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Archie McKain
Archie Richard McKain (Happy)

Bats Both, Throws Left
Height 5' 10", Weight 175 lb.

Debut April 25, 1937
Final Game July 5, 1943
Born May 12, 1911 in Delphos, KS
Died May 21, 1985 in Salina, KS

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Pitching Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons /

 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1937 26 BOS AL   8   8  36  18   3   0   6  2  137.0  152   84   71   7   64   66   0   1   630       0  4.66  4.76  102 1.577
 1938 27 BOS AL   5   4  37   5   1   0  16  6   99.7  119   60   50   6   44   27   2   0   453       0  4.52  4.93  109 1.635
 1939 28 DET AL   5   6  32  11   4   1  12  4  129.7  120   66   53   6   54   49   0   1   554       0  3.68  4.90  133 1.342
 1940 29 DET AL   5   0  27   0   0   0  17  3   51.0   48   18   16   2   25   24   0   1   224       0  2.82  4.73  168 1.431
 1941 30 TOT AL   2   2  23   0   0   0  14  1   53.0   74   33   33   5   15   16   1   2   242       0  5.60  4.48   80 1.679
         DET AL   2   1  15   0   0   0   9  0   43.0   58   24   24   3   11   14   0   2   193       0  5.02  4.52   90 1.605
         SLB AL   0   1   8   0   0   0   5  1   10.0   16    9    9   2    4    2   1   0    49       0  8.10  4.31   53 2.000
 1943 32 SLB AL   1   1  10   0   0   0   5  0   16.0   16    9    7   0    6    6   0   1    72       0  3.94  3.33   85 1.375
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
  6 Yr WL% .553  26  21 165  34   8   1  70 16  486.3  529  270  230  26  208  188   3   6  2175       0  4.26  4.75  112 1.515
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg     8   7  56  11   2   0  23  5  166.0  180   92   78   8   71   64   1   2   743   0   0  4.26  4.75  112 1.515
 Career High      8   8  37  18   4   1  17  6  137.0  152   84   71   7   64   66   2   2   630   0   0  2.82  4.93  168 1.342

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Batting Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons /

 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1937 26 BOS AL  38   49    5   13   5  0   0    3   0  0   1  16  .265  .308  .367   67   18   1           2    
 1938 27 BOS AL  37   31    3    2   1  0   0    1   0  0   3   9  .065  .147  .097  -39    3   2           0    
 1939 28 DET AL  32   41    7    9   2  1   2    5   0  0   8  12  .220  .347  .463  100   19   0           0   1
 1940 29 DET AL  27    7    3    1   0  0   0    0   0  0   2   4  .143  .333  .143   24    1   1           0   0
 1941 30 TOT AL  23   13    1    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   1   7  .000  .071  .000  -80    0   0           0   0
         DET AL  15   11    1    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   1   5  .000  .083  .000  -77    0   0           0   0
         SLB AL   8    2    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   2  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0           0   0
 1943 32 SLB AL  10    1    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   0  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0           0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 6 Seasons      167  142   19   25   8  1   2    9   0  0  15  48  .176  .264  .289   37   41   4   0   0   2   1
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        138   18   24   8  1   2    9   0  0  15  47  .176  .264  .289   37   40   4   0   0   2   1
 Career High     38   49    7   13   5  1   2    5   0  0   8  16                          19   2   0   0   2   1

Special Batting Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons

 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1937 26 BOS AL   53   37    5   3.6   120| .265  .295| .308  .371| .367  .439| .675  .810|  67  .331  -2.6  -0.2   0%
 1938 27 BOS AL   36   31    0   0.0   123| .065  .296| .147  .376| .097  .442| .244  .818| -39  .000  -7.1  -0.7   0%
 1939 28 DET AL   49   33    7   5.6   120| .220  .295| .347  .371| .463  .436| .810  .807| 100  .548  -0.2   0.0   0%
 1940 29 DET AL   10    7    0   0.0   119| .143  .290| .333  .364| .143  .439| .476  .804|  24  .000  -0.8  -0.1   0%
 1941 30 TOT AL   14   13    0   0.0   114| .000  .286| .071  .364| .000  .421| .071  .786| -80  .000  -3.6  -0.4   0%
         DET AL   12   11    0   0.0   115| .000  .287| .083  .366| .000  .423| .083  .789| -77  .000  -3.0  -0.3   0%
         SLB AL    2    2    0   0.0   109| .000  .279| .000  .356| .000  .412| .000  .768|-100  .000  -0.6  -0.1   0%
 1943 32 SLB AL    1    1    0   0.0    88| .000  .258| .000  .333| .000  .356| .000  .689|-100  .000  -0.2   0.0   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 6 Seasons       163  122   12   2.6   120| .176  .294| .264  .371| .289  .437| .553  .807|  37  .224 -14.4  -1.4   0%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Fielding Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons

 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
 1937 26 BOS AL   P   36      4   27    3    0  .912  .954  0.86  1.09  2.04  2.05   18  137.0
 1938 27 BOS AL   P   37     10   26    2    1  .947  .952  0.97  1.12  3.25  2.11    5   99.7
 1939 28 DET AL   P   32      1   15    2    0  .889  .952  0.50  0.98  1.11  1.92   11  129.7
 1940 29 DET AL   P   27      2   16    0    0 1.000  .957  0.67  1.05  3.18  2.05    0   51.0
 1941 30 TOT AL   P   23      2   24    0    2 1.000  .959  1.13  1.16  4.42  2.14    0   53.0
         DET AL   P   15      2   19    0    2 1.000  .959  1.40  1.16  4.40  2.13    0   43.0
         SLB AL   P    8      0    5    0    0 1.000  .962  0.62  1.16  4.50  2.16    0   10.0
 1943 32 SLB AL   P   10      1    4    1    0  .833  .962  0.50  1.27  2.81  2.25    0   16.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
 1937 26 BOS AL   P   36      4   27    3    0  .912  .954  0.86  1.09  2.04  2.05   18  137.0
 1938 27 BOS AL   P   37     10   26    2    1  .947  .952  0.97  1.12  3.25  2.11    5   99.7
 1939 28 DET AL   P   32      1   15    2    0  .889  .952  0.50  0.98  1.11  1.92   11  129.7
 1940 29 DET AL   P   27      2   16    0    0 1.000  .957  0.67  1.05  3.18  2.05    0   51.0
 1941 30 TOT AL   P   23      2   24    0    2 1.000  .959  1.13  1.16  4.42  2.14    0   53.0
         DET AL   P   15      2   19    0    2 1.000  .959  1.40  1.16  4.40  2.13    0   43.0
         SLB AL   P    8      0    5    0    0 1.000  .962  0.62  1.16  4.50  2.16    0   10.0
 1943 32 SLB AL   P   10      1    4    1    0  .833  .962  0.50  1.27  2.81  2.25    0   16.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
 Position Total   P* 165     20  112    8    3  .943  .955  0.80  1.09  2.44  2.05   34  486.3
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
 Overall Total       165     20  112    8    3  .943  .955  0.80  1.09  2.44  2.05   34    486

An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Pitching Gamelogs / Vs. Batter

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   GS   ERA   W  L SV CG   IP   H   ER  BB  SO
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
 1940   WS    DET CIN     L   1   0   3.00  0  0  0  0   3     4   1   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+

Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1940   WS    DET CIN     L   1   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.

Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

Saves
1938 AL-6-2
1939 AL-4-8

Games Finished
1940 AL-17-7

Gray Ink: Pitching - 6 (1733) (Average HOFer ≈ 185)
HOF Monitor: Pitching - 1.0 (1829) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
Click on the Car, Act or Year to see the career, active, or league leaderboard.

Transactions
September 8, 1936: Purchased by the Boston Red Sox from the Cleveland Indians.
December 15, 1938: Traded by the Boston Red Sox with Pinky Higgins to the Detroit Tigers for Elden Auker, Jake Wade, and Chet Morgan.
August 4, 1941: Purchased by the St. Louis Browns from the Detroit Tigers.
July 15, 1943: Traded by the St. Louis Browns with Fritz Ostermueller to the Brooklyn Dodgers for Bobo Newsom.
The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.

Uniforms
View Archie McKain's uniforms at Dressed to the Nines
a Baseball Hall of Fame on-line exhibit

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