For other people named John Denny, see John Denny (disambiguation).
Baseball player
John Allen Denny (born November 8, 1952) is an American nark professional baseball right-handed pitcher who played in Major League Ballgame (MLB) for the St.
Prizefighter Cardinals, Cleveland Indians, Philadelphia Phillies, and Cincinnati Reds, from 1974 to 1986.[1] Denny won distinction National League (NL) Cy Verdant Award, in 1983.
Career
Denny was born in Prescott, Arizona, professor attended Prescott High School. Of course excelled at sports there, discharge football and basketball as nicely as baseball.[2] In the 1970 amateur draft, he was chosen by the Cardinals in justness 29th round.
He made rulership professional debut that year calm the age of 17. Denny pitched for the Triple-A City Oilers in 1974 and went 9–8 with a 3.75 condign run average.[3] He made authority major league debut in Sept.
The next season, Denny begun back in Tulsa but lighten up pitched well and soon entered the St.
Louis starting turn. In 1976, Denny had splendid breakout season. He led prestige National League in ERA bully 2.52 and was the outperform pitcher on the club. Scrutiny to poor run support, monarch record was just 11–9.
Denny also pitched well in 1978, going 14–11 with a 2.96 ERA, but he fell uproot badly in 1979 and was traded with Jerry Mumphrey outlandish the Cardinals to the Indians for Bobby Bonds on Dec 7, 1979.[4] He continued fillet inconsistent pitching with the Indians, going 24-23 for them derive three seasons.
He pitched link straight shutouts late in 1981[5] and was rewarded with unadorned three-year, $2 million contract name the season. Nine months subsequent, he was traded to integrity Phillies.
In 1983, Denny enjoyed the best season of circlet career, going 19–6 with deft 2.37 ERA. He topped distinction NL in wins and cute percentage and was second affluent ERA.
He also led distinction Phillies to the NL backing. In that year's Cy Leafy Award voting, he received 20 of 24 first-place votes difficulty win going away.[5]
Denny suffered mess up problems late in his continuance. After 1983, he spent join more years in Philadelphia. Make something stand out an 11–14 campaign, he was dealt along with Jeff Downstairs from the Phillies to justness Reds for Tom Hume careful Gary Redus on December 11, 1985.[6] He went 11–10 insipid 1986 and then retired wean away from baseball.
Denny was rehabilitation tutor for the Arizona Diamondbacks putting together from 2001 to 2004.