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Bob
Cain		  
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6' 0''
Weight: 165
 
Born: October 16, 1924 in Usa, KS, LONGFORD
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1949 24 SEM AL $ 300,000 8 5 4 4 6 5 5 6 5 5
1951 26 BSN NL $ 450,000 8 5 4 4 5 4 4 5 4 4
1952 27 BSN NL   8 5 4 4 5 4 4 5 4 4
1953 28 BSN NL   8 5 4 4 5 4 4 5 4 4
1954 29 BSN NL   8 5 4 4 5 4 4 6 5 5
1955 30 NYA AL   8 4 3 3 4 3 3 5 4 4
1956 31 BOS AL   7 3 2 2 4 3 3 4 3 3
1957 32 BOS AL   8 3 2 2 4 2 3 4 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings   7 3 2 2 4 2 3 4 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 450,000 8 5 4 4 6 5 5 6 5 5
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
  Contact Power Gap Eye Ks
Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1949 24 SEM AL $ 300,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1951 26 BSN NL $ 450,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1952 27 BSN NL     3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1953 28 BSN NL     3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1954 29 BSN NL     3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1955 30 NYA AL     3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1956 31 BOS AL     3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1957 32 BOS AL     3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
OOTP6 Min Ratings     3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 450,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Platinum Arm or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1949 24 SEM AL 7 12 .368 24 24 3 1 0 164.0 174 103 13 86 53 5.65 .274 .359 .418 .777 6.6
1950 25 AAA   13 8 .619 30 30 1 1 0 188.7 192 98 19 127 124 4.68 .265 .374 .388 .762  
1951 26 AA   0 0 .000 6 0 0 0 1 6.7 8 1 0 1 3 1.35 .296 .321 .333 .655  
1952 27 AA   1 3 .250 33 0 0 0 2 28.3 28 13 3 12 27 4.13 .269 .345 .404 .749  
1953 28 AAA   3 2 .600 26 0 0 0 3 19.3 21 12 1 18 12 5.59 .280 .419 .373 .793  
1954 29 A   3 1 .750 40 0 0 0 3 28.3 19 7 1 9 21 2.22 .196 .264 .278 .543  
1955 30 NYA AL 3 10 .231 32 13 2 0 1 108.3 128 67 19 55 44 5.57 .290 .369 .466 .835 0.7
    AA   0 0 .000 9 0 0 0 0 11.3 12 3 0 3 12 2.38 .273 .319 .364 .683  
1956 31 A   0 2 .000 21 0 0 0 0 38.0 33 16 5 20 29 3.79 .231 .325 .399 .724  
1957 32 A   4 4 .500 47 0 0 0 3 64.3 70 30 7 31 55 4.20 .280 .359 .428 .787  
2 Years Sim 10 22 .313 56 37 5 1 1 272.3 302 170 32 141 97 5.62 .281 .363 .438 .800 7.3
2 Years AAA 16 10 .615 56 30 1 1 3 208.0 213 110 20 145 136 4.76 .266 .379 .386 .765  
3 Years AA 1 3 .250 48 0 0 0 3 46.3 48 17 3 16 42 3.30 .274 .335 .383 .718  
3 Years A 7 7 .500 108 0 0 0 6 130.7 122 53 13 60 105 3.65 .249 .331 .390 .721  
8 Years Minors 24 20 .545 212 30 1 1 12 385.0 383 180 36 221 283 4.21 .261 .358 .387 .745  
Season Average 5 11 .313 28 18 2 0 0 136.2 151 85 16 70 48 5.62 .281 .363 .438 .800  
Career Highs 7 12 .368 32 24 3 1 1 164.0 174 103 19 86 53 5.65 .290 .369 .466 .835  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   221 104 16 100 70   .302 .386 .440 .827
vs LH   81 66 16 41 27   .235 .316 .432 .748
Home 6 9 .400 28 19 3 0 1 144.7 145 77 14 82 53 4.79 .260 .355 .405 .760
Away 4 13 .235 28 18 2 1 0 127.7 157 93 18 59 44 6.56 .303 .374 .473 .847
Mar/Apr 3 3 .500 7 7 1 0 0 50.0 53 28 5 15 19 5.04 .266 .318 .412 .730
May 2 4 .333 7 7 1 0 0 44.0 50 37 4 32 14 7.57 .286 .396 .474 .870
June 1 3 .250 15 4 0 0 1 36.0 45 25 4 22 13 6.25 .313 .404 .438 .841
July 1 1 .500 8 0 0 0 0 11.0 11 2 2 5 3 1.64 .256 .333 .419 .752
August 2 4 .333 7 7 2 0 0 48.0 52 26 7 22 18 4.88 .271 .346 .427 .773
Sep/Oct 1 7 .125 12 12 1 1 0 83.3 91 52 10 45 30 5.62 .282 .370 .443 .812
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1949 24 SEM AL 24 59 4 12 1 0 1 7 0 0 2 12 .203 .226 .271 .497 3.7 0.0
1955 30 NYA AL 32 28 2 2 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 5 .071 .103 .179 .282 -0.7 0.0
1957 32 A   5 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 0.5  
2 Years Sim 56 87 6 14 1 0 2 9 0 0 3 17 .161 .187 .241 .428 3.0 0.0
1 Years A 5 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 0.5  
162 Game Average 251 17 40 2 0 5 26 0 0 8 49 .161 .187 .241 .428 8.5  
Career Highs 32 59 4 12 1 0 1 7 0 0 2 12 .203 .226 .271 .497 3.7  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   58 3 7 0 0 1 4 0 0 2 6 .121 .148 .172 .320 0.2
vs LH   29 3 7 1 0 1 5 0 0 1 11 .241 .267 .379 .646 2.9
Home 28 44 4 6 0 0 2 5 0 0 1 6 .136 .152 .273 .425 1.6
Away 28 43 2 8 1 0 0 4 0 0 2 11 .186 .222 .209 .432 1.5
RISP   20 0 3 1 0 0 7 0 0 0 6 .150 .143 .200 .343 0.1
Close/Late   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .250 .000 .250 0.1
Mar/Apr 7 20 0 5 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 .250 .250 .250 .500 1.1
May 7 16 3 3 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 3 .188 .188 .375 .563 1.2
June 15 9 1 2 1 0 1 3 0 0 1 4 .222 .300 .667 .967 1.8
August 7 13 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -1.2
Sep/Oct 12 29 1 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 5 .138 .188 .138 .325 0.3
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1949 24 SEM AL P 24 24 164.0 15 36 0 3 1.000 2.80    
1955 30 NYA AL P 32 13 108.3 9 21 2 2 .938 2.49    
Career Totals   56 37 272.3 24 57 2 5 .976 2.68    
Career Highs   32 24 164.0 15 36 2 3 1.000 2.80    
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Shutouts
1949-5-1
          
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 1    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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History
Drafted in 3rd round, 33rd overall pick, by Seattle in 1949
Had first career hit on 4/4/1949, off Red Munger (CLE)
Earned first career win on 4/4/1949
Hit first career homerun on 5/24/1949, off Bud Byerly (BOS)
Injured on 6/8/1949 with a Sore Elbow, out for 1-2 weeks
Injured on 6/21/1949 with a Ruptured Elbow Ligament, out for 6 weeks
Injured on 9/27/1949 with a Inflamed Bicep Tendon, out for 4 weeks
Released by Seattle on 10/21/1950
Signed as a free agent by Boston (N) on 2/2/1951 to a 1-year deal worth $450,000 per year
Traded from Boston (N) to New York (A) on 2/1/1955 (Going to BSN: 3B Frank Thomas. Going to NYA: P Bob Cain)
Released by New York (A) on 9/22/1955
Signed as a free agent by Boston (A) on 4/2/1956 to a minor league deal
Injured on 4/26/1957 with a Strained Back, out for one week
 
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