I went down a YouTube rabbit hole and watched a pretty good documentary about Denny McLain. McLain was the last pitcher to win 30 games and won 2 Cy Young Awards. He was also a egenerate gambler and wannabe bookie. His pitching career flamed out by the age of 28. He also played a mean organ:
If you’re feeling like a lounge lizard, here’s the whole damn album:
He and fellow gambler Pete Rose once “co-wrote” a book…
https://www.etsy.com/listing/492070182/vintage-1969-how-to-play-better-baseball
After his 30-win season, the Tigers traded him to the Washington Senators, which team he destroyed. Or maybe they were already crap, but McClain never pitched a decent game while in DC.
They were already crap. But he lost 22 games in his debut season there. From the penthouse to the outhouse.