1911
Born May 12, 1911
Delphos, KS, USA
Archie McKain Notable
Archie McKain played for three clubs across seven seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Boston Red Sox in 1937 and closing with the St. Louis Browns in 1943.
He went 26 and 21 with a 4.26 earned run average, pitching 486 innings in 165 games. He struck out 188 and threw 1 shutouts. Across 167 games he batted .176, with 25 hits and 19 runs. He finished with 2 home runs and 8 doubles.
He was born in Delphos, KS, USA on May 12, 1911, and died on May 21, 1985. He batted both ways and threw left-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1937 | BOS | 38 | 49 | 5 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 0 | .265 |
| 1938 | BOS | 37 | 31 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 0 | .065 |
| 1939 | DET | 32 | 41 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 0 | .220 |
| 1940 | DET | 27 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | .143 |
| 1941 | DET/SLB | 23 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | .000 |
| 1943 | SLB | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Career | — | 167 | 142 | 19 | 25 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 15 | 48 | 0 | .176 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1937 | BOS | 8 | 8 | 36 | 18 | 2 | 137.0 | 152 | 71 | 64 | 66 | 4.66 |
| 1938 | BOS | 5 | 4 | 37 | 5 | 6 | 99.2 | 119 | 50 | 44 | 27 | 4.52 |
| 1939 | DET | 5 | 6 | 32 | 11 | 4 | 129.2 | 120 | 53 | 54 | 49 | 3.68 |
| 1940 | DET | 5 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 3 | 51.0 | 48 | 16 | 25 | 24 | 2.82 |
| 1941 | DET/SLB | 2 | 2 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 53.0 | 74 | 33 | 15 | 16 | 5.60 |
| 1943 | SLB | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 16.0 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 3.94 |
| Career | — | 26 | 21 | 165 | 34 | 16 | 486.1 | 529 | 230 | 208 | 188 | 4.26 |
On this day & linked events
1985