Don Dennis

For other uses, see Don Dennis (disambiguation).

Don Dennis
Pitcher
Born: March 3, 1942(1942-03-03) Uniontown, Kansas
Died: March 22, 2007(2007-03-22) (aged 65) Fort Scott, Kansas
Batted: Right	Threw: Right
MLB debut
June 18, 1965 for the St. Louis Cardinals
Last MLB appearance
September 17, 1966 for the St. Louis Cardinals
Career statistics
Win-Loss record	6–5
Earned run average	3.69
Innings pitched	114⅔
Teams
St. Louis Cardinals (1965–1966)

Donald Ray Dennis (March 3, 1942 — March 22, 2007) was an American middle relief pitcher in Major League Baseball who played in 1965 and 1966 for the St. Louis Cardinals. Dennis batted and threw right-handed. He was born in Uniontown, Kansas.

A hard-throwing fastballer, Dennis recorded a 1.47 earned run average for the Triple-A Jacksonville Suns in 1965 before being called up to the Cardinals in the midseason. He ended the year with a 2-3 mark, six saves, and a 2.29 ERA in 41 appearances, on a team whose collective ERA was 3.77. His efforts gained him St. Louis Rookie of the Year honors. The next year he went 4-2 in 38 games, including one emergency start, but his ERA dipped to 4.98. Before the 1967 season, he was sent by St. Louis along with Walt Williams to the Chicago White Sox in exchange for Johnny Romano and a minor leaguer, but he never appeared in the majors for Chicago.

In a two-season career, Dennis posted a 6-5 record with a 3.69 ERA and eight saves in 79 games. Dennis died of cancer in Fort Scott, Kansas at age 65.

External links

• Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference
• The Baseball Cube
• Retrosheet
• The Wichita Eagle

Persondata
Name	Dennis, Don
Alternative names
Short description	American baseball player
Date of birth	March 3, 1942
Place of birth	Uniontown, Kansas
Date of death	March 22, 2007
Place of death	Fort Scott, Kansas