Pray for Rain (poem)

This article is about the poem. For other uses, see Pray for Rain (disambiguation).
Pray for Rain
by Gerald V. Hern
Johnny Sain and Warren Spahn, c. 1951
LanguageEnglish
Subject(s)
PublisherThe Boston Post
Publication dateSeptember 14, 1948

"Spahn and Sain", commonly referred to as "Pray for Rain", is a poem by Gerald V. Hern, published in The Boston Post on September 14, 1948. The poem was an ode to Boston Braves pitchers Warren Spahn and Johnny Sain who were both considered to be the team's best pitchers and who won a combined 212 games as teammates.[1]

  1. ^ "Spahn and Sain and pray for rain..." Los Angeles Times. November 9, 2006. Retrieved October 5, 2024.