Sugar Cain

Merritt Patrick Cain

• Bats Left, Throws Right
• Height 5' 11", Weight 190 lb.

• Debut April 15, 1932
• Final Game May 28, 1938
• Born April 5, 1907 in Macon, GA USA
• Died April 3, 1975 in Atlanta, GA USA

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Biographical Information

Sugar Cain pitched seven years in the majors, exclusively in the American League. He won 15 games in a season split between the St. Louis Browns and Chicago White Sox in 1936 and was a 13-game winner for Connie Mack's Philadelphia Athletics in 1933. His downfall was an almost complete lack of control, walking 569 batters in 987 1/3 innings, with four seasons of more than 100 walks (including a league-leading 123 between the A's and Browns in 1935).

Cain pitched fourteen seasons professionally, spending time between 1930 and 1943 in the minors, going 16-5 for the minor league Baltimore Orioles in 1932 to earn his big league look. He later managed the 1948 Vidalia-Lyons Twins.

Cain makes the "all crop team" along with Zack Wheat, Mack Wheat, Lee Wheat, Johnny Oates, Cotton Tierney, and Gene Rye.

Notable Achievements

• 15 Wins Seasons: 1 (1936)
• 200 Innings Pitched Seasons: 3 (1933, 1934 & 1936)

Year-by-Year Managerial Record

Year	Team	League	Record	Finish	Playoffs	Notes
1942	Anniston Rams	Southeastern League	19-17	4th		Replaced Dee Moore (48-59) on July 27
1948	Vidalia-Lyons Twins	Georgia State League		--	--	replaced by Truman Connell