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	22-17 / in Starts: 21-17
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	2 games
Most Games w/o HR	36 games
Most Games w/o RBI	15 games
Grand Slams	0 in 2 bases loaded PA and 2 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 104 PAs	6
Actual Runners on Base	76 (42-25-9)
Avg. MLBer w/ 104 PAs	10
Avg. Runners on Base	63 (32-20-10)

Most Driven In
V Fuller	2
E Leon	1
L Klimchock	1
K Harrelson	1
D Sims	1
Z Versalles	0

Most Driven In By
K Harrelson	2
L Maye	1
R Snyder	0

1969 Batting Game Log

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1969 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	227	2 (1)	Apr 10	CLE	@	DET	L,3-12	GS-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.66	-0.016	.99	-0.02%	-0.15	P
2	228	6 (3)	Apr 15	CLE		DET	W,3-2	GS-6	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	9	1.41	0.013	1.48	0.01%	0.19	P
3	229	11 (4)	Apr 21	CLE	@	BAL	L,0-11	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	9	1.49	-0.068	1.07	-0.03%	-0.67	P
4	230	15 (3)	Apr 26	CLE		WSA	L,1-8	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	9	.36	-0.009	.14	0.00%	-0.10	P
5	231	17 (1)	Apr 30	CLE	@	NYY	W,3-0	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.100	.100	.100	.200	9	1.05	-0.131	.28	-0.02%	-1.46	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
6	232	22 (4)	May 6	CLE		MIN	W,1-0	CG	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	9	1.15	-0.032	.20	0.00%	-0.04	P
7	233	24 (1)	May 10	CLE		CHW	L,0-4	GS-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.214	.214	.214	.429	9	.74	0.036	.14	0.00%	0.28	P
8	234	27 (2)	May 14	CLE	@	KCR	W,3-2	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.176	.176	.176	.353	9	.75	-0.082	.13	-0.01%	-1.15	P
9	235	31 (3)	May 20	CLE		KCR	W,4-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.150	.150	.150	.300	9	.57	-0.043	.06	0.00%	-0.85	P
10	236	35 (3)	May 24	CLE		SEP	L,2-8	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.150	.150	.150	.300	9						P
11	237	37 (1)	May 27	CLE	@	CAL	L,1-2	GS-9	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.174	.174	.174	.348	9	1.22	-0.005	.06	0.00%	-0.04	P
12	238	41 (3)	May 31	CLE	@	OAK	W,5-2	GS-9	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.154	.154	.154	.308	9	.97	-0.075	.02	0.00%	-1.22	P
Jun		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
13	239	45 (3)	Jun 4	CLE	@	SEP	W,10-4	GS-7	4	3	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.241	.241	.241	.483	9	.43	0.032	.01	0.00%	0.98	P
14	240	48 (2)	Jun 8 (1)	CLE		CAL	W,3-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.219	.219	.219	.438	9	.43	-0.040	.01	0.00%	-1.12	P
15	241	53 (4)	Jun 13	CLE	@	MIN	W,6-4	CG	4	3	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	.257	.257	.286	.543	9	.74	-0.017	.01	0.00%	0.09	P
16	242	58 (4)	Jun 18	CLE		BOS	W,2-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.237	.237	.263	.500	9	1.11	-0.078	.01	0.00%	-0.72	P
17	243	63 (4)	Jun 22 (1)	CLE		BAL	W,3-2	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.244	.244	.268	.512	9	1.15	0.000	.01	0.00%	-0.46	P
18	244	70 (6)	Jun 27	CLE		NYY	W,5-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.222	.244	.467	9	1.64	-0.163	.00	0.00%	-1.54	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
19	245	76 (5)	Jul 2	CLE		WSA	L,1-5	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.213	.213	.234	.447	9	.84	-0.045	.00	0.00%	-0.46	P
20	246	81 (4)	Jul 6	CLE	@	NYY	L,2-4	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.220	.420	9	.85	-0.049	.00	0.00%	-0.40	P
21	247	86 (4)	Jul 11	CLE	@	DET	W,8-1	CG	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	.192	.189	.212	.400	9	.44	-0.025	.00	0.00%	-0.74	P
22	248	90 (3)	Jul 15	CLE	@	BAL	L,1-5	GS-7	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.189	.185	.208	.393	9	1.37	-0.041	.00	0.00%	-0.40	P
23	249	95 (4)	Jul 19	CLE		DET	L,4-10	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.182	.179	.200	.379	9	.59	-0.032	.00	0.00%	-0.53	P
24	250	99 (3)	Jul 25	CLE		MIN	L,2-4	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.175	.172	.193	.365	9	.71	-0.038	.00	0.00%	-0.31	P
25	251	104 (4)	Jul 30	CLE		CHW	L,6-11	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.169	.167	.186	.353	9	.85	-0.044	.00	0.00%	-0.49	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
26	252	107 (2)	Aug 2	CLE	@	KCR	W,6-4	7-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.169	.167	.186	.353	4						P
27	253	111 (3)	Aug 5 (2)	CLE		OAK	W,10-4	CG	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.159	.156	.175	.331	9	.29	-0.045	.00	0.00%	-1.71	P
28	254	116 (4)	Aug 10	CLE		KCR	W,8-1	CG	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.169	.167	.185	.351	9	.12	0.010	.00	0.00%	-0.04	P
29	255	120 (3)	Aug 15	CLE	@	CAL	W,2-1	GS-10	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.164	.162	.179	.341	9	1.70	0.048	.00	0.00%	0.11	P
30	256	124 (3)	Aug 19	CLE	@	OAK	W,3-0	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.169	.167	.183	.350	9	1.01	0.075	.00	0.00%	0.37	P
31	257	127 (2)	Aug 23	CLE	@	SEP	W,7-3	CG	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	3	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.173	.171	.200	.371	9	.97	0.067	.00	0.00%	1.25	P
32	258	130 (2)	Aug 27	CLE		CAL	L,1-4	GS-10	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.165	.192	.357	9	.72	-0.056	.00	0.00%	-0.56	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
33	259	134 (3)	Sep 1	CLE	@	MIN	L,5-7	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.165	.163	.190	.352	9	.53	-0.015	.00	0.00%	-0.31	P
34	260	137 (2)	Sep 5 (1)	CLE		NYY	W,2-1	GS-9	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.160	.159	.185	.344	9	.87	-0.055	.00	0.00%	-0.50	P
35	261	142 (4)	Sep 9	CLE		BOS	L,1-3	GS-8	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.169	.167	.193	.359	9	.67	0.016	.00	0.00%	0.15	P
36	262	147 (4)	Sep 14	CLE	@	BAL	L,3-7	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.165	.163	.188	.351	9	.92	-0.048	.00	0.00%	-0.43	P
37	263	151 (3)	Sep 18	CLE	@	DET	W,6-4	CG	4	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.169	.167	.202	.369	9	.31	0.003	.00	0.00%	-0.15	P
38	264	154 (2)	Sep 23	CLE		BAL	W,3-1	CG	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.174	.172	.207	.379	9	.82	0.010	.00	0.00%	-0.12	P
39	265	159 (4)	Sep 28	CLE	@	WSA	L,6-7	GS-5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.174	.172	.207	.379	9	1.85	-0.020	.00	0.00%	-0.17	P
							22-17		104	92	3	16	3	0	0	6	0	0	31	0	11	1	0	2	0	1	.174	.172	.207	.379		.85	-0.962	.09	-0.07%	-13.40

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