Sugar Cain

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

5-11, 190lb (180cm, 86kg)

Born: April 5, 1907 in Macon, GA us

Died: April 3, 1975 in Atlanta, GA

Buried: Cremated

Debut: April 15, 1932 (Age 25-010d, 7,456th in major league history)
vs. NYY 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER, W

Last Game: May 28, 1938 (Age 31-053d)
vs. DET 2.1 IP, 3 H, 2 SO, 3 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1933 season

Full Name: Merritt Patrick Cain

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

5.7

ERA

4.83

178

137

987.1

279

WHIP

1.710

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Team Record in Appearances: 19-19 / in Starts: 18-14

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 34, Entered with runners on base: 3

1933 Pitching Game Log

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1933 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	11	4	Apr 15	PHA	@	NYY	L,3-7	GS-4	L(0-1)	99	4.0	8	5	4	3	0	1	1	9.00	9.15	24	8	6	0	0	6	25			0	0	0	20	2	1	0	1	0	1	.55	-0.260	1.35	-0.39%	-2.90	1b start tie	4b 3 out d5
2	12	8	Apr 21	PHA		WSH	W,3-1	CG	W(1-1)	5	9.0	8	1	1	2	2	1	0	3.46	5.98	39	16	11	0	0	8	67			0	0	0	37	1	0	0	1	0	3	1.29	0.503	2.41	0.56%	4.02	1t start tie	9t 3 out a2
3	13	11	Apr 24	PHA	@	BOS	W,16-10	9-GF	S(1)	2	1.0	4	4	4	2	0	1	0	5.79	7.12	9	3	0	0	0	4		0	0	0	0	0	7	1	1	0	0	0	0	.02	0.000	.04	0.00%	-3.43	9b --- 0 out a10	9b end a 6
4	14	13	Apr 27	PHA		NYY	L,2-5	CG	L(1-2)	2	9.0	6	5	4	9	3	3	0	5.09	8.07	42	14	10	1	0	6	51			0	0	0	33	0	0	0	0	0	1	.74	-0.115	1.34	-0.13%	0.02	1t start tie	9t 3 out d3
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	15	17	May 4	PHA	@	CHW	L,1-2	GS-7	L(1-3)	6	7.0	7	2	0	0	2	0	0	3.90	6.73	27	12	6	1	0	7	61			0	0	0	26	0	1	0	2	0	1	.95	0.137	1.69	0.15%	1.67	1b start tie	7b 3 out d1
6	16	19	May 10(1)	PHA	@	DET	W,3-2	CG	W(2-3)	5	9.0	8	2	1	2	2	0	0	3.23	5.90	38	11	15	1	0	8	65			0	0	0	36	1	1	0	0	0	1	1.72	0.576	2.81	0.57%	3.07	1b start tie	9b 3 out a1
7	17	24	May 15	PHA		CLE	W,1-0	SHO	W(3-3)	4	9.0	8	0	0	2	2	0	0	2.63	5.38	36	15	10	1	0	7	71			1	0	0	33	1	0	0	1	0	1	1.79	0.778	3.66	0.96%	5.02	1t start tie	9t 3 out a1
8	18	28	May 20	PHA		CLE	W,7-2	GS-5	W(4-3)	4	5.0	6	2	2	3	1	0	0	2.72	5.28	23	6	7	1	0	6	45			0	0	0	20	2	0	0	1	0	0	1.31	0.099	2.98	0.14%	0.79	1t start tie	5t 3 out a1
9	19	31	May 24	PHA		SLB	W,7-4	GS-4		3	3.2	5	4	3	4	0	0	0	3.02	5.34	19	5	6	2	0	4	33			0	0	0	15	1	1	0	0	0	0	1.39	-0.277	3.83	-0.46%	-2.24	1t start tie	4t 12- 2 out d2
10	20	36	May 30(1)	PHA	@	BOS	W,7-3	GS-6		5	5.1	7	3	2	4	2	0	0	3.05	5.26	26	5	8	1	0	7	42			0	0	0	20	0	0	1	1	0	0	1.23	-0.189	3.43	-0.32%	-0.57	1b start tie	6b 12- 1 out 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
11	21	40	Jun 4(1)	PHA	@	NYY	L,2-3	CG(8)	L(4-4)	4	8.0	8	3	3	10	2	0	0	3.09	5.36	39	8	11	1	0	8	46			1	0	0	29	2	0	0	3	0	0	1.20	0.025	4.34	0.05%	1.20	1b start tie	8b 3 out d1
12	22	48	Jun 10(2)	PHA		NYY	W,8-7	CG	W(5-4)	5	9.0	6	7	7	8	1	2	0	3.53	5.69	40	14	11	2	0	6	40			0	0	0	31	1	0	0	1	0	1	.97	-0.306	3.23	-0.61%	-1.98	1t start tie	9t 3 out d1
13	23	52	Jun 17(2)	PHA	@	BOS	L,5-7	GS-6		6	6.0	8	5	4	4	3	0	0	3.71	5.56	31	9	7	1	0	8	37			0	0	0	23	2	1	0	0	0	0	1.48	-0.224	3.78	-0.34%	-1.59	1b start tie	6b 3 out d1
14	24	58	Jun 22	PHA	@	CLE	W,11-6	GS-7	W(6-4)	4	6.1	12	6	6	4	0	1	0	4.04	5.65	34	10	8	0	1	12	21			0	0	0	30	3	1	0	0	0	0	.79	0.193	1.24	0.18%	-1.91	1b start tie	7b --3 1 out a5
15	25	64	Jun 27	PHA	@	CHW	L,3-8	GS-2	L(6-5)	4	1.2	1	4	4	5	1	0	0	4.35	5.74	11	1	3	0	0	1	33			0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.49	-0.073	2.89	-0.09%	-0.74	1b start tie	2b 123 2 out d1
16	26	65	Jun 28	PHA	@	CHW	L,8-9	5-6		0	1.2	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	4.28	5.73	8	3	1	0	1	1		2	1	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	.57	0.012	1.03	0.01%	0.73	5b 1-3 1 out d2	6b 3 out d3
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
17	27	69	Jul 1	PHA	@	SLB	L,14-15	5-7	BL(6-6)	2	3.0	4	2	2	2	1	0	0	4.33	5.69	14	3	4	0	0	4		2	2	0	0	0	11	1	1	0	1	0	0	1.28	-0.216	1.85	-0.19%	-1.22	5b 12- 0 out a2	7b 3 out d1
18	28	71	Jul 2(2)	PHA	@	SLB	L,6-11	GS-5	L(6-7)	0	4.1	6	5	2	5	0	0	0	4.32	5.71	22	8	3	0	0	6	32			0	0	0	17	3	0	0	1	0	0	1.26	-0.303	1.62	-0.23%	-2.82	1b start tie	5b -2- 1 out d3
19	29	76	Jul 8(1)	PHA		CHW	W,10-4	GS-1		5	0.0	2	3	3	2	0	0	0	4.59	5.77	4	1	0	0	0	1	32			0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.50	-0.269	1.17	-0.13%	-3.35	1t start tie	1t 1-3 0 out d2
20	30	77	Jul 8(2)	PHA		CHW	L,6-11	8-8		-1	0.0	0	2	2	2	0	0	0	4.76	5.83	2	0	0	0	0	0		2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.38	-0.139	2.02	-0.07%	-1.35	8t 12- 2 out d1	8t 123 2 out d2
21	31	82	Jul 13	PHA		CLE	L,5-6	CG	L(6-8)	4	9.0	11	6	5	2	1	2	0	4.78	5.86	38	9	15	0	0	11	42			1	0	0	35	2	0	0	1	0	1	1.29	-0.428	.78	-0.16%	-0.98	1t start tie	9t 3 out d1
22	32	87	Jul 19(2)	PHA		DET	L,5-10	GS-3		5	2.1	5	3	3	2	0	0	0	4.92	5.86	14	3	4	0	1	5	33			0	0	0	12	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.27	-0.202	.69	-0.07%	-2.30	1t start tie	3t 12- 1 out d3
23	33	91	Jul 22(2)	PHA		SLB	W,6-5	CG	W(7-8)	2	9.0	5	5	2	11	2	0	0	4.71	5.88	46	14	14	1	0	5	54			1	0	0	35	1	0	0	0	0	3	1.80	0.209	.90	0.06%	0.02	1t start tie	9t 3 out a1
24	34	95	Jul 27	PHA	@	BOS	L,2-6	GS-5	L(7-9)	4	5.0	9	5	5	2	2	1	1	4.88	5.90	27	6	7	0	0	9	29			1	0	0	23	1	0	0	0	0	0	.82	-0.253	.10	-0.02%	-2.15	1b start tie	5b 3 out d3
25	35	96	Jul 29	PHA	@	BOS	L,1-8	7-GF(8)		1	2.0	5	4	4	4	0	0	0	5.08	5.95	14	4	2	0	2	4		0	0	1	0	0	9	4	0	0	1	0	0	.20	-0.014	.02	0.00%	-2.86	7b --- 0 out d3	8b end d 7
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
26	36	101	Aug 6	PHA	@	WSH	W,12-8	GS-6		7	5.2	3	7	5	8	0	0	0	5.20	6.00	27	6	10	0	0	3	31			0	1	0	19	1	0	0	1	0	1	.92	0.004	.21	0.00%	-1.52	1b start tie	6b 123 2 out a4
27	37	104	Aug 9	PHA		BOS	L,4-8	2-5		2	4.0	4	1	1	4	2	1	0	5.12	6.06	20	6	4	1	1	4		0	0	1	0	0	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	.33	0.016	.05	0.00%	1.23	2t --- 0 out d6	5t 3 out d5
28	38	107	Aug 13	PHA	@	BOS	L,10-19	GS-1	L(7-10)	3	0.1	2	6	0	2	0	0	0	5.10	6.09	7	3	0	0	0	2	33			0	0	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	2	1.17	-0.295	.04	-0.01%	-4.08	1b start tie	1b 123 1 out d3
29	39	110	Aug 16	PHA	@	CLE	L,4-5	CG	L(7-11)	2	8.1	10	5	3	3	1	0	0	5.00	5.96	39	14	12	1	2	9	45			0	0	0	35	3	1	0	2	0	3	1.85	-0.324	.04	0.00%	-0.73	1b start tie	9b 12- 1 out d1
30	40	115	Aug 20(2)	PHA	@	DET	L,1-4	CG(8)	L(7-12)	3	8.0	10	4	4	1	1	0	0	4.97	5.81	34	13	9	0	0	10	46			0	0	0	32	3	1	0	1	0	0	.72	0.004	.00	0.00%	0.51	1b start tie	8b 3 out d4
31	41	119	Aug 24(2)	PHA	@	SLB	W,4-3	CG	W(8-12)	3	9.0	9	3	2	1	1	1	0	4.81	5.74	35	16	8	0	3	9	59			0	0	0	33	1	0	0	1	0	1	1.42	0.490	.00	0.00%	2.27	1b start tie	9b 3 out a1
32	42	124	Aug 28	PHA	@	CHW	W,9-5	GS-5		3	5.0	7	4	1	3	0	0	0	4.72	5.71	27	10	9	1	2	5	40			0	0	0	23	1	0	0	0	0	2	.85	-0.171	.00	0.00%	-1.38	1b start tie	5b 3 out d3
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
33	43	126	Sep 1	PHA		WSH	W,12-3	CG	W(9-12)	3	9.0	10	3	3	5	2	1	0	4.63	5.70	41	9	15	3	0	10	52			1	0	0	36	2	0	0	0	0	0	.68	0.255	.00	0.00%	2.02	1t start tie	9t 3 out a9
34	44	130	Sep 5(2)	PHA		NYY	L,6-9	GS-4		3	3.1	6	4	4	3	0	2	0	4.75	5.84	18	2	7	2	0	6	29			0	0	0	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.17	-0.278	.00	0.00%	-2.74	1t start tie	4t 12- 1 out tie
35	45	133	Sep 8	PHA		CLE	W,9-2	CG	W(10-12)	2	9.0	6	2	2	3	3	1	0	4.62	5.79	36	12	12	1	4	6	67			1	0	0	33	0	0	0	0	0	0	.74	0.279	.00	0.00%	3.02	1t start tie	9t 3 out a7
36	46	138	Sep 13(2)	PHA		CHW	W,4-2	CG	W(11-12)	4	9.0	9	2	2	2	1	0	0	4.50	5.68	36	8	16	3	0	9	60			0	1	0	34	0	0	0	2	0	1	1.36	0.343	.00	0.00%	3.02	1t start tie	9t 3 out a2
37	47	142	Sep 19	PHA		DET	W,5-2	CG	W(12-12)	5	9.0	10	2	2	5	2	0	0	4.39	5.61	40	12	11	3	0	10	56			0	0	0	35	0	0	0	2	0	0	1.41	0.307	.00	0.00%	3.02	1t start tie	9t 3 out a3
38	48	145	Sep 23	PHA	@	WSH	W,3-1	CG	W(13-12)	3	9.0	8	1	1	1	2	0	0	4.25	5.49	37	11	15	3	0	8	68			0	0	0	36	1	1	0	0	0	1	1.26	0.500	.00	0.00%	3.92	1b start tie	9b 3 out a2
							19-19		W-L:13-12,Sv:1,BSv:1	3.4	218.0	244	132	103	137	43	18	2	4.25	5.49	1024	1.04		5%	3%	235	45	6	67%	9	2	0	867	43	11	1	24	0	24	1.15	0.394	1.32	-0.52%	-7.21

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