Sam McDowell

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-5, 190lb (196cm, 86kg)

Born: September 21, 1942 in Pittsburgh, PA us

High School: Central Catholic HS (Pittsburgh, PA)

Debut: September 15, 1961 (Age 18-359d, 11,904th in major league history)
vs. MIN 6.1 IP, 3 H, 5 SO, 5 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: June 24, 1975 (Age 32-276d)
vs. PHI 4.0 IP, 4 H, 3 SO, 2 BB, 1 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1962 season

Full Name: Samuel Edward McDowell

Nicknames: Sudden Sam

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

41.8

141

134

ERA

3.17

425

346

2492.1

2453

WHIP

1.308

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	9-16 / in Starts: 3-10
Longest Hitting Streak	1 game
Longest On Base Streak	1 game
Most Games w/o HR	16 games
Most Games w/o RBI	15 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 27 PAs	1
Actual Runners on Base	17 (7-7-3)
Avg. MLBer w/ 27 PAs	3
Avg. Runners on Base	16 (8-5-2)

Most Driven In
J Kindall	1

Most Driven In By
W Bond	1

1962 Batting Game Log

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1962 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	2	8 (7)	Apr 22 (2)	CLE	@	NYY	W,9-3	GS-5	2	2	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	9	.99	0.123	2.28	0.17%	1.11	P
2	3	11 (2)	Apr 26	CLE	@	LAA	W,6-4	3-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.400	.400	.400	.800	9	1.10	-0.082	2.85	-0.13%	-1.01	P
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
3	4	16 (4)	May 1	CLE		LAA	L,6-8	GS-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.400	.400	.400	.800	9						P
4	5	17	May 4	CLE	@	KCA	W,6-5	5-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.400	.400	.400	.800	9						P
5	6	20 (2)	May 6	CLE	@	KCA	W,5-1	7-8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	9	.08	-0.002	.20	0.00%	-0.24	P
6	7	22 (1)	May 9	CLE	@	MIN	L,1-2	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	9						P
7	8	25 (2)	May 12	CLE		NYY	L,6-9	GS-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	9						P
8	9	28 (2)	May 15	CLE		KCA	L,5-6	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	9						P
9	10	33 (4)	May 20 (2)	CLE		DET	L,6-8	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	9	1.09	-0.058	3.92	-0.13%	-0.50	P
10	11	38 (4)	May 26	CLE	@	WSA	L,6-8	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	9						P
11	12	42 (3)	May 30 (2)	CLE	@	BAL	L,0-7	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	9						P
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
12	13	92 (49)	Jul 20	CLE	@	LAA	L,5-8	GS-5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	9	1.04	-0.070	2.67	-0.11%	-0.80	P
13	14	96 (3)	Jul 25	CLE	@	KCA	L,4-5	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.182	.182	.182	.364	9	.45	-0.011	.87	-0.01%	-0.17	P
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
14	15	103 (6)	Aug 1 (2)	CLE		LAA	L,4-8	GS-7	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	9	1.12	-0.041	.73	-0.02%	-0.42	P
15	16	109 (5)	Aug 6	CLE		DET	W,6-5	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.143	.143	.286	9	.87	-0.044	.13	0.00%	-0.38	P
16	17	114 (4)	Aug 11	CLE	@	WSA	L,2-9	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.125	.125	.250	9	.67	-0.034	.06	0.00%	-0.34	P
17	18	119 (4)	Aug 15 (1)	CLE		CHW	L,2-10	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.118	.118	.118	.235	9	.71	-0.017	.01	0.00%	-0.15	P
18	19	124 (4)	Aug 19	CLE	@	BAL	L,5-6	7-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.118	.118	.118	.235	9						P
19	20	126 (1)	Aug 22	CLE	@	DET	W,7-3	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.118	.118	.118	.235	9						P
20	21	132 (5)	Aug 27	CLE	@	NYY	L,0-5	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.105	.105	.105	.211	9	1.06	-0.058	.02	0.00%	-0.45	P
Sept		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
21	22	137 (4)	Sep 1	CLE		BAL	L,2-8	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.100	.100	.100	.200	9	1.92	-0.053	.00	0.00%	-0.49	P
22	23	141 (3)	Sep 3 (2)	CLE	@	CHW	W,6-5	7-GF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.095	.095	.095	.190	9	.65	-0.016	.00	0.00%	-0.23	P
23	24	149 (7)	Sep 14	CLE	@	MIN	L,1-11	2-6	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.136	.136	.136	.273	9	.47	0.021	.00	0.00%	0.39	P
24	25	153 (3)	Sep 19	CLE	@	KCA	W,10-9	6-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.130	.130	.130	.261	9	.41	-0.010	.00	0.00%	-0.37	P
25	26	161 (7)	Sep 30 (1)	CLE		LAA	W,4-3	GS-8	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.154	.154	.154	.308	9	1.24	0.033	.00	0.00%	0.16	P
							9-16		27	26	1	4	0	0	0	1	0	0	13	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.154	.154	.154	.308		.94	-0.319	1.08	-0.23%	-3.89

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