Sports Illustrated cited sources who alleged that the foot injury suffered by McLain late in 1967 was caused by an organized crime figure who stomped on McLain's foot as punishment for failing to pay off on a lost bet. He has since returned to Detroit and has become a popular talk show host on a local radio station. In 1966, his first full season in the majors, pitcher Denny McLain won 20 games. Magazine, a Detroit sports magazine. In 1992, a few months after his first release, McLain's daughter, Kristin McLain Sutherland, was killed in a tragic car accident, involving an 18-wheel steel-hauling truck. Denny McLain - BR Bullpen - Baseball-Reference.com His career earned run average was 3.39 and he recorded 1,282 strikeouts in 1,886 innings pitched. The disease manifests in varied ways and affects different nerves in the body, making a person tremor. What I am trying to do is keep these guys alive in everyone's mind that they are still one of the best teams that have every played the game. We have been married 53 years now, and I don't know what I would have done had she not stayed with me. It has been reported that he was also involved in multiple crimes, including drug-trafficking, leading to several run-ins with the law. He closed the season with a score of 2014, an earned-run average (ERA) of 3.92, and 192 strikeouts. McLain and his partner stole pension money as they "siphoned off $3.1 million from the fund to a shell corporation". If you purchase a product or register for an account through one of the links on our site, we may receive compensation. His feud with the manager, Ted Williams, was infamous. She married McLain on Oct. 5, 1963 "She simply told us she was in love with him and she was going to marry Denny no matter . McLain, Dennis Dale ("Denny") | Encyclopedia.com Community Rules apply to all content you upload or otherwise submit to this site. [4] McLain finished with a 1716 record and a 3.79 earned run average but was winless after August 29. February 28, 2003. [1] He then played for the Mayagez Indians in the Puerto Rico Baseball League, where he posted a 132 record and helped the Indians win the league championship.