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Johnny Sain   |   Major Leaguer   1942-1955

Full Name:  John Franklin Sain
Born:  September 25,1917  in  Havana, Arkansas
Death:  November 7,2006
Height:  6-2  Weight:  200  Bats:  Right  Throws:  Right
High School:   -
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Transactions:   [Jan 1,1936] - Signed as undrafted amateur Free Agent by Tigers.  [Jan 14,1940] - Granted Free Agency.  [Mar 1,1940] - Signed as Free Agent by.  [Jan 1,1942] - Purchased by Braves from Nashville (Southern Association).  [Aug 29,1951] - Traded by Braves to Yankees for Lew Burdette and Cash.  [May 11,1955] - Traded by Yankees with Enos Slaughter to Athletics for Sonny Dixon and Cash.  [Jul 23,1955] - Released by Athletics.  

 Pitching Statistics
YearTeamLgAgeOrgLevel WLERAGGSCGSHGFSVIPHRERHRBBSOWPBK H9HR9BB9K9WHIPGB%
1942BostonNL24BbrMLB 473.904030024697.07954428636841 7.330.745.856.311.46--
1946BostonNL28BbrMLB 20142.21373424322265.0225806588712932 7.640.272.954.381.18--
1947BostonNL29BbrMLB 21123.52383522331266.0265117104197913230 8.970.642.674.471.29--
1948BostonNL30BbrMLB 24152.60423928431314.229710591198313720 8.490.542.373.921.21--
1949BostonNL31BbrMLB 10174.81373616110243.028515013015757310 10.560.562.782.701.48--
1950BostonNL32BbrMLB 20133.94373725300278.129413912234709653 9.511.102.263.101.31--
1951BostonNL33BbrMLB 5134.2126226121160.1195887516456300 10.950.902.533.541.50--
 NY YankeesAL33NyyMLB 214.1474102137.0411717582100 9.971.221.955.111.32--
1952NY YankeesAL34NyyMLB 1163.46351680157148.1149705715385700 9.040.912.313.461.26--
1953NY YankeesAL35NyyMLB 1473.004019101199189.0189686316458421 9.000.762.144.001.24--
1954NY YankeesAL36NyyMLB 663.1645000392277.066272711153301 7.711.291.753.861.05--
1955KC A'sAL37KcaMLB 255.442500013144.254282710101200 10.882.022.022.421.43--
 NY YankeesAL37NyyMLB 006.753000105.164441500 10.136.751.698.441.31--
 
Major League Totals - 11 Season(s)1391163.4941224514016124512,125.22145947824180619910208 9.080.762.623.851.30--
 

 Batting Statistics
YearTeamLgAgeOrg.Level PosLnGABRH2B3BHRRBISBCSBBSOHBPIBBSH SFDP AVGOBPSLGOPSGB%
1942BostonNL24BbrMLB p 40270200010 110 2 1 .074*.116.074*190--
1946BostonNL28BbrMLB p 4094628210170 000 10 2 .298*.303.340*643--
1947BostonNL29BbrMLB p 401071337700180 310 8 2 .346*.368.411*779--
1948BostonNL30BbrMLB p 431151125310160 130 16 4 .217*.231.261*492--
1949BostonNL31BbrMLB p 3997102030030 220 3 2 .206*.229.237*466--
1950BostonNL32BbrMLB p 37102921201150 631 7 2 .206*.256.255*511--
1951BostonNL33BbrMLB p 2652411201400131 4 6 .212*.233.308*541--
 NY YankeesAL33NyyMLB p 71434100000000 0 1 .286*.292.357*649--
1952NY YankeesAL34NyyMLB p 47714194111400350 1 1 .268*.303.394*697--
1953NY YankeesAL35NyyMLB p 4168817310800510 4 4 .250*.307.324*631--
1954NY YankeesAL36NyyMLB p 451716100500210 100 .353.421.412833--
1955KC A'sAL37KcaMLB p 258000000000000000 .000.000.000000--
 NY YankeesAL37NyyMLB p 32000000000000000 .000.000.000000--
 
Major League Totals - 11 Season(s)4337746919028431010242025625 .245.304-----


 Playoffs Pitching Statistics
YearTeamLgAgeOrgSeriesWLERAGGSCGSHGFSVIPHRERHRBBSOWPBK H9HR9BB9K9WHIPGB%
1948BostonNL30Ws111.0622017.09209 4.76---0.004.760.53--
1951NY YankeesAL33Ws009.001002.04222 18.00---9.009.003.00--
1952NY YankeesAL34Ws013.001006.06233 9.00---4.504.501.50--
1953NY YankeesAL35Ws104.772005.28311 12.72---1.591.591.59--
 
Major League Totals - 4 Season(s)222.6462030.2279615 7.92---1.764.401.08--
 

 Playoffs Batting Statistics
YearTeamLgAgeOrg.SeriesGABRH2B3BHRRBISBCSBBSOHBPIBBSH SFDP AVGOBPSLGOPSGB%
1948BostonNL30BbrWs25010000000000000 .200.200.200400--
1951NY YankeesAL33NyyWs11000000000000000 .000.000.000000--
1952NY YankeesAL34NyyWs23000000000000000 .000.000.000000--
1953NY YankeesAL35NyyWs22111002000100000 .500.5001.0001500--
 
Major League Totals - 4 Season(s)711121002000100000 .182.182.273455--

 Fielding Statistics
YearTeamLgAgeOrgLevelPosGGSInnPOAETCDPPBSBCSFPCTRF
1942BostonNL24BbrMLBP40971250260---1.0002.41
 
1946BostonNL28BbrMLBP3726520611824---.9882.75
 
1947BostonNL29BbrMLBP3826611553691---.9572.23
 
1948BostonNL30BbrMLBP42314.221482713---.9721.97
 
1949BostonNL31BbrMLBP3724314353522---.9421.81
 
1950BostonNL32BbrMLBP37278.114424603---.9331.81
 
1951BostonNL33BbrMLBP26160.113281423---.9762.30
1951NY YankeesAL33NyyMLBP7371100111---1.0002.68
 
1952NY YankeesAL34NyyMLBP35148.115183360---.9172.00
 
1953NY YankeesAL35NyyMLBP401898322421---.9521.90
 
1954NY YankeesAL36NyyMLBP45776110170---1.0001.99
 
1955KC A'sAL37KcaMLBP2544.235080---1.0001.61
1955NY YankeesAL37NyyMLBP35.101010---1.0001.69
 


 Awards
[1946] - NL MVP (Voting Rank: #5)  [1947] - NL MVP (Voting Rank: #16), Played in MLB All-Star Game  [1948] - Played in MLB All-Star Game, NL MVP (Voting Rank: #2)  [1950] - NL MVP (Voting Rank: #21)  [1952] - AL MVP (Voting Rank: #29)  [1953] - Played in MLB All-Star Game  [1962] - Hall of Fame Ballot Voting (1 votes - 0.63%)  [1968] - Hall of Fame Ballot Voting (7 votes - 2.47%)  [1969] - Hall of Fame Ballot Voting (8 votes - 2.35%)  [1970] - Hall of Fame Ballot Voting (9 votes - 3%)  [1971] - Hall of Fame Ballot Voting (11 votes - 3.06%)  [1972] - Hall of Fame Ballot Voting (21 votes - 5.3%)  [1973] - Hall of Fame Ballot Voting (47 votes - 12.37%)  [1974] - Hall of Fame Ballot Voting (51 votes - 13.97%)  [1975] - Hall of Fame Ballot Voting (123 votes - 33.98%)
 Trivia and Player Notes
Member of the World Series Champion New York Yankees in 1951-1953.

Notes: Played in 3 All-Star games during his career (1947-1948, 1953)
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