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	33-11 / in Starts: 33-8
Longest Hitting Streak	4 games
Longest On Base Streak	4 games
Most Games w/o HR	40 games
Most Games w/o RBI	24 games
Grand Slams	0 in 5 bases loaded PA and 5 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 128 PAs	4
Actual Runners on Base	71 (41-20-10)
Avg. MLBer w/ 128 PAs	11
Avg. Runners on Base	73 (37-23-12)

Most Driven In
D Wert	1
N Cash	1
B Freehan	1
T Matchick	1

Most Driven In By
J Northrup	2
M Stanley	2
D McAuliffe	1
D Tracewski	1
A Kaline	1

1968 Batting Game Log

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1968 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	133	2 (1)	Apr 11	DET		BOS	W,4-3	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.27	-0.013	.47	-0.01%	-0.31	P
2	134	6 (3)	Apr 17	DET		CLE	W,4-3	GS-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	9	1.44	0.023	3.59	0.03%	-0.14	P
3	135	10 (3)	Apr 21 (2)	DET	@	CHW	W,4-2	CG	5	5	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	9	1.05	0.054	3.33	0.10%	-0.11	P
4	136	13 (2)	Apr 27	DET	@	NYY	W,7-0	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.231	.231	.231	.462	9	.80	-0.111	2.58	-0.22%	-1.60	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	137	18 (4)	May 1	DET		MIN	W,3-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.188	.188	.188	.375	9	.65	-0.013	2.39	-0.03%	0.03	P
6	138	19	May 2	DET		MIN	L,2-3	5-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.188	.188	.188	.375	9						PR
7	139	22 (2)	May 5	DET		CAL	W,5-2	CG	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	.176	.176	.176	.353	9	1.25	-0.057	3.55	-0.10%	-0.50	P
8	140	26 (3)	May 10	DET	@	WSA	W,12-1	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	9	.20	-0.007	.70	-0.02%	-0.21	P
9	141	30 (3)	May 15	DET		BAL	L,8-10	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	9						P
10	142	35 (4)	May 20	DET	@	MIN	W,4-3	CG(10)	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	9	1.23	-0.126	5.60	-0.34%	-0.59	P
11	143	39 (3)	May 25	DET	@	OAK	W,2-1	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.179	.179	.179	.357	9	1.24	-0.041	5.27	-0.10%	-0.53	P
12	144	40	May 26	DET	@	OAK	L,6-7	6-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.179	.179	.179	.357	3						PR
13	145	43 (2)	May 29	DET	@	CAL	W,3-0	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	9	.97	-0.030	4.08	-0.08%	-0.33	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
14	146	47 (3)	Jun 2 (1)	DET		NYY	L,3-4	GS-8	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.161	.161	.161	.323	9	1.32	-0.039	6.61	-0.12%	-0.23	P
15	147	52 (4)	Jun 5	DET	@	BOS	W,5-4	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.152	.152	.152	.303	9	.67	-0.032	3.42	-0.10%	-0.32	P
16	148	56 (3)	Jun 9	DET		CLE	L,0-2	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.143	.143	.286	9	1.14	-0.053	7.67	-0.22%	-0.31	P
17	149	60 (3)	Jun 13	DET		MIN	W,3-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.132	.132	.132	.263	9	1.50	-0.106	8.48	-0.36%	-1.01	P
18	150	62 (1)	Jun 15	DET	@	CHW	L,4-7	6-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.132	.132	.132	.263	8						PR
19	151	64 (1)	Jun 16 (2)	DET	@	CHW	W,6-1	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.125	.125	.250	9	.96	-0.046	5.32	-0.15%	-0.27	P
20	152	67 (2)	Jun 20	DET		BOS	W,5-1	CG	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	.146	.146	.146	.293	9	.71	0.002	4.12	0.01%	-0.08	P
21	153	72 (4)	Jun 24	DET	@	CLE	W,14-3	CG	5	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.152	.152	.152	.304	9	.30	-0.024	2.08	-0.10%	-0.26	P
22	154	75 (2)	Jun 29	DET		CHW	W,5-2	CG	3	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.184	.184	.184	.367	9	.56	0.065	2.89	0.20%	0.77	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
23	155	79 (3)	Jul 3	DET		CAL	W,5-2	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.192	.192	.192	.385	9	.59	0.002	2.79	0.01%	-0.55	P
24	156	83 (3)	Jul 7 (1)	DET		OAK	W,5-4	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.182	.182	.182	.364	9	.55	-0.040	2.38	-0.10%	-0.35	P
25	157	86 (2)	Jul 12	DET	@	MIN	W,5-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.169	.169	.169	.339	9	.68	-0.119	2.72	-0.29%	-1.67	P
26	158	90 (3)	Jul 16	DET	@	OAK	W,4-0	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.159	.159	.159	.317	9	.36	-0.034	1.79	-0.10%	-1.20	P
27	159	94 (3)	Jul 20	DET		BAL	L,3-5	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.156	.156	.156	.313	9	.45	-0.011	2.45	-0.04%	-0.08	P
28	160	97 (2)	Jul 23	DET	@	WSA	W,6-4	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.149	.149	.149	.299	9	.75	-0.052	4.31	-0.18%	-0.36	P
29	161	101 (3)	Jul 27	DET	@	BAL	W,9-0	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.169	.169	.169	.338	9	.60	0.071	4.02	0.29%	0.54	P
30	162	105 (3)	Jul 31	DET		WSA	W,4-0	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.160	.160	.160	.320	9	.45	-0.045	2.23	-0.13%	-0.72	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
31	163	109 (3)	Aug 4	DET	@	MIN	W,2-1	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.156	.156	.156	.312	9	.87	-0.048	4.04	-0.13%	-0.43	P
32	164	113 (3)	Aug 8	DET		CLE	W,13-1	CG	5	4	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	.160	.160	.173	.333	9	.39	-0.009	1.55	-0.02%	-0.38	P
33	165	118 (4)	Aug 12	DET	@	CLE	W,6-3	CG	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	.157	.157	.169	.325	9	1.46	-0.028	4.57	-0.05%	-0.16	P
34	166	121 (2)	Aug 16	DET	@	BOS	W,4-0	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.149	.149	.161	.310	9	.45	-0.043	1.35	-0.08%	-0.65	P
35	167	125 (3)	Aug 20 (2)	DET		CHW	L,2-10	GS-6	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.148	.148	.159	.307	9	1.03	-0.034	2.51	-0.05%	-0.23	P
36	168	130 (4)	Aug 24	DET	@	NYY	L,1-2	GS-8	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.146	.146	.157	.303	9	1.12	-0.042	2.38	-0.05%	-0.31	P
37	169	135 (4)	Aug 28	DET		CAL	W,6-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.141	.141	.152	.293	9	.45	-0.033	2.19	-0.10%	-0.66	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
38	170	139 (3)	Sep 1	DET		BAL	W,7-3	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	.137	.137	.147	.284	9	.71	0.050	3.70	0.16%	0.39	P
39	171	144 (4)	Sep 6	DET		MIN	W,8-3	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.133	.133	.143	.276	9	.19	-0.018	.11	-0.01%	-0.90	P
40	172	148 (3)	Sep 10	DET	@	CAL	W,7-2	CG	4	4	1	3	0	1	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.157	.157	.186	.343	9	.50	0.160	.16	0.03%	2.54	P
41	173	151 (2)	Sep 14	DET		OAK	W,5-4	GS-9	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.155	.163	.184	.348	9	1.70	-0.051	.03	0.00%	-0.18	P
42	174	155 (3)	Sep 19	DET		NYY	W,6-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.150	.157	.178	.335	9	.42	-0.040	.00	0.00%	-0.63	P
43	175	159 (3)	Sep 23	DET	@	BAL	L,1-2	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.147	.155	.174	.329	9	1.09	-0.050	.00	0.00%	-0.30	P
44	176	163 (3)	Sep 28	DET		WSA	L,1-2	GS-7	2	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.162	.170	.189	.359	9	.50	0.029	.00	0.00%	0.22	P
							33-11		128	111	7	18	1	1	0	4	1	0	37	0	16	0	3	1	0	0	.162	.170	.189	.359		.76	-0.939	2.85	-2.43%	-12.08

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