Denny McLain
Dennis Dale McLain
Born: March 29, 1944
Chicago, IL USA
Primary Position: P
All Position(s) Played: P, PR
Bats: R
Throws: R
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 185
Career: 1963-1972
Minor League Statistics
Denny McLain compiled a career record of 131 wins and 91 losses in his 285-game career with the Detroit Tigers, Washington Senators, Oakland Athletics and Atlanta Braves. He began playing during the 1963 season and last took the field during the 1972 campaign.
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Pitching:
| Year | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 2 | 1 | .667 | 4.29 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 21.0 | 20 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 96 |
| 1964 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 4 | 5 | .444 | 4.05 | 19 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100.0 | 84 | 48 | 45 | 16 | 37 | 0 | 70 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 416 |
| 1965 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 16 | 6 | .727 | 2.61 | 33 | 29 | 2 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 220.3 | 174 | 73 | 64 | 25 | 62 | 1 | 192 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 881 |
| 1966 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 20 | 14 | .588 | 3.92 | 38 | 38 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 264.3 | 205 | 120 | 115 | 42 | 104 | 3 | 192 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1080 |
| 1967 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 17 | 16 | .515 | 3.79 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 235.0 | 209 | 110 | 99 | 35 | 73 | 3 | 161 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 976 |
| 1968 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 31 | 6 | .838 | 1.96 | 41 | 41 | 0 | 28 | 6 | 0 | 336.0 | 241 | 86 | 73 | 31 | 63 | 2 | 280 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1288 |
| 1969 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 24 | 9 | .727 | 2.80 | 42 | 41 | 0 | 23 | 9 | 0 | 325.0 | 288 | 105 | 101 | 25 | 67 | 7 | 181 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 1304 |
| 1970 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 3 | 5 | .375 | 4.63 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 91.3 | 100 | 51 | 47 | 19 | 28 | 0 | 52 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 402 |
| 1971 | AL | Washington Senators | 10 | 22 | .313 | 4.28 | 33 | 32 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 216.7 | 233 | 115 | 103 | 31 | 72 | 8 | 103 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 931 |
| 1972 | AL | Oakland Athletics | 1 | 2 | .333 | 6.04 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22.3 | 32 | 17 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 108 |
| 1972 | NL | Atlanta Braves | 3 | 5 | .375 | 6.50 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 54.0 | 60 | 41 | 39 | 12 | 18 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 237 |
| Totals | 131 | 91 | .590 | 3.39 | 280 | 264 | 8 | 105 | 29 | 2 | 1886.0 | 1646 | 778 | 711 | 242 | 548 | 24 | 1282 | 26 | 9 | 27 | 7719 |
Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 3 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .200 | .167 | .800 | .967 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1964 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 20 | 42 | 37 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | .135 | .158 | .135 | .293 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1965 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 33 | 85 | 74 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 32 | .054 | .123 | .054 | .178 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 1966 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 38 | 103 | 93 | 10 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 39 | .183 | .224 | .204 | .429 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1967 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 38 | 92 | 85 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 37 | .118 | .138 | .118 | .256 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1968 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 44 | 128 | 111 | 7 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 37 | .162 | .170 | .189 | .359 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 1969 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 42 | 125 | 106 | 5 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 41 | .160 | .188 | .160 | .348 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 0 |
| 1970 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 14 | 34 | 31 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | .065 | .065 | .097 | .161 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1971 | AL | Washington Senators | 33 | 71 | 58 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 22 | .103 | .161 | .155 | .316 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 1972 | AL | Oakland Athletics | 5 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1972 | NL | Atlanta Braves | 15 | 16 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .167 | .286 | .167 | .452 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 285 | 709 | 616 | 32 | 82 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 244 | .133 | .166 | .153 | .318 | 94 | 10 | 0 | 64 | 4 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | AL | Detroit Tigers | P | 3 | 3 | 21.0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | .750 | 2.571 | 2.000 |
| 1964 | AL | Detroit Tigers | P | 19 | 16 | 100.0 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | .909 | .900 | .526 |
| 1965 | AL | Detroit Tigers | P | 33 | 29 | 220.3 | 17 | 30 | 1 | 1 | .979 | 1.920 | 1.424 |
| 1966 | AL | Detroit Tigers | P | 38 | 38 | 264.3 | 14 | 34 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 1.634 | 1.263 |
| 1967 | AL | Detroit Tigers | P | 37 | 37 | 235.0 | 21 | 22 | 5 | 4 | .896 | 1.647 | 1.162 |
| 1968 | AL | Detroit Tigers | P | 41 | 41 | 336.0 | 36 | 40 | 1 | 3 | .987 | 2.036 | 1.854 |
| 1969 | AL | Detroit Tigers | P | 42 | 41 | 325.0 | 26 | 24 | 2 | 1 | .962 | 1.385 | 1.190 |
| 1970 | AL | Detroit Tigers | P | 14 | 14 | 91.0 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 2.077 | 1.500 |
| 1971 | AL | Washington Senators | P | 33 | 32 | 217.0 | 27 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 2.198 | 1.606 |
| 1972 | NL | Atlanta Braves | P | 15 | 8 | 54.0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | .875 | 1.167 | .467 |
| 1972 | AL | Oakland Athletics | P | 5 | 5 | 22.0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.045 | 1.000 |
| Totals | 280 | 264 | 1885.7 | 154 | 212 | 13 | 15 | .966 | 1.747 | 1.307 |
Postseason - Pitching:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | AL | Detroit Tigers | WS | 1 | 2 | .333 | 3.24 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16.7 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 73 |
| Totals | 1 | 2 | .333 | 3.24 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16.7 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 73 |
Postseason - Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | AL | Detroit Tigers | WS | 3 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 3 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | AL | Detroit Tigers | WS | P | 3 | 3 | 16.7 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .750 | 1.620 | 1.000 |
| Totals | 3 | 3 | 16.7 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .750 | 1.620 | 1.000 |
Awards
1968 - AL TSN All-Star P
1968 - AL Cy Young Award
1968 - AL TSN Pitcher of the Year
1968 - AL Most Valuable Player
1969 - AL TSN Pitcher of the Year
1969 - AL Cy Young Award
1969 - AL TSN All-Star RHP
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