Dennis Joseph O'Toole (born March 13, 1949) is an

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former professional baseball player. A right-handed relief pitcher and the younger brother (by 12 years) of National League All-Star lefthander Jim O'Toole, Dennis appeared in 15 Major League

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spread over five seasons (1969–1973) for the Chicago White Sox. He stood tall and weighed . In 30⅓ MLB

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, O'Toole gave up 43

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and ten

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, with 22 strikeouts and no saves. He yielded 17 earned runs for a career

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of 5.04. He compiled a 53–39 (3.66) mark in 211

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games, mostly in the

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, over nine seasons (1967–1975).Minor league statistics from Baseball Reference
/ref> His MLB career did not overlap with Jim's, who hurled his last big league game with the ChiSox over two years before Dennis' debut.

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