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John Denny

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Full name John Allen Denny
Born November 8, 1952, Prescott, Arizona
First Game: September 12, 1974; Final Game: August 18, 1986
Bat: Right Throw: Right Height: 6' 3" Weight: 185
Named NL Cy Young Award Winner by Baseball Writers' Association of America (1983)
Named NL Pitcher of the Year by The Sporting News (1983)
Named NL Comeback Player of the Year by The Sporting News (1983)
Named right-handed pitcher on The Sporting News NL All-Star Team (1983)
Ejections: 1977 (3), 1981 (1), 1982 (3), 1985 (1). Total: 8

Top Performances

Pitcher Matchups Batter Matchups

                       Batting Record

Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team 1974 STL N 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 0.0 1974 STL N 1975 STL N Daily Splits 26 44 4 10 0 0 0 3 0 0 17 0 6 0 0 2 0 0 0 .227 .227 .227 0.0 1975 STL N 1976 STL N Daily Splits 30 67 3 15 2 0 0 4 1 0 27 0 7 0 0 3 0 1 0 .224 .235 .254 0.0 1976 STL N 1977 STL N Daily Splits 26 51 4 5 0 0 0 2 1 0 15 1 5 0 0 1 1 1 0 .098 .132 .098 0.0 1977 STL N 1978 STL N Daily Splits 33 73 10 13 3 1 0 3 4 0 21 0 7 1 0 1 0 0 0 .178 .218 .247 0.0 1978 STL N 1979 STL N Daily Splits 31 70 5 9 2 1 0 3 1 0 21 0 8 1 0 2 0 1 2 .129 .139 .186 0.0 1979 STL N 1980 CLE A 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 0.0 1980 CLE A 1981 CLE A 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 0.0 1981 CLE A 1982 CLE A 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 0.0 1982 CLE A 1982 PHI N Daily Splits 4 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .375 .167 0.0 1982 PHI N 1982 Total 25 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .375 .167 0.0 1982 Total 1983 PHI N Daily Splits 36 77 7 13 1 0 0 2 2 0 16 0 17 0 0 2 2 2 0 .169 .190 .182 0.0 1983 PHI N 1984 PHI N Daily Splits 22 47 3 9 0 0 0 4 1 0 11 0 5 1 0 1 0 0 0 .191 .204 .191 0.0 1984 PHI N 1985 PHI N Daily Splits 33 81 2 10 1 0 0 4 4 0 19 0 3 0 0 5 0 2 0 .123 .165 .136 0.0 1985 PHI N 1986 CIN N Daily Splits 27 54 6 12 0 0 0 4 3 0 15 0 5 0 0 1 1 2 3 .222 .263 .222 0.0 1986 CIN N Total NL (11 Years) 270 570 44 97 9 2 0 29 19 0 164 1 63 3 0 18 4 9 5 .170 .197 .193 0.0 Total NL Total AL ( 3 Years) 56 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 0.0 Total AL Total (13 Years) Splits 326 570 44 97 9 2 0 29 19 0 164 1 63 3 0 18 4 9 5 .170 .197 .193 0.0 Total Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team

League Championship Series Batting Record Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team 1983 PHI N Daily Splits 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1983 PHI N

          World Series Batting Record

Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team 1983 PHI N Daily Splits 2 5 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 1983 PHI N

                         Pitching Record

Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB IB SO SH SF WP HBP BK 2B 3B GDP ROE W L ERA RS PW Year Team 1974 STL N Daily Splits 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 11 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0.00 - 0.0 1974 STL N 1975 STL N Daily Splits 25 24 3 2 0 0 136 149 591 5 73 60 51 6 72 1 3 8 3 1 29 9 13 10 10 7 3.97 4.12 -0.2 1975 STL N 1976 STL N Daily Splits 30 30 8 3 0 0 207 189 861 11 71 58 74 3 74 9 1 5 8 0 24 3 26 10 11 9 2.52 4.20 2.4 1976 STL N 1977 STL N Daily Splits 26 26 3 1 0 0 149.2 165 664 9 85 75 62 0 60 7 3 6 5 1 45 2 13 9 8 8 4.51 6.04 -1.1 1977 STL N 1978 STL N Daily Splits 33 33 11 2 0 0 234 200 936 13 81 77 74 4 103 9 7 8 6 4 31 5 34 12 14 11 2.96 4.15 2.7 1978 STL N 1979 STL N Daily Splits 31 31 5 2 0 0 206 206 900 24 116 111 100 7 99 15 3 6 3 1 31 4 28 11 8 11 4.85 4.48 -1.7 1979 STL N 1980 CLE A Daily Splits 16 16 4 1 0 0 108.2 116 464 4 54 53 47 2 59 1 3 4 5 1 13 4 18 2 8 6 4.39 4.12 -0.1 1980 CLE A 1981 CLE A Daily Splits 19 19 6 3 0 0 145.2 139 623 9 62 51 66 3 94 2 5 10 3 0 24 0 24 10 10 6 3.15 4.21 0.9 1981 CLE A 1982 CLE A Daily Splits 21 21 5 0 0 0 138.1 126 609 11 80 77 73 2 94 3 3 5 6 2 20 4 12 7 6 11 5.01 4.33 -1.1 1982 CLE A 1982 PHI N Daily Splits 4 4 0 0 0 0 22.1 18 94 1 12 10 10 1 19 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 2 4.03 1.25 0.0 1982 PHI N 1982 Total 25 25 5 0 0 0 160.2 144 703 12 92 87 83 3 113 4 3 5 6 2 23 4 13 8 6 13 4.87 3.84 -1.1 1982 Total 1983 PHI N Daily Splits 36 36 7 1 0 0 242.2 229 983 9 77 64 53 5 139 8 3 6 4 1 28 10 27 20 19 6 2.37 4.58 3.4 1983 PHI N 1984 PHI N Daily Splits 22 22 2 0 0 0 154.1 122 612 11 53 42 29 2 94 6 3 0 4 0 27 2 8 12 7 7 2.45 4.27 1.9 1984 PHI N 1985 PHI N Daily Splits 33 33 6 2 0 0 230.2 252 998 15 112 98 83 5 123 11 8 8 3 0 31 11 28 15 11 14 3.82 4.33 -0.4 1985 PHI N 1986 CIN N Daily Splits 27 27 2 1 0 0 171.1 179 731 15 89 80 56 9 115 9 4 2 4 1 36 5 18 9 11 10 4.20 4.04 -0.4 1986 CIN N Total NL (11 Years) 269 266 47 14 0 0 1756 1712 7381 113 771 675 592 42 899 76 35 49 40 9 285 51 196 111 99 85 3.46 4.41 6.6 Total NL Total AL ( 3 Years) 56 56 15 4 0 0 392.2 381 1696 24 196 181 186 7 247 6 11 19 14 3 57 8 54 19 24 23 4.15 4.23 -0.3 Total AL Total (13 Years) Splits 325 322 62 18 0 0 2148.2 2093 9077 137 967 856 778 49 1146 82 46 68 54 12 342 59 250 130 123 108 3.59 4.38 6.3 Total Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB IB SO SH SF WP HBP BK 2B 3B GDP ROE W L ERA RS PW Year Team

League Championship Series Pitching Record Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB IB SO SH SF WP HBP BK 2B 3B GDP ROE W L ERA RS Year Team 1983 PHI N Daily Splits 1 1 0 0 0 0 6 5 28 0 3 0 3 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0.00 1.00 1983 PHI N

            World Series Pitching Record

Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB IB SO SH SF WP HBP BK 2B 3B GDP ROE W L ERA RS Year Team 1983 PHI N Daily Splits 2 2 0 0 0 0 13 12 54 1 5 5 3 2 9 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 3.46 3.00 1983 PHI N

                       Fielding Record

Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG 1974 STL N Daily Splits P 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1975 STL N Daily Splits P 25 24 3 136 11 30 4 2 0 2 6 8 6 .911 1976 STL N Daily Splits P 30 30 8 207 24 34 4 3 0 2 8 9 1 .935 1977 STL N Daily Splits P 26 26 3 149.2 9 37 3 3 0 1 7 4 4 .939 1978 STL N Daily Splits P 33 33 11 234 17 73 4 8 0 1 15 12 4 .957 1979 STL N Daily Splits P 31 31 5 206 16 36 2 4 0 1 8 6 1 .963 1980 CLE A Daily Splits P 16 16 4 108.2 8 18 1 2 0 0 8 6 0 .963 1981 CLE A Daily Splits P 19 19 6 145.2 14 40 3 7 0 0 7 5 1 .947 1982 CLE A Daily Splits P 21 21 5 138.1 12 19 0 2 0 1 11 4 1 1.000 1982 PHI N Daily Splits P 4 4 0 22.1 1 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1.000 1982 Total P 25 25 5 160.2 13 26 0 3 0 1 11 4 2 1.000 1983 PHI N Daily Splits P 36 36 7 242.2 16 42 8 6 0 0 12 19 0 .879 1984 PHI N Daily Splits P 22 22 2 154.1 20 36 1 2 0 1 11 5 0 .982 1985 PHI N Daily Splits P 33 33 6 230.2 15 39 0 4 0 3 25 7 0 1.000 1986 CIN N Daily Splits P 27 27 2 171.1 16 40 2 2 0 1 12 9 2 .966 Total (13 Years) Splits P 325 322 62 2148.2 179 451 32 46 0 13 130 94 21 .952 Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG

League Championship Series Fielding Record Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG 1983 PHI N Daily Splits P 1 1 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 -

          World Series Fielding Record

Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG 1983 PHI N Daily Splits P 2 2 0 13 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000

Ejection Information

Date Team Umpire Reason 6- 6-1977 BOX STL N Jim Quick Balls and strikes (Bumped umpire) 6-11-1977 BOX STL N John McSherry Fighting 9-27-1977 BOX STL N Paul Runge Refusing to stop talking to fans before game 9-23-1981 BOX CLE A Dale Ford Fighting 5-23-1982 BOX CLE A Jerry Neudecker Call at 1B (from bench) 7-16-1982 BOX CLE A Larry Barnett Intentional HBP 9- 2-1982(1) BOX CLE A Russ Goetz Bench jockeying 6- 4-1985 BOX PHI N Dave Pallone Fighting

Transaction Information

Selected by St. Louis Cardinals in the 29th round of the free-agent draft (June 4, 1970 - signed June 19, 1970).

Traded by St. Louis Cardinals with Jerry Mumphrey to Cleveland Indians in exchange for Bobby Bonds (December 7, 1979).

Granted free agency (November 13, 1981).

Signed by Cleveland Indians (February 13, 1982).

Traded by Cleveland Indians to Philadelphia Phillies in exchange for Wil Culmer, Jerry Reed and Roy Smith (September 12, 1982).

Traded by Philadelphia Phillies with Jeff Gray to Cincinnati Reds in exchange for Gary Redus and Tom Hume (December 11, 1985).

Granted free agency (November 12, 1986).

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