Archie McKain
Pitcher, Baseball Player
1911 – 1985
Who was Archie McKain?
Archie Richard McKain, nicknamed "Happy," was a left-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball who played six seasons with the Boston Red Sox, Detroit Tigers, and St. Louis Browns. 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 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.
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- Born
- May 12, 1911
Delphos - Profession
- Lived in
- Delphos
- Died
- May 21, 1985
Salina
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on July 23, 2013
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