In 1968, McLain set the baseball world on fire by being the first pitcher to win at least 30 games since Dizzy Dean 34 years ...

(WOOD) — May 4 is a somber anniversary not just for Detroit Tigers fans, but also for everyone who loves the history and romance of baseball ... year later when Denny McLain became unhittable ...

For Detroit Tigers starting pitcher Tarik Skubal ... (2013), Justin Verlander (2011), Willie Hernández (1984) and Denny McLain (1968 and '69). The way he’s pitching this season he’s setting ...

1934 - 15,000 fans at Shibe Park witness the first legal baseball game between major league teams played on a Sunday in the city of Philadelphia. 1963 - Pete Rose works a walk in his first major ...

Colavito arrived in Detroit just two days before the start of the 1960 season in one of baseball’s most noted ... After right-hander Denny McLain was called up to the Tigers in September 1963 ...

That season, Denny McLain won 31 games for the Detroit Tigers ... and spent four years as the head baseball coach at, of all places, the Savannah College of Art and Design in Georgia.

Pete Rose, the all-time hits leader who was banned from baseball for betting on ... Dodgers manager Leo Durocher and Detroit Tigers pitcher Denny McLain were among those suspended for gambling ...

By The Associated Press Pete Rose, baseball’s career hits leader ... Dodgers manager Leo Durocher and Detroit Tigers pitcher Denny McLain were among those suspended for gambling, and Willie ...

His place in top-10 MVP voting in 1965 and his election that season as Tiger of the Year by the Detroit chapter of the Baseball Writers ... trade that sent Denny McLain to the then-Washington ...

San Diego Padres infielder Tucupita Marcano has been permanently banned from Major League Baseball for violating ... Bowie Kuhn suspended Detroit Tigers pitcher Denny McLain indefinitely for ...

But, somehow, Denny McLain still can ... as a talk radio host in Detroit where he enjoyed great popularity as he pontificated on matters ranging from politics to baseball. These days, he's still ...