Archie McKain

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Both • Throws: Left

5-10, 175lb (178cm, 79kg)

Born: May 12, 1911 in Delphos, KS us

Died: May 21, 1985 in Salina, KS

Buried: Highland Cemetery, Minneapolis, KS

Debut: April 25, 1937 (Age 25-348d, 8,245th in major league history)
vs. NYY 3.0 IP, 3 H, 2 SO, 2 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: July 5, 1943 (Age 32-054d)
vs. NYY 1.2 IP, 2 H, 1 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1937 season

Full Name: Archie Richard McKain

Nicknames: Happy

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

7.6

ERA

4.26

165

486.1

188

WHIP

1.515

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	17-21 / in Starts: 9-9
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	4 games
Most Games w/o HR	26 games
Most Games w/o RBI	11 games
Grand Slams	No bases loaded PA
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 53 PAs	3
Actual Runners on Base	23 (12-8-3) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 53 PAs	6
Avg. Runners on Base	35 (18-11-6)

Most Driven In
M Berg	1
G Desautels	1
B Chapman	1

Most Driven In By
D Cramer	3
J Cronin	1
B Mills	0

1937 Batting Game Log

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1937 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	1	3 (2)	Apr 25	BOS		NYY	L,3-9	7-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.55	-0.015	1.42	-0.02%	-0.29	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	2	13 (9)	May 10	BOS	@	CLE	L,5-6	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
3	3	17 (3)	May 16	BOS	@	WSH	W,6-5	9-GF(12)	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	2.55	-0.147	6.67	-0.23%	-0.83	P
4	4	20 (2)	May 20	BOS		CLE	L,5-16	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
5	5	22 (1)	May 22	BOS		DET	W,11-9	5-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.47	-0.013	.88	-0.01%	-0.29	P
6	6	23	May 23	BOS		CHW	L,4-6	10-10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
7	7	28 (4)	May 29	BOS		WSH	W,4-2	GS-7	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.76	-0.037	4.21	-0.05%	-0.41	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
8	8	37 (8)	Jun 8	BOS	@	CLE	W,10-8	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.16	-0.034	2.62	-0.05%	-0.36	P
9	9	38	Jun 9	BOS	@	CLE	L,6-12	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.30	-0.008	.76	-0.01%	-0.12	P
10	10	47 (8)	Jun 18	BOS		CLE	W,5-4	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	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
11	11	59 (11)	Jul 2	BOS		PHA	W,8-4	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.64	-0.018	1.18	-0.02%	-0.29	P
12	12	61 (1)	Jul 4 (1)	BOS		PHA	W,7-6	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.84	-0.050	4.09	-0.07%	-0.29	P
13	13	62	Jul 4 (2)	BOS		PHA	W,4-2	8-GF(8)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
14	14	64 (1)	Jul 5 (2)	BOS	@	NYY	L,4-8	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
15	15	65	Jul 9	BOS	@	PHA	W,12-11	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
16	16	69 (3)	Jul 11 (2)	BOS	@	PHA	W,8-2	CG	4	4	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.154	.154	.231	.385	9	.51	-0.057	1.17	-0.08%	-0.34	P
17	17	75 (5)	Jul 18 (2)	BOS	@	CHW	L,0-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0		0	0	.125	.125	.188	.313	9	.80	-0.065	1.96	-0.10%	-0.45	P
18	18	77 (1)	Jul 20	BOS	@	DET	L,9-10	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.125	.125	.188	.313	9						P
19	19	79 (1)	Jul 22	BOS	@	DET	L,4-17	3-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.118	.118	.176	.294	9	.02	0.000	.02	0.00%	-0.13	PH
20	20	80	Jul 23	BOS	@	CLE	W,6-2	GS-9	4	4	0	2	2	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.190	.190	.333	.524	9	.36	0.101	.32	0.05%	1.61	P
21	21	85 (4)	Jul 29	BOS		SLB	W,5-3	GS-8	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0		0		0	0	.182	.250	.318	.568	9	1.14	0.014	1.33	0.01%	0.22	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	22	91 (5)	Aug 4 (1)	BOS		CLE	W,8-6	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.174	.240	.304	.544	9	1.76	-0.067	2.46	-0.06%	-0.73	P
23	23	96 (4)	Aug 8 (1)	BOS		CHW	W,7-6	GS-4	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.208	.269	.333	.603	9	1.15	0.087	2.14	0.10%	0.91	P
24	24	101 (4)	Aug 12 (2)	BOS		NYY	L,3-5	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.185	.241	.296	.538	9	1.14	-0.093	2.30	-0.11%	-0.62	P
25	25	105 (3)	Aug 15 (2)	BOS	@	WSH	L,3-9	GS-0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		2	0	0				0	0	.172	.226	.276	.502	9						P
26	26	107 (1)	Aug 18	BOS	@	PHA	L,2-4	7-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.172	.226	.276	.502	9						P
27	27	112 (4)	Aug 25 (2)	BOS	@	CLE	W,7-2	GS-8	4	4	3	3	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.242	.286	.394	.680	9	.75	0.086	.09	0.01%	1.65	P
28	28	117 (4)	Aug 29 (2)	BOS	@	SLB	L,3-8	GS-3	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.265	.306	.412	.717	9	.44	0.013	.05	0.00%	0.14	P
29	29	118	Aug 31	BOS	@	CHW	L,6-7	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.265	.306	.412	.717	9						P
Sep/Oct		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	30	121 (2)	Sep 2 (2)	BOS	@	CHW	L,8-10	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.257	.297	.400	.697	9	.41	-0.011	.02	0.00%	-0.13	P
31	31	123 (1)	Sep 4 (2)	BOS		PHA	L,4-10	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0	0	.250	.289	.389	.678	9						PH
32	32	125 (1)	Sep 6 (2)	BOS		WSH	L,0-2	GS-0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0	0	.237	.275	.368	.643	9						P
33	33	130 (4)	Sep 9	BOS	@	NYY	W,13-7	GS-7	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.225	.279	.350	.629	9	1.27	-0.062	.00	0.00%	-0.75	P
34	34	133 (2)	Sep 12	BOS	@	PHA	W,13-6	6-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.225	.279	.350	.629	9						P
35	35	136 (2)	Sep 18	BOS		CLE	L,6-7	GS-8	3	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0		0	0	.256	.304	.372	.676	9	.61	0.055	.00	0.00%	0.23	P
36	36	143 (6)	Sep 24	BOS		NYY	L,1-5	GS-9	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		0	0	.261	.306	.370	.676	9	1.19	-0.009	.00	0.00%	-0.20	P
37	37	150 (6)	Sep 30 (1)	BOS	@	WSH	L,3-4	GS-7	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0		0	0	.265	.308	.367	.675	9	1.10	-0.047	.00	0.00%	-0.52	P
38	38	153 (2)	Oct 2	BOS	@	NYY	L,3-11	5-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.265	.308	.367	.675	9						P
							17-21		53	49	5	13	5	0	0	3	1	0	16	2	1		0		0	0	.265	.308	.367	.675		.95	-0.377	1.26	-0.64%	-1.96

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