Bob Cain Notable

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

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1949	CHW	6	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000
1950	CHW	35	61	7	12	2	0	2	3	15	.197
1951	CHW/DET	39	62	10	16	4	0	9	6	12	.258
1952	SLB	35	58	7	8	0	1	1	4	14	.138
1953	SLB	34	30	3	6	2	0	2	1	3	.200
1954	CHW	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	—
Career	—	150	214	28	42	8	1	14	14	45	.196

Pitching, season by season

Year	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1949	CHW	0	0	6	0	1	11.0	7	3	5	5	2.45
1950	CHW	9	12	34	23	2	171.2	153	75	109	77	3.93
1951	CHW/DET	12	12	39	26	2	175.2	160	89	95	61	4.56
1952	SLB	12	10	29	27	2	170.0	169	78	62	70	4.13
1953	SLB	4	10	32	13	1	99.2	129	69	45	36	6.23
Career	—	37	44	140	89	8	628.0	618	314	316	249	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