Player
Denny McLain
Player Info
- Full Name
- Dennis Dale
- Born
-
March 29, 1944
Chicago, IL, USA - Size
- 6'1" / 185 lbs
- B/T
- R / R
- Debut
- September 21, 1963
- Final Game
- September 12, 1972
- Career
- 10 years
Teams
- Detroit Tigers 1963-1970
- Washington Senators 1971-1971
- Atlanta Braves 1972-1972
- Oakland Athletics 1972-1972
Honors
3 x All-Star
1969 - Sporting News Pitcher of the Year
(AL)
1969 - Sporting News All-Star
(AL)
1969 - Cy Young Award
(AL)
1968 - Sporting News Pitcher of the Year
(AL)
1968 - Sporting News Player of the Year
(ML)
1968 - Sporting News All-Star
(AL)
1968 - Most Valuable Player
(AL)
1968 - Cy Young Award
(AL)
Career Batting
285
G
.133
AVG
82
H
1
HR
31
RBI
.320
OPS
Career Pitching
131-91
W-L
3.39
ERA
280
G
1,282
SO
2
SV
1.16
WHIP
Batting Season by Season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | R | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Oakland Athletics | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1972 | Atlanta Braves | 15 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167 |
| 1971 | Washington Senators | 33 | 58 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .103 |
| 1970 | Detroit Tigers | 14 | 31 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .065 |
| 1969 | Detroit Tigers | 42 | 106 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .160 |
| 1968 | Detroit Tigers | 44 | 111 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | .162 |
| 1967 | Detroit Tigers | 38 | 85 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .118 |
| 1966 | Detroit Tigers | 38 | 93 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | .183 |
| 1965 | Detroit Tigers | 33 | 74 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .054 |
| 1964 | Detroit Tigers | 20 | 37 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .135 |
| 1963 | Detroit Tigers | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .200 |
Pitching Season by Season
| Year | Team | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | SO | BB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Oakland Athletics | 1 | 2 | 6.04 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 22.0 | 8 | 8 |
| 1972 | Atlanta Braves | 3 | 5 | 6.50 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 54.0 | 21 | 18 |
| 1971 | Washington Senators | 10 | 22 | 4.28 | 33 | 32 | 0 | 216.1 | 103 | 72 |
| 1970 | Detroit Tigers | 3 | 5 | 4.63 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 91.0 | 52 | 28 |
| 1969 | Detroit Tigers | 24 | 9 | 2.80 | 42 | 41 | 0 | 325.0 | 181 | 67 |
| 1968 | Detroit Tigers | 31 | 6 | 1.96 | 41 | 41 | 0 | 336.0 | 280 | 63 |
| 1967 | Detroit Tigers | 17 | 16 | 3.79 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 235.0 | 161 | 73 |
| 1966 | Detroit Tigers | 20 | 14 | 3.92 | 38 | 38 | 0 | 264.0 | 192 | 104 |
| 1965 | Detroit Tigers | 16 | 6 | 2.61 | 33 | 29 | 1 | 220.1 | 192 | 62 |
| 1964 | Detroit Tigers | 4 | 5 | 4.05 | 19 | 16 | 0 | 100.0 | 70 | 37 |
| 1963 | Detroit Tigers | 2 | 1 | 4.29 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 21.0 | 22 | 16 |