Denny McLain - Game Log
Career: 1963 - 1972
Page 2 of 2 · 1963–1965
Career Summary
Batting
- Games
- 285
- At Bats
- 616
- Hits
- 82
- Home Runs
- 1
- RBI
- 31
- Career AVG
- .133
Pitching
- Games
- 280
- Wins
- 131
- Losses
- 91
- Saves
- 2
- Innings Pitched
- 1886.0
- Career ERA
- 3.39
Batting Game Log
Page 2 of 2: 33 batting games (1963–1965) of 285 career
| Date | Opp | Team | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963-09-21 | CHA | DET | W | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .333 |
| 1963-09-25 | WS2 | DET | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 |
| 1963-09-29 | BAL | DET | W | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 |
| 1964-06-06 | CHA | DET | W | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 |
| 1964-06-09 | MIN | DET | W | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .125 |
| 1964-06-14 | LAA | DET | W | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .100 |
| 1964-06-27 | NYA | DET | L | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .083 |
| 1964-07-05 | WS2 | DET | W | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .077 |
| 1964-07-15 | LAA | DET | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .077 |
| 1964-07-19 | BAL | DET | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .077 |
| 1964-07-21 | BOS | DET | L | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .133 |
| 1964-07-26 | NYA | DET | L | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .111 |
| 1964-08-01 | CLE | DET | W | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .100 |
| 1964-08-05 | CHA | DET | W | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .087 |
| 1964-08-09 | KC1 | DET | W | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .115 |
| 1964-08-15 | KC1 | DET | W | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .100 |
| 1964-08-20 | LAA | DET | L | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .091 |
| 1964-08-25 | BOS | DET | W | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .088 |
| 1964-08-29 | LAA | DET | L | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .108 |
| 1964-09-07 | CLE | DET | L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .105 |
| 1964-09-20 | CLE | DET | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .105 |
| 1964-10-01 | NYA | DET | W | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .143 |
| 1964-10-02 | BAL | DET | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .143 |
| 1965-04-13 | KC1 | DET | W | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .163 |
| 1965-04-18 | CAL | DET | W | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .156 |
| 1965-04-27 | CAL | DET | L | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .149 |
| 1965-05-04 | CHA | DET | L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .146 |
| 1965-05-05 | CHA | DET | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .146 |
| 1965-05-09 | BAL | DET | L | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .137 |
| 1965-05-14 | BOS | DET | W | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .135 |
| 1965-05-19 | WS2 | DET | W | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .145 |
| 1965-05-31 | NYA | DET | L | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .158 |
| 1965-06-07 | CAL | DET | W | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .155 |
Pitching Game Log
Page 2 of 2: 32 pitching games (1963–1965) of 280 career
| Date | Opp | Team | Result | Dec | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963-09-21 | CHA | DET | W | W | 9.0 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 1.00 |
| 1963-09-25 | WS2 | DET | L | L | 3.0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 5.25 |
| 1963-09-29 | BAL | DET | W | W | 9.0 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 4.29 |
| 1964-06-06 | CHA | DET | W | - | 2.2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4.94 |
| 1964-06-09 | MIN | DET | W | W | 9.0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 3.86 |
| 1964-06-14 | LAA | DET | W | - | 6.0 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4.19 |
| 1964-06-27 | NYA | DET | L | - | 5.1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4.09 |
| 1964-07-05 | WS2 | DET | W | - | 4.0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4.50 |
| 1964-07-15 | LAA | DET | L | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.41 |
| 1964-07-19 | BAL | DET | L | L | 2.0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4.76 |
| 1964-07-21 | BOS | DET | L | L | 3.2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4.77 |
| 1964-07-26 | NYA | DET | L | L | 7.0 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4.82 |
| 1964-08-01 | CLE | DET | W | - | 6.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 4.52 |
| 1964-08-05 | CHA | DET | W | - | 8.1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4.14 |
| 1964-08-09 | KC1 | DET | W | W | 6.1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4.04 |
| 1964-08-15 | KC1 | DET | W | W | 9.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 3.74 |
| 1964-08-20 | LAA | DET | L | L | 6.2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 3.77 |
| 1964-08-25 | BOS | DET | W | - | 3.1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4.17 |
| 1964-08-29 | LAA | DET | L | - | 5.1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3.97 |
| 1964-09-07 | CLE | DET | L | L | 3.1 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4.25 |
| 1964-09-20 | CLE | DET | L | - | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4.26 |
| 1964-10-01 | NYA | DET | W | W | 9.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 4.09 |
| 1965-04-13 | KC1 | DET | W | SV | 3.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.06 |
| 1965-04-18 | CAL | DET | W | - | 7.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 3.92 |
| 1965-04-27 | CAL | DET | L | L | 7.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 3.91 |
| 1965-05-04 | CHA | DET | L | L | 2.0 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3.99 |
| 1965-05-05 | CHA | DET | L | - | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3.99 |
| 1965-05-09 | BAL | DET | L | - | 6.2 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 4.06 |
| 1965-05-14 | BOS | DET | W | - | 1.2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 4.31 |
| 1965-05-19 | WS2 | DET | W | W | 9.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 4.07 |
| 1965-05-31 | NYA | DET | L | L | 7.0 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 4.00 |
| 1965-06-07 | CAL | DET | W | - | 4.1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4.17 |
About this page of Denny McLain's game log
Of the 2 pages in Denny McLain's game log, page 2 holds the earliest games (1963–1965). Here McLain's batting games run from September 21, 1963, finishing on June 7, 1965. The Team column shows the Detroit Tigers. The best hitting game on the page came on October 1, 1964 against the New York Yankees, when McLain went 2 for 4 with 1 RBI. Across the page the running AVG fell from .333 after the first game to .155 after the last. McLain saw the Chicago White Sox, Baltimore Orioles, and LAA most often on this page. The earliest game in the log is September 21, 1963 against the Chicago White Sox, when McLain went 1 for 3. McLain was credited with a win on May 19, 1965, the last one listed here. The pitching table covers September 21, 1963 through June 7, 1965. The high strikeout game was September 29, 1963: 11 strikeouts in 9.0 innings against the Baltimore Orioles. Scoreless complete-length outings here came on May 19, 1965. McLain worked 9.0 innings on May 19, 1965, the most on this page. On August 25, 1964, McLain allowed 6 earned runs, the most on the page. Game by game, the running ERA moves from 1.00 to 4.17 over this page. The season links at the top jump to any year of McLain's log from 1963 to 1972. Every row of McLain's log comes from Retrosheet's game files; dates link to that day's full list of games.
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