Johnny Sain
Johnny Sain
Full name: John Franklin Sain Born: September 25, 1917, Havana, Arkansas First Game: April 24, 1942; Final Game: July 15, 1955 Bat: Right Throw: Right Height: 6' 2" Weight: 185 TSN NL Pitcher of the Year P on TSN All-Star Team
Johnny Sain
Batting Record Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
1942 BOS N 1942 BOS N 1946 BOS N 1946 BOS N 1947 BOS N 1947 BOS N 1948 BOS N 16 4 0 .217 .224 .261 0.0 1948 BOS N 1949 BOS N 1949 BOS N 1950 BOS N 1950 BOS N 1951 BOS N 1951 BOS N 1951 NY A 1951 NY A 1951 Total 33 66 7 15 3 0 1 4 1 3 1 4 7 0 0 .227 .250 .318 0.0 1951 Total
1952 NY A 1952 NY A 1953 NY A 1953 NY A 1954 NY A 1954 NY A 1955 NY A 1955 NY A 1955 KC A 1955 KC A 1955 TOT A 28 10 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 265 594 53 144 19 2 2 74 14 13 2 50 19 0 0i .242 .262 .291 0.0 Total NL
Total AL 168 180 16 46 9 2 1 27 10 0i 7 0 6 0i 6 0 0 .256 .295 .344 0.0 Total AL
Total 433 774 69 190 28 4 3 101 24 0i 20 2 56 0i 25 0 0i .245 .270 .304 0.0 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team
i - incomplete
World Series Batting Record 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 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 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 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 Pitching Record
Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB IB SO SH SF WP HBP BK W L ERA PW Year Team
1942 BOS N 1942 BOS N 1946 BOS N 24 3 2 2 265 225 1086 8 80 65 87 129 19 3 2 2 20 14 2.21 5.4 1946 BOS N 1947 BOS N 265 1131 19 117 104 79 132 10 3 4 0 21 12 3.52 2.7 1947 BOS N 1948 BOS N 39 28 4 3 1 314.2 297 1313 19 105 91 83 137 11 2 5 0 24 15 2.60 5.3 1948 BOS N 1949 BOS N 150 130 75 73 14 1 4 0 10 17 4.81 -2.8 1949 BOS N 1950 BOS N 294 1178 34 139 122 70 96 12 5 2 3 20 13 3.94 0.0 1950 BOS N 1951 BOS N 1951 BOS N 1951 NY A 1951 NY A 1951 Total 33 26 7 1 4 2 197.1 236 866 21 105 92 53 84 11 0 3 0 7 14 4.20 -0.8 1951 Total
1952 NY A 1952 NY A 1953 NY A 1 14 7 3.00 2.4 1953 NY A 1954 NY A 39 22 77 66 310 11 27 27 15 33 5 2 0 0 1 6 6 3.16 1.1 1954 NY A 1955 NY A 1955 NY A 1955 KC A 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 2 5 5.58 -1.0 1955 TOT A
Total NL 257 206 121 15 35 11 1624.1 1640 6914 119 733 629 502 698 84 18 25 6 104 91 3.49 8.5 Total NL
Total AL 155 39 19 1 89 40 501.1 505 2084 61 214 195 117 4i 212 31 3i 2 5 2 35 25 3.50 2.7 Total AL
Total 412 245 140 16 124 51 2125.2 2145 8998 180 947 824 619 4i 910 115 3i 20 30 8 139 116 3.49 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 W L ERA PW Year Team
i - incomplete
World Series Pitching Record World Series Pitching Record
Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB IB SO SH SF WP HPB BK 2B 3B GDP ROE W L ERA 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 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 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 Total
Year Team G GS CG SHO GF SV IP H BFP HR R ER BB IB SO SH SF WP HPB BK 2B 3B GDP ROE W L ERA Year Team
All-Star Game Pitching Record 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 HPB BK 2B 3B GDP ROE W L ERA 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 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 HPB BK 2B 3B GDP ROE W L ERA Year Team
Fielding Record Fielding Record
Year Team POS G PO A ERR DP AVG
1942 BOS N 1946 BOS N 20 61 1 4 .988
1947 BOS N 1948 BOS N 21 48 2 3 .972
1949 BOS N 1950 BOS N 1951 BOS N 1951 NY A 1951 Total P 33 14 38 1 4 .981
1952 NY A 1953 NY A 1954 NY A 1955 NY A 1955 KC A 1955 TOT A P 28 3 6 0 0 1.000
Total P 412 127 371 19 18 .963
Year Team POS G PO A ERR DP AVG
World Series Fielding Record World Series Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB CS SB PkO AVG
1948 BOS N Daily P 2 2 2 17 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1.000
1951 NY A Daily P 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
1952 NY A Daily P 1 0 0 6 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1953 NY A Daily P 2 0 0 5.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
Total P 6 2 2 30.2 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1.000
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB CS SB PkO AVG
All-Star Game Fielding Record All-Star Game Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB CS SB PkO AVG
1947 NL Daily P 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000
1948 NL Daily P 1 0 0 1.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
Total P 2 0 0 2.2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB CS SB PkO AVG
Transactions Transactions
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 (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 23, 1955 ).
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