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

View Player Info from the B-R Bullpen

View Player Bio from the SABR BioProject

Become a Stathead & surf this site ad-free.

SUMMARY

Career

WAR

29.4

139

116

ERA

3.49

412

245

2125.2

910

WHIP

1.300

Feel like you're looking for a needle in a haystack?

Unleash the power of our game logs database by becoming a Stathead. Subscribers gain access to Player and Team Game Finders, which pros use to easily run customizable searches through over 100 years worth of game logs.

Become a Stathead

Summary

Team Record in Appearances	27-14 / in Starts: 12-7
Longest Hitting Streak	6 games
Longest On Base Streak	12 games
Most Games w/o HR	29 games
Most Games w/o RBI	9 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 77 PAs	8
Actual Runners on Base	49 (29-17-3)
Avg. MLBer w/ 77 PAs	9
Avg. Runners on Base	49 (26-15-7)

Most Driven In
B Martin	3
P Rizzuto	2
G Woodling	1
G McDougald	1
J Coleman	1
C Silvera	0

Most Driven In By
B Martin	2
M Mantle	2
G McDougald	1
P Rizzuto	1
J Collins	1
G Triandos	1

1953 Batting Game Log

Click two rows to sum games (Clear)

1953 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	320	3 (2)	Apr 16	NYY	@	WSH	W,6-3	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	9	.40	-0.016	1.08	-0.03%	-0.45	P
2	321	5 (1)	Apr 19 (1)	NYY	@	PHA	W,5-2	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	9	.14	-0.004	.45	-0.01%	-0.24	P
3	322	9 (3)	Apr 23	NYY		BOS	W,6-3	GS-9	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	.111	.111	.111	.222	9	1.46	-0.015	5.09	-0.03%	-0.23	P
4	323	12 (2)	Apr 26	NYY		WSH	L,4-5	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.111	.111	.111	.222	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	324	15 (2)	May 1	NYY	@	CHW	L,5-6	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.091	.091	.091	.182	9	1.14	-0.061	5.13	-0.17%	-0.61	P
6	325	20 (4)	May 8	NYY	@	BOS	L,1-2	CG(11)	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.133	.133	.133	.267	9	1.68	-0.042	7.44	-0.11%	-0.65	P
7	326	25 (4)	May 14	NYY		CHW	L,5-7	GS-7	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.176	.176	.176	.353	9	1.25	0.091	6.79	0.30%	0.77	P
8	327	28 (2)	May 19	NYY		DET	W,4-2	CG(11)	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	.190	.190	.190	.381	9	1.41	-0.169	6.00	-0.43%	-0.76	P
9	328	29	May 20	NYY		DET	W,9-8	8-8	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.227	.227	.227	.455	8	3.33	0.182	14.44	0.47%	0.66	PH
10	329	33 (3)	May 24	NYY		BOS	W,8-4	CG	4	4	1	2	1	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.269	.269	.308	.577	9	1.02	0.247	5.79	0.84%	2.32	P
11	330	38 (4)	May 31	NYY		PHA	W,7-1	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.267	.267	.300	.567	9	.47	-0.027	2.40	-0.08%	-0.35	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
12	331	42 (3)	Jun 5	NYY	@	SLB	W,5-0	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.242	.265	.273	.537	9	.80	-0.062	4.01	-0.19%	-0.74	P
13	332	47 (4)	Jun 10	NYY	@	DET	W,11-4	GS-6	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.257	.278	.286	.563	9	.94	0.018	3.99	0.05%	0.15	P
14	333	51 (3)	Jun 14 (1)	NYY	@	CLE	W,6-2	GS-7	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.250	.289	.278	.567	9	1.06	0.012	4.76	0.03%	0.15	P
15	334	54 (2)	Jun 17	NYY		SLB	W,5-3	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.289	.278	.567	9						P
16	335	63 (8)	Jun 25	NYY		CHW	L,2-4	GS-9	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.256	.293	.282	.575	8	1.21	-0.022	4.52	-0.05%	-0.33	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	336	68 (4)	Jul 1	NYY	@	BOS	L,0-4	GS-8	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	.250	.302	.275	.577	9	1.40	-0.079	7.29	-0.25%	-0.53	P
18	337	75 (6)	Jul 6 (1)	NYY	@	PHA	W,10-5	CG	5	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.250	.313	.273	.585	9	.63	0.048	3.14	0.14%	0.08	P
19	338	81 (5)	Jul 11	NYY		WSH	W,3-2	CG(10)	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.234	.294	.255	.549	9	2.04	-0.186	10.23	-0.56%	-0.94	P
20	339	83 (1)	Jul 16 (1)	NYY	@	SLB	L,6-8	GS-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.234	.294	.255	.549	9						P
21	340	85 (1)	Jul 17	NYY	@	SLB	W,6-4	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.234	.294	.255	.549	9						P
22	341	89 (3)	Jul 21	NYY	@	CLE	L,3-8	GS-5	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.245	.302	.265	.567	9	1.67	0.018	6.42	0.04%	0.23	P
23	342	92 (2)	Jul 24	NYY	@	DET	L,1-5	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.245	.302	.265	.567	9						P
24	343	95 (2)	Jul 26 (2)	NYY	@	DET	W,14-4	GS-3	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.260	.315	.280	.595	9	1.08	0.092	5.01	0.26%	0.91	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
25	344	103 (7)	Aug 5	NYY		DET	W,5-4	3-GF	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	1	0	0	.245	.298	.264	.562	9	1.05	-0.114	4.42	-0.29%	-1.30	P
26	345	109 (5)	Aug 11	NYY	@	WSH	L,1-2	4-GF	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.255	.305	.273	.578	9	1.39	0.030	3.38	0.04%	0.03	P
27	346	114 (4)	Aug 16 (2)	NYY	@	PHA	W,7-3	2-GF	4	3	1	2	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.276	.333	.345	.678	9	.88	0.142	1.81	0.18%	1.41	P
28	347	117 (2)	Aug 18	NYY		WSH	L,8-10	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.276	.333	.345	.678	9						P
29	348	120 (2)	Aug 21	NYY		PHA	W,5-4	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.276	.333	.345	.678	9						P
30	349	123 (2)	Aug 25	NYY	@	DET	W,6-3	11-GF(11)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.276	.333	.345	.678	5						P
31	350	124	Aug 26	NYY	@	DET	W,5-4	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.262	.318	.328	.646	9	.70	-0.054	.28	-0.01%	-0.63	P
32	351	129 (4)	Aug 30 (2)	NYY	@	CHW	L,0-1	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.262	.318	.328	.646	8						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
33	352	130	Sep 1	NYY	@	CHW	W,3-2	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.258	.313	.323	.636	9	.68	-0.017	.28	0.00%	-0.24	P
34	353	132 (1)	Sep 3	NYY	@	SLB	W,8-5	6-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	1	0	0	.250	.304	.313	.617	9	.77	-0.051	.07	0.00%	-1.16	P
35	354	134 (1)	Sep 7 (2)	NYY	@	BOS	W,5-3	7-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.246	.300	.308	.608	9	.68	-0.017	.04	0.00%	-0.24	P
36	355	139 (4)	Sep 13	NYY		CLE	W,6-3	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.246	.300	.308	.608	9						P
37	356	140	Sep 14	NYY		CLE	W,8-5	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.242	.296	.303	.599	9	.10	-0.003	.00	0.00%	-0.23	P
38	357	145 (4)	Sep 19	NYY	@	BOS	L,0-3	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.242	.296	.303	.599	9						P
39	358	146	Sep 20	NYY	@	BOS	W,10-8	6-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.239	.292	.299	.590	9	.31	-0.008	.00	0.00%	-0.24	P
40	359	148 (1)	Sep 23	NYY		PHA	W,3-1	8-GF	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.250	.301	.324	.625	9	.50	0.083	.00	0.00%	1.09	P
41	360	150 (1)	Sep 26	NYY		BOS	L,1-2	10-GF(11)	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	.250	.301	.324	.625	2	3.21	-0.012	.00	0.00%	-0.20	P
							27-14		77	68	8	17	3	1	0	8	5	0	1	0	4		1	4	0	0	.250	.301	.324	.625		1.09	0.004	4.23	0.14%	-2.28

Player Page Tricks and Tips

More Sain Pages

Johnny Sain Overview

Minor Lg Stats

Pitching Splits

Batting Splits

Pitching Game Logs

Batting Game Logs

Fielding Game Logs

Pitching Finders & Advanced Stats

Batting Finders & Advanced Stats

Fielding Finders & Advanced Stats

Advanced Stats

More Johnny Sain Pages at Baseball Reference