Johnny Sain

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-2, 185lb (188cm, 83kg)

Born: September 25, 1917 in Havana, AR us

Died: November 7, 2006 in Downers Grove, IL

Buried: Havana Cemetery, Havana, AR

High School: Havana HS (Havana, AR)

Debut: April 17, 1942 (Age 24-204d, 9,231st in major league history)
vs. NYG 2.1 IP, 0 H, 3 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER, Sv

Last Game: July 15, 1955 (Age 37-293d)
vs. BAL 1.0 IP, 3 H, 2 SO, 1 BB, 1 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1942 season

Full Name: John Franklin Sain

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

29.4

139

116

ERA

3.49

412

245

2125.2

910

WHIP

1.300

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Team Record in Appearances: 34-11

Days of Rest

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 27, Entered with runners on base: 17

1954 Pitching Game Log

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1954 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
1	340	1	Apr 13	NYY	@	WSH	L,3-5	7-8		99	2.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0.00	1.40	6	1	4	0	1	0		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	.44	0.064	1.18	0.10%	0.89	7b --- 0 out d1	8b 3 out d1
2	341	2	Apr 14	NYY	@	WSH	W,2-1	9-GF	S(1)	0	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0.00	1.06	4	1	1	0	1	1		0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	4.86	0.181	11.17	0.25%	0.45	9b --- 0 out a1	9b end a 1
3	342	8	Apr 24	NYY	@	PHA	L,0-1	7-GF(8)		9	2.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0.00	0.80	6	3	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	1	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	.50	0.069	1.42	0.12%	0.95	7b --- 0 out d1	8b end d 1
4	343	9	Apr 25(1)	NYY	@	PHA	W,6-1	8-GF	S(2)	0	2.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	1.26	7	2	4	0	0	1		2	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	.39	0.062	1.08	0.10%	1.93	8b 12- 0 out a5	9b end a 5
May				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
5	344	20	May 9(1)	NYY		PHA	W,7-4	8-GF	S(3)	13	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	1.51	6	3	3	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	.73	0.106	1.73	0.15%	1.28	8t 1-- 0 out a3	9t end a 3
6	345	22	May 10	NYY	@	CLE	L,7-8	8-GF(8)		0	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	1.60	3	1	2	0	1	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.39	0.029	1.12	0.05%	0.48	8b --- 0 out d1	8b end d 1
7	346	23	May 11	NYY	@	CLE	W,5-3	9-GF	S(4)	0	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0.00	1.94	5	1	2	0	1	1		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.70	0.086	7.72	0.15%	0.48	9b --- 0 out a2	9b end a 2
8	347	24	May 12	NYY	@	CLE	W,5-4	8-GF	S(5)	0	1.1	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	0.00	1.51	5	0	1	0	1	1		1	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.05	0.259	9.04	0.46%	0.70	8b 1-- 2 out a1	9b end a 1
9	348	26	May 14	NYY	@	DET	W,6-4	9-GF	S(6)	1	0.1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0.00	1.77	2	0	1	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.08	0.091	19.43	0.21%	0.48	9b 1-3 2 out a2	9b end a 2
10	349	27	May 15	NYY	@	DET	W,7-5	9-GF	S(7)	0	0.2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	1.80	3	0	2	1	1	1		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.03	0.040	4.09	0.10%	0.24	9b --- 1 out a2	9b end a 2
11	350	30	May 18	NYY	@	CHW	W,4-3	8-GF	W(1-0)	2	2.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0.00	1.75	7	2	3	0	1	1		0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.28	0.301	14.46	0.80%	0.98	8b --- 0 out tie	9b end a 1
12	351	34	May 23	NYY		BOS	L,9-10	5-8	L(1-1)	4	3.2	6	5	5	2	1	0	0	2.37	2.08	19	4	7	0	1	5		0	0	0	0	0	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.60	-0.313	5.96	-0.70%	-2.59	5t --- 0 out a2	8t 12- 2 out tie
13	352	40	May 29	NYY	@	BOS	W,10-2	7-GF	S(8)	5	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.05	2.13	10	4	6	0	2	0		0	0	0	0	0	10	0	0	0	0	0	1	.42	0.060	1.41	0.12%	1.56	7b --- 0 out a3	9b end a 8
14	353	42	May 31(1)	NYY		WSH	L,0-1	9-GF		1	1.0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	1.96	2.18	5	2	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	.95	0.033	3.04	0.06%	0.45	9t --- 0 out d1	9t end d 1
15	354	43	May 31(2)	NYY		WSH	W,7-6	10-GF(10)	W(2-1)	-1	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.88	2.19	3	0	3	0	1	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.74	0.128	5.53	0.25%	0.45	10t --- 0 out tie	10t end tie
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
16	355	45	Jun 2	NYY		CLE	L,7-8	9-GF(10)	BL(2-2)	1	2.0	3	2	2	1	1	2	0	2.42	3.24	10	3	2	0	2	3		0	0	0	0	0	9	0	0	1	0	0	0	2.63	-0.536	12.37	-1.51%	-1.09	9t --- 0 out a1	10t end d 1
17	356	47	Jun 4	NYY		CLE	W,8-3	9-GF	S(9)	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.39	3.23	1	0	1	0	1	0		2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.14	0.004	.65	0.01%	0.41	9t 12- 2 out a5	9t end a 5
18	357	55	Jun 11	NYY		CHW	W,3-2	9-GF	S(10)	6	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.36	3.22	1	0	1	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.40	0.135	24.48	0.37%	0.41	9t 12- 2 out a1	9t end a 1
19	358	57	Jun 13(1)	NYY		CHW	W,4-2	9-GF	S(11)	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.33	3.21	1	1	0	0	0	0		3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.66	0.140	26.20	0.39%	0.74	9t 123 2 out a2	9t end a 2
20	359	59	Jun 15	NYY	@	BAL	W,6-4	9-GF	S(12)	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2.30	3.13	1	0	0	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.26	0.086	10.17	0.16%	0.45	9b 1-3 2 out a2	9b end a 2
21	360	62	Jun 18	NYY	@	CHW	W,7-6	9-GF	S(13)	2	0.2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.25	3.11	4	2	0	0	0	2		1	1	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.34	0.116	20.04	0.32%	-0.33	9b -2- 1 out a2	9b end a 1
22	361	64	Jun 20(1)	NYY	@	CHW	W,16-6	7-8	H(1)	1	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.12	3.07	4	3	1	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	1	0	0	.93	0.136	4.36	0.38%	1.39	7b 12- 1 out a3	8b 3 out a4
23	362	70	Jun 26	NYY	@	CLE	W,11-9	7-GF	W(3-2)	5	3.0	3	1	1	0	2	0	0	2.20	2.89	12	2	6	0	4	2		0	0	0	0	0	11	1	0	0	0	1	0	1.76	0.282	10.14	0.97%	0.43	7b --- 0 out a1	9b end a 2
Jul				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
24	363	74	Jul 1	NYY	@	BOS	W,8-7	7-GF	W(4-2)	4	3.0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	2.02	2.87	10	4	3	0	1	1		2	0	0	0	0	9	0	0	0	1	0	0	3.31	0.647	13.00	1.53%	2.56	7b 12- 0 out a1	9b end a 1
25	364	75	Jul 2(1)	NYY		WSH	W,6-5	9-9	BS(2)	0	0.2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.98	2.81	3	1	1	0	0	0		2	2	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.13	-0.374	16.77	-0.91%	-0.65	9t -23 1 out a1	9t 3 out d1
26	365	79	Jul 5(1)	NYY	@	PHA	W,7-4	8-GF	S(14)	2	1.1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1.91	2.88	5	1	3	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.70	0.053	2.87	0.13%	0.57	8b --- 2 out a2	9b end a 3
27	366	81	Jul 6	NYY		BOS	W,4-1	9-GF	S(15)	0	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.86	2.81	3	2	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.39	0.029	1.81	0.08%	0.45	9t --- 0 out a3	9t end a 3
28	367	83	Jul 9	NYY	@	WSH	W,6-5	9-GF	S(16)	2	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.82	2.80	3	1	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.47	0.181	11.41	0.50%	0.45	9b --- 0 out a1	9b end a 1
29	368	85	Jul 11	NYY	@	WSH	W,7-3	7-GF	S(17)	1	3.0	4	2	2	0	2	1	0	2.11	2.98	14	2	6	0	1	4		3	1	0	0	0	13	1	1	0	0	1	1	1.32	0.221	6.91	0.70%	0.15	7b 123 0 out a3	9b end a 4
30	369	86	Jul 15	NYY		BAL	W,3-1	8-GF	S(18)	3	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.05	2.97	4	1	3	0	1	0		3	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.45	0.241	13.32	0.79%	1.19	8t 123 2 out a1	9t end a 2
31	370	94	Jul 22(1)	NYY		CHW	W,4-3	9-GF(10)	W(5-2)	6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.96	2.94	6	4	2	0	1	0		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.74	0.256	12.31	1.09%	0.91	9t --- 0 out tie	10t end tie
32	371	97	Jul 24	NYY		CLE	L,4-5	8-GF(10)	L(5-3)	1	3.0	3	2	2	0	4	1	0	2.20	3.01	12	5	1	0	1	2		0	0	0	0	0	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.86	-0.190	18.82	-1.16%	-0.64	8t --- 0 out tie	10t end d 2
33	372	100	Jul 28	NYY	@	CHW	W,7-5	9-GF	S(19)	3	1.0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.16	3.00	4	1	1	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	0	1	0	0	3.07	0.088	18.37	0.32%	0.49	9b --- 0 out a2	9b end a 2
34	373	103	Jul 31	NYY	@	BAL	W,6-5	9-GF	S(20)	2	1.0	2	1	1	0	1	0	0	2.29	2.95	5	1	1	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.58	0.076	8.39	0.24%	-0.57	9b --- 0 out a2	9b end a 1
Aug				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
35	374	104	Aug 1(1)	NYY	@	BAL	W,8-6	8-GF	S(21)	0	1.2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.22	2.93	6	3	2	0	1	1		2	1	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.14	0.156	11.59	0.51%	0.55	8b 1-3 1 out a3	9b end a 2
36	375	108	Aug 5	NYY	@	CLE	W,5-2	7-GF	S(22)	3	2.1	4	2	2	0	0	1	0	2.45	3.14	11	0	7	1	3	4		3	0	0	0	0	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	.99	0.159	10.40	1.00%	-0.29	7b 123 2 out a2	9b end a 3
37	376	109	Aug 6	NYY	@	DET	W,4-3	8-GF	S(23)	0	2.0	2	1	1	0	1	1	0	2.53	3.31	8	2	3	0	1	2		0	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.94	0.184	12.31	0.70%	-0.07	8b --- 0 out a2	9b end a 1
38	377	111	Aug 8	NYY	@	DET	L,8-10	7-GF(10)	L(5-4)	1	3.1	5	2	2	0	0	1	0	2.69	3.48	14	4	5	0	1	5		0	0	0	0	1	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.96	-0.098	11.83	-0.35%	-0.39	7b --- 0 out d1	10b end d 2
39	378	117	Aug 14	NYY		BOS	W,3-1	7-GF	S(24)	5	3.0	2	1	1	1	1	0	0	2.70	3.44	13	4	5	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	12	2	0	0	0	0	1	1.43	0.125	8.83	0.46%	0.36	7t --- 0 out a3	9t end a 2
40	379	121	Aug 19	NYY	@	PHA	W,8-5	8-GF	S(25)	4	2.0	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	2.62	3.47	9	2	3	0	1	1		2	2	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	.85	0.081	5.37	0.31%	0.42	8b -23 0 out a5	9b end a 3
41	380	123	Aug 21	NYY	@	BOS	L,9-10	8-10	BS(3)	1	2.0	3	3	3	1	2	1	0	2.94	3.62	10	2	2	1	0	3		0	0	0	0	0	9	0	1	0	0	0	0	3.02	-0.695	17.84	-2.46%	-1.96	8b --- 0 out a1	10b --- 0 out tie
Sept				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
42	381	136	Sep 5	NYY	@	WSH	L,4-5	8-GF	L(5-5)	14	1.2	3	2	2	0	1	1	0	3.13	3.75	8	2	2	1	1	3		0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.11	-0.624	10.60	-1.88%	-1.32	8b --- 0 out tie	9b end d 1
43	382	138	Sep 6(2)	NYY		BOS	L,7-8	8-GF	BL(5-6)	0	2.0	3	2	2	1	0	1	0	3.30	3.93	10	2	4	0	1	3		0	0	0	0	0	9	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.26	-0.443	4.84	-1.02%	-1.09	8t --- 0 out a1	9t end d 1
44	383	149	Sep 19	NYY	@	PHA	W,4-2	6-7	W(6-6)	12	2.0	3	0	0	1	2	0	0	3.21	3.88	10	0	4	1	0	3		0	0	1	0	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	.61	0.049	.00	0.00%	0.95	6b --- 0 out d2	7b 3 out d2
45	384	154	Sep 25	NYY		PHA	W,10-2		S(26)	5	4.0	4	1	1	1	2	1	0	3.16	3.96	15												14					0
							34-11		W-L:6-6,Sv:26,BSv:4,Hld:1	2.0	77.0	66	27	27	15	34	11	0	3.16	3.96	308	0.71		3%	17%	57		35	20%	1	0	2	287	8	2	2	3	2	3	1.77	1.681	8.81	3.86%	13.19

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