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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	22-15 / in Starts: 22-15
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	6 games
Most Games w/o HR	33 games
Most Games w/o RBI	4 games
Grand Slams	0 in 4 bases loaded PA and 4 AB, Data is incomplete
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 115 PAs	15
Actual Runners on Base	79 (36-27-16) Data is incomplete
Avg. MLBer w/ 115 PAs	14
Avg. Runners on Base	77 (40-24-12)

Most Driven In
T Holmes	2
C Ryan	2
B Kerr	2
D Crandall	2
W Marshall	2
W Cooper	1
S Sisti	1
G Mauch	1

Most Driven In By
B Elliott	2
E Torgeson	1
S Jethroe	1
Self	1
T Holmes	1
W Marshall	1

1950 Batting Game Log

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1950 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	203	2 (1)	Apr 19	BSN	@	NYG	W,10-6	CG	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.57	-0.059	1.53	-0.10%	-0.32	P
2	204	5 (2)	Apr 23 (1)	BSN		PHI	W,4-3	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.56	-0.115	4.95	-0.22%	-1.47	P
3	205	10 (4)	Apr 28	BSN	@	PHI	L,1-6	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.46	-0.012	1.29	-0.02%	-0.11	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	206	15 (4)	May 3	BSN	@	PIT	W,15-4	CG	5	4	2	3	1	0	0	4	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.273	.333	.364	.697	9	1.50	0.278	3.46	0.39%	3.59	P
5	207	19 (3)	May 7	BSN	@	STL	L,0-15	GS-0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0			0	0	0	.231	.286	.308	.593	9						P
6	208	22 (2)	May 11	BSN	@	CHC	W,3-0	CG	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.250	.294	.313	.607	9	1.12	0.098	3.01	0.16%	0.48	P
7	209	25 (2)	May 16	BSN		PIT	W,3-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.211	.250	.263	.513	9	.88	-0.067	2.48	-0.11%	-0.68	P
8	210	28 (2)	May 21 (1)	BSN		CHC	W,3-2	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.227	.261	.273	.534	9	1.06	0.021	2.73	0.03%	0.24	P
9	211	32 (3)	May 26	BSN		BRO	L,1-5	GS-8	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	.240	.269	.280	.549	9	1.55	-0.001	4.72	0.00%	0.16	P
10	212	35 (2)	May 30 (1)	BSN		NYG	W,7-2	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.241	.267	.276	.543	9	.55	-0.043	1.39	-0.07%	-0.77	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
11	213	39 (3)	Jun 3	BSN	@	PIT	W,10-6	GS-6	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.219	.242	.250	.492	9	.86	-0.066	2.11	-0.10%	-1.43	P
12	214	44 (4)	Jun 8	BSN	@	STL	L,6-18	GS-1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.212	.235	.242	.478	9	.82	-0.022	3.08	-0.05%	-0.46	P
13	215	52 (7)	Jun 16	BSN		PIT	W,6-5	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.194	.237	.222	.459	9	1.40	-0.053	3.33	-0.08%	-0.72	P
14	216	57 (4)	Jun 20	BSN		CHC	L,3-4	CG(10)	4	3	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.205	.244	.256	.500	9	1.88	-0.040	5.68	-0.07%	-0.15	P
15	217	60 (2)	Jun 24	BSN		STL	L,6-7	GS-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.205	.244	.256	.500	9						P
16	218	63 (2)	Jun 28	BSN		PHI	W,3-1	CG	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.214	.250	.262	.512	9	.65	0.002	1.85	0.00%	-0.27	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
17	219	67 (3)	Jul 2 (1)	BSN	@	NYG	W,11-5	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		0	0	0	0	.200	.250	.244	.494	9	.20	-0.017	.61	-0.03%	0.16	P
18	220	73 (5)	Jul 7	BSN		NYG	W,8-2	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.224	.269	.265	.535	9	.61	0.092	1.83	0.17%	2.15	P
19	221	76 (2)	Jul 13	BSN	@	CIN	L,3-7	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.212	.255	.250	.505	9	1.35	-0.146	5.53	-0.36%	-0.90	P
20	222	81 (4)	Jul 17	BSN	@	PIT	W,8-6	GS-0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	.212	.281	.250	.531	9						P
21	223	84 (2)	Jul 21	BSN	@	CHC	L,3-4	CG(13)	5	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.214	.279	.250	.529	9	2.08	-0.168	10.39	-0.50%	-0.91	P
22	224	88 (3)	Jul 25	BSN		PIT	W,7-2	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.217	.277	.250	.527	9	1.08	-0.156	4.18	-0.36%	-1.81	P
23	225	92 (3)	Jul 29	BSN		CIN	W,9-1	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.219	.275	.250	.525	9	.97	0.061	3.28	0.12%	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
24	226	97 (4)	Aug 2	BSN		STL	W,4-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	.206	.260	.235	.496	9						P
25	227	101 (3)	Aug 6 (1)	BSN		CHC	W,5-2	CG	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		1	0	0	0	.197	.250	.225	.475	9	.95	-0.022	4.21	-0.06%	-0.29	P
26	228	106 (4)	Aug 10	BSN		BRO	L,3-4	GS-9	3	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.216	.266	.243	.509	9	.57	0.014	2.17	0.03%	0.28	P
27	229	110 (3)	Aug 15	BSN	@	PHI	L,1-9	GS-2	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.227	.275	.253	.528	9	1.68	0.063	10.23	0.23%	0.73	P
28	230	113 (2)	Aug 21	BSN	@	STL	L,2-9	GS-5	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.234	.280	.260	.540	9	1.09	0.050	2.27	0.06%	0.41	P
29	231	118 (4)	Aug 25	BSN	@	CHC	L,6-7	GS-5	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.231	.286	.256	.542	9	1.18	0.008	1.19	0.01%	0.09	P
30	232	122 (3)	Aug 29	BSN	@	CIN	W,4-0	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.232	.284	.256	.540	9	.38	-0.022	.42	-0.02%	0.06	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
31	233	126 (3)	Sep 2	BSN		PHI	L,0-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.221	.272	.244	.516	9	1.52	-0.151	1.19	-0.07%	-0.97	P
32	234	129 (2)	Sep 6	BSN	@	NYG	L,1-3	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.213	.263	.236	.499	9	1.25	-0.091	.85	-0.04%	-0.83	P
33	235	133 (3)	Sep 10	BSN	@	PHI	W,3-1	CG(5)	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.211	.260	.233	.494	9	1.61	-0.054	2.22	-0.05%	-0.68	P
34	236	136 (2)	Sep 14	BSN		CHC	W,7-4	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.204	.253	.226	.478	9	.45	-0.031	.35	-0.02%	-0.88	P
35	237	141 (4)	Sep 19	BSN		STL	W,8-7	GS-0	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0			0	0	0	.211	.257	.232	.489	9						P
36	238	144 (2)	Sep 23	BSN		NYG	L,3-4	CG(10)	4	4	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	.212	.257	.263	.520	9	1.74	0.162	.77	0.04%	0.15	P
37	239	150 (5)	Sep 27 (2)	BSN	@	BRO	W,4-2	GS-9	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.206	.250	.255	.505	9	.66	-0.066	.00	0.00%	-0.83	P
							22-15		115	102	9	21	2	0	1	15	5	0	3	1	7		1	2	0	0	.206	.250	.255	.505		1.08	-0.553	2.87	-1.06%	-5.75

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