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	34-11 / in Starts: 0-0
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	4 games
Most Games w/o HR	14 games
Most Games w/o RBI	7 games
Grand Slams	0 in 2 bases loaded PA and 1 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 20 PAs	5
Actual Runners on Base	17 (7-6-4) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 20 PAs	2
Avg. Runners on Base	12 (6-4-2)

Most Driven In
G Woodling	1
A Carey	1
E Slaughter	1
J Coleman	0

Most Driven In By
Y Berra	1

1954 Batting Game Log

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1954 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	361	1	Apr 13	NYY	@	WSH	L,3-5	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
2	362	2	Apr 14	NYY	@	WSH	W,2-1	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
3	363	8 (5)	Apr 24	NYY	@	PHA	L,0-1	7-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
4	364	9	Apr 25 (1)	NYY	@	PHA	W,6-1	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						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
5	365	20 (10)	May 9 (1)	NYY		PHA	W,7-4	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.12	-0.003	.28	0.00%	-0.27	P
6	366	22 (1)	May 10	NYY	@	CLE	L,7-8	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	1						P
7	367	23	May 11	NYY	@	CLE	W,5-3	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
8	368	24	May 12	NYY	@	CLE	W,5-4	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
9	369	26 (1)	May 14	NYY	@	DET	W,6-4	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
10	370	27	May 15	NYY	@	DET	W,7-5	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
11	371	30 (2)	May 18	NYY	@	CHW	W,4-3	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	2.30	-0.058	10.15	-0.15%	-0.23	P
12	372	34 (3)	May 23	NYY		BOS	L,9-10	5-8	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	9	.73	-0.029	2.73	-0.06%	-0.54	P
13	373	40 (5)	May 29	NYY	@	BOS	W,10-2	7-GF	2	2	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	9	.17	0.022	.55	0.04%	1.03	P
14	374	42 (1)	May 31 (1)	NYY		WSH	L,0-1	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	9						P
15	375	43	May 31 (2)	NYY		WSH	W,7-6	10-GF(10)	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.571	.500	1.071	9	6.37	0.347	20.30	0.66%	1.00	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
16	376	45 (1)	Jun 2	NYY		CLE	L,7-8	9-GF(10)	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.625	.500	1.125	9	2.21	0.075	10.40	0.21%	0.37	P
17	377	47 (1)	Jun 4	NYY		CLE	W,8-3	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.500	.625	.500	1.125	9						P
18	378	55 (7)	Jun 11	NYY		CHW	W,3-2	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.500	.625	.500	1.125	9						P
19	379	57 (1)	Jun 13 (1)	NYY		CHW	W,4-2	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.500	.625	.500	1.125	9						P
20	380	59 (1)	Jun 15	NYY	@	BAL	W,6-4	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.500	.625	.500	1.125	9						P
21	381	62 (2)	Jun 18	NYY	@	CHW	W,7-6	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.500	.625	.500	1.125	9						P
22	382	64 (1)	Jun 20 (1)	NYY	@	CHW	W,16-6	7-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.429	.556	.429	.984	9	.06	-0.002	.28	0.00%	-0.23	P
23	383	70 (5)	Jun 26	NYY	@	CLE	W,11-9	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.375	.500	.375	.875	9	1.66	0.063	9.55	0.22%	0.77	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
24	384	74 (3)	Jul 1	NYY	@	BOS	W,8-7	7-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.375	.500	.375	.875	9						P
25	385	75	Jul 2 (1)	NYY		WSH	W,6-5	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.375	.500	.375	.875	9						P
26	386	79 (3)	Jul 5 (1)	NYY	@	PHA	W,7-4	8-GF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.375	.500	.375	.875	9	.43	-0.003	1.75	-0.01%	-0.19	P
27	387	81 (1)	Jul 6	NYY		BOS	W,4-1	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.375	.500	.375	.875	9						P
28	388	83 (1)	Jul 9	NYY	@	WSH	W,6-5	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.375	.500	.375	.875	8						P
29	389	85 (1)	Jul 11	NYY	@	WSH	W,7-3	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.455	.333	.788	9	.23	-0.006	1.21	-0.02%	-0.46	P
30	390	86	Jul 15	NYY		BAL	W,3-1	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.455	.333	.788	9						P
31	391	94 (7)	Jul 22 (1)	NYY		CHW	W,4-3	9-GF(10)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.300	.417	.300	.717	9	3.77	-0.103	26.73	-0.44%	-0.30	P
32	392	97 (2)	Jul 24	NYY		CLE	L,4-5	8-GF(10)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.273	.385	.273	.657	2	1.31	-0.032	13.29	-0.20%	-0.09	P
33	393	100 (2)	Jul 28	NYY	@	CHW	W,7-5	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.273	.385	.273	.657	8						P
34	394	103 (2)	Jul 31	NYY	@	BAL	W,6-5	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.273	.385	.273	.657	9						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
35	395	104	Aug 1 (1)	NYY	@	BAL	W,8-6	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.273	.385	.273	.657	9						P
36	396	108 (3)	Aug 5	NYY	@	CLE	W,5-2	7-GF	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.429	.333	.762	9	.08	0.003	.84	0.02%	0.25	P
37	397	109	Aug 6	NYY	@	DET	W,4-3	8-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.308	.400	.308	.708	2	.61	-0.015	3.88	-0.06%	-0.22	P
38	398	111 (1)	Aug 8	NYY	@	DET	L,8-10	7-GF(10)	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.412	.333	.745	1	1.88	0.022	11.33	0.08%	0.11	P
39	399	117 (5)	Aug 14	NYY		BOS	W,3-1	7-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.412	.333	.745	9						P
40	400	121 (3)	Aug 19	NYY	@	PHA	W,8-5	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.412	.333	.745	9						P
41	401	123 (1)	Aug 21	NYY	@	BOS	L,9-10	8-10	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.313	.389	.313	.701	7	4.62	-0.105	27.30	-0.37%	-0.49	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
42	402	136 (12)	Sep 5	NYY	@	WSH	L,4-5	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.313	.389	.313	.701	1						P
43	403	138 (1)	Sep 6 (2)	NYY		BOS	L,7-8	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.313	.389	.313	.701	9						P
44	404	149 (10)	Sep 19	NYY	@	PHA	W,4-2	6-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.313	.389	.313	.701	9						P
45	405	154 (4)	Sep 25	NYY		PHA	W,10-2	0-GF	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	.353	.421	.412	.833	9						P
							34-11		20	17	1	6	1	0	0	5	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.353	.421	.412	.833		1.54	0.176	8.17	-0.09%	0.50

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