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| This
date in Michigan History: February
19, 1970 |
| Tiger pitcher Denny McLain is
suspended. |
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Professional baseball's last 30-game
winner, McLain was the first major-league baseball player suspended
since 1924. McLain was later sent to prison when found guilty of charges
of racketeering.
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