Archie McKain
Appearance
Archie McKain | |
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Pitcher | |
Born: Delphos, Kansas | May 12, 1911|
Died: May 21, 1985 Salina, Kansas | (aged 74)|
Batted: Both Threw: Left | |
MLB debut | |
April 25, 1937, for the Boston Red Sox | |
Last MLB appearance | |
July 5, 1943, for the St. Louis Browns | |
MLB statistics | |
Games played | 167 |
At bats | 142 |
Hits | 25 |
Teams | |
Archie Richard McKain (May 12, 1911 – May 21, 1985), nicknamed "Happy", was a left-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball who played six seasons with the Boston Red Sox (1937–1938), Detroit Tigers (1939–1941), and St. Louis Browns (1941–1943). Born in Delphos, Kansas, McKain went 8-8 as a Red Sox rookie in 1937. He was traded to the Tigers with Pinky Higgins on December 15, 1938, for Elden Auker, Chet Morgan and Jake Wade. McKain went 5-0 with a 2.82 ERA (adjusted ERA+ of 168) for the 1940 Tigers, with 17 games finished. When the Browns traded him to Brooklyn in July 1943, he retired and returned to his native Kansas to farm. McKain died in 1985 at Salina, Kansas.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
- BaseballLibrary.com
Categories:
- Baseball players from Kansas
- Boston Red Sox players
- Detroit Tigers players
- Major League Baseball pitchers
- Minor league baseball players
- Pueblo Braves players
- Louisville Colonels (minor league) players
- Minneapolis Millers (baseball) players
- Toledo Mud Hens players
- St. Louis Browns players
- 1911 births
- 1985 deaths
- American baseball pitcher, 1910s births stubs