What years did Don Dennis play?

Don Dennis played in Major League Baseball from 1965 to 1966.

Was Don Dennis a pitcher?

Yes. Don Dennis pitched in the major leagues, recording 6 wins and 54 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Don Dennis hit?

Don Dennis hit 0 career home runs with 3 hits.

Don Dennis

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1965-1966)

W–L 6–5

ERA 3.69

WHIP 1.33

SO 54

Pitcher PIV -703.1

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'2" / 190 lb
Born: 3/3/1942 in Uniontown, KS, USA
Died: 3/22/2007 in Fort Scott, KS, USA
MLB Debut: 1965-06-18
Last Game: 1966-09-17

Full name: Donald Ray Dennis

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
6	5	79	1	0	0	8	114.7	120	47	11	33	54	3.69	-703.1

Career ERA 3.69 vs. league average 3.51 across their career seasons — 5.1% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1965	SLN	NL	2	3	41	0	6	55.0	47	14	16	29	2.29	3.50 (+35%)	556.0
1966	SLN	NL	4	2	38	1	2	59.7	73	33	17	25	4.98	3.52 (-41%)	-1259.1
Career · 2 seasons			6	5	79	1	8	114.2	120	47	33	54	3.69	—	-703

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
79	17	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	.176	.176	.176	.353	0

Career AVG .176 vs. league average .247 across their career seasons — 28.6% below league average.

Career OBP .176 vs. league average .310 across their career seasons — 43.1% below league average.

Career SLG .176 vs. league average .374 across their career seasons — 52.8% below league average.

Career OPS .353 vs. league average .684 across their career seasons — 48.4% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	H	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1965	SLN	NL	41	5	2	1	.400	—	—	—	—	0.0
1966	SLN	NL	38	12	1	3	.083	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 2 seasons			79	17	3	4	.176	—	—	—	—	0

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	42	6	0	1	0	0	.167
Away	37	11	0	2	0	0	.182

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	42	59.2	61	18	17	29	2.72
Away	37	55.0	59	29	16	25	4.75

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	SO
1966-09-17	STL	CHC	W	0	0
1966-09-04	STL	SFG	L	0	0
1966-09-02	STL	SFG	W	0	0
1966-08-30	STL	CIN	L	1	1
1966-08-28	STL	PIT	L	0	0
1966-08-21	STL	LAD	L	0	0
1966-08-14	STL	NYN	W	0	0
1966-08-12	STL	NYN	L	0	0
1966-08-10	STL	PHI	L	1	0
1966-08-06	STL	NYN	W	1	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1966-09-17	STL	CHC	W	2.0	1	0	0	0	2	0
1966-09-04	STL	SFG	—	3.0	4	3	3	0	1	0
1966-09-02	STL	SFG	—	0.2	1	0	0	1	0	0
1966-08-30	STL	CIN	—	2.1	4	2	2	1	1	1
1966-08-28	STL	PIT	—	1.1	1	0	0	1	0	0
1966-08-21	STL	LAD	—	3.0	1	0	0	0	0	0
1966-08-14	STL	NYN	—	0.2	2	1	1	1	0	0
1966-08-12	STL	NYN	—	1.0	2	1	1	0	0	1
1966-08-10	STL	PHI	—	5.1	3	2	0	1	2	0
1966-08-06	STL	NYN	W	2.0	1	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	79	1	11	40	1	1

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1965	SLN	P	41	0	6	16	0	1
1966	SLN	P	38	1	5	24	1	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	79

Frequently Asked Questions about Don Dennis

What years did Don Dennis play?: Don Dennis played in Major League Baseball from 1965 to 1966.
Was Don Dennis a pitcher?: Yes. Don Dennis pitched in the major leagues, recording 6 wins and 54 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Don Dennis hit?: Don Dennis hit 0 career home runs with 3 hits.