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Bob Horner League
3-25-1974
Oliver McCain Relief Pitcher
Retired (1967, Age 39)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
ERA 4.73 Total Rating B    Bats/Throws R/R
W-L 111-113 Status Retired (1967) Option Years 0  
SV 279 Age 46 (OS 47) Date of Birth 12-05-1927
K 1333 Drafted Round 1, Pick 14
(1950)		 Majors Svc Time 16 years
(98 games)
IP 1663.2
WHIP 1.50
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R F  Contact vs. L F  Endurance C-   Ldrship A-
Power vs. R D- Power vs. L D- Velocity B+   Mentor Val A+
Speed C  Bunt D- Control C+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range C+ WS Rings 1
1B --- LF --- Arm B- WS Appearances 1
2B --- CF ---   Health A  LCS Appearances 1
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 5
* League requires 50% rating to start at catcher.

Year   Team W L G GS CG SHO SV BS IP H R ER HBP BB SO WHIP ERA Awards
1950 COL
5
 3
60
0
0
0
0
 3
89.2
 100 52 52 2 41
67
1.57
5.22
1951 COL
3
 7
64
0
0
0
41
 7
68.1
 54 32 28 2 27
56
1.19
3.69
1952 COL
4
 6
62
0
0
0
38
 6
56.1
 54 25 25 2 24
41
1.38
3.99
1953 COL
4
 7
78
0
0
0
51
 8
76.0
 73 34 33 2 26
79
1.30
3.91
1954 COL
5
 6
74
0
0
0
43
 8
70.0
 77 30 30 1 29
56
1.51
3.86
1955 COL
6
 14
70
0
0
0
39
 8
77.1
 86 55 50 2 27
67
1.46
5.82
1956 COL-BOS
7
 5
74
6
1
0
7
 2
125.1
 131 77 69 1 66
107
1.57
4.95
1956 COL
0
 1
7
0
0
0
6
 0
6.1
 10 6 6 0 3
4
2.05
8.53
1956 BOS
7
 4
67
6
1
0
1
 2
119.0
 121 71 63 1 63
103
1.55
4.76
1957 BOS
12
 7
82
2
0
0
0
 4
114.1
 120 70 53 2 56
93
1.54
4.17
1958 BOS
10
 3
82
1
1
1
0
 2
96.2
 85 44 38 0 45
86
1.34
3.54
1959 BOS
12
 5
86
0
0
0
5
 2
109.0
 97 40 37 5 47
91
1.32
3.06
1960 BOS
10
 5
97
0
0
0
12
 2
134.2
 137 65 62 0 60
107
1.46
4.14
1961 BOS
4
 8
86
0
0
0
19
 5
96.0
 96 44 44 2 30
69
1.31
4.13
1962 BOS
8
 6
82
0
0
0
3
 2
113.2
 120 65 61 1 43
86
1.43
4.83
1963 BOS-SEA-DET
5
 12
69
0
0
0
7
 5
81.2
 93 56 51 3 44
67
1.68
5.62
1963 BOS
1
 0
10
0
0
0
1
 0
11.0
 19 15 15 0 7
4
2.36
12.27
1963 DET
4
 12
59
0
0
0
6
 5
70.2
 74 41 36 3 37
63
1.57
4.58
1964 DET
4
 5
78
0
0
0
5
 3
115.1
 136 89 85 3 63
91
1.73
6.63
1965 DET
7
 6
80
0
0
0
6
 5
120.0
 161 90 84 3 49
81
1.75
6.30
1966 DET
5
 8
48
18
0
0
3
 0
114.0
 133 66 65 1 50
86
1.61
5.13
1967 DET
0
 0
6
0
0
0
0
 0
5.1
 13 9 7 0 8
3
3.94
11.81
1974
0
 0
0
0
0
0
0
 0
0.0
 0 0 0 0 0
0
0.00
0.00
Total
111
 113
1278
27
2
1
279
 72
1663.2
 1766 943 874 32 735
1333
1.50
4.73
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1967-11-01Oliver McCain has retired from the Detroit Space Goats
1967-06-01The Detroit Space Goats have designated Oliver McCain for assignment. The Detroit Space Goats have designated Con Shannon for assignment.
1967-05-19The Detroit Space Goats have promoted Oliver McCain to the major league team. The Detroit Space Goats have promoted Con Shannon to the major league team.
1967-04-01The Detroit Space Goats have promoted Corbin Hitchcock to the major league team. The Detroit Space Goats have promoted Mookie Cook to the major league team. The Detroit Space Goats have promoted Silver Fremont to the major league team. The Detroit Space Goats have designated Tony Dunbar for assignment. The Detroit Space Goats have designated Fernando Rey for assignment. The Detroit Space Goats have designated Oliver McCain for assignment. The Detroit Space Goats have designated Whitey Sutton for assignment.
1963-05-24The Detroit Space Goats have promoted Oliver McCain to the major league team. The Detroit Space Goats have promoted Pat Blackwell to the major league team. The Detroit Space Goats have designated Dolan Smith for assignment. The Detroit Space Goats have designated Dixie Clark for assignment.
1963-05-24The Detroit Space Goats have acquired Oliver McCain from the waiver wire.
1963-05-12The Seattle Rainiers have waived Oliver McCain.
1963-05-05The Seattle Rainiers have acquired Oliver McCain from the waiver wire.
1963-04-28The Boston Pops have waived Oliver McCain.
1963-04-18The Boston Pops have promoted "San" Francisco Brunette to the major league team. The Boston Pops have designated Oliver McCain for assignment.
1961-11-01Oliver McCain now holds the league record for career pitching appearances.
1957-09-03Oliver McCain of the Boston Pops is injured and is expected to be out 23 days.
1956-04-19Trade #1858529 has been completed between the Colorado Mastodons and the Boston Pops. The Boston Pops receive Oliver McCain from the Colorado Mastodons in exchange for Joe Williams, Carlisle Kinnunen.
1955-11-01Oliver McCain now holds the league record for career saves.
1952-09-02Oliver McCain of the Colorado Mastodons is injured and is expected to be out 31 days.
1950-09-23Oliver McCain of the Colorado Mastodons is injured and is expected to be out 35 days.
1950-04-22The Colorado Mastodons have promoted Oliver McCain to the major league team. The Colorado Mastodons have designated Mike Nelson for assignment.
1950-04-01The Colorado Mastodons have renamed Ollie Vargas to Oliver McCain.
1950-04-01The Colorado Mastodons have promoted Roy Patton to the major league team. The Colorado Mastodons have sent Ollie Vargas to the minors.