1948
Born January 13, 1948
San Luis Obispo, CA, USA
Les Cain Notable
b. January 13, 1948 · Detroit Tigers 1968, 1970–1972
Les Cain played 1968 to 1972 for the Detroit Tigers as a pitcher.
He went 23 and 19 with a 3.98 earned run average, pitching 373 innings in 68 games. He struck out 303 and threw 1 shutout. Across 69 games he batted .153, with 21 hits and 9 runs. He finished with 2 home runs and 3 doubles.
He was born in San Luis Obispo, CA, USA on January 13, 1948. He batted left-handed and threw left-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | DET | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .143 |
| 1970 | DET | 29 | 68 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 18 | 0 | .162 |
| 1971 | DET | 27 | 55 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 0 | .145 |
| 1972 | DET | 5 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .143 |
| Career | — | 69 | 137 | 9 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 45 | 0 | .153 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | DET | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 24.0 | 25 | 8 | 20 | 13 | 3.00 |
| 1970 | DET | 12 | 7 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 180.2 | 167 | 77 | 98 | 156 | 3.84 |
| 1971 | DET | 10 | 9 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 144.2 | 121 | 70 | 91 | 118 | 4.35 |
| 1972 | DET | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 23.2 | 18 | 10 | 16 | 16 | 3.80 |
| Career | — | 23 | 19 | 68 | 64 | 0 | 373.0 | 331 | 165 | 225 | 303 | 3.98 |
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