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	25-22 / in Starts: 11-5
Longest Hitting Streak	4 games
Longest On Base Streak	5 games
Most Games w/o HR	34 games
Most Games w/o RBI	6 games
Grand Slams	0 in 4 bases loaded PA and 4 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	4

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 75 PAs	14
Actual Runners on Base	56 (28-18-10) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 75 PAs	8
Avg. Runners on Base	47 (24-14-7)

Most Driven In
G Woodling	3
G McDougald	2
A Carey	2
B Martin	1
J Jensen	1
H Bauer	1
M Mantle	1
Self	1

Most Driven In By
H Bauer	1
Self	1
P Rizzuto	1

1952 Batting Game Log

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1952 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	273	1	Apr 16	NYY	@	PHA	W,8-1	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
2	274	5 (3)	Apr 20	NYY		PHA	W,9-6	8-GF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0		1.000			9	.06	0.002	.12	0.00%	0.20	P
3	275	7 (1)	Apr 22	NYY		PHA	W,3-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.200	.000	.200	9	1.29	-0.075	2.82	-0.10%	-1.06	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
4	276	12 (4)	May 1	NYY		DET	L,4-5	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.143	.000	.143	9	.51	-0.025	1.00	-0.03%	-0.30	P
5	277	20 (7)	May 9	NYY		BOS	W,7-4	GS-8	3	3	1	2	1	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.222	.300	.667	.967	9	1.38	0.386	2.38	0.40%	3.04	P
6	278	24 (3)	May 14	NYY	@	CLE	W,5-3	CG	4	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.273	.385	.636	1.021	9	1.12	0.057	2.44	0.08%	0.46	P
7	279	28 (3)	May 20	NYY	@	CHW	W,4-3	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.267	.353	.533	.886	9	1.11	0.024	2.88	0.04%	0.33	P
8	280	31 (2)	May 26	NYY	@	BOS	L,3-6	CG	4	4	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.316	.381	.632	1.013	9	1.23	0.055	3.57	0.10%	-0.19	P
9	281	34 (2)	May 30 (1)	NYY		PHA	L,1-2	14-GF(14)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.300	.364	.600	.964	9	3.28	-0.080	8.92	-0.13%	-0.21	PH
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
10	282	37 (2)	Jun 3	NYY		CHW	W,4-3	13-GF(13)	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.333	.391	.619	1.010	6	6.38	0.348	17.76	0.58%	1.00	PH
11	283	39 (1)	Jun 5	NYY		CHW	W,6-4	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.333	.385	.583	.968	9	1.24	0.198	4.08	0.39%	1.18	P
12	284	45 (5)	Jun 11	NYY		DET	W,7-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	1	0	0	.286	.333	.500	.833	9	1.08	0.026	3.91	0.06%	-0.24	P
13	285	52 (6)	Jun 18	NYY	@	DET	W,10-6	GS-8	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.281	.324	.469	.792	9	.91	-0.060	4.12	-0.16%	-0.82	P
14	286	58 (5)	Jun 23	NYY	@	SLB	W,14-10	GS-0	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	.294	.333	.471	.804	9						P
15	287	60 (1)	Jun 25	NYY	@	SLB	L,9-10	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.286	.324	.457	.781	9	2.83	-0.071	14.96	-0.23%	-0.22	PH
16	288	62 (1)	Jun 28	NYY		PHA	L,0-12	GS-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.286	.324	.457	.781	9						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	289	67 (4)	Jul 2	NYY		BOS	L,4-5	7-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.306	.342	.472	.814	9	.90	0.027	5.76	0.10%	0.12	PH P
18	290	68	Jul 3 (1)	NYY	@	WSH	W,9-6	7-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.289	.325	.447	.772	9	1.15	-0.057	7.47	-0.22%	-0.55	P
19	291	74 (5)	Jul 6 (2)	NYY	@	PHA	L,6-7	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.289	.325	.447	.772	9						P
20	292	76 (1)	Jul 11	NYY		SLB	L,3-6	9-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.308	.341	.462	.803	9	1.03	0.052	5.89	0.18%	0.37	PH
21	293	79 (2)	Jul 13 (2)	NYY		DET	W,12-2	7-GF	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.325	.357	.500	.857	9	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	0.96	P
22	294	82 (2)	Jul 16 (1)	NYY		CLE	W,8-7	GS-3	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.341	.372	.537	.909	9	2.10	0.154	17.59	0.78%	1.49	P
23	295	84 (1)	Jul 17 (1)	NYY		CLE	L,6-11	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.333	.364	.524	.887	9	1.42	-0.031	12.00	-0.16%	-0.44	PH
24	296	86 (1)	Jul 18	NYY		CHW	W,6-3	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.364	.524	.887	9						P
25	297	88 (1)	Jul 20	NYY		CHW	L,4-5	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.326	.356	.512	.867	9	2.41	-0.057	16.82	-0.24%	-0.14	P
26	298	89	Jul 22 (1)	NYY	@	CLE	W,7-3	6-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.311	.340	.489	.829	9	.40	-0.022	3.19	-0.11%	-0.38	P
27	299	94 (4)	Jul 26	NYY	@	DET	L,6-10	4-10	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	.298	.327	.468	.795	9	.95	-0.012	6.16	-0.05%	0.03	P
28	300	97 (2)	Jul 28	NYY	@	DET	L,2-12	8-8	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.298	.340	.468	.808	1	.18	0.006	1.20	0.02%	0.37	PH
29	301	98	Jul 29	NYY	@	CHW	W,10-7	7-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.292	.333	.458	.792	9	.48	-0.014	3.55	-0.06%	-0.31	PH
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
30	302	101 (2)	Aug 1	NYY	@	SLB	L,1-2	7-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.292	.333	.458	.792	9						P
31	303	102	Aug 2	NYY	@	SLB	L,6-11	0-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	.286	.327	.449	.776	9						PH
32	304	103	Aug 3 (1)	NYY	@	SLB	W,6-1	CG	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.283	.321	.453	.774	9	.41	-0.029	2.85	-0.12%	0.67	P
33	305	110 (6)	Aug 9	NYY		BOS	L,1-3	10-GF(10)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.283	.321	.453	.774	9						P
34	306	115 (4)	Aug 15	NYY	@	BOS	L,2-3	GS-9	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.281	.317	.439	.755	9	1.54	-0.088	14.80	-0.51%	-0.80	P
35	307	120 (4)	Aug 20	NYY		CHW	L,3-12	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.276	.311	.431	.743	9	.71	-0.019	5.73	-0.09%	-0.20	P
36	308	122 (1)	Aug 22	NYY		CLE	L,4-6	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.271	.306	.424	.730	2	1.41	-0.039	20.48	-0.34%	-0.20	PH
37	309	126 (3)	Aug 26	NYY		SLB	W,6-3	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.267	.302	.417	.718	9	2.37	-0.067	21.44	-0.36%	-0.56	P
38	310	127	Aug 27	NYY		SLB	W,12-7	2-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.262	.297	.410	.707	9	1.53	-0.034	13.92	-0.18%	-0.33	PH
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
39	311	133 (5)	Sep 2 (2)	NYY		BOS	W,4-0	6-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.258	.292	.403	.696	9	.08	-0.002	.74	-0.01%	-0.21	P
40	312	136 (2)	Sep 5	NYY	@	PHA	L,2-3	6-9	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.266	.299	.406	.705	9	2.62	0.084	20.98	0.41%	0.77	P
41	313	139 (2)	Sep 9	NYY	@	SLB	L,4-5	0-0	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0			0	0	0	.273	.304	.409	.713	9						PH P
42	314	142 (2)	Sep 13	NYY	@	CHW	W,6-5	6-9	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.284	.314	.418	.732	9	.23	0.005	2.90	0.04%	0.20	P
43	315	146 (3)	Sep 19	NYY		PHA	L,0-2	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.279	.310	.412	.722	9	1.41	-0.039	12.95	-0.22%	-0.20	PH
44	316	149 (2)	Sep 24 (1)	NYY	@	BOS	W,3-2	9-GF(10)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.279	.310	.412	.722	9						P
45	317	150	Sep 24 (2)	NYY	@	BOS	W,8-6	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.279	.310	.412	.722	9						P
46	318	152 (1)	Sep 26	NYY	@	PHA	W,5-2	9-GF(11)	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	.271	.301	.400	.701	9	1.92	-0.050	4.93	-0.08%	0.65	P
47	319	154 (1)	Sep 28	NYY	@	PHA	L,4-9	7-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.268	.297	.394	.692	9	.19	-0.005	.00	0.00%	-0.16	PH
							25-22		75	71	4	19	4	1	1	14	3	0	5	0	1		3	1	0	0	.268	.297	.394	.692		1.24	0.548	6.22	-0.23%	4.31

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