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Full name John Franklin Sain
Born September 25, 1917, Havana, Arkansas
Died November 7, 2006, Downers Grove, Illinois
Buried at Havana Cemetery, Havana, Arkansas (N35.07.167 W93.31.149)
First Game: April 17, 1942; Final Game: July 15, 1955
Bat: Right Throw: Right Height: 6' 2" Weight: 185
Named NL Pitcher of the Year by The Sporting News (1948)
Named pitcher on The Sporting News Major League All-Star Team (1948)
SABR Biography

Top Performances

Pitcher Matchups Batter Matchups

Discrepancies

                       Batting Record

Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team 1942 BOS N Daily Splits 40 27 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 .074 .107 .074 0.0 1942 BOS N 1946 BOS N Daily Splits 40 94 6 28 2 1 0 17 0 0 0 0 10 0 5 2 0 0 .298 .298 .340 0.0 1946 BOS N 1947 BOS N Daily Splits 40 107 13 37 7 0 0 18 3 0 1 0 8 0 4 2 0 0 .346 .364 .411 0.0 1947 BOS N 1948 BOS N Daily Splits 43 115 11 25 3 1 0 16 1 0 3 0 16 0 2 4 0 0 .217 .224 .261 0.0 1948 BOS N 1949 BOS N Daily Splits 39 97 10 20 3 0 0 3 2 0 2 0 3 0 5 2 0 0 .206 .222 .237 0.0 1949 BOS N 1950 BOS N Daily Splits 37 102 9 21 2 0 1 15 6 0 3 1 7 0 2 2 0 0 .206 .257 .255 0.0 1950 BOS N 1951 BOS N Daily Splits 26 52 4 11 2 0 1 4 1 0 3 1 4 1 2 6 0 0 .212 .241 .308 0.0 1951 BOS N 1951 NY A Daily Splits 7 14 3 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .286 .286 .357 0.0 1951 NY A 1951 Total 33 66 7 15 3 0 1 4 1 0 3 1 4 1 2 7 0 0 .227 .250 .318 0.0 1951 Total 1952 NY A Daily Splits 47 71 4 19 4 1 1 14 3 0 5 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 .268 .297 .394 0.0 1952 NY A 1953 NY A Daily Splits 41 68 8 17 3 1 0 8 5 0 1 0 4 0 1 4 0 0 .250 .301 .324 0.0 1953 NY A 1954 NY A Daily Splits 45 17 1 6 1 0 0 5 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .353 .421 .412 0.0 1954 NY A 1955 NY A Daily Splits 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0.0 1955 NY A 1955 KC A Daily Splits 25 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0.0 1955 KC A 1955 TOT A 28 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0.0 1955 TOT A Total NL ( 7 Years) 265 594 53 144 19 2 2 74 14 0 13 2 50 1 21 19 0 0 .242 .262 .291 0.0 Total NL Total AL ( 5 Years) 168 180 16 46 9 2 1 27 10 0 7 0 6 0 0 4 6 0 0 .256 .295 .344 0.0 Total AL Total (11 Years) Splits 433 774 69 190 28 4 3 101 24 0 20 2 56 0 1 25 25 0 0 .245 .270 .304 0.0 Total Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team

          World Series Batting Record

Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team 1948 BOS N Daily Splits 2 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 1948 BOS N 1951 NY A Daily Splits 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1951 NY A 1952 NY A Daily Splits 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 1952 NY A 1953 NY A Daily Splits 2 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 1.000 1953 NY A Total ( 4 Years) Splits 7 11 1 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182 .182 .273 Total Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team

         All-Star Game Batting Record

Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team 1947 NL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 1947 NL 1948 NL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 1948 NL Total ( 2 Years) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - Total Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team

                         Pitching Record

Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB IB SO SH SF WP HBP BK 2B 3B GDP ROE W L ERA RS PW Year Team 1942 BOS N Daily Splits 40 3 0 0 24 6 97 79 423 8 54 42 63 8 68 8 4 5 1 7 6 7 5 4 7 3.90 2.00 -1.2 1942 BOS N 1946 BOS N Daily Splits 37 34 24 3 3 2 265 225 1086 8 80 65 87 8 129 19 3 2 0 30 3 20 18 20 14 2.21 3.91 5.4 1946 BOS N 1947 BOS N Daily Splits 38 35 22 3 3 1 266 265 1131 18 117 104 79 10 132 10 3 4 0 42 9 14 19 21 12 3.52 5.57 2.7 1947 BOS N 1948 BOS N Daily Splits 42 39 28 4 3 1 314.2 297 1313 19 105 91 83 4 137 11 2 5 0 40 11 22 24 24 15 2.60 4.77 5.3 1948 BOS N 1949 BOS N Daily Splits 37 36 16 1 1 0 243 285 1072 15 150 130 75 4 73 14 1 4 0 52 13 18 18 10 17 4.81 4.25 -2.8 1949 BOS N 1950 BOS N Daily Splits 37 37 25 3 0 0 278.1 294 1178 34 139 122 70 6 96 12 5 2 3 36 9 21 22 20 13 3.94 4.89 0.0 1950 BOS N 1951 BOS N Daily Splits 26 22 6 1 2 1 160.1 195 711 16 88 75 45 4 63 10 0 3 0 32 2 10 10 5 13 4.21 3.41 -0.9 1951 BOS N 1951 NY A Daily Splits 7 4 1 0 2 1 37 41 155 5 17 17 8 0 21 1 0 0 0 5 2 2 3 2 1 4.14 4.75 0.1 1951 NY A 1951 Total 33 26 7 1 4 2 197.1 236 866 21 105 92 53 4 84 11 0 3 0 37 4 12 13 7 14 4.20 3.62 -0.8 1951 Total 1952 NY A Daily Splits 35 16 8 0 15 7 148.1 149 620 15 70 57 38 3 57 10 0 2 0 18 5 6 8 11 6 3.46 5.50 0.1 1952 NY A 1953 NY A Daily Splits 40 19 10 1 19 9 189 189 780 16 68 63 45 1 84 10 2 3 1 34 4 13 11 14 7 3.00 5.63 2.4 1953 NY A 1954 NY A Daily Splits 45 0 0 0 39 26 77 66 310 11 27 27 15 2 33 5 2 0 0 1 9 2 3 3 6 6 3.16 - 1.1 1954 NY A 1955 NY A Daily Splits 3 0 0 0 1 0 5.1 6 22 4 4 4 1 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.75 - -0.1 1955 NY A 1955 KC A Daily Splits 25 0 0 0 13 1 44.2 54 197 10 28 27 10 4 12 4 1 0 0 0 8 2 3 4 2 5 5.44 - -0.9 1955 KC A 1955 TOT A 28 0 0 0 14 1 50 60 219 14 32 31 11 4 17 5 1 0 0 0 8 2 3 4 2 5 5.58 - -1.0 1955 TOT A Total NL ( 7 Years) 257 206 121 15 36 11 1624.1 1640 6914 118 733 629 502 44 698 84 18 25 4 239 53 112 116 104 91 3.49 4.51 8.5 Total NL Total AL ( 5 Years) 155 39 19 1 89 44 501.1 505 2084 61 214 195 117 10 212 31 3 2 5 2 74 15 27 29 35 25 3.50 5.49 2.7 Total AL Total (11 Years) Splits 412 245 140 16 125 55 2125.2 2145 8998 179 947 824 619 54 910 115 3 20 30 6 313 68 139 145 139 116 3.49 4.67 11.2 Total Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB IB SO SH SF WP HBP BK 2B 3B GDP ROE W L ERA RS PW Year Team

            World Series Pitching Record

Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB IB SO SH SF WP HBP BK 2B 3B GDP ROE W L ERA RS Year Team 1948 BOS N Daily Splits 2 2 2 1 0 0 17 9 61 1 2 2 0 0 9 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 1 1.06 1.00 1948 BOS N 1951 NY A Daily Splits 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 12 0 2 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9.00 - 1951 NY A 1952 NY A Daily Splits 1 0 0 0 1 0 6 6 28 0 2 2 3 2 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 1 0 1 3.00 - 1952 NY A 1953 NY A Daily Splits 2 0 0 0 1 0 5.2 8 26 1 3 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 4.76 - 1953 NY A Total ( 4 Years) Splits 6 2 2 1 2 0 30.2 27 127 2 9 9 6 2 15 3 0 0 1 0 4 0 1 3 2 2 2.64 1.00 Total Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB IB SO SH SF WP HBP BK 2B 3B GDP ROE W L ERA RS Year Team

           All-Star Game Pitching Record

Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB IB SO SH SF WP HBP BK 2B 3B GDP ROE W L ERA RS Year Team 1947 NL Daily Splits 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 5 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 9.00 - 1947 NL 1948 NL Daily Splits 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.2 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 - 1948 NL Total ( 2 Years) Splits 2 0 0 0 0 0 2.2 2 10 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3.38 - Total Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB IB SO SH SF WP HBP BK 2B 3B GDP ROE W L ERA RS Year Team

                       Fielding Record

Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG 1942 BOS N Daily Splits P 40 3 0 97 1 25 0 0 0 3 11 4 1 1.000 1946 BOS N Daily Splits P 37 34 24 265 20 61 1 4 0 2 18 5 1 .988 1947 BOS N Daily Splits P 38 35 22 265.2 11 55 3 1 0 4 7 4 3 .957 1948 BOS N Daily Splits P 42 39 28 314.2 21 48 2 3 0 3 14 5 1 .972 1949 BOS N Daily Splits P 37 36 16 243 14 35 3 2 0 2 9 11 2 .942 1950 BOS N Daily Splits P 37 37 25 278.1 14 42 4 3 0 1 13 9 2 .933 1951 BOS N Daily Splits P 26 22 6 160.1 13 28 1 3 0 3 10 6 2 .976 1951 NY A Daily Splits P 7 4 1 37 1 10 0 1 0 0 1 2 1 1.000 1951 Total P 33 26 7 197.1 14 38 1 4 0 3 11 8 3 .981 1952 NY A Daily Splits P 35 16 8 148.1 15 18 3 0 0 0 2 4 4 .917 1953 NY A Daily Splits P 40 19 10 189 8 32 2 1 0 1 5 3 1 .952 1954 NY A Daily Splits P 45 0 0 77 6 11 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1.000 1955 NY A Daily Splits P 3 0 0 5.1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.000 1955 KC A Daily Splits P 25 0 0 44.2 3 5 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1.000 1955 TOT A P 28 0 0 50 3 6 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1.000 Total (11 Years) Splits P 412 245 140 2125.1 127 371 19 18 0 20 92 54 20 .963 Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG

          World Series Fielding Record

Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG 1948 BOS N Daily Splits P 2 2 2 17 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1.000 1951 NY A Daily Splits P 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1952 NY A Daily Splits P 1 0 0 6 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1953 NY A Daily Splits P 2 0 0 5.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Total ( 4 Years) Splits P 6 2 2 30.2 2 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1.000 Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG

         All-Star Game Fielding Record

Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG 1947 NL Daily Splits P 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 1948 NL Daily Splits P 1 0 0 1.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Total ( 2 Years) Splits P 2 0 0 2.2 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG

              Coaching Record

Year Team Position START END 1959 KC A Pitching 4-10 9-27 1961 NY A Pitching 4-11 10- 9 1962 NY A Pitching 4-10 10-16 1963 NY A Pitching 4- 9 10- 6 1965 MIN A Pitching 4-12 10-14 1966 MIN A Pitching 4-12 10- 2 1967 DET A Pitching 4-11 10- 1 1968 DET A Pitching 4-10 10-10 1969 DET A Pitching 4- 8 8-10 1970 CHI A Pitching 9-14 10- 1 1971 CHI A Pitching 4- 7 9-30 1972 CHI A Pitching 4-15 10- 4 1973 CHI A Pitching 4- 7 9-30 1974 CHI A Pitching 4- 5 10- 2 1975 CHI A Pitching 4- 8 9-28 1977 ATL N Pitching 4- 8 10- 2 1985 ATL N Pitching 4- 9 10- 6 1986 ATL N Pitching 4- 8 10- 5 Total (18 Years)

Transaction Information

Signed as an amateur free agent by Detroit Tigers (1936).

Granted free agency (January 14, 1940).

Signed by Nashville (Southern Association) (@March, 1940).

Sold by Nashville (Southern Association) to Boston Braves (April 8, 1942).

Traded by Boston Braves to New York Yankees in exchange for Lew Burdette and $50000 (August 29, 1951).

Traded by New York Yankees with Enos Slaughter to Kansas City Athletics in exchange for Sonny Dixon and cash (May 11, 1955).

Released by Kansas City Athletics (July 16, 1955).

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