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	3-4 / in Starts: 1-1
Longest Hitting Streak	1 game
Longest On Base Streak	1 game
Most Games w/o HR	6 games
Most Games w/o RBI	5 games

Postseason Batting Game Log

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Postseason Batting Game Log
Rk	Year	Series	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	1948	WS g1	Oct 6	BSN		CLE	W,1-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.80	-0.126	94.00	-3.64%	-0.81	P
2	1948	WS g4	Oct 9	BSN	@	CLE	L,1-2	CG	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	9	1.27	-0.052	81.71	-1.84%	-0.32	P
1951 Postseason			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
3	1951	WS g6	Oct 10	NYY		NYG	W,4-3	7-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.21	-0.006	16.10	-0.23%	-0.23	P
1952 Postseason			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	1952	WS g3	Oct 3	NYY		BRO	L,3-5	9-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	2	.49	-0.012	30.74	-0.50%	-0.09	PH
5	1952	WS g5	Oct 5	NYY		BRO	L,5-6	6-GF(11)	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.85	-0.090	152.89	-4.13%	-0.42	P
1953 Postseason			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
6	1953	WS g1	Sep 30	NYY		BRO	W,9-5	6-GF	2	2	1	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.500	.500	1.000	1.500	9	1.28	0.048	66.90	1.40%	1.55	P
7	1953	WS g4	Oct 3	NYY	@	BRO	L,3-7	5-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.500	.500	1.000	1.500	9						P
									12	11	1	2	1	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	1			0	0	0	.182	.182	.273	.455

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