Leslie Cain (born January 13, 1948) is an American former starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Detroit Tigers. He batted and threw left-handed. In a four-season career, Cain posted a 23–19 record with 303 strikeouts and a 3.98 earned run average (ERA) in 373 innings. Cain was a promising pitcher who had his career cut short by an arm injury.\n', '

In his 1968 rookie season with the Detroit Tigers, he went 1–0 with a 3.00 earned run average (ERA) in eight appearances, including four starts, but he was out the following season after developing arm problems.\n', '

In 1970 Cain recorded 12 victories and 156 strikeouts in 180​2⁄3 innings pitched, and finished 1971 with a 10–9 mark in 145 innings.\n', '

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