Bob Cain

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-0, 165lb (183cm, 74kg)

Born: October 16, 1924 in Longford, KS us

Died: April 8, 1997 in Cleveland, OH

Buried: Cremated

Debut: September 18, 1949 (Age 24-337d, 10,651st in major league history)
vs. BOS 3.0 IP, 1 H, 3 SO, 3 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: September 11, 1954 (Age 29-330d)
vs. NYY 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1950 season

Full Name: Robert Max Cain

Nicknames: Sugar

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

5.2

ERA

4.50

140

628.0

249

WHIP

1.487

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	18-20 / in Starts: 12-13
Longest Hitting Streak	4 games
Longest On Base Streak	4 games
Most Games w/o HR	27 games
Most Games w/o RBI	8 games
Grand Slams	0 in 5 bases loaded PA and 4 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	2

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 69 PAs	9
Actual Runners on Base	52 (23-17-12) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 69 PAs	8
Avg. Runners on Base	44 (23-14-7)

Most Driven In
J Ginsberg	3
J Groth	2
D Kryhoski	2
H Evers	1
C Keller	1
B Swift	0

Most Driven In By
G Kell	2
J Priddy	2
J Lipon	2
C Carrasquel	1
D Kryhoski	1

1951 Batting Game Log

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1951 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	42	6 (5)	Apr 24	CHW	@	CLE	L,2-5	GS-9	3	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.667	1.000	9	1.06	-0.025	3.64	-0.05%	-0.13	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
2	43	11 (4)	May 1	CHW		NYY	L,3-8	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.500	.750	9	.43	-0.011	1.30	-0.02%	-0.11	P
3	44	15 (3)	May 5	CHW		WSH	W,7-0	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.143	.143	.286	.429	9	.61	-0.049	1.45	-0.07%	-1.07	P
4	45	22 (6)	May 13 (2)	CHW		CLE	T,4-4	GS-7	2	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.444	.778	9	.89	0.073	2.23	0.11%	0.65	P
				Player went from Chicago White Sox to Detroit Tigers
5	46	25	May 18	DET	@	PHA	W,9-6	5-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.300	.300	.400	.700	9	.94	-0.025	2.50	-0.04%	-0.25	P
6	47	29 (3)	May 24	DET	@	NYY	L,1-11	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.333	.583	9	2.08	-0.105	7.13	-0.22%	-1.00	P
7	48	31 (1)	May 26	DET		SLB	L,2-3	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.250	.333	.583	9						P
8	49	35 (3)	May 29	DET		CLE	L,1-2	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.214	.214	.286	.500	9	.61	-0.032	.75	-0.02%	-0.22	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
9	50	38 (2)	Jun 2	DET		NYY	L,7-8	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.176	.176	.235	.412	9	1.64	-0.122	1.67	-0.07%	-1.17	P
10	51	43 (4)	Jun 6	DET		BOS	W,6-4	GS-9	4	3	2	3	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.300	.300	.350	.650	9	1.17	0.110	1.00	0.06%	2.06	P
11	52	47 (3)	Jun 10 (2)	DET		PHA	W,9-5	GS-6	3	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.318	.348	.409	.757	9	.31	0.025	.27	0.01%	0.24	P
12	53	51 (3)	Jun 16	DET	@	NYY	W,4-0	CG	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	1	0	0	.308	.333	.423	.756	9	1.02	-0.117	1.15	-0.08%	-0.24	P
13	54	56 (4)	Jun 21	DET	@	PHA	W,9-3	CG	5	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.300	.344	.400	.744	9	.45	0.011	.29	0.00%	0.07	P
14	55	60 (3)	Jun 26	DET	@	CHW	L,3-11	GS-5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.281	.324	.375	.699	9	1.50	-0.077	1.94	-0.06%	-0.68	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
15	56	64 (3)	Jul 1 (1)	DET	@	CLE	L,1-2	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.265	.324	.353	.677	9	.85	-0.018	.58	-0.01%	-0.20	P
16	57	70 (5)	Jul 7	DET		CLE	W,13-3	CG	4	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.237	.293	.316	.608	9	.32	-0.035	.11	-0.01%	-1.43	P
17	58	73 (2)	Jul 12	DET		WSH	W,5-4	GS-7	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.225	.295	.300	.595	9	.77	0.019	.14	0.00%	-0.03	P
18	59	78 (4)	Jul 16	DET		NYY	L,6-8	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.225	.295	.300	.595	9						P
19	60	80 (1)	Jul 18	DET		PHA	L,9-16	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.225	.295	.300	.595	7						P
20	61	85 (4)	Jul 22	DET		BOS	L,9-10	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	.220	.289	.293	.582	9	1.79	0.035	.11	0.00%	0.34	P
21	62	88 (2)	Jul 26	DET	@	WSH	W,6-3	GS-5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.209	.277	.279	.556	9	.72	-0.057	.02	0.00%	-0.64	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	63	95 (6)	Aug 1 (2)	DET	@	NYY	L,6-10	GS-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.209	.277	.279	.556	9						P
23	64	96	Aug 2	DET	@	NYY	W,6-0	7-GF	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.227	.292	.318	.610	9	.23	0.018	.00	0.00%	0.96	P
24	65	100 (3)	Aug 5 (2)	DET	@	BOS	W,8-5	6-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.227	.292	.318	.610	9						P
25	66	102 (1)	Aug 7	DET		CHW	L,1-2	13-GF(13)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.227	.292	.318	.610	9						P
26	67	106 (3)	Aug 11	DET		SLB	W,7-4	0-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.227	.292	.318	.610	9						P
27	68	107	Aug 12	DET		SLB	W,2-1	0-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.227	.292	.318	.610	9						P
28	69	108	Aug 13	DET	@	CLE	L,1-2	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.227	.292	.318	.610	9						P
29	70	115 (6)	Aug 19 (2)	DET	@	SLB	W,6-2	GS-0	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1			0	0	0	.217	.294	.304	.598	9						P
30	71	119 (3)	Aug 22	DET		NYY	W,7-6	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.217	.294	.304	.598	9						P
31	72	121 (1)	Aug 24	DET		WSH	L,7-10	GS-5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	.208	.283	.292	.575	9	1.00	-0.078	.00	0.00%	-0.78	P
32	73	125 (3)	Aug 28	DET		BOS	W,5-4	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.204	.278	.286	.563	9	2.12	0.008	.00	0.00%	-0.08	P
33	74	126	Aug 29	DET		BOS	L,5-7	7-9	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.220	.291	.300	.591	9	1.81	0.039	.00	0.00%	0.21	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
34	75	133 (6)	Sep 5	DET	@	CLE	L,2-5	3-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.216	.286	.294	.580	9	.62	-0.016	.00	0.00%	-0.23	P
35	76	137 (3)	Sep 9	DET	@	CHW	L,3-4	5-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.216	.286	.294	.580	9						P
36	77	141 (3)	Sep 14	DET	@	NYY	L,2-5	GS-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.216	.286	.294	.580	9						P
37	78	143 (1)	Sep 16 (1)	DET	@	WSH	W,3-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.204	.271	.278	.549	9	.73	-0.053	.00	0.00%	-0.57	P
38	79	148 (4)	Sep 22	DET		CLE	W,9-4	CG	4	4	1	3	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	.241	.302	.310	.612	9	1.86	0.192	.00	0.00%	1.43	P
39	80	153 (4)	Sep 29	DET	@	CLE	L,6-7	GS-8	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.258	.313	.323	.636	9	.81	0.103	.00	0.00%	1.12	P
							18-20		69	62	10	16	4	0	0	9	5	0	12	0	2		2	2	0	0	.258	.313	.323	.636		.96	-0.187	.95	-0.46%	-1.73

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