| Sugar Cain | |
|---|---|
 Cain, circa 1937 | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born:(1907-04-05)April 5, 1907 Macon, Georgia, U.S. | |
| Died: April 3, 1975(1975-04-03) (aged 67) Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. | |
Batted: Left Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| April 15, 1932, for the Philadelphia Athletics | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| May 28, 1938, for the Chicago White Sox | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Win–loss record | 53–60 |
| Earned run average | 4.83 |
| Strikeouts | 279 |
Stats atBaseball Reference  | |
| Teams | |
Merritt Patrick "Sugar"Cain (April 5, 1907 – April 3, 1975) was an American professionalbaseballpitcher who worked in 178games in the major leagues as a member of thePhiladelphia Athletics (1932–1935),St. Louis Browns (1935–1936) andChicago White Sox (1936–1938). The native ofMacon, Georgia, batted left-handed and threw right-handed, stood 5 feet 11 inches (1.80 m) tall and weighed 190 pounds (86 kg).
Over three-quarters of Cain'sMLB appearances came as astarting pitcher, and during his career, he amassed 58complete games and twoshutouts. Although hiswon–lost record was only 53–60 (.469) with anearned run average of 4.83, he posted seasons of 13 (1933) and 15 (1936) wins. However, Cain exhibited poor control of his repertoire, allowing more than 100bases on balls for three straight seasons (1933–1935), leading the American League in walks issued (123) in 1935, and averaging 5.2 walks per nineinnings pitched over his big-league career. Altogether, in 9871⁄3 innings, Cain allowed 1,119hits and 569 bases on balls, with 279strikeouts.
His pitching career ended in theminor leagues in 1943, although he returned to the game to manage theVidalia-Lyons Twins in the Class DGeorgia State League for part of the 1948 campaign. He died inAtlanta on April 3, 1975.[1]
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