Marion Cain Explained

Marion Cain
Position:Pitcher
Birth Date:February 4, 1914
Birth Place:Perry, Georgia, U.S.
Bats:Unknown
Throws:Right
Debutleague:NNL
Debutyear:1937
Debutteam:Pittsburgh Crawfords
Finalleague:NNL
Finalyear:1938
Finalteam:Pittsburgh Crawfords
Statleague:NNL
Stat1label:Win–loss record
Stat1value:1–4
Stat2label:Earned run average
Stat2value:8.28
Stat3label:Strikeouts
Stat3value:8
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Marion "Sugar" Cain (born February 4, 1914, date of death unknown) was an American baseball pitcher in the Negro leagues.[1] He played professionally from 1937 to 1957. He had stints with the Pittsburgh Crawfords and Brooklyn Royal Giants from 1937 to 1940 before playing for the Oakland Larks in the West Coast Negro Baseball Association in 1946. Cain played for the Minot Mallards in the Manitoba-Dakota League from 1951 to 1957.

Cain played for several years for the Black Meteors, a barnstorming team operated by his brother, Benjamin., he lived in Philadelphia in his old age.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Riley, James A. . The Biographical Encyclopedia of the Negro Baseball Leagues . registration . New York . Carroll & Graf . 1994 . 0-7867-0959-6 . .
  2. News: Salisbury . Stephan . Researchers uncover black history by word of mouth . 21 March 2024 . . 14 July 1987 . D-8.