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	6-13 / in Starts: 4-8
Longest Hitting Streak	1 game
Longest On Base Streak	4 games
Most Games w/o HR	9 games
Most Games w/o RBI	9 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 22 PAs	0
Actual Runners on Base	17 (10-6-1)
Avg. MLBer w/ 22 PAs	2
Avg. Runners on Base	13 (6-4-2)

1972 Batting Game Log

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1972 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	266	3 (2)	Apr 18	OAK		KCR	W,3-2	GS-8	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.36	-0.057	2.16	-0.05%	-0.57	P
2	267	8 (4)	Apr 26	OAK	@	NYY	L,2-4	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.99	-0.023	1.53	-0.02%	-0.18	P
3	268	11 (2)	Apr 30	OAK	@	MIL	L,1-3	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.71	-0.033	1.20	-0.03%	-0.19	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
4	269	14 (2)	May 7	OAK		NYY	W,7-5	GS-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
5	270	18 (3)	May 12	OAK		BOS	L,6-7	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						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
				Player went from Oakland Athletics to Atlanta Braves
6	271	72	Jul 4 (2)	ATL		CHC	T,3-3	CG(7)	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.08	-0.081	.39	-0.02%	-0.60	P
7	272	79 (6)	Jul 9	ATL		PIT	L,4-7	GS-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
8	273	81 (1)	Jul 12	ATL	@	STL	L,0-7	5-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
9	274	85 (3)	Jul 16	ATL	@	CHC	L,3-5	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
10	275	88 (2)	Jul 19	ATL	@	PIT	L,3-8	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
11	276	91 (2)	Jul 22	ATL		STL	W,8-7	10-GF(10)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
12	277	93 (1)	Jul 28	ATL		SFG	W,4-3	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
13	278	97 (3)	Jul 31	ATL		LAD	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	.85	-0.044	.14	-0.01%	-0.37	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
14	279	103 (5)	Aug 4 (2)	ATL	@	CIN	L,2-3	GS-8	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.100	.100	.100	.200	9	1.09	0.021	.07	0.00%	0.20	P
15	280	107 (3)	Aug 8	ATL		HOU	W,8-4	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	.077	.077	.077	.154	9	.18	0.009	.00	0.00%	-0.30	P
16	281	112 (4)	Aug 13	ATL		CIN	L,4-9	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.077	.077	.077	.154	9						P
17	282	117 (4)	Aug 18	ATL	@	MON	L,3-4	GS-8	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.133	.188	.133	.321	9	1.72	-0.026	.00	0.00%	-0.37	P
18	283	125 (7)	Aug 27	ATL		NYM	L,6-13	GS-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.133	.188	.133	.321	9						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
19	284	128 (2)	Sep 1 (1)	ATL		PHI	L,1-11	4-9	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.222	.125	.347	9	.05	-0.002	.00	0.00%	-0.17	P
20	285	139 (10)	Sep 12	ATL		CIN	L,5-7	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.125	.222	.125	.347	9						P
							6-13		22	16	0	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	7	0	4	0	1	0	0	0	.125	.222	.125	.347		.89	-0.236	.54	-0.13%	-2.55

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