Dizzy Dean won 30 games in 1934; Denny McLain won 31 in 1968. In other words, there was a 34 year gap between these two performances, and it's been 44 years since the most recent (or should I say the LAST) 30 game winner.
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Denny McClain. He was 31-6 in 1968
Denny McLain played in 41 games at pitcher for the Detroit Tigers in 1968, starting in all of them. He played for a total of 1008 outs, equivalent to 37.33 9-inning games. He made 36 putouts, had 40 assists, and committed one error, equivalent to .027 errors per 9-inning game. He had 3 double plays.
Denny McLain played in 3 games at pitcher for the Detroit Tigers in 1963, starting in all of them. He played for a total of 63 outs, equivalent to 2.33 9-inning games. He made no putouts, had 6 assists, and committed 2 errors, equivalent to .857 errors per 9-inning game. He had 2 double plays.
Randy Jones entered the 1976 All Star Game with a record of 16-3, no pitcher has had 16 or more wins since prior to All-Star Game. (A number have had 15 wins) Denny Mclain also had 16 wins at All-Star Game back in 1968 when he went on to become last pitcher to win 30 games in a season.
Denny Clare debuted on September 14, 1872 and played his final game on September 16, 1872.