John Sain
date: label: date made
content: 1947-1955
label: date made
content: 1947-1951
name: label: thru person
content: Rinsland, George
label: Associated Name
content: Boston Braves
label: maker
content: Exhibit Supply Company
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: Postcard of baseball player Johnny Sain. The card is part of a series made by the Exhibit Supply Company (ESCO) between 1947-1966. Unlike traditional baseball cards, which were often offered as premiums or in packages, the large format Exhibit cards were dispensed from vending machines. ESCO released their first series of cards in 1921.
label: Description (Brief)
content: Pitcher John (Johnny) Sain (1917-2006) played Major League Baseball for 11 seasons, compiling a career Win-Loss record of 139-166 and a 3.49 earned run average. Sain began his career with the Boston Braves in 1942, playing one season before joining the military. He returned to the Braves in 1946, making two All-Star teams before being traded to the New York Yankees in 1951. Sain's New York clubs won three consecutive World Series Championships (1951-53) with the pitcher being named to his third All-Star appearance during that time. In 1955, Sain finished his career playing one season as a Kansas City Athletic.
label: Description (Brief)
content: After his playing days, Sain served as a well-regarded pitching coach for a number of Major League clubs, retiring in 1986.
topic: label: Subject
content: Baseball
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content: Culture and the Arts: Sport and Leisure
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content: Sports & Leisure
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: CL.310547.029.06
label: accession number
content: 310547
label: catalog number
content: 310547.029.06
objectType: label: Object Name
content: card, baseball
label: Object Name
content: Card, Baseball
label: Object Name
content: postcard, baseball
label: Object Name
content: baseball card
label: Object Name
content: baseball postcard
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: paper (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 5 1/2 in x 3 1/2 in; 13.97 cm x 8.89 cm