Word: mclain
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Only two other AL pitchers have won the award unanimously: Denny McLain of the Tigers in 1968 and Ron Guidry of the Yankees...
...phoned his family and said, "I'm in the Hall of Fame!" and promised an early visit to the baseball museum to observe his former equipment. With a fastball timed at 93-to-97 m.p.h., he has a legitimate shot at winning 30, a feat accomplished just once (Denny McLain in 1968) in more than a half-century...
...these greats were around--though none played in--the great 1968 World Series between the Tigers and the Cardinals. That series featured a great pitching match-up between Bob Gibson (1.12 ERA that year) and Denny McLain (the last 30-game winner at 31-4 that year). To no one's surprise, one pitcher won three games in the series that ended with the Tigers triumphing, four games to three. To everyone's surprise, though, the pitcher accomplishing this rare feat was neither Gibson or McLean. Ten points if you can identify that pitcher...
SENTENCED. Dennis Dale ("Denny") McLain, 41, Detroit Tigers pitching star from 1963 to 1970, whose 31-6 record in 1968 makes him the last pitcher in the major leagues to post a 30-win season; to 23 years in prison, including three concurrent eight-year terms for racketeering, extortion and conspiracy and 15 years for possession of 3 kg of cocaine with intent to sell; in Tampa, Fla. Said a tearful McLain: "I don't know how you get to where I am today from where I was 17 years...
...there are no rebounds. Reasoning that they played passably well under the circumstances --shooting almost 55% themselves--the Georgetown Hoyas had no difficulty afterward standing and applauding the Wildcats, whom they defeated twice during the season. From the little, mussed coach, Rollie Massimino, to the small, smiling guard, Gary McLain, Villanova is a most appealing winner. Massimino said, "I've screamed at this group more than any other, not because they are such good players, but because they are such good kids. They could take it." On the eve of the championship, Massimino's expressive eyes filled with water...