1952
Born November 8, 1952
Prescott, AZ, USA
John Denny Marquee
b. November 8, 1952 · St. Louis Cardinals 1974–1979, Cleveland Indians 1980–1982, Philadelphia Phillies 1982–1985, Cincinnati Reds 1986
He was 11-9 with a 2.52 earned run average for St. Louis in 1976, the lowest in the league, at twenty-three. In 1983, with Philadelphia, he went 19-6 with a 2.37 and won the Cy Young Award with 20 of the 24 first-place votes, and the Phillies won the pennant.
Thirteen seasons gave him 123 wins against 108, a 3.59 earned run average, 2,148 innings and 18 shutouts. He won a game in the 1983 World Series, the only one Philadelphia took.
He was traded three times and had a temper that got him suspended and fined more than once. He was never an All-Star. The 1992 ballot gave him no votes at all.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Cy Young Award | 1 | 1983 |
| Pitcher of the Month | 1 | 1983 |
| Player of the Week | 1 | 1981 |
| The Sporting News All-Star | 1 | 1983 |
| The Sporting News Comeback Player of the Year | 1 | 1983 |
| The Sporting News Pitcher of the Year | 1 | 1983 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | STL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1975 | STL | 26 | 44 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 0 | .227 |
| 1976 | STL | 30 | 67 | 3 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 27 | 1 | .224 |
| 1977 | STL | 26 | 51 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 1 | .098 |
| 1978 | STL | 33 | 73 | 10 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 0 | .178 |
| 1979 | STL | 31 | 70 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 1 | .129 |
| 1980 | CLE | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1981 | CLE | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1982 | CLE/PHI | 25 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .167 |
| 1983 | PHI | 36 | 77 | 7 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 2 | .169 |
| 1984 | PHI | 22 | 47 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 0 | .191 |
| 1985 | PHI | 33 | 81 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 2 | .123 |
| 1986 | CIN | 27 | 54 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 2 | .222 |
| Career | — | 326 | 570 | 44 | 97 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 19 | 164 | 9 | .170 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | STL | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 |
| 1975 | STL | 10 | 7 | 25 | 24 | 0 | 136.0 | 149 | 60 | 51 | 72 | 3.97 |
| 1976 | STL | 11 | 9 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 207.0 | 189 | 58 | 74 | 74 | 2.52 |
| 1977 | STL | 8 | 8 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 149.2 | 165 | 75 | 62 | 60 | 4.51 |
| 1978 | STL | 14 | 11 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 234.0 | 200 | 77 | 74 | 103 | 2.96 |
| 1979 | STL | 8 | 11 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 206.0 | 206 | 111 | 100 | 99 | 4.85 |
| 1980 | CLE | 8 | 6 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 108.2 | 116 | 53 | 47 | 59 | 4.39 |
| 1981 | CLE | 10 | 6 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 145.2 | 139 | 51 | 66 | 94 | 3.15 |
| 1982 | CLE/PHI | 6 | 13 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 160.2 | 144 | 87 | 83 | 113 | 4.87 |
| 1983 | PHI | 19 | 6 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 242.2 | 229 | 64 | 53 | 139 | 2.37 |
| 1984 | PHI | 7 | 7 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 154.1 | 122 | 42 | 29 | 94 | 2.45 |
| 1985 | PHI | 11 | 14 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 230.2 | 252 | 98 | 83 | 123 | 3.82 |
| 1986 | CIN | 11 | 10 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 171.1 | 179 | 80 | 56 | 115 | 4.20 |
| Career | — | 123 | 108 | 325 | 322 | 0 | 2148.2 | 2093 | 856 | 778 | 1146 | 3.59 |
On this day & linked events
1974
Major-league debut: John Denny
John Denny made a major-league debut on September 12, 1974.
1978
Tom Seaver's No-Hitter
Tom Seaver threw a no-hitter for the Cincinnati Reds against the St. Louis Cardinals on June 16, 1978, winning 4–0.
1986
Final major-league game: John Denny
John Denny played a final major-league game on August 18, 1986.
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