George Cain

George Sperry Cain
Born: August 23, 1866
Philadelphia, DE US
Deceased: January 23, 1907
Philadelphia, PA US
Primary Position: Pitcher
All Position(s) Played: 1B, 2B, 3B, CF, OF, RF, SS
Bats:
Throws:
Height: 5'8"
Weight: 160
Career: 1887-1899

George Cain compiled a career record of 63 wins and 71 losses and a 3.08 ERA in his 154-game pitching career with the Allentown Peanut Eaters, Ashland, London Tecumsehs, Shenandoah Hungarian Rioters, Toronto Canucks, Dallas Hams, Joliet Convicts, Cedar Rapids Blackbirds, Peoria Canaries, Quincy Ravens, Ottumwa Coal Palaces, Cedar Rapids Canaries, Columbia Senators, Birmingham/Pensacola Pets, Savannah Modocs, Macon Hornets, Pottsville Colts/Allentown/Reading, Carlisle Colts, Shamokin/Reading, Pottsville, Reading Coal Heavers, Philadelphia Athletics, Paterson Silk Weavers, Danbury Hatters, Norwich Jackroses, New Haven Blues and Derby Lushers. He began playing during the 1887 season and last took the field during the 1899 campaign.

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Pitching:

Year	Level	Lg	Team	W	L	W%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF
1887		CPAL	Ashland	3	0	1.000	0.96	4	3		3	0		28.0	31	25	3		0		10	3		0
1887	Ind	PASL1	Allentown Peanut Eaters	1	3	.250	3.35	7	6		3	0		51.0	80	65	19		10		18	2		3
1888		IL	London Tecumsehs	6	3	.667	1.43	9	9		9	1		82.0	66	35	13		17		45	5		4
1889		IL	Toronto Canucks	0	2	.000	3.00	2	2		2	0		18.0	26	23	6		11		7	1		3
1889		IL	London Tecumsehs	12	19	.387	2.65	32	32		28	0		257.7	298	214	76		114		124	12		22
1890		TL	Dallas Hams	10	4	.714	1.10	14	12		11	0		115.0	76	54	14		32		64	6		6
1890		CEISL	Peoria Canaries	7	5	.583		13	13		13			0.0
1891	Ind	ILIA	Quincy Ravens	1	0	1.000	0.00	1	1		1	0		9.0	8	5			0		0
1891	Ind	ILIA	Cedar Rapids Canaries	1	3	.250	6.88	4	4		2	0		17.0	26	19	13		24		8
1894	B	SOUA	Savannah Modocs	3	4	.429		10	7		2	0		0.0
1894	B	SOUA	Macon Hornets	0	1	.000		1	1		0	0		0.0
1895	B	PASL1	Pottsville Colts/Allentown/Reading	10	10	.500	4.65	25	22		16			182.0	248	189	94		62		51	19		8
1896	Ind	PASL1	Shamokin/Reading	3	6	.333	5.73	10	10		7	0		77.0	127	88	49		34		19	5		8
1896		CMVL	Carlisle Colts	1	1	.500	1.85	6	2		2	0		24.3	26	20	5		11		13	2		3
1897	A	ATLL1	Reading Coal Heavers	0	2	.000	4.50	2	2		2	0		18.0	30	23	9		7		3	3		0
1897	A	ATLL1	Paterson Silk Weavers	1	1	.500	3.00	2	2		1	0		15.0	18	13	5		3		1	2		0
1899	F	CTST	New Haven Blues	3	1	.750		5	5		4			0.0
1899	F	CTST	Norwich Jackroses	1	5	.167		6	6		4			0.0
1899	F	CTST	Derby Lushers	0	1	.000		1	1		0			0.0
Totals				63	71	.470	3.08	154	140	0	110	1	0	894.0	1060	773	306	0	325	0	363	60	0	57	0

Batting:

Year	Level	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
1887		CPAL	Ashland	14	0		7	11	3	0	0		7								14		0
1887	Ind	PASL1	Allentown Peanut Eaters	36	155	155	25	39	7	1	1		4				.252	.252	.329	.581	51
1888		IL	London Tecumsehs	10	37	37	3	11	1	0	0		0				.297	.297	.324	.622	12
1889		IL	(+) Toronto Canucks	34	120	116	7	18	4	0	0		2				.155	.155	.190	.345	22			4
1889		IL	(+) London Tecumsehs	34	120	116	7	18	4	0	0		2				.155	.155	.190	.345	22			4
1890		CEISL	Peoria Canaries	15	49	49	4	11	0	0	1		2				.224	.224	.286	.510	14
1890		TL	Dallas Hams	19	61	61	2	13	1	0	0		3				.213	.213	.230	.443	14
1891	Ind	ILIA	Quincy Ravens	4	15	15	2	3	0	0	0		0				.200	.200	.200	.400	3			0
1891	Ind	ILIA	Cedar Rapids Canaries	4	17	16	2	3	1	1	0		0				.188	.188	.375	.562	6			1
1891	Ind	ILIA	Ottumwa Coal Palaces	1	5	5	1	1	0	0	0		0				.200	.200	.200	.400	1			0
1893	B	SOUA	Birmingham/Pensacola Pets	1	5	5	1	1	0	0	0						.200	.200	.200	.400	1
1894	B	SOUA	(+) Savannah Modocs	24	70	70	5	17	1	0	0		3				.243	.243	.257	.500	18
1894	B	SOUA	(+) Macon Hornets	24	70	70	5	17	1	0	0		3				.243	.243	.257	.500	18
1895	B	PASL1	Pottsville Colts/Allentown/Reading	25	95	95	20	26									.274	.274	.274	.547	26
1896	Ind	PASL1	Shamokin/Reading	14	52	52	8	16	0	1	0		2				.308	.308	.346	.654	18
1896		CMVL	Carlisle Colts	16	0		3	7	0	0	0		0								7
1897	A	ATLL1	(+) Reading Coal Heavers	33	105	104	9	19	2	0	0		2				.183	.183	.202	.385	21			1
1897	A	ATLL1	(+) Philadelphia Athletics	33	105	104	9	19	2	0	0		2				.183	.183	.202	.385	21			1
1897	A	ATLL1	(+) Paterson Silk Weavers	33	105	104	9	19	2	0	0		2				.183	.183	.202	.385	21			1
1899	F	CTST	Derby Lushers		4	4	1	2	0	0	0		0				.500	.500	.500	1.000	2
1899	F	CTST	New Haven Blues		26	26	3	4	0	0	0		0				.154	.154	.154	.308	4
1899	F	CTST	Norwich Jackroses	32	77	77	14	28					0				.364	.364	.364	.727	28
Totals				191	598	597	96	176	13	3	2	0	18	0	0	0	.295	.295	.337	.631	201	0	0	1	0	0

Fielding:

Year	Level	Lg	Team	Pos	GP	PO	A	E	DP	RF/G
1887		CPAL	Ashland	OF	7					.000
1887	Ind	PASL1	Allentown Peanut Eaters	P	7					.000
1887	Ind	PASL1	Allentown Peanut Eaters	OF	6					.000
1887		CPAL	Ashland	3B	5					.000
1887		CPAL	Ashland	P	4					.000
1887	Ind	PASL1	Allentown Peanut Eaters	3B	27					.000
1888		IL	London Tecumsehs	P	9					.000
1888		IL	London Tecumsehs	CF	1					.000
1889		IL	London Tecumsehs	P	32					.000
1889		IL	Toronto Canucks	P	2					.000
1889		IL	London Tecumsehs	RF	2					.000
1890		TL	Dallas Hams	SS	4					.000
1890		TL	Dallas Hams	P	14					.000
1890		CEISL	Peoria Canaries	P	13					.000
1890		TL	Dallas Hams	1B	1					.000
1890		TL	Dallas Hams	2B	1					.000
1890		CEISL	Peoria Canaries	3B	1					.000
1890		TL	Dallas Hams	RF	1					.000
1891	Ind	ILIA	Cedar Rapids Canaries	P	4					.000
1891	Ind	ILIA	Quincy Ravens	OF	3					.000
1891	Ind	ILIA	Ottumwa Coal Palaces	OF	1					.000
1891	Ind	ILIA	Cedar Rapids Canaries	OF	1					.000
1891	Ind	ILIA	Quincy Ravens	P	1					.000
1893	B	SOUA	Birmingham/Pensacola Pets	SS	1					.000
1894	B	SOUA	Savannah Modocs	OF	5					.000
1894	B	SOUA	Savannah Modocs	3B	3					.000
1894	B	SOUA	Savannah Modocs	1B	2					.000
1894	B	SOUA	Macon Hornets	OF	2					.000
1894	B	SOUA	Savannah Modocs	SS	2					.000
1894	B	SOUA	Savannah Modocs	P	10					.000
1894	B	SOUA	Macon Hornets	P	1					.000
1895	B	PASL1	Pottsville Colts/Allentown/Reading	P	25					.000
1895	B	PASL1	Pottsville Colts/Allentown/Reading	RF	2					.000
1895	B	PASL1	Pottsville Colts/Allentown/Reading	1B	1					.000
1897	A	ATLL1	Paterson Silk Weavers	P	2					.000
1897	A	ATLL1	Reading Coal Heavers	P	2					.000
1899	F	CTST	Norwich Jackroses	P	6					.000
1899	F	CTST	New Haven Blues	P	5					.000
1899	F	CTST	Norwich Jackroses	1B	2					.000
1899	F	CTST	Norwich Jackroses	2B	2					.000
1899	F	CTST	New Haven Blues	OF	2					.000
1899	F	CTST	Norwich Jackroses	OF	13					.000
1899	F	CTST	Norwich Jackroses	3B	1					.000
1899	F	CTST	Derby Lushers	P	1					.000
Totals					237	0	0	0	0	.000

Minor League Service:

Year	Level	League	Team	First Appearance	Final Appearance
1887	Ind	Penn State Association	Allentown Peanut Eaters
1887		Central Pennsylvania League	Ashland	July 28, 1887	September 10, 1887
1888		International Association	London Tecumsehs
1888	Ind	Central Pennsylvania League	Shenandoah Hungarian Rioters
1889		International Association	Toronto Canucks
1889		International Association	London Tecumsehs
1890		Central Inter-State League	Peoria Canaries
1890		Texas League	Dallas Hams
1890	Ind	Illinois-Iowa League	Joliet Convicts
1890	Ind	Illinois-Iowa League	Cedar Rapids Blackbirds
1891	Ind	Illinois-Iowa League	Quincy Ravens
1891	Ind	Illinois-Iowa League	Ottumwa Coal Palaces
1891	Ind	Illinois-Iowa League	Cedar Rapids Canaries
1892	Ind	South Atlantic League	Columbia Senators
1893	B	Southern League	Birmingham/Pensacola Pets
1894	B	Southern League	Savannah Modocs
1894	B	Southern League	Macon Hornets
1895	B	Pennsylvania State League	Pottsville Colts/Allentown/Reading
1896	Ind	Pennsylvania State League	Shamokin/Reading	May 1, 1896	June 2, 1896
1896		Cumberland Valley League	Carlisle Colts	June 10, 1896	July 11, 1896
1897	A	Atlantic League	Philadelphia Athletics	April 28, 1897	April 28, 1897
1897	Ind	Central Pennsylvania League	Pottsville	May 22, 1897	June 10, 1897
1897	A	Atlantic League	Paterson Silk Weavers	June 27, 1897	July 1, 1897
1897	A	Atlantic League	Reading Coal Heavers	August 3, 1897	August 6, 1897
1898	Ind	Connecticut State League	Danbury Hatters	May 4, 1898	September 5, 1898
1899	F	Connecticut State League	Norwich Jackroses	May 22, 1899	July 20, 1899
1899	F	Connecticut State League	New Haven Blues	July 26, 1899	August 12, 1899
1899	F	Connecticut State League	Derby Lushers	August 17, 1899	August 17, 1899

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