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	23-17 / in Starts: 20-15
Longest Hitting Streak	14 games
Longest On Base Streak	14 games
Most Games w/o HR	37 games
Most Games w/o RBI	7 games
Grand Slams	0 in 4 bases loaded PA and 4 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	4

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 118 PAs	18
Actual Runners on Base	83 (44-28-11) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 118 PAs	12
Avg. Runners on Base	77 (40-24-12)

Most Driven In
S Sisti	4
C Ryan	4
P Masi	3
E Torgeson	2
D Culler	2
T Holmes	1
B Rowell	1
N Fernandez	1

Most Driven In By
J Hopp	4
B Elliott	2
D Litwhiler	2
T Holmes	2
C Ryan	1
M McCormick	1

1947 Batting Game Log

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1947 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	81	1	Apr 15	BSN	@	BRO	L,3-5	GS-7	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.32	-0.066	3.26	-0.10%	-0.68	P
2	82	7 (5)	Apr 24	BSN		NYG	W,14-5	CG	5	4	0	2	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.400	.400	.400	.800	9	.56	-0.023	1.39	-0.03%	1.06	P
3	83	12 (4)	Apr 30	BSN		CIN	W,10-3	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.375	.375	.375	.750	9	.61	0.028	1.71	0.05%	-0.15	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	84	15 (2)	May 6	BSN		PIT	W,6-0	CG	4	4	1	2	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.417	.417	.500	.917	9	1.24	0.091	3.86	0.17%	1.21	P
5	85	20 (4)	May 11 (1)	BSN	@	NYG	L,1-8	GS-5	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.429	.429	.500	.929	9	.80	0.025	2.95	0.06%	0.22	P
6	86	24 (3)	May 15	BSN	@	STL	L,2-8	GS-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.400	.400	.467	.867	9	.74	-0.019	2.60	-0.04%	-0.17	P
7	87	29 (4)	May 20	BSN	@	PIT	L,3-4	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.353	.353	.412	.765	9	.58	-0.033	2.17	-0.07%	-0.35	P
8	88	33 (3)	May 27	BSN		PHI	W,7-3	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.381	.714	9	.40	0.097	1.22	0.18%	0.36	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
9	89	38 (4)	Jun 1 (1)	BSN		PIT	W,2-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	.292	.292	.333	.625	9	1.57	-0.209	5.62	-0.45%	-2.35	P
10	90	43 (4)	Jun 5	BSN		STL	L,3-5	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.296	.296	.333	.630	9	.95	0.104	3.04	0.20%	0.57	P
11	91	47 (3)	Jun 10	BSN		CHC	W,2-1	CG	3	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	.321	.321	.357	.679	9	1.17	0.051	4.94	0.13%	0.83	P
12	92	52 (4)	Jun 15 (2)	BSN	@	PIT	W,12-3	CG	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.281	.281	.313	.594	9	.18	-0.019	.69	-0.04%	-1.06	P
13	93	56 (3)	Jun 21	BSN	@	CHC	W,5-1	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		1	0	0	0	.257	.257	.286	.543	9	.59	0.012	3.03	0.04%	-0.15	P
14	94	57	Jun 22	BSN	@	CHC	W,8-7	0-GF(11)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0			0	0	0	.250	.250	.278	.528	9						P
15	95	60 (2)	Jun 26	BSN	@	BRO	L,6-8	GS-6	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.263	.263	.289	.553	9	1.17	0.018	6.88	0.06%	0.08	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
16	96	65 (4)	Jul 1	BSN	@	NYG	L,3-15	GS-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.263	.263	.289	.553	9						P
17	97	68 (2)	Jul 4 (1)	BSN	@	PHI	W,10-3	CG	4	4	1	3	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.310	.310	.357	.667	9	.44	0.094	1.95	0.25%	2.33	P
18	98	74 (5)	Jul 11	BSN		CIN	L,6-10	GS-6	2	2	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.318	.318	.386	.705	9	.98	0.125	4.35	0.34%	0.86	P
19	99	78 (3)	Jul 14	BSN		CHC	L,3-5	GS-6	2	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.326	.326	.413	.739	9	1.43	0.094	6.25	0.25%	0.87	P
20	100	83 (4)	Jul 19	BSN		PIT	W,2-0	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.327	.327	.408	.735	9	.97	0.052	3.51	0.11%	0.53	P
21	101	84	Jul 20	BSN		PIT	L,1-9	8-9	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.340	.340	.420	.760	8	.05	0.002	.21	0.01%	0.39	PH
22	102	87 (2)	Jul 23	BSN	@	CHC	W,12-4	CG	5	5	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	.327	.327	.418	.745	9	.15	-0.005	.53	-0.01%	-0.68	P
23	103	91 (3)	Jul 27	BSN	@	STL	W,10-3	CG	5	5	2	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.350	.350	.433	.783	9	.34	0.043	.82	0.06%	0.61	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
24	104	96 (4)	Aug 1 (1)	BSN	@	CIN	W,4-2	CG	3	3	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.365	.365	.460	.825	9	.63	0.040	.56	0.02%	0.31	P
25	105	102 (5)	Aug 5	BSN		BRO	W,4-2	CG	3	3	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.379	.379	.470	.848	9	1.27	0.150	1.20	0.09%	1.13	P
26	106	106 (3)	Aug 9	BSN	@	NYG	W,9-4	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.371	.371	.457	.829	9	.30	-0.019	.41	-0.02%	0.19	P
27	107	110 (3)	Aug 13	BSN	@	BRO	L,5-10	GS-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.371	.371	.457	.829	9						P
28	108	113 (2)	Aug 16	BSN		NYG	W,4-1	CG(6)	3	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.384	.384	.466	.849	9	.95	0.093	1.04	0.06%	1.30	P
29	109	117 (3)	Aug 20	BSN		PIT	L,10-16	GS-5	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.387	.387	.467	.853	9	.80	0.014	1.26	0.01%	0.02	P
30	110	119 (1)	Aug 21 (2)	BSN		CHC	W,6-4	0-GF	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0			0	0	0	.390	.390	.468	.857	9						P
31	111	122 (2)	Aug 24	BSN		STL	L,5-9	GS-5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.380	.380	.456	.835	9	.47	-0.024	.60	-0.02%	-0.40	P
32	112	126 (3)	Aug 28 (1)	BSN		CIN	W,8-7	GS-7	4	3	1	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.390	.398	.476	.873	9	1.30	0.144	.59	0.04%	1.19	P
33	113	130 (3)	Aug 31 (1)	BSN	@	PHI	W,3-2	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.388	.395	.471	.866	9	.99	0.012	.65	0.01%	-0.01	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
34	114	136 (5)	Sep 6	BSN		PHI	W,7-4	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	.382	.389	.461	.850	9	.57	0.067	.06	0.00%	1.31	P
35	115	140 (3)	Sep 11 (1)	BSN	@	PIT	L,3-4	CG(13)	6	6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	.368	.375	.442	.817	9	2.05	-0.175	.13	-0.01%	-0.40	P
36	116	145 (4)	Sep 14 (2)	BSN	@	CHC	L,1-6	8-8	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.368	.381	.442	.824	9	.27	0.012	.00	0.00%	0.38	PH
37	117	146	Sep 15	BSN	@	CHC	L,2-3	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.364	.376	.434	.811	9	1.97	-0.054	.00	0.00%	0.16	P
38	118	149 (2)	Sep 20	BSN	@	BRO	W,8-1	CG	5	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.356	.368	.423	.791	9	.25	-0.029	.00	0.00%	-0.37	P
39	119	151 (1)	Sep 25	BSN		NYG	L,1-3	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.349	.361	.415	.776	9	.82	-0.042	.00	0.00%	-0.34	P
40	120	154 (2)	Sep 28	BSN		BRO	W,3-2	5-GF	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.346	.364	.411	.775	9	1.01	-0.012	.00	0.00%	0.23	P
							23-17		118	107	13	37	7	0	0	18	3	0	1	0	8		3	2	0	0	.346	.364	.411	.775		.84	0.639	1.66	1.34%	9.01

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