Archie McKain

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Both • Throws: Left

5-10, 175lb (178cm, 79kg)

Born: May 12, 1911 in Delphos, KS us

Died: May 21, 1985 in Salina, KS

Buried: Highland Cemetery, Minneapolis, KS

Debut: April 25, 1937 (Age 25-348d, 8,245th in major league history)
vs. NYY 3.0 IP, 3 H, 2 SO, 2 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: July 5, 1943 (Age 32-054d)
vs. NYY 1.2 IP, 2 H, 1 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1937 season

Full Name: Archie Richard McKain

Nicknames: Happy

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

7.6

ERA

4.26

165

486.1

188

WHIP

1.515

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	17-20 / in Starts: 4-1
Longest Hitting Streak	1 game
Longest On Base Streak	1 game
Most Games w/o HR	20 games
Most Games w/o RBI	12 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 36 PAs	1
Actual Runners on Base	23 (11-6-6)
Avg. MLBer w/ 36 PAs	4
Avg. Runners on Base	24 (12-7-4)

Most Driven In
R Nonnenkamp	1
J Peacock	0

Most Driven In By
J Cronin	1
D Cramer	1
J Foxx	1

1938 Batting Game Log

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1938 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	39	1	Apr 18	BOS		NYY	W,8-4	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.08	-0.002	.22	0.00%	-0.29	P
2	40	5 (3)	Apr 23	BOS	@	PHA	W,10-4	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
3	41	9 (3)	Apr 27	BOS	@	WSH	L,2-5	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.40	-0.011	1.33	-0.02%	-0.12	P
4	42	11 (1)	Apr 29	BOS	@	NYY	L,4-6	5-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
5	43	12	May 1	BOS		PHA	L,6-8	7-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
6	44	16 (3)	May 5	BOS		DET	L,5-7	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
7	45	23 (6)	May 14	BOS		WSH	W,10-9	5-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.89	-0.049	3.65	-0.12%	-0.43	P
8	46	30 (6)	May 25	BOS	@	CLE	L,4-6	7-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
9	47	32 (1)	May 28	BOS	@	WSH	L,2-3	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
10	48	34 (1)	May 30 (1)	BOS	@	NYY	L,0-10	4-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.14	-0.004	.54	-0.01%	-0.28	P
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
11	49	42 (7)	Jun 7	BOS		CLE	L,5-7	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
12	50	43	Jun 8	BOS		CLE	W,7-6	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.85	-0.051	6.68	-0.11%	-0.29	P
13	51	48 (4)	Jun 14	BOS	@	SLB	W,5-3	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	8						P
14	52	50 (1)	Jun 16	BOS	@	SLB	W,12-8	5-5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
15	53	56 (5)	Jun 21 (2)	BOS	@	DET	L,4-5	3-7	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.143	.000	.143	9	.94	0.037	4.45	0.11%	0.41	P
16	54	59 (2)	Jun 24	BOS	@	CLE	L,6-7	3-9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.111	.000	.111	9	.73	-0.039	3.94	-0.13%	-0.40	P
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
17	55	65 (5)	Jul 3	BOS	@	NYY	L,3-9	4-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.100	.000	.100	9	1.06	-0.028	5.01	-0.08%	-0.20	P
18	56	71 (5)	Jul 13 (1)	BOS		DET	W,7-4	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.100	.000	.100	9						P
19	57	74 (2)	Jul 15	BOS		SLB	W,5-3	4-GF	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.077	.000	.077	9	.55	-0.045	2.07	-0.10%	-0.86	P
20	58	83 (8)	Jul 28 (2)	BOS	@	CHW	W,8-5	GS-5	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1		0		0	0	.000	.133	.000	.133	9	.73	-0.007	2.61	-0.02%	-0.45	P
21	59	85 (1)	Jul 31 (1)	BOS	@	SLB	L,6-7	0-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.133	.000	.133	9						P
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
22	60	87 (1)	Aug 2	BOS	@	CLE	L,4-7	4-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.125	.000	.125	9	.26	-0.007	1.08	-0.02%	-0.13	P
23	61	95 (7)	Aug 11	BOS	@	PHA	L,3-5	3-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.118	.000	.118	9	1.13	-0.034	2.49	-0.05%	-0.26	P
24	62	96	Aug 12	BOS	@	WSH	L,1-13	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.111	.000	.111	9	.01	0.000	.02	0.00%	-0.32	P
25	63	100 (3)	Aug 17 (1)	BOS		PHA	W,4-3	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.111	.000	.111	9						P
26	64	104 (3)	Aug 20	BOS		WSH	W,10-7	GS-6	3	2	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.056	.190	.056	.246	9	.88	0.005	.59	0.00%	0.43	P
27	65	108 (3)	Aug 23 (2)	BOS		CLE	W,14-12	2-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.056	.190	.056	.246	9						P
28	66	109	Aug 24	BOS		CLE	L,3-5	6-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.053	.182	.053	.234	9	.88	-0.024	.48	-0.01%	-0.29	P
29	67	112 (2)	Aug 26 (1)	BOS		CHW	L,2-12	6-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.050	.174	.050	.224	9	.37	-0.010	.16	0.00%	-0.29	P
30	68	117 (4)	Aug 29	BOS		DET	L,1-15	5-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.048	.167	.048	.214	9	.07	-0.002	.01	0.00%	-0.29	P
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
31	69	123 (5)	Sep 4 (1)	BOS	@	PHA	L,11-12	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.048	.167	.048	.214	9						P
32	70	126 (2)	Sep 5 (2)	BOS	@	WSH	W,8-6	1-8	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0		0	0	.042	.148	.042	.190	9	1.18	-0.130	.10	-0.01%	-1.35	P
33	71	131 (4)	Sep 10	BOS		PHA	L,7-15	3-4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.042	.148	.042	.190	9						P
34	72	137 (5)	Sep 16	BOS	@	CLE	W,2-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.037	.133	.037	.170	9	1.30	-0.150	.00	0.00%	-1.44	P
35	73	139 (1)	Sep 20 (1)	BOS	@	SLB	W,12-8	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.037	.133	.037	.170	9						P
36	74	140	Sep 20 (2)	BOS	@	SLB	W,7-2	6-GF(8)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.036	.129	.036	.165	9	.10	-0.003	.00	0.00%	-0.28	P
37	75	143 (2)	Sep 25 (1)	BOS	@	NYY	W,5-3	GS-6	3	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0		0	0	.065	.147	.097	.244	9	1.69	0.012	.00	0.00%	0.12	P
							17-20		36	31	3	2	1	0	0	1	3	0	9	0	2		0		0	0	.065	.147	.097	.244		.85	-0.542	1.50	-0.56%	-7.03

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