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John Denny

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-3, 185lb (190cm, 83kg)

Born: November 8, 1952 in Prescott, AZ us

Draft: Drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 29th round of the 1970 MLB June Amateur Draft from Prescott HS (Prescott, AZ).

High School: Prescott HS (Prescott, AZ)

Debut: September 12, 1974 (Age 21-308d, 13,574th in major league history)
vs. NYM 0.0 IP, 1 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: August 18, 1986 (Age 33-283d)
vs. SDP 8.2 IP, 8 H, 4 SO, 1 BB, 5 ER, W

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1975 season

Agents: Richie Bry

Full Name: John Allen Denny

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

32.2

123

108

ERA

3.59

325

322

2148.2

1146

WHIP

1.336

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	14-12 / in Starts: 14-10
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	4 games
Most Games w/o HR	21 games
Most Games w/o RBI	10 games
Grand Slams	0 in 0 bases loaded PA and 0 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 50 PAs	3
Actual Runners on Base	37 (22-10-5)
Avg. MLBer w/ 50 PAs	5
Avg. Runners on Base	31 (15-10-5)

Most Driven In
K Reitz	2
T Sizemore	1
M Tyson	0
K Hernandez	0

Most Driven In By
L Brock	1
T Simmons	1
B McBride	1
W Davis	1

1975 Batting Game Log

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1975 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	3	3 (2)	Apr 10	STL		MON	W,7-2	GS-7	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.65	-0.066	2.53	-0.06%	-0.54	P
2	4	7 (3)	Apr 16	STL		NYM	W,3-2	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.65	-0.045	1.07	-0.05%	-0.62	P
3	5	11 (3)	Apr 20	STL		PIT	L,0-5	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.31	-0.029	2.28	-0.03%	-0.35	P
4	6	15 (3)	Apr 26	STL	@	CHC	L,6-8	GS-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						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
5	7	19 (3)	May 3	STL		CHC	L,3-7	GS-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
6	8	23 (3)	May 8	STL		PHI	L,2-6	GS-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
7	9	27 (3)	May 12	STL		LAD	L,4-6	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.72	-0.018	.75	-0.01%	-0.15	P
Jun		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
8	10	65 (37)	Jun 23 (2)	STL	@	NYM	W,4-0	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.111	.111	.111	.222	9	1.18	-0.003	.93	0.00%	-0.40	P
9	11	71 (5)	Jun 28	STL	@	MON	W,3-2	GS-9	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.091	.091	.091	.182	9	.85	-0.052	.61	-0.02%	-0.44	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
10	12	77 (5)	Jul 4	STL		MON	L,1-5	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.077	.077	.077	.154	9	.66	-0.032	.33	-0.01%	-0.31	P
11	13	83 (5)	Jul 9	STL		SFG	W,9-0	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.118	.118	.118	.235	9	.14	0.006	.04	0.00%	-0.81	P
12	14	87 (3)	Jul 17	STL	@	SFG	W,1-0	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.105	.105	.105	.211	9	1.38	-0.072	.39	-0.01%	-0.57	P
13	15	93 (5)	Jul 22	STL	@	LAD	W,4-3	GS-7	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.100	.100	.100	.200	9	1.16	-0.042	.35	-0.01%	-0.31	P
14	16	99 (5)	Jul 27	STL		PHI	W,9-6	GS-4	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.136	.136	.136	.273	9	1.71	0.160	.53	0.03%	1.21	P
15	17	102 (2)	Jul 29 (2)	STL		NYM	L,6-11	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.136	.136	.136	.273	2						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
16	18	105 (2)	Aug 1	STL	@	CHC	W,9-4	GS-6	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.130	.130	.130	.261	9	.74	-0.014	.18	0.00%	-0.23	P
17	19	111 (5)	Aug 6	STL		PIT	W,4-2	GS-8	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.154	.154	.154	.308	9	.65	0.004	.33	0.00%	0.15	P
18	20	116 (4)	Aug 12	STL	@	HOU	W,5-4	GS-8	3	3	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.207	.207	.207	.414	9	1.42	-0.034	1.24	-0.02%	0.17	P
19	21	122 (5)	Aug 17	STL	@	ATL	W,8-1	GS-7	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.182	.182	.182	.364	9	.61	-0.063	1.38	-0.09%	-1.30	P
20	22	123	Aug 18	STL		CIN	L,2-3	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.182	.182	.182	.364	7						PR
21	23	127 (3)	Aug 23	STL		ATL	W,7-2	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.216	.216	.216	.432	9	.50	0.004	.85	0.00%	0.00	P
22	24	132 (4)	Aug 27	STL		HOU	L,1-5	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.211	.211	.211	.421	9	.72	-0.018	1.99	-0.03%	-0.15	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
23	25	144 (11)	Sep 9	STL	@	PHI	L,2-6	GS-5	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.225	.225	.225	.450	9	.66	-0.011	.58	-0.01%	-0.10	P
24	26	149 (4)	Sep 14	STL		NYM	W,6-2	GS-8	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	.220	.220	.220	.439	9	.52	-0.030	.15	-0.01%	-0.61	P
25	27	154 (4)	Sep 19	STL	@	PIT	L,1-7	GS-5	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.233	.233	.233	.465	9	1.19	-0.007	.00	0.00%	-0.07	P
26	28	159 (4)	Sep 23	STL	@	MON	L,0-7	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.227	.227	.227	.455	9	1.75	0.032	.00	0.00%	0.33	P
							14-12		50	44	4	10	0	0	0	3	0	0	17	0	6	0	2	0	0	0	.227	.227	.227	.455		.88	-0.330	.73	-0.31%	-5.12

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