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	11-7 / in Starts: 2-1
Longest Hitting Streak	1 game
Longest On Base Streak	1 game
Most Games w/o HR	8 games
Most Games w/o RBI	8 games
Grand Slams	0 in 0 bases loaded PA and 0 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 13 PAs	0
Actual Runners on Base	10 (4-6-0)
Avg. MLBer w/ 13 PAs	1
Avg. Runners on Base	8 (4-2-1)

Most Driven In By
C Speier	1

1973 Batting Game Log

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1973 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	369	8 (7)	Apr 13	SFG		CIN	W,5-4	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
2	370	10 (1)	Apr 15 (1)	SFG		CIN	L,0-11	4-5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
3	371	14 (3)	Apr 18	SFG		ATL	W,4-3	GS-4	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.80	-0.027	1.53	-0.03%	-0.51	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
4	372	25 (10)	May 1	SFG		PIT	W,8-7	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
5	373	27 (1)	May 3	SFG		PIT	L,5-14	2-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.43	-0.012	.92	-0.02%	-0.31	P
6	374	30 (2)	May 6 (1)	SFG		CHC	W,11-9	5-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.28	-0.014	.60	-0.02%	-0.53	P
7	375	31	May 6 (2)	SFG		CHC	W,4-3	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
8	376	34 (2)	May 10	SFG		STL	W,6-3	GS-6	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	9	.79	0.015	1.67	0.02%	0.10	P
9	377	36 (1)	May 12	SFG		LAD	W,5-4	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	9						P
10	378	37	May 13	SFG		LAD	L,3-15	4-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.125	.125	.250	9	.05	-0.003	.13	0.00%	-0.53	P
11	379	41 (3)	May 18	SFG	@	HOU	L,1-3	7-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.125	.125	.125	.250	9						P
12	380	43 (1)	May 20	SFG	@	HOU	L,7-8	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.125	.125	.125	.250	9						P
13	381	46 (2)	May 24	SFG	@	ATL	L,1-2	GS-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	9	.83	-0.013	1.87	-0.02%	-0.20	P
14	382	50 (3)	May 28	SFG		NYM	W,6-5	8-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.182	.182	.182	.364	9	.17	-0.004	.37	-0.01%	-0.15	P
15	383	51	May 29	SFG		NYM	L,2-5	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.182	.182	.182	.364	9						P
16	384	52	May 30	SFG		NYM	W,3-2	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.182	.182	.182	.364	9						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
17	385	55 (2)	Jun 3	SFG		PHI	W,5-4	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.182	.182	.182	.364	9						P
18	386	58 (2)	Jun 6	SFG	@	PIT	W,9-7	6-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	9	1.04	-0.060	2.59	-0.09%	-1.12	P
							11-7		13	12	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333		.55	-0.118	1.19	-0.16%	-3.24

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