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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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	14-23 / in Starts: 14-20
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	35 games
Most Games w/o RBI	14 games
Grand Slams	0 in 2 bases loaded PA and 2 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 102 PAs	3
Actual Runners on Base	53 (29-18-6) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 102 PAs	11
Avg. Runners on Base	68 (35-21-10)

Most Driven In
J Russell	1
C Conatser	1
D Crandall	0
A Dark	0

Most Driven In By
E Stanky	2
P Reiser	2
A Dark	2
J Russell	1
E Fletcher	1

1949 Batting Game Log

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1949 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	164	1	Apr 18	BSN		PHI	L,0-4	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	9	.89	-0.021	2.16	-0.03%	-0.24	P
2	165	5 (3)	Apr 22	BSN	@	NYG	T,6-6	GS-4	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.400	.400	.400	.800	9	.99	-0.053	2.79	-0.09%	-0.66	P
3	166	9 (3)	Apr 26	BSN	@	BRO	L,2-5	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.375	.375	.375	.750	9	.59	0.019	1.65	0.03%	0.11	P
4	167	13 (3)	Apr 30	BSN		NYG	W,4-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.273	.273	.273	.545	9	.29	-0.022	.83	-0.04%	-0.61	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	168	17 (3)	May 4	BSN		CHC	W,4-3	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.214	.214	.214	.429	9	.32	-0.024	1.00	-0.05%	-0.69	P
6	169	20 (2)	May 8 (1)	BSN		PIT	L,3-8	GS-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.214	.214	.214	.429	9						P
7	170	21	May 8 (2)	BSN		PIT	L,8-11	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.214	.214	.214	.429	9						P
8	171	24 (2)	May 13	BSN		BRO	W,6-5	GS-10	5	5	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.263	.263	.316	.579	9	1.33	0.144	4.60	0.30%	0.32	P
9	172	28 (3)	May 18	BSN	@	CIN	L,9-13	GS-4	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.286	.286	.333	.619	9	1.46	-0.067	5.85	-0.16%	-0.55	P
10	173	32 (3)	May 22	BSN	@	CHC	W,7-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.240	.240	.280	.520	9	.44	-0.032	1.61	-0.07%	-1.16	P
11	174	36 (3)	May 27	BSN	@	BRO	L,0-4	GS-8	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.259	.259	.296	.556	9	.73	0.025	3.16	0.06%	0.16	P
12	175	41 (4)	May 31	BSN	@	PHI	W,7-6	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.286	.536	9	.84	-0.024	3.16	-0.05%	-0.23	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
13	176	44 (2)	Jun 4	BSN		STL	L,1-2	GS-9	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.258	.258	.290	.548	9	1.26	-0.001	6.19	0.00%	0.00	P
14	177	48 (3)	Jun 8	BSN		CIN	W,8-7	GS-6	3	2	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.273	.273	.303	.576	9	.95	0.151	3.59	0.34%	1.20	P
15	178	52 (3)	Jun 12 (1)	BSN		CHC	L,2-6	GS-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.273	.273	.303	.576	9						P
16	179	57 (4)	Jun 17	BSN	@	CIN	L,2-7	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.265	.265	.294	.559	9	.45	-0.011	1.46	-0.02%	-0.17	P
17	180	62 (4)	Jun 21	BSN	@	CHC	L,4-8	GS-9	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.270	.270	.297	.568	9	1.58	0.042	5.48	0.09%	0.31	P
18	181	66 (3)	Jun 25	BSN	@	STL	W,10-6	GS-9	5	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	1	0	0	.238	.238	.262	.500	9	.55	-0.086	2.17	-0.20%	-1.64	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
19	182	74 (7)	Jul 3	BSN		PHI	L,0-7	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.233	.233	.256	.488	9	1.05	-0.026	3.55	-0.05%	-0.23	P
20	183	80 (5)	Jul 9	BSN	@	PHI	W,4-3	GS-9	4	4	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	.277	.277	.298	.574	9	1.20	0.193	3.84	0.37%	1.29	P
21	184	83 (2)	Jul 16	BSN		CHC	W,9-1	CG	5	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1		2	0	0	0	.260	.275	.280	.555	9	.33	0.025	.81	0.04%	0.80	P
22	185	88 (4)	Jul 20	BSN		STL	L,4-6	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.245	.259	.264	.523	9	.69	-0.050	2.24	-0.10%	-0.67	P
23	186	92 (3)	Jul 24 (1)	BSN		PIT	L,3-4	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.250	.263	.268	.531	9	.79	0.030	1.43	0.03%	-0.07	P
24	187	97 (4)	Jul 31 (1)	BSN	@	PIT	W,9-1	CG	5	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1			0	0	0	.250	.262	.267	.529	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
25	188	102 (4)	Aug 4	BSN	@	STL	L,2-10	GS-5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.242	.254	.258	.512	9	.92	-0.050	.77	-0.03%	-0.54	P
26	189	107 (4)	Aug 9	BSN	@	NYG	L,3-4	GS-9	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.246	.258	.262	.519	9	1.21	-0.015	.14	0.00%	-0.30	P
27	190	111 (3)	Aug 14	BSN	@	BRO	L,2-7	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.235	.246	.250	.496	9	1.18	-0.092	.13	-0.01%	-0.74	P
28	191	114 (2)	Aug 18	BSN		NYG	W,10-6	GS-8	4	4	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	.236	.247	.264	.510	9	.36	0.104	.02	0.00%	1.54	P
29	192	115	Aug 19	BSN		BRO	L,4-6	12-12	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.247	.257	.274	.531	5	1.52	0.045	.15	0.00%	0.20	PH
30	193	119 (3)	Aug 23	BSN		PIT	W,5-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.234	.244	.260	.503	9	1.66	-0.153	.14	-0.01%	-1.17	P
31	194	123 (3)	Aug 27	BSN		CIN	W,6-5	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.228	.238	.253	.491	9	.77	-0.041	.13	0.00%	-0.32	P
32	195	128 (4)	Aug 31	BSN		CHC	W,4-3	GS-8	3	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.232	.241	.268	.509	9	1.23	0.036	.00	0.00%	0.00	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
33	196	132 (3)	Sep 4 (1)	BSN	@	PHI	L,8-9	GS-4	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.226	.235	.262	.497	9	.57	-0.029	.00	0.00%	-0.59	P
34	197	134 (1)	Sep 5 (1)	BSN	@	BRO	L,2-7	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.224	.233	.259	.491	9	.07	-0.002	.00	0.00%	-0.17	PH
35	198	138 (3)	Sep 8	BSN		PHI	L,1-3	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.216	.225	.250	.475	9	1.23	-0.091	.00	0.00%	-0.54	P
36	199	142 (3)	Sep 14	BSN	@	CHC	L,7-8	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	.209	.217	.242	.459	9	1.74	-0.175	.00	0.00%	-1.62	P
37	200	146 (3)	Sep 18 (2)	BSN	@	CIN	T,1-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.202	.211	.234	.445	9	1.25	-0.096	.00	0.00%	-0.65	P
38	201	150 (3)	Sep 22	BSN	@	PIT	L,0-1	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.206	.222	.237	.459	9	2.26	-0.194	.00	0.00%	-0.41	P
39	202	155 (4)	Sep 29 (2)	BSN		BRO	L,0-8	GS-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.206	.222	.237	.459	9						P
							14-23		102	97	10	20	3	0	0	3	2	0	2	0	3		5	2	0	0	.206	.222	.237	.459		.97	-0.541	1.72	0.36%	-8.05

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