Johnny Sain
John Franklin Sain
Born: September 25, 1917
Havana, AR USA
Deceased: 2006
Downers Grove, IL USA
Primary Position: P
All Position(s) Played: P, PH, PR
Bats: R
Throws: R
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 185
Career: 1942-1955
Minor League Statistics
Johnny Sain compiled a career record of 139 wins and 116 losses in his 433-game career with the Boston Braves, New York Yankees and Kansas City Athletics. He began playing during the 1942 season and last took the field during the 1955 campaign.
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Pitching:
| Year | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1942 | NL | Boston Braves | 4 | 7 | .364 | 3.90 | 40 | 3 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 97.0 | 79 | 54 | 42 | 8 | 63 | 0 | 68 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 423 |
| 1946 | NL | Boston Braves | 20 | 14 | .588 | 2.21 | 37 | 34 | 2 | 24 | 3 | 2 | 265.0 | 225 | 80 | 65 | 8 | 87 | 0 | 129 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1086 |
| 1947 | NL | Boston Braves | 21 | 12 | .636 | 3.52 | 38 | 35 | 3 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 266.0 | 265 | 117 | 104 | 19 | 79 | 0 | 132 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1131 |
| 1948 | NL | Boston Braves | 24 | 15 | .615 | 2.60 | 42 | 39 | 3 | 28 | 4 | 1 | 314.7 | 297 | 105 | 91 | 19 | 83 | 0 | 137 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1313 |
| 1949 | NL | Boston Braves | 10 | 17 | .370 | 4.81 | 37 | 36 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 243.0 | 285 | 150 | 130 | 15 | 75 | 0 | 73 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1072 |
| 1950 | NL | Boston Braves | 20 | 13 | .606 | 3.94 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 278.3 | 294 | 139 | 122 | 34 | 70 | 0 | 96 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1178 |
| 1951 | NL | Boston Braves | 5 | 13 | .278 | 4.21 | 26 | 22 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 160.3 | 195 | 88 | 75 | 16 | 45 | 0 | 63 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 711 |
| 1951 | AL | New York Yankees | 2 | 1 | .667 | 4.14 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 37.0 | 41 | 17 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 155 |
| 1952 | AL | New York Yankees | 11 | 6 | .647 | 3.46 | 35 | 16 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 148.3 | 149 | 70 | 57 | 15 | 38 | 0 | 57 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 620 |
| 1953 | AL | New York Yankees | 14 | 7 | .667 | 3.00 | 40 | 19 | 19 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 189.0 | 189 | 68 | 63 | 16 | 45 | 0 | 84 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 780 |
| 1954 | AL | New York Yankees | 6 | 6 | .500 | 3.16 | 45 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 77.0 | 66 | 27 | 27 | 11 | 15 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 310 |
| 1955 | AL | New York Yankees | 0 | 0 | 6.75 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.3 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | |
| 1955 | AL | Kansas City Athletics | 2 | 5 | .286 | 5.44 | 25 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 44.7 | 54 | 28 | 27 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 197 |
| Totals | 139 | 116 | .545 | 3.49 | 412 | 245 | 124 | 140 | 16 | 51 | 2125.7 | 2145 | 947 | 824 | 180 | 619 | 4 | 910 | 30 | 8 | 20 | 8998 |
Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1942 | NL | Boston Braves | 40 | 30 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .074 | .107 | .074 | .181 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1946 | NL | Boston Braves | 40 | 104 | 94 | 6 | 28 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .298 | .298 | .340 | .638 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 1947 | NL | Boston Braves | 40 | 118 | 107 | 13 | 37 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | .346 | .364 | .411 | .775 | 44 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 1948 | NL | Boston Braves | 43 | 132 | 115 | 11 | 25 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .217 | .224 | .261 | .485 | 30 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 1949 | NL | Boston Braves | 39 | 102 | 97 | 10 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .206 | .222 | .237 | .459 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1950 | NL | Boston Braves | 37 | 116 | 102 | 9 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | .206 | .257 | .255 | .512 | 26 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 1951 | NL | Boston Braves | 26 | 58 | 52 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .212 | .241 | .308 | .548 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1951 | AL | New York Yankees | 7 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .286 | .286 | .357 | .643 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1952 | AL | New York Yankees | 47 | 75 | 71 | 4 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | .268 | .297 | .394 | .692 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1953 | AL | New York Yankees | 41 | 77 | 68 | 8 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | .250 | .301 | .324 | .625 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1954 | AL | New York Yankees | 45 | 20 | 17 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .353 | .421 | .412 | .833 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1955 | AL | New York Yankees | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1955 | AL | Kansas City Athletics | 25 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 433 | 856 | 774 | 69 | 190 | 28 | 4 | 3 | 101 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 20 | .245 | .270 | .304 | .574 | 235 | 25 | 2 | 56 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1942 | NL | Boston Braves | P | 40 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .650 | |
| 1946 | NL | Boston Braves | P | 37 | 0 | 0.0 | 20 | 61 | 1 | 4 | .988 | 2.189 | |
| 1947 | NL | Boston Braves | P | 38 | 0 | 0.0 | 11 | 55 | 3 | 1 | .957 | 1.737 | |
| 1948 | NL | Boston Braves | P | 42 | 0 | 0.0 | 21 | 48 | 2 | 3 | .972 | 1.643 | |
| 1949 | NL | Boston Braves | P | 37 | 0 | 0.0 | 14 | 35 | 3 | 2 | .942 | 1.324 | |
| 1950 | NL | Boston Braves | P | 37 | 0 | 0.0 | 14 | 42 | 4 | 3 | .933 | 1.514 | |
| 1951 | AL | New York Yankees | P | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.571 | |
| 1951 | NL | Boston Braves | P | 26 | 0 | 0.0 | 13 | 28 | 1 | 3 | .976 | 1.577 | |
| 1952 | AL | New York Yankees | P | 35 | 0 | 0.0 | 15 | 18 | 3 | 0 | .917 | .943 | |
| 1953 | AL | New York Yankees | P | 40 | 0 | 0.0 | 8 | 32 | 2 | 1 | .952 | 1.000 | |
| 1954 | AL | New York Yankees | P | 45 | 0 | 77.0 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.987 | .378 |
| 1955 | AL | Kansas City Athletics | P | 25 | 0 | 44.7 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.612 | .320 |
| 1955 | AL | New York Yankees | P | 3 | 0 | 5.3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.688 | .333 |
| Totals | 412 | 0 | 127.0 | 127 | 371 | 19 | 18 | .963 | 35.291 | 1.209 |
Postseason - Pitching:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | NL | Boston Braves | WS | 1 | 1 | .500 | 1.06 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 17.0 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 |
| 1951 | AL | New York Yankees | WS | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |
| 1952 | AL | New York Yankees | WS | 0 | 1 | .000 | 3.00 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
| 1953 | AL | New York Yankees | WS | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.76 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.7 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 |
| Totals | 2 | 2 | .500 | 2.64 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 30.7 | 27 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 127 |
Postseason - Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | NL | Boston Braves | WS | 2 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .200 | .200 | .400 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1951 | AL | New York Yankees | WS | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1952 | AL | New York Yankees | WS | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1953 | AL | New York Yankees | WS | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 | 1.500 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 7 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .182 | .182 | .273 | .455 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | NL | Boston Braves | WS | P | 2 | 2 | 17.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.118 | 2.000 |
| 1951 | AL | New York Yankees | WS | P | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 1952 | AL | New York Yankees | WS | P | 1 | 0 | 6.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.000 | 2.000 |
| 1953 | AL | New York Yankees | WS | P | 2 | 0 | 5.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| Totals | 6 | 2 | 30.7 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.761 | 1.000 |
Awards
1946 - NL Baseball Magazine All-Star P2
1948 - NL Baseball Magazine All-Star P1
1948 - NL TSN Pitcher of the Year
Statistical data from Baseball Databank, made available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License
