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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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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1949 24 CHW AL 0 0 2.45 6 0 4 0 0 1 11.0 7 3 3 0 5 5 0 0 0 44 169 1.091 5.7 0.0 4.1 4.1 1.00
1950 25 CHW AL 9 12 .429 3.93 34 23 9 11 1 2 171.2 153 80 75 12 109 77 5 0 3 752 114 1.526 8.0 0.6 5.7 4.0 0.71
1951 26 TOT AL 12 12 .500 4.56 39 26 6 7 1 2 175.2 160 102 89 15 95 61 14 2 5 782 91 1.452 8.2 0.8 4.9 3.1 0.64
1951 26 CHW AL 1 2 .333 3.76 4 4 0 1 0 0 26.1 25 14 11 3 13 3 3 0 1 119 107 1.443 8.5 1.0 4.4 1.0 0.23
1951 26 DET AL 11 10 .524 4.70 35 22 6 6 1 2 149.1 135 88 78 12 82 58 11 2 4 663 89 1.453 8.1 0.7 4.9 3.5 0.71
1952 27 SLB AL 12 10 .545 4.13 29 27 2 8 1 2 170.0 169 79 78 15 62 70 2 0 1 718 94 1.359 8.9 0.8 3.3 3.7 1.13
1953 28 SLB AL 4 10 .286 6.23 32 13 7 1 0 1 99.2 129 74 69 8 45 36 1 0 1 465 67 1.746 11.6 0.7 4.1 3.3 0.80
5 Seasons 37 44 .457 4.50 140 89 28 27 3 8 628.0 618 338 314 50 316 249 22 2 10 2761 93 1.487 8.9 0.7 4.5 3.6 0.79
162 Game Avg. 11 13 .457 4.50 42 26 8 8 1 2 186 184 100 93 15 94 74 7 1 3 820 93 1.487 8.9 0.7 4.5 3.6 0.79
CHW (3 yrs) 10 14 .417 3.83 44 27 13 12 1 3 209.0 185 97 89 15 127 85 8 0 4 915 115 1.493 8.0 0.6 5.5 3.7 0.67
SLB (2 yrs) 16 20 .444 4.91 61 40 9 9 1 3 269.2 298 153 147 23 107 106 3 0 2 1183 82 1.502 9.9 0.8 3.6 3.5 0.99
DET (1 yr) 11 10 .524 4.70 35 22 6 6 1 2 149.1 135 88 78 12 82 58 11 2 4 663 89 1.453 8.1 0.7 4.9 3.5 0.71

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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

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1949 CHW AL 24 P 6 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.17 1.000 1.02
1950 CHW AL 25 P 34 39 7 31 1 1 .974 1.12 .949 0.96
1951 TOT AL 26 P 39 40 9 30 1 2 .975 1.00 .952 0.99
1951 CHW AL 26 P 4 4 0 4 0 1 1.000 1.00 .950 1.00
1951 DET AL 26 P 35 36 9 26 1 1 .972 1.00 .953 0.99
1952 SLB AL 27 P 29 29 7 21 1 1 .966 0.97 .966 1.03
1953 SLB AL 28 P 32 13 4 9 0 1 1.000 0.41 .954 0.88
5 Seasons P 140 122 28 91 3 5 .975 0.85 .955 0.97
6 Seasons TOT 140 122 28 91 3 5 .975 0.85 .930 0.97

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
1950 AL--8.021--3rd
1951 AL--8.197--9th

Games Played s c a p y
1951 AL--39--10th

Home Runs s c a p y
1952 AL--15--8th

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1950 AL--109--9th
1951 AL--95--8th

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
1950 AL--.629--9th

Losses s c a p y
1951 AL--12--9th

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1951 AL--5--7th

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1951 AL--14--2nd

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Gray InkPitching - 5 (1819), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 3 (1658), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

Before 1943 Season: Signed by the New York Giants as an amateur free agent.

May, 1949: Sent from the New York Giants to the Chicago White Sox in an unknown transaction. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

May 15, 1951: Traded by the Chicago White Sox to the Detroit Tigers for Saul Rogovin.

February 14, 1952: Traded by the Detroit Tigers with Gene Bearden and Dick Kryhoski to the St. Louis Browns for Matt Batts, Dick Littlefield, Cliff Mapes and Ben Taylor.

December 17, 1953: Traded by the Baltimore Orioles to the Philadelphia Athletics for Joe Coleman and Frank Fanovich.

May 15, 1954: Released by the Philadelphia Athletics. (Date given is approximate. Exact date is uncertain.)

August 16, 1954: Signed as a Free Agent with the Chicago White Sox.

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