Player
Johnny Sain
Player Info
- Full Name
- John Franklin
- Born
-
September 25, 1917
Havana, La Habana, Cuba - Died
- November 7, 2006
- Size
- 6'2" / 185 lbs
- B/T
- R / R
- Debut
- April 17, 1942
- Final Game
- July 15, 1955
- Career
- 14 years
Teams
- Boston Braves 1942-1951
- New York Yankees 1951-1955
- Kansas City Athletics 1955-1955
Honors
3 x All-Star
1948 - Sporting News Pitcher of the Year
(NL)
1948 - Sporting News All-Star
(ML)
1948 - Baseball Magazine All-Star
(NL)
1948 - Baseball Magazine All-Star
(ML)
1946 - Baseball Magazine All-Star
(NL)
Career Batting
433
G
.245
AVG
190
H
3
HR
101
RBI
.572
OPS
Career Pitching
139-116
W-L
3.49
ERA
412
G
910
SO
51
SV
1.30
WHIP
Batting Season by Season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | R | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | New York Yankees | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1955 | Kansas City Athletics | 25 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1954 | New York Yankees | 45 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .353 |
| 1953 | New York Yankees | 41 | 68 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | .250 |
| 1952 | New York Yankees | 47 | 71 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | .268 |
| 1951 | Boston Braves | 26 | 52 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .212 |
| 1951 | New York Yankees | 7 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .286 |
| 1950 | Boston Braves | 37 | 102 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | .206 |
| 1949 | Boston Braves | 39 | 97 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | .206 |
| 1948 | Boston Braves | 43 | 115 | 25 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | .217 |
| 1947 | Boston Braves | 40 | 107 | 37 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 13 | .346 |
| 1946 | Boston Braves | 40 | 94 | 28 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | .298 |
| 1942 | Boston Braves | 40 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .074 |
Pitching Season by Season
| Year | Team | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | SO | BB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | New York Yankees | 0 | 0 | 6.75 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 5 | 1 |
| 1955 | Kansas City Athletics | 2 | 5 | 5.44 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 44.1 | 12 | 10 |
| 1954 | New York Yankees | 6 | 6 | 3.16 | 45 | 0 | 22 | 77.0 | 33 | 15 |
| 1953 | New York Yankees | 14 | 7 | 3.00 | 40 | 19 | 9 | 189.0 | 84 | 45 |
| 1952 | New York Yankees | 11 | 6 | 3.46 | 35 | 16 | 7 | 148.1 | 57 | 38 |
| 1951 | Boston Braves | 5 | 13 | 4.21 | 26 | 22 | 1 | 160.1 | 63 | 45 |
| 1951 | New York Yankees | 2 | 1 | 4.14 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 37.0 | 21 | 8 |
| 1950 | Boston Braves | 20 | 13 | 3.94 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 278.0 | 96 | 70 |
| 1949 | Boston Braves | 10 | 17 | 4.81 | 37 | 36 | 0 | 243.0 | 73 | 75 |
| 1948 | Boston Braves | 24 | 15 | 2.60 | 42 | 39 | 1 | 314.2 | 137 | 83 |
| 1947 | Boston Braves | 21 | 12 | 3.52 | 38 | 35 | 1 | 266.0 | 132 | 79 |
| 1946 | Boston Braves | 20 | 14 | 2.21 | 37 | 34 | 2 | 265.0 | 129 | 87 |
| 1942 | Boston Braves | 4 | 7 | 3.90 | 40 | 3 | 6 | 97.0 | 68 | 63 |