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Johnny Sain, a three-time All-Star who teamed with Warren Spahn to make up one of baseball’s most fabled pitching tandems, died Tuesday. He was 89.
Sain’s best year was 1948, when he and Hall of Famer Spahn led the Boston Braves to the World Series, where they lost to Cleveland. It was during that season when the famous saying was born: “Spahn and Sain and pray for rain.”
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Later, Sain became a popular pitching coach with the Yankees, Chicago White Sox, Minnesota, Detroit and Atlanta.
As all “Ball Four” fans know, Sain was Jim Bouton’s favorite pitching coach.
The thoughts and prayers of those of us at Redleg Nation go out to the Sain family.
The Boston Braves starting pitching of Spahn, Sain, and Burdette in the late 40’s and 50’s; one of the best of all time.
Arroyo and Harang, pray for a complete game.