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

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1954 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1954 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 13	NYY	@	WSH	L,3-5		6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
2	2	Apr 14	NYY	@	WSH	W,2-1	GF	4	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
3	8 (5)	Apr 24	NYY	@	PHA	L,0-1	GF	6	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
4	9	Apr 25 (1)	NYY	@	PHA	W,6-1	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
5	20 (10)	May 9 (1)	NYY		PHA	W,7-4	GF	6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
6	22 (1)	May 10	NYY	@	CLE	L,7-8	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
7	23	May 11	NYY	@	CLE	W,5-3	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
8	24	May 12	NYY	@	CLE	W,5-4	GF	5	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
9	26 (1)	May 14	NYY	@	DET	W,6-4	GF	2	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
10	27	May 15	NYY	@	DET	W,7-5	GF	3	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
11	30 (2)	May 18	NYY	@	CHW	W,4-3	GF	7	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
12	34 (3)	May 23	NYY		BOS	L,9-10		19	3.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
13	40 (5)	May 29	NYY	@	BOS	W,10-2	GF	10	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
14	42 (1)	May 31 (1)	NYY		WSH	L,0-1	GF	5	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
15	43	May 31 (2)	NYY		WSH	W,7-6	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
16	45 (1)	Jun 2	NYY		CLE	L,7-8	GF	10	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
17	47 (1)	Jun 4	NYY		CLE	W,8-3	GF	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
18	55 (7)	Jun 11	NYY		CHW	W,3-2	GF	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
19	57 (1)	Jun 13 (1)	NYY		CHW	W,4-2	GF	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
20	59 (1)	Jun 15	NYY	@	BAL	W,6-4	GF	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
21	62 (2)	Jun 18	NYY	@	CHW	W,7-6	GF	4	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
22	64 (1)	Jun 20 (1)	NYY	@	CHW	W,16-6		4	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
23	70 (5)	Jun 26	NYY	@	CLE	W,11-9	GF	12	3.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
24	74 (3)	Jul 1	NYY	@	BOS	W,8-7	GF	10	3.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
25	75	Jul 2 (1)	NYY		WSH	W,6-5		3	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
26	79 (3)	Jul 5 (1)	NYY	@	PHA	W,7-4	GF	5	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
27	81 (1)	Jul 6	NYY		BOS	W,4-1	GF	3	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
28	83 (1)	Jul 9	NYY	@	WSH	W,6-5	GF	3	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
29	85 (1)	Jul 11	NYY	@	WSH	W,7-3	GF	14	3.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
30	86	Jul 15	NYY		BAL	W,3-1	GF	4	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
31	94 (7)	Jul 22 (1)	NYY		CHW	W,4-3	GF	6	2.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
32	97 (2)	Jul 24	NYY		CLE	L,4-5	GF	12	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
33	100 (2)	Jul 28	NYY	@	CHW	W,7-5	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
34	103 (2)	Jul 31	NYY	@	BAL	W,6-5	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
35	104	Aug 1 (1)	NYY	@	BAL	W,8-6	GF	6	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
36	108 (3)	Aug 5	NYY	@	CLE	W,5-2	GF	11	2.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
37	109	Aug 6	NYY	@	DET	W,4-3	GF	8	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
38	111 (1)	Aug 8	NYY	@	DET	L,8-10	GF	14	3.1	1	2	0	3	0	P
39	117 (5)	Aug 14	NYY		BOS	W,3-1	GF	13	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
40	121 (3)	Aug 19	NYY	@	PHA	W,8-5	GF	9	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	P
41	123 (1)	Aug 21	NYY	@	BOS	L,9-10		10	2.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
42	136 (12)	Sep 5	NYY	@	WSH	L,4-5	GF	8	1.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
43	138 (1)	Sep 6 (2)	NYY		BOS	L,7-8	GF	10	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
44	149 (10)	Sep 19	NYY	@	PHA	W,4-2		10	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
45	154 (4)	Sep 25	NYY		PHA	W,10-2	GF	0	4.0	0	0	0	0	0
							45gm		77.0	6	11	0	17	0