Bob Cain Stats

Bob Cain was born on Thursday, October 16, 1924, in Longford, Kansas. Cain was 24 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 18, 1949, with the Chicago White Sox. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Bob Cain baseball stats page.

"Bob (Cain) goes according to the pitch that is working best for him. One day it may be the curve and the next outing his fast ball. He doesn't have any trick deliveries in his repertoire." - Baseball Magazine (January 1951)

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Bob Cain

Bob Cain Autograph on a 1993 Topps Archive (#266)

Bob Cain Autograph on a 1993 Topps Archive (#266)
 

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Birth Name:   Robert Max Cain
Nickname:   Bob
Born On:   10-16-1924  (Libra)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Longford, Kansas
Year of Death Data Died On:   04-08-1997 (100 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Cleveland, Ohio
Cemetery:   Cremated
High School:   Undetermined
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Left   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Left
Player Height Chart Height:   6-00   Player Weight Chart Weight:   165
First Game:   09-18-1949 (Age 24)
Last Game:   09-11-1954
Draft:   Not Applicable
Bob Cain

Bob Cain Pitching Stats

G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
1949 25 White Sox 6 0 4 0 0 .000 2.45 0 0 1 11.0 44 7 3 3 0 5 - 5 0 0 0 -
1950 26 White Sox 34 23 9 9 12 .429 3.93 11 1 2 171.2 752 153 75 80 12 109 - 77 3 5 0 -
1951 27 White Sox 4 4 0 1 2 .333 3.76 1 0 0 26.1 119 25 11 14 3 13 - 3 1 3 0 -
1951 27 Tigers 35 22 6 11 10 .524 4.70 6 1 2 149.1 663 135 78 88 12 82 - 58 4 11 2 -
1952 28 Browns 29 27 2 12 10 .545 4.13 8 1 2 170.0 718 169 78 79 15 62 - 70 1 2 0 -
1953 29 Browns 32 13 7 4 10 .286 6.23 1 0 1 99.2 465 129 69 74 8 45 - 36 1 1 0 -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
5 Years 140 89 28 37 44 .457 4.50 27 3 8 628.0 2,761 618 314 338 50 316 - 249 10 22 2 -
Bob Cain

Bob Cain Hitting Stats

G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1949 25 White Sox 6 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 0 - 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1950 26 White Sox 35 61 7 12 2 0 0 0 2 3 - 15 3 - 0 0 .197 .234 .230
1951 27 White Sox 4 9 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 3 0 - 0 0 .333 .333 .444
1951 27 Tigers 35 53 9 13 3 0 0 0 9 6 - 9 2 - 0 2 .245 .322 .302
1952 28 Browns 35 58 7 8 0 1 0 0 1 4 - 14 5 - 0 1 .138 .194 .172
1953 29 Browns 34 30 3 6 2 0 0 0 2 1 - 3 0 - 0 1 .200 .226 .267
1954 30 White Sox 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
6 Years 150 214 28 42 8 1 0 0 14 14 - 45 10 0 0 4 .196 .246 .243
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Bob Cain Fielding Stats

POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
1949 White Sox P 6 0 33 1 0.2 1 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.82
1950 White Sox P 34 23 515 39 1.1 38 7 31 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .974 1.99
1951 White Sox P 4 4 79 4 1.0 4 0 4 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.37
1951 Tigers P 35 22 448 36 1.0 35 9 26 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .972 2.11
1952 Browns P 29 27 510 29 1.0 28 7 21 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .966 1.48
1953 Browns P 32 13 299 13 0.4 13 4 9 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.17
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
P Totals 140 89 1,884 122 0.9 119 28 91 3 5 n/a n/a n/a .975 1.71
5 Years 140 89 1,884 122 0.9 119 28 91 3 5 n/a n/a n/a .975 1.71
Bob Cain

Bob Cain Miscellaneous Stats

SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1949 White Sox 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 3.0 0.0 1.00 4.09 4.09
1950 White Sox 0 0 .000 1 0 n/a 0.0 4.1 30.5 0.71 4.04 5.71
1951 White Sox 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 3.0 0.0 0.23 1.03 4.44
1951 Tigers 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 5.9 5.9 0.71 3.50 4.94
1952 Browns 0 0 .000 0 6 n/a 0.0 4.1 58.0 1.13 3.71 3.28
1953 Browns 0 0 .000 0 2 n/a 0.0 10.0 15.0 0.80 3.25 4.06
1954 White Sox 0 0 .000 0 1 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 - - -
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
6 Years 0 0 .000 1 9 n/a 0.0 4.8 15.3 0.79 3.57 4.53
Bob Cain

Bob Cain Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1949 Chicago White Sox 56 Undetermined - -
1950 Chicago White Sox 56 Undetermined - -
1951 Chicago White Sox 56 Undetermined - -
1951 Detroit Tigers 21, 23, 31 Undetermined - -
1952 St. Louis Browns 33 Undetermined - -
1953 St. Louis Browns 33 Undetermined - -
1954 Chicago White Sox 56 Undetermined - -


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