KCA	W,5-2	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.276	.250	.526	9	.95	-0.077	2.36	-0.12%	-0.53	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	67	45 (4)	Jun 4	DET	@	CAL	L,1-4	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.233	.258	.233	.491	9	.70	-0.036	2.37	-0.07%	-0.33	P
12	68	49 (3)	Jun 8	DET		BOS	W,5-4	GS-10	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.212	.235	.212	.447	9	1.00	-0.072	3.74	-0.16%	-0.50	P
13	69	53 (3)	Jun 12 (1)	DET		NYY	W,7-5	GS-9	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.216	.237	.216	.453	9	.13	-0.002	.49	-0.01%	0.30	P
14	70	58 (4)	Jun 16	DET	@	BOS	W,16-4	CG	5	4	1	2	1	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.244	.279	.268	.547	9	.32	0.002	1.07	0.01%	1.35	P
15	71	62 (3)	Jun 21	DET	@	WSA	W,5-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.222	.255	.244	.500	9	.90	-0.169	3.62	-0.41%	-2.00	P
16	72	67 (4)	Jun 25	DET		MIN	W,1-0	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.213	.245	.234	.479	9	1.32	-0.064	5.88	-0.17%	-0.55	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
17	73	72 (4)	Jul 1 (1)	DET		KCA	W,8-5	GS-8	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.204	.250	.224	.474	9	.65	-0.004	2.42	-0.01%	0.08	P
18	74	78 (5)	Jul 5	DET		CAL	L,3-4	GS-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.245	.220	.465	9	.46	-0.011	1.11	-0.02%	-0.09	P
19	75	82 (3)	Jul 9	DET	@	MIN	W,8-1	CG	4	3	1	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.226	.281	.264	.545	9	.12	0.017	.22	0.02%	0.69	P
20	76	86 (3)	Jul 16	DET		BAL	L,2-8	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.226	.281	.264	.545	9						P
21	77	90 (3)	Jul 20	DET	@	BAL	L,7-10	GS-5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.218	.271	.255	.526	9	.90	-0.043	2.04	-0.06%	-0.41	P
22	78	94 (3)	Jul 24 (1)	DET	@	CLE	L,0-3	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.211	.262	.246	.508	9	.81	-0.042	.53	-0.02%	-0.34	P
23	79	98 (3)	Jul 28	DET	@	CHW	L,1-2	GS-7	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.203	.254	.237	.491	9	.85	0.046	.53	0.02%	0.28	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
24	80	103 (4)	Aug 2	DET		CHW	W,5-0	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.197	.258	.230	.487	9	.35	-0.013	.11	0.00%	0.07	P
25	81	107 (3)	Aug 6	DET		BOS	L,2-8	GS-4	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.210	.269	.242	.511	9	.71	0.030	.43	0.01%	0.24	P
26	82	112 (4)	Aug 10	DET	@	WSA	L,3-6	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.257	.231	.488	9	.69	-0.052	.57	-0.03%	-0.55	P
27	83	115 (2)	Aug 14 (1)	DET	@	BOS	L,5-8	GS-3	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.212	.268	.242	.510	9	1.65	0.078	.73	0.02%	0.74	P
28	84	121 (5)	Aug 20	DET		BAL	L,3-8	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.209	.264	.239	.503	9	1.61	-0.023	.28	0.00%	-0.18	P
29	85	125 (3)	Aug 25	DET		CHW	W,8-0	CG	4	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.197	.250	.225	.475	9	.21	-0.020	.02	0.00%	-1.14	P
30	86	129 (3)	Aug 29	DET	@	BAL	W,6-3	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.189	.241	.216	.457	9	.98	-0.002	.09	0.00%	-0.36	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
31	87	134 (4)	Sep 2 (1)	DET	@	CLE	W,4-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.179	.229	.205	.434	9	.58	-0.056	.06	0.00%	-0.71	P
32	88	140 (5)	Sep 6	DET		WSA	W,8-2	CG	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.195	.241	.220	.461	9	.50	0.078	.02	0.00%	0.75	P
33	89	143 (2)	Sep 10	DET	@	KCA	L,0-5	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.190	.236	.214	.450	9	1.74	-0.130	.03	0.00%	-1.02	P
34	90	146 (2)	Sep 14	DET		MIN	W,3-2	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.184	.228	.207	.435	9	.87	-0.078	.03	0.00%	-1.27	P
35	91	150 (3)	Sep 18	DET		CLE	L,5-6	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.182	.226	.205	.430	9	.70	-0.017	.01	0.00%	-0.14	P
36	92	154 (3)	Sep 23	DET	@	MIN	L,4-12	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.180	.223	.202	.426	9	.64	-0.016	.00	0.00%	-0.22	P
37	93	157 (2)	Sep 26	DET	@	CAL	W,2-1	GS-9	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.185	.227	.207	.433	9	1.50	-0.008	.00	0.00%	-0.02	P
38	94	161 (3)	Oct 1	DET		KCA	L,2-5	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.183	.224	.204	.429	9	.34	-0.009	.00	0.00%	-0.09	P
							22-16		103	93	10	17	2	0	0	5	5	0	39	0	5	0	1	3	1	0	.183	.224	.204	.429		.84	-0.868	1.59	-1.37%	-9.85

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