Stay up to date this MLB Season with the daily Baseball Reference Newsletter.

Archie McKain

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Both • Throws: Left

5-10, 175lb (178cm, 79kg)

Born: May 12, 1911 in Delphos, KS us

Died: May 21, 1985 in Salina, KS

Buried: Highland Cemetery, Minneapolis, KS

Debut: April 25, 1937 (Age 25-348d, 8,245th in major league history)
vs. NYY 3.0 IP, 3 H, 2 SO, 2 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: July 5, 1943 (Age 32-054d)
vs. NYY 1.2 IP, 2 H, 1 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1937 season

Full Name: Archie Richard McKain

Nicknames: Happy

View Player Info from the B-R Bullpen

View Player Bio from the SABR BioProject

Become a Stathead & surf this site ad-free.

SUMMARY

Career

WAR

7.6

ERA

4.26

165

486.1

188

WHIP

1.515

Feel like you're looking for a needle in a haystack?

Unleash the power of our game logs database by becoming a Stathead. Subscribers gain access to Player and Team Game Finders, which pros use to easily run customizable searches through over 100 years worth of game logs.

Become a Stathead

Summary

Team Record in Appearances	6-16 / in Starts: 0-0
Longest Hitting Streak	0 games
Longest On Base Streak	1 game
Most Games w/o HR	7 games
Most Games w/o RBI	7 games
Grand Slams	No bases loaded PA
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 14 PAs	0
Actual Runners on Base	6 (3-2-1)
Avg. MLBer w/ 14 PAs	1
Avg. Runners on Base	9 (4-2-1)

Most Driven In By
C Gehringer	1

1941 Batting Game Log

Click two rows to sum games (Clear)

1941 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	135	4 (3)	Apr 20	DET		CLE	L,2-4	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
2	136	8 (3)	Apr 25	DET		SLB	W,12-11	2-4	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0		1.000			9	.32	0.011	.68	0.01%	0.14	P
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
3	137	21 (12)	May 8	DET		WSH	L,1-7	4-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.500	.000	.500	9	.85	-0.023	2.02	-0.03%	-0.27	P
4	138	25 (3)	May 14	DET	@	WSH	L,4-9	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.500	.000	.500	9						P
5	139	33 (7)	May 22	DET	@	NYY	L,5-6	6-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.500	.000	.500	9						P
6	140	42 (8)	May 30 (1)	DET		SLB	W,6-5	3-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.250	.000	.250	9	.60	-0.031	1.10	-0.04%	-0.38	P
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
7	141	44 (1)	Jun 1 (1)	DET		BOS	L,6-7	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.250	.000	.250	9						P
8	142	50 (5)	Jun 7	DET		WSH	W,10-6	2-GF	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.125	.000	.125	9	.69	-0.093	1.41	-0.11%	-1.73	P
9	143	57 (6)	Jun 16	DET	@	WSH	L,1-3	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.125	.000	.125	9						P
10	144	59 (1)	Jun 17 (2)	DET	@	BOS	W,8-5	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.125	.000	.125	9						P
11	145	62 (2)	Jun 20	DET	@	NYY	L,4-14	3-9	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.200	.000	.200	9	.23	0.016	.48	0.02%	0.22	P
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
12	146	82 (19)	Jul 12 (2)	DET		BOS	L,2-10	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.200	.000	.200	9						P
13	147	87 (4)	Jul 18	DET		WSH	L,1-8	2-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.167	.000	.167	9	.77	-0.039	.12	0.00%	-0.52	P
14	148	91 (3)	Jul 22	DET	@	WSH	L,4-5	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.167	.000	.167	9						P
15	149	99 (7)	Jul 31 (1)	DET	@	NYY	L,3-6	9-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.167	.000	.167	9						P
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
				Player went from Detroit Tigers to St. Louis Browns
16	150	102	Aug 7	SLB		CHW	L,1-11	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.167	.000	.167	9						P
17	151	116 (13)	Aug 19 (2)	SLB		BOS	L,7-10	0-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.167	.000	.167	9						P
18	152	124 (7)	Aug 25 (1)	SLB		WSH	W,6-3	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.167	.000	.167	9						P
19	153	125	Aug 25 (2)	SLB		WSH	T,3-3	7-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.167	.000	.167	9						P
20	154	127 (1)	Aug 27	SLB		NYY	L,1-11	3-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.154	.000	.154	9	.78	-0.021	.00	0.00%	-0.26	P
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
21	155	133 (5)	Sep 1 (1)	SLB	@	DET	L,5-9	0-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.154	.000	.154	9						P
22	156	145 (11)	Sep 16	SLB	@	PHA	W,9-8	11-11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.154	.000	.154	9						P
23	157	146	Sep 17	SLB	@	WSH	L,8-9	7-GF(10)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.143	.000	.143	9	2.33	-0.059	.00	0.00%	-0.24	P
							6-16		14	12	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	6	0	0		0	0	0	0	.000	.143	.000	.143		.73	-0.239	.84	-0.15%	-3.04

Player Page Tricks and Tips

More McKain Pages

Archie McKain Overview

Minor Lg Stats

Pitching Splits

Batting Splits

Pitching Game Logs

Batting Game Logs

Fielding Game Logs

Pitching Finders & Advanced Stats

Batting Finders & Advanced Stats

Fielding Finders & Advanced Stats

Advanced Stats

More Archie McKain Pages at Baseball Reference