Duluth-Superior Dukes Players - Denny McLain, John Hiller, Joe Hoerner, Pat Dobson, Dennis Higgins, Pat Ahearne (Paperback)

Chapters: Denny Mclain, John Hiller, Joe Hoerner, Pat Dobson, Dennis Higgins, Pat Ahearne. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 32. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Dennis Dale "Denny" McLain (born March 29, 1944) is a former American professional baseball player, and the last major league pitcher to win 30 or more games during a season (316 in 1968)a feat accomplished by only thirteen players in the 20th century. McLain attended Mt. Carmel High School in Chicago, and played shortstop and pitcher. Originally signed by the Chicago White Sox, he was selected off waivers by the Detroit Tigers, with whom he broke into the major leagues at the age of 19 in 1963. His debut on September 21 (against the White Sox) was a success; not only did he beat the Sox, holding them to one earned run on seven hits, he picked two runners off base and even hit a home run, the only one he would ever hit in majors. After a mediocre 1964 season (McLain was still only twenty), he broke through in 1965, posting a 2.61 ERA and a 166 record. He would remain one of the top pitchers in Major League Baseball through 1969. His 1968 season was a remarkable one, as he went 316, was an All-Star, won the Cy Young Award, received the AL Most Valuable Player Award, and was on the World Series-winning Detroit Tigers. He was the first pitcher in the history of the American League to win the MVP and the Cy Young Award in the same season. His 31 wins that year made him the first pitcher to win 30 games in a season since St. Louis Cardinal Dizzy Dean did it in 1934. After the Tigers had clinched the '68 AL pennant, McLain exhibited a rare display of magnanimity in a game against the New York Yankees; in cruising to his 31st victory, with the Tigers leading 61, McLain grooved a "fat" pitch to Mickey Mantle, whom McLain had idolize...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=9355