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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	27-9 / in Starts: 27-9
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	35 games
Most Games w/o RBI	13 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 0 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 96 PAs	2
Actual Runners on Base	73 (43-23-7)
Avg. MLBer w/ 96 PAs	10
Avg. Runners on Base	58 (28-19-10)

Most Driven In
V Hayes	1
G Maddox	1
B Dernier	0
I de JesÃºs	0

Most Driven In By
G Gross	3
P Rose	2
J Lefebvre	1
J Morgan	1
B Dernier	0

1983 Batting Game Log

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1983 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	153	2 (1)	Apr 7	PHI	@	NYM	L,2-6	GS-7	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.500	.000	.500	9	1.18	-0.001	1.80	0.00%	0.01	P
2	154	6 (3)	Apr 12	PHI		NYM	W,4-3	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.250	.000	.250	9	.95	-0.047	1.33	-0.04%	-0.36	P
3	155	10 (3)	Apr 18	PHI		CHC	W,8-2	CG	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.167	.000	.167	9	.70	-0.027	1.00	-0.02%	-0.50	P
4	156	13 (2)	Apr 23	PHI	@	HOU	W,7-3	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.111	.200	.111	.311	9	.67	0.022	1.14	0.02%	-0.05	P
5	157	18 (4)	Apr 30	PHI		HOU	W,8-0	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.077	.143	.077	.220	9	.63	-0.081	1.02	-0.08%	-1.18	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
6	158	23 (4)	May 6	PHI	@	MON	W,5-2	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.063	.118	.063	.180	9	1.12	-0.082	2.88	-0.13%	-0.77	P
7	159	26 (2)	May 11	PHI	@	CIN	L,0-2	GS-5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.056	.105	.056	.161	9	1.29	-0.105	2.68	-0.13%	-0.90	P
8	160	30 (3)	May 17	PHI		SFG	W,2-1	GS-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.100	.143	.100	.243	9	1.02	0.066	2.10	0.08%	0.57	P
9	161	33 (2)	May 23	PHI		LAD	L,0-2	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.091	.130	.091	.221	9	1.52	-0.073	3.02	-0.09%	-0.49	P
10	162	37 (3)	May 28	PHI		MON	W,5-3	GS-7	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	.120	.154	.120	.274	9	1.00	0.085	1.90	0.10%	0.72	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
11	163	42 (4)	Jun 2	PHI	@	SDP	L,1-4	GS-4	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.154	.185	.154	.339	9	.99	0.041	1.45	0.04%	0.37	P
12	164	47 (4)	Jun 8	PHI		STL	W,7-4	GS-4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.154	.185	.154	.339	9	1.03	-0.014	1.65	-0.01%	-0.18	P
13	165	51 (3)	Jun 12	PHI		PIT	W,5-4	GS-6	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.179	.207	.179	.385	9	1.49	0.020	2.31	0.02%	0.18	P
14	166	55 (3)	Jun 17	PHI	@	PIT	L,1-2	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.194	.167	.360	9	.81	-0.044	1.28	-0.04%	-0.32	P
15	167	59 (3)	Jun 21 (1)	PHI	@	MON	W,8-1	GS-6	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.152	.176	.152	.328	9	.40	-0.029	.84	-0.04%	-1.03	P
16	168	65 (5)	Jun 26 (1)	PHI	@	NYM	W,8-4	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.147	.171	.147	.318	9	.85	-0.021	1.49	-0.02%	-0.22	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
17	169	71 (5)	Jul 1	PHI		NYM	W,5-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.132	.154	.132	.285	9	1.38	-0.141	2.58	-0.16%	-1.38	P
18	170	76 (4)	Jul 8	PHI	@	CIN	L,1-3	GS-9	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	.125	.146	.125	.271	9	1.87	-0.243	4.15	-0.32%	-1.65	P
19	171	80 (3)	Jul 12 (1)	PHI		ATL	W,4-1	GS-8	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.119	.140	.119	.259	9	.38	-0.018	.89	-0.03%	-0.74	P
20	172	85 (4)	Jul 16	PHI		CIN	W,9-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.109	.128	.109	.236	9	1.02	-0.109	2.46	-0.16%	-1.14	P
21	173	90 (4)	Jul 21	PHI	@	ATL	W,10-6	GS-6	3	2	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	.146	.163	.146	.309	9	1.34	0.053	2.91	0.07%	0.49	P
22	174	95 (4)	Jul 27	PHI	@	HOU	W,3-1	GS-8	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.140	.157	.140	.297	9	.50	-0.028	.99	-0.03%	-0.64	P
23	175	100 (4)	Jul 31	PHI		CHC	W,5-2	GS-8	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	.137	.154	.137	.291	9	1.04	-0.006	2.22	-0.01%	-0.22	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
24	176	105 (4)	Aug 5	PHI	@	STL	W,10-7	GS-6	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.148	.164	.148	.312	9	.50	-0.029	1.56	-0.05%	-0.37	P
25	177	109 (3)	Aug 9	PHI		PIT	L,1-3	GS-8	3	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.161	.175	.161	.336	9	1.51	-0.023	6.96	-0.07%	-0.35	P
26	178	113 (3)	Aug 14	PHI		STL	W,5-1	GS-8	3	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.172	.186	.172	.359	9	.92	-0.040	3.68	-0.10%	-0.25	P
27	179	118 (4)	Aug 18	PHI	@	SDP	W,4-2	GS-8	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.180	.167	.347	9	1.28	-0.088	4.68	-0.19%	-0.68	P
28	180	123 (4)	Aug 23	PHI	@	SFG	L,1-3	GS-6	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.177	.190	.177	.368	9	1.47	-0.075	5.61	-0.17%	-0.61	P
29	181	127 (3)	Aug 28	PHI		LAD	L,3-8	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.175	.188	.175	.362	9	1.35	-0.036	4.93	-0.08%	-0.47	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
30	182	134 (6)	Sep 2	PHI		SFG	W,5-3	GS-7	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.188	.212	.188	.400	9	.68	0.053	2.65	0.13%	0.62	P
31	183	139 (4)	Sep 7	PHI	@	NYM	W,6-1	CG	4	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	.197	.221	.212	.433	9	.73	0.117	2.76	0.27%	0.66	P
32	184	143 (3)	Sep 12	PHI		NYM	W,2-1	GS-9	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.191	.214	.206	.420	9	.87	-0.050	4.18	-0.15%	-0.61	P
33	185	149 (5)	Sep 17	PHI		STL	W,4-1	GS-9	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	.186	.208	.200	.408	9	1.13	-0.095	7.46	-0.38%	-1.14	P
34	186	153 (3)	Sep 22 (1)	PHI	@	MON	W,9-7	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.178	.200	.192	.392	9	.51	-0.038	5.33	-0.24%	-0.50	P
35	187	158 (4)	Sep 26	PHI	@	CHC	W,5-2	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.171	.192	.184	.377	9	.33	-0.025	.47	-0.02%	-0.35	P
36	188	161 (2)	Sep 30	PHI		PIT	W,2-1	GS-7	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.169	.190	.182	.372	9	1.20	-0.017	.00	0.00%	-0.29	P
							27-9		96	77	7	13	1	0	0	2	2	0	16	0	17	0	1	2	2	0	.169	.190	.182	.372		.96	-1.128	2.62	-2.03%	-13.75

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