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Bob Cain

Bob Cain Notable

Pitcher · b. October 16, 1924
Chicago White Sox 1949–1951, 1954, Detroit Tigers 1951, St. Louis Browns 1952–1953

Bob Cain played for three clubs across six seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Chicago White Sox in 1949 and closing with the Chicago White Sox in 1954.

He went 37 and 44 with a 4.50 earned run average, pitching 628 innings in 140 games. He struck out 249, completed 27 of his 89 starts and threw 3 shutouts. Across 150 games he batted .196, with 42 hits and 28 runs. He finished with 8 doubles.

He was born in Longford, KS, USA on October 16, 1924, and died on April 8, 1997. He batted left-handed and threw left-handed.

Batting, season by season

YearTeam GABR H2B3B HRRBIBB SOSBAVG
1949 CHW 6300 000 0010 .000
1950 CHW 3561712 200 23150 .197
1951 CHW/DET 39621016 400 96120 .258
1952 SLB 355878 010 14140 .138
1953 SLB 343036 200 2130 .200
1954 CHW 1010 000 0000 —
Career— 1502142842 810 1414450 .196

Pitching, season by season

YearTeam WLG GSSVIP HERBB SOERA
1949 CHW 0060 111.07 3552.45
1950 CHW 9123423 2171.2153 75109773.93
1951 CHW/DET 12123926 2175.2160 8995614.56
1952 SLB 12102927 2170.0169 7862704.13
1953 SLB 4103213 199.2129 6945366.23
Career— 374414089 8628.0618 314316249 4.50

On this day & linked events

1924

Born October 16, 1924

Longford, KS, USA

1997

Died April 8, 1997

1951

Bob Feller's No-Hitter

Bob Feller threw a no-hitter for the Cleveland Indians against the Detroit Tigers on July 1, 1951, winning 2–1.

Image: Bowman Gum, public domain