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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Team Record in Appearances: 11-22 / in Starts: 10-22

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

1971 Pitching Game Log

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1971 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
1	228	3	Apr 9	WSA		NYY	W,5-4	CG(10)	W(1-0)	99	10.0	11	4	4	2	5	1	0	3.60	3.35	41	9	15	3	2	10	57			1	0	0	39	2	0	0	2	0	0	1.75	-0.320	2.83	-0.31%	0.02	1t start tie	10t 3 out tie
2	229	8	Apr 13	WSA		BOS	L,3-5	GS-5	L(1-1)	3	5.0	7	5	4	0	3	2	0	4.80	4.38	22	5	7	2	2	7	38			0	0	0	21	1	0	0	1	1	1	.82	-0.366	1.12	-0.30%	-2.99	1t start tie	5t 3 out d3
3	230	11	Apr 18(1)	WSA	@	CLE	W,4-0	SHO	W(2-1)	4	9.0	3	0	0	3	6	0	0	3.00	3.53	31	4	15	1	5	3	84			0	1	0	28	1	0	0	1	0	0	.82	0.356	1.34	0.35%	4.24	1b start tie	9b 3 out a4
4	231	15	Apr 23	WSA		MIL	L,0-4	GS-6	L(2-2)	4	5.2	4	4	4	3	5	0	0	3.64	3.29	24	4	8	0	1	4	47			0	0	0	20	1	0	1	0	0	0	1.24	-0.187	1.91	-0.17%	-2.13	1t start tie	6t -23 2 out d4
5	232	19	Apr 27	WSA		MIN	W,2-0	SHO	W(3-2)	3	9.0	6	0	0	1	8	0	0	2.79	2.76	32	6	11	0	3	6	82			0	1	0	31	1	0	0	1	0	0	1.14	0.530	1.72	0.48%	3.62	1t start tie	9t 3 out a2
May				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
6	233	23	May 1	WSA		CHW	L,3-5	GS-7	L(3-3)	3	7.0	9	5	4	4	4	1	0	3.15	3.09	33	9	7	0	1	9	41			2	1	0	27	2	0	1	0	0	1	.99	-0.254	1.48	-0.23%	-2.19	1t start tie	7t 3 out d2
7	234	26	May 5	WSA	@	MIL	L,3-4	GS-7	L(3-4)	3	6.1	5	4	4	4	4	1	0	3.46	3.34	27	4	11	2	0	4	47			0	0	0	23	1	0	0	1	0	0	1.11	-0.018	1.25	-0.01%	0.14	1b start tie	7b 12- 1 out a1
8	235	29	May 9	WSA	@	MIN	L,5-6	CG(10)	L(3-5)	3	9.2	13	6	6	2	7	1	0	3.79	3.28	44	14	10	1	1	11	44			0	0	0	40	4	2	2	0	2	0	1.56	-0.473	1.42	-0.26%	-2.28	1b start a 1	10b 123 2 out d1
9	236	32	May 14	WSA		DET	W,3-2	CG	W(4-5)	4	9.0	8	2	1	3	7	0	1	3.44	3.14	38	4	15	4	2	8	69			0	1	0	34	3	0	0	1	0	1	1.99	0.115	1.64	0.06%	1.62	1t start tie	9t 3 out tie
10	237	36	May 18	WSA		CLE	L,3-7	GS-6	L(4-6)	3	6.0	9	7	7	2	2	2	0	3.99	3.46	26	7	6	1	2	9	26			0	1	0	23	1	0	0	2	1	0	1.00	-0.423	.77	-0.20%	-4.59	1t start tie	6t 3 out d5
11	238	40	May 23(1)	WSA	@	DET	L,0-5	GS-7	L(4-7)	4	7.0	7	4	4	0	5	2	0	4.09	3.56	27	9	6	1	0	7	52			0	0	0	26	1	0	0	0	0	0	.59	-0.086	.25	-0.02%	-0.83	1b start tie	7b 3 out d4
12	239	46	May 28	WSA		KCR	L,0-5	GS-7	L(4-8)	4	7.0	6	4	3	3	4	1	0	4.07	3.63	30	5	12	1	1	6	52			0	0	0	26	1	0	1	0	1	0	.56	-0.213	.13	-0.03%	-1.19	1t start tie	7t 3 out d4
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
13	240	49	Jun 2	WSA		CAL	L,1-2	CG(8)	L(4-9)	4	7.1	8	2	2	4	2	0	1	3.95	3.66	32	8	9	0	2	8	52			1	1	0	27	1	0	0	1	0	0	1.04	0.076	.34	0.02%	1.01	1t start tie	8t --- 1 out d1
14	241	52	Jun 6	WSA		OAK	L,1-8	GS-5	L(4-10)	3	5.0	8	5	3	2	2	1	0	4.02	3.74	25	11	3	1	0	7	35			0	0	0	22	1	0	0	1	0	1	.70	-0.344	.10	-0.03%	-2.99	1t start tie	5t 3 out d4
15	242	55	Jun 11	WSA	@	CAL	L,2-4	GS-6	L(4-11)	4	6.0	9	4	3	3	4	1	0	4.05	3.80	31	4	11	0	1	9	41			1	0	0	26	2	0	1	0	1	1	1.28	-0.281	.06	-0.01%	-1.61	1b start tie	6b 3 out d3
16	243	59	Jun 16	WSA	@	OAK	L,1-5	GS-3	L(4-12)	4	3.0	5	5	5	0	5	5	0	4.34	4.25	14	1	3	0	0	5	34			0	0	0	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	.47	-0.374	.03	-0.01%	-3.73	1b start a 1	3b 3 out d4
17	244	63	Jun 21	WSA		BAL	L,2-7	GS-8	L(4-13)	4	8.0	16	7	7	2	3	0	0	4.58	4.13	41	11	11	0	1	14	23			0	0	0	36	2	1	1	2	0	1	1.02	-0.398	.05	-0.01%	-3.78	1t start tie	8t 3 out d5
18	245	69	Jun 26	WSA	@	NYY	L,0-4	GS-5	L(4-14)	4	5.0	7	3	3	3	2	1	0	4.61	4.21	24	4	8	1	1	7	40			0	0	0	20	1	0	1	1	1	0	.59	-0.188	.00	0.00%	-0.97	1b start tie	5b 3 out d3
19	246	74	Jun 30	WSA		NYY	W,2-1	CG	W(5-14)	3	9.0	6	1	1	2	0	1	0	4.37	4.23	33	10	17	1	4	4	69			2	2	0	31	0	0	0	0	0	2	1.15	0.161	.01	0.00%	2.62	1t start tie	9t 3 out d1
Jul				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
20	247	79	Jul 5	WSA	@	CLE	W,15-6	GS-2		4	2.0	2	3	2	1	0	1	0	4.43	4.33	9	4	2	0	0	2	41			0	0	0	8	1	0	0	0	0	0	.80	-0.211	.01	0.00%	-2.06	1b start tie	2b 3 out d3
21	248	85	Jul 10	WSA		DET	L,2-4	GS-5	L(5-15)	4	5.0	5	4	3	3	0	2	0	4.47	4.51	23	7	8	2	1	5	40			0	0	0	19	1	0	0	0	1	0	1.04	-0.299	.00	0.00%	-1.99	1t start tie	5t 3 out d2
Aug				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
22	249	106	Aug 3	WSA	@	DET	W,4-2	GS-8	W(6-15)	23	8.0	6	2	2	2	2	0	0	4.35	4.41	32	11	14	1	5	3	62			0	0	0	28	2	0	0	0	0	1	.91	0.064	.00	0.00%	1.62	1b start tie	8b 3 out d1
23	250	111	Aug 8	WSA		CLE	L,2-6	GS-7	L(6-16)	4	6.2	7	4	3	4	2	0	0	4.34	4.38	30	8	9	1	2	7	44			0	0	0	24	2	0	0	2	0	1	1.25	-0.268	.00	0.00%	-1.47	1t start tie	7t -2- 2 out d3
24	251	117	Aug 13	WSA		CAL	W,4-0	SHO	W(7-16)	4	9.0	10	0	0	2	2	0	1	4.10	4.30	39	11	13	0	3	10	67			1	0	0	36	0	0	0	1	0	0	.79	0.253	.00	0.00%	3.62	1t start tie	9t 3 out a4
25	252	122	Aug 20(1)	WSA	@	KCR	W,6-3	CG	W(8-16)	6	9.0	10	3	3	2	4	0	0	4.04	4.20	36	10	10	0	0	10	57			2	0	0	34	2	0	0	2	0	0	1.11	-0.001	.00	0.00%	0.81	1b start a 2	9b 3 out a3
26	253	127	Aug 25	WSA	@	CAL	W,5-4	GS-5	W(9-16)	4	5.0	5	4	4	0	2	2	0	4.13	4.27	20	3	10	0	1	5	43			0	0	0	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	.84	-0.279	.00	0.00%	-2.01	1b start a 1	5b 3 out d3
27	254	132	Aug 29(2)	WSA	@	OAK	L,0-9	GS-5	L(9-17)	3	5.0	6	2	2	1	0	0	0	4.12	4.24	23	6	11	0	4	5	46			1	0	0	22	0	0	0	0	0	1	1.19	-0.045	.00	0.00%	0.12	1b start tie	5b 3 out d2
Sept				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
28	255	137	Sep 4	WSA		BAL	L,2-6	GS-4	L(9-18)	5	4.0	7	5	4	1	1	1	0	4.22	4.27	21	4	8	0	1	7	30			0	0	0	17	1	1	0	0	2	1	.92	-0.354	.00	0.00%	-3.39	1t start tie	4t 3 out d4
29	256	142	Sep 9	WSA	@	BAL	L,2-4	GS-6	L(9-19)	4	6.0	7	3	3	3	1	2	0	4.23	4.39	27	8	9	0	0	6	44			0	0	0	23	0	0	0	1	1	0	.89	-0.069	.00	0.00%	-0.44	1b start tie	6b 3 out d3
30	257	145	Sep 14 susp	WSA	@	CLE	W,8-6	17-GF(20)	W(10-19)	4	4.0	3	1	1	2	3	0	0	4.19	4.35	17	4	5	0	1	3		0	0	1	0	0	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.94	0.432	.00	0.00%	0.88	17b --- 0 out tie	20b end a 2
31	258	146	Sep 15	WSA	@	DET	L,2-4	GS-6	L(10-20)	0	6.0	6	4	4	4	4	2	0	4.24	4.44	27	7	6	0	2	6	44			0	0	0	22	1	0	0	1	0	0	1.24	-0.246	.00	0.00%	-1.28	1b start a 1	6b 3 out d2
32	259	151	Sep 20	WSA		CLE	L,1-3	GS-8	L(10-21)	4	8.0	5	3	2	1	1	1	0	4.17	4.43	29	8	14	2	4	5	62			1	1	0	28	1	0	0	1	0	1	.66	-0.054	.00	0.00%	0.22	1t start tie	8t 3 out d3
33	260	155	Sep 25	WSA	@	BOS	L,3-6	GS-6	L(10-22)	4	5.0	7	5	5	3	3	0	0	4.28	4.40	23	6	5	0	1	6	33			2	0	0	19	0	0	0	0	1	0	.92	-0.239	.00	0.00%	-2.04	1b start tie	6b 1-- 0 out d3
							11-22		W-L:10-22	3.7	216.2	233	115	103	72	103	31	3	4.28	4.40	931	0.73		5%	10%	218	48	0	---%	15	9	0	828	37	4	8	22	12	13	1.07	-4.003	.58	-0.69%	-23.40

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