Sugar Cain Stats

Sugar Cain was born on Friday, April 5, 1907, in Macon, Georgia. Cain was 25 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 15, 1932, with the Philadelphia Athletics. 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 Sugar Cain baseball stats page.

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Sugar Cain
 
 
Career All-Star Division LCS World Series Trades Awards
Birth Name:   Merritt Patrick Cain
Nickname:   Sugar
Born On:   04-05-1907
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Macon, Georgia
Zodiac:   Aries
Year of Death Data Died On:   04-03-1975
Place of Death Data Died In:   Atlanta, Georgia
Cemetery:   Cremated
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Left
Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   5-11
Player Weight Chart Weight:   190
First Game:   04-15-1932 (Age 25)
Last Game:   05-28-1938
Draft:   Not Applicable
Sugar Cain

Sugar 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
1932 Athletics 10 6 1 3 4 .429 5.00 3 0 0 45.0 197 42 25 27 1 28 - 24 0 0 0 -
1933 Athletics 38 32 2 13 12 .520 4.25 16 1 1 218.0 1,030 244 103 132 18 137 - 43 4 3 0 -
1934 Athletics 36 32 2 9 17 .346 4.41 15 0 0 230.2 1,035 235 113 128 15 128 - 66 3 3 0 -
1935 Athletics 6 5 0 0 5 .000 6.58 0 0 0 26.0 127 39 19 22 1 19 - 5 0 0 0 -
1935 Browns 31 24 1 9 8 .529 5.26 8 0 0 167.2 795 197 98 112 7 104 - 68 2 4 0 -
1936 Browns 4 3 0 1 1 .500 6.61 1 0 0 16.1 79 20 12 13 0 9 - 8 0 0 0 -
1936 White Sox 30 26 2 14 10 .583 4.75 14 1 0 195.1 864 228 103 112 18 75 - 42 1 5 0 -
1937 White Sox 18 6 4 4 2 .667 6.16 1 0 0 68.2 328 88 47 48 7 51 - 17 1 0 0 -
1938 White Sox 5 3 2 0 1 .000 4.58 0 0 0 19.2 101 26 10 17 0 18 - 6 1 0 0 -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
7 Years 178 137 14 53 60 .469 4.83 58 2 1 987.1 4,556 1,119 530 611 67 569 - 279 12 15 0 -
Sugar Cain

Sugar Cain Hitting Stats

G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1932 Athletics 10 12 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 - 3 0 - 0 - .250 .357 .250
1933 Athletics 39 80 3 16 2 0 0 0 4 2 - 17 4 - 1 - .200 .229 .225
1934 Athletics 36 82 4 13 1 0 0 0 6 1 - 23 5 - 0 - .159 .169 .171
1935 Athletics 6 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 0 - 0 - .000 .000 .000
1935 Browns 31 57 3 11 1 0 0 0 5 1 - 15 3 - 0 - .193 .207 .211
1936 Browns 4 7 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 0 - 0 - .286 .286 .286
1936 White Sox 31 68 5 7 0 0 0 0 4 7 - 14 4 - 0 - .103 .187 .103
1937 White Sox 18 22 2 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 - 4 2 - 0 - .182 .182 .182
1938 White Sox 5 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 5 0 - 0 - .000 .000 .000
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
7 Years 180 344 18 56 4 0 0 0 21 13 - 83 18 - 1 - .163 .196 .174
Sugar Cain

Sugar Cain Fielding Stats

POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
1932 Athletics P 10 6 135 9 0.9 9 1 8 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.80 -
1933 Athletics P 38 32 654 53 1.4 51 6 45 2 5 n/a n/a n/a .962 2.11 -
1934 Athletics P 36 32 692 56 1.6 51 4 47 5 2 n/a n/a n/a .911 1.99 -
1935 Athletics P 6 5 78 8 1.3 7 0 7 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .875 2.42 -
1935 Browns P 31 24 503 23 0.7 21 2 19 2 3 n/a n/a n/a .913 1.13 -
1936 Browns P 4 3 49 2 0.5 2 1 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.10 -
1936 White Sox P 30 26 586 32 1.1 29 2 27 3 3 n/a n/a n/a .906 1.34 -
1937 White Sox P 18 6 206 14 0.8 14 0 14 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.83 -
1938 White Sox P 5 3 59 2 0.4 1 1 0 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .500 0.46 -
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
P Totals 178 137 2,962 199 1.1 185 17 168 14 15 n/a n/a n/a .930 1.69 --
7 Years 178 137 2,962 199 1.1 185 17 168 14 15 n/a n/a n/a .930 1.69 --
Sugar Cain

Sugar Cain Miscellaneous Stats

SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1932 Athletics 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 4.0 0.0 0.86 4.80 5.60
1933 Athletics 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 4.7 20.0 0.31 1.78 5.66
1934 Athletics 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 3.6 13.7 0.52 2.58 4.99
1935 Athletics 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 8.0 0.0 0.26 1.73 6.58
1935 Browns 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 3.8 11.4 0.65 3.65 5.58
1936 Browns 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 7.0 0.0 0.89 4.41 4.96
1936 White Sox 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 4.9 17.0 0.56 1.94 3.46
1937 White Sox 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 5.5 11.0 0.33 2.23 6.68
1938 White Sox 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 1.6 0.0 0.33 2.75 8.24
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
7 Years 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 4.1 16.4 0.49 2.54 5.19
Sugar Cain

Sugar Cain Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1932 Philadelphia Athletics 16 Undetermined n/a -
1933 Philadelphia Athletics 16 Undetermined - -
1934 Philadelphia Athletics 11 Undetermined - -
1935 Philadelphia Athletics 11 Undetermined - -
1935 St. Louis Browns 12 Undetermined - -
1936 St. Louis Browns 19 Undetermined - -
1936 Chicago White Sox 17 Undetermined - -
1937 Chicago White Sox 17 Undetermined - -
1938 Chicago White Sox 17 Undetermined - -


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