Bob Cain
Robert Max Cain (Sugar)
Bats: Left , Throws: Left
Height: 6' 0" , Weight: 165 lb.

Born: October 16, 1924 in Longford, KS
Signed by the New York Giants as an amateur free agent in 1943. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 18, 1949
Final Game: September 11, 1954
Died: April 8, 1997 in Cleveland, OH
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Standard Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1949 24 CHW AL 6 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 /1
1950 25 CHW AL 35 67 61 7 12 2 0 0 2 0 0 3 15 .197 .234 .230 .464 21 14 0 0 3 1
1951 26 TOT AL 39 70 62 10 16 4 0 0 9 0 0 6 12 .258 .324 .323 .646 75 20 2 0 2 1
1951 26 CHW AL 4 9 9 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .333 .333 .444 .778 111 4 0 0 0 /1
1951 26 DET AL 35 61 53 9 13 3 0 0 9 0 0 6 9 .245 .322 .302 .624 69 16 2 0 2 1
1952 27 SLB AL 35 67 58 7 8 0 1 0 1 0 0 4 14 .138 .194 .172 .366 1 10 1 0 5 1
1953 28 SLB AL 34 31 30 3 6 2 0 0 2 0 0 1 3 .200 .226 .267 .492 31 8 1 0 0 1
1954 29 CHW AL 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Seasons 150 238 214 28 42 8 1 0 14 0 0 14 45 .196 .246 .243 .489 31 52 4 0 10 0
162 Game Avg. 162 257 231 30 45 9 1 0 15 0 0 15 49 .196 .246 .243 .489 31 56 4 0 11
CHW (4 yrs) 46 79 73 9 15 3 0 0 2 0 0 3 19 .205 .237 .247 .483 26 18 0 0 3 0
SLB (2 yrs) 69 98 88 10 14 2 1 0 3 0 0 5 17 .159 .204 .205 .409 12 18 2 0 5
DET (1 yr) 35 61 53 9 13 3 0 0 9 0 0 6 9 .245 .322 .302 .624 69 16 2 0 2

Advanced Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
1949 24 CHW AL 3 3 0 0.0 104 .000 .000 .267 .000 .358 .000 .388 .000 .746 -100 .000 -0.9 -0.1 .000 .000 .000
1950 25 CHW AL 67 52 3 1.5 111 .261 .197 .275 .234 .361 .230 .412 .464 .773 21 .104 -7.4 -0.7 .347 .082 .033
1951 26 TOT AL 70 50 6 3.2 102 .320 .258 .267 .324 .348 .323 .392 .646 .740 75 .351 -2.0 -0.2 .542 .161 .065
1951 26 CHW AL 9 6 1 4.5 100 .500 .333 .265 .333 .346 .444 .389 .778 .735 111 .497 0.1 0.0 .667 .111 .111
1951 26 DET AL 61 44 5 3.0 102 .295 .245 .267 .322 .349 .302 .392 .624 .741 69 .328 -2.1 -0.2 .524 .170 .057
1952 27 SLB AL 67 56 2 1.0 99 .182 .138 .264 .194 .344 .172 .385 .366 .729 1 .064 -8.2 -0.9 .275 .103 .034
1953 28 SLB AL 31 25 2 2.2 104 .222 .200 .272 .226 .348 .267 .400 .492 .749 31 .208 -3.0 -0.3 .360 .100 .067
6 Seasons 238 186 13 1.9 104 .249 .196 .269 .246 .351 .243 .397 .489 .748 31 .165 -21.4 -2.2 .375 .112 .047
162 Game Avg. 257 201 14 1.9 104 .249 .196 .269 .246 .351 .243 .397 .489 .748 31 .165 -21.4 -2.2 .375 .112 .047
CHW (4 yrs) 79 61 4 1.7 109 .278 .205 .273 .237 .359 .247 .408 .483 .767 26 .131 -8.2 -0.8 .362 .082 .041
SLB (2 yrs) 98 81 4 1.3 101 .197 .159 .266 .204 .345 .205 .390 .409 .735 12 .107 -11.2 -1.2 .303 .102 .045
DET (1 yr) 61 44 5 3.1 102 .295 .245 .267 .322 .349 .302 .392 .624 .741 69 .329 -2.1 -0.2 .524 .170 .057

Ratio Batting*

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Year Age Tm Lg PA HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% SO/BB AB/SO AB/HR AB/RBI GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB
1949 24 CHW AL 3 0.0% 33.3% 0.0% 0.0% 3.0 67%
1950 25 CHW AL 67 0.0% 22.4% 4.5% 3.0% 17% 5.00 4.1 30.5 69%
1951 26 TOT AL 70 0.0% 17.1% 8.6% 5.7% 25% 2.00 5.2 6.9 71%
1951 26 CHW AL 9 0.0% 33.3% 0.0% 11.1% 33% 3.0 67%
1951 26 DET AL 61 0.0% 14.8% 9.8% 4.9% 23% 1.50 5.9 5.9 72%
1952 27 SLB AL 67 0.0% 20.9% 6.0% 1.5% 13% 3.50 4.1 58.0 66%
1953 28 SLB AL 31 0.0% 9.7% 3.2% 6.5% 33% 3.00 10.0 15.0 87%
6 Seasons 238 0.0% 18.9% 5.9% 3.8% 21% 3.21 4.8 15.3 71%
MLB Averages

Cumulative Batting

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Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1949 24 6 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0
1950 25 41 70 64 7 12 2 0 0 2 0 0 3 16 .188 .224 .219 .443 15 14 0 0 3
1951 26 80 140 126 17 28 6 0 0 11 0 0 9 28 .222 .274 .270 .544 45 34 2 0 5
1952 27 115 207 184 24 36 6 1 0 12 0 0 13 42 .196 .249 .239 .488 31 44 3 0 10
1953 28 149 238 214 27 42 8 1 0 14 0 0 14 45 .196 .246 .243 .489 31 52 4 0 10
1954 29 150 238 214 28 42 8 1 0 14 0 0 14 45 .196 .246 .243 .489 31 52 4 0 10 0

Neutralized Batting

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average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works
Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1949 24 6 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 6
1950 25 37 66 63 7 12 2 0 0 2 0 3 16 .190 .227 .222 .449 3 35
1951 26 41 70 64 10 16 4 0 0 9 0 6 13 .250 .314 .313 .627 6 39
1952 27 37 65 61 8 9 0 1 0 1 0 4 15 .148 .200 .180 .380 2 35
1953 28 36 33 32 3 7 2 0 0 2 0 1 3 .219 .242 .281 .524 2 34
5 Seasons 157 237 223 28 44 8 1 0 14 0 14 48 .197 .245 .242 .487 13 149
162 Game Avg. 162 245 230 29 45 8 1 0 14 0 14 50 .197 .245 .242 .487 13 149

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1954 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts.

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