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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Team Record in Appearances: 22-17 / in Starts: 21-17

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

1969 Pitching Game Log

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1969 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
1	224	2	Apr 10	CLE	@	DET	L,3-12	GS-5	L(0-1)	99	5.0	6	7	6	4	5	1	0	10.80	5.51	25	6	4	1	1	6	30			0	0	0	21	1	1	0	1	0	0	.93	-0.395	1.38	-0.36%	-4.62	1b start a 1	5b 3 out d5
2	225	6	Apr 15	CLE		DET	W,3-2	GS-6		4	6.0	5	2	2	5	7	1	0	6.55	5.15	27	6	4	2	1	5	56			1	0	0	22	2	0	1	0	0	0	1.18	0.047	1.24	0.03%	0.81	1t start tie	6t 3 out d1
3	226	11	Apr 21	CLE	@	BAL	L,0-11	GS-6	L(0-2)	5	6.0	4	4	2	4	1	0	0	5.29	4.80	25	9	7	0	3	4	49			0	1	0	20	1	0	0	1	1	1	.73	-0.156	.52	-0.07%	-1.25	1b start tie	6b 3 out d4
4	227	15	Apr 26	CLE		WSA	L,1-8	GS-5	L(0-3)	4	4.0	6	4	4	4	5	0	1	6.00	4.60	23	3	4	1	0	6	35			0	0	0	17	2	0	1	0	1	0	1.39	-0.232	.52	-0.05%	-1.74	1t start tie	5t -2- 0 out d2
5	228	17	Apr 30	CLE	@	NYY	W,3-0	SHO	W(1-3)	3	9.0	3	0	0	7	12	0	0	4.20	3.88	35	8	7	0	0	1	86			0	2	0	27	1	0	0	1	0	1	1.26	0.458	.34	0.07%	3.93	1b start tie	9b 3 out a3
May				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
6	229	22	May 6	CLE		MIN	W,1-0	SHO	W(2-3)	5	9.0	3	0	0	0	6	0	0	3.23	3.25	28	8	11	1	5	3	87			0	1	0	27	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.28	0.702	.22	0.07%	4.21	1t start tie	9t 3 out a1
7	230	24	May 10	CLE		CHW	L,0-4	GS-7	L(2-4)	3	7.0	7	3	3	2	4	0	0	3.33	3.10	30	10	7	0	0	7	53			0	0	0	27	1	0	1	1	0	1	1.04	-0.067	.20	-0.01%	0.27	1t start tie	7t 3 out d3
8	231	27	May 14	CLE	@	KCR	W,3-2	GS-8		3	7.1	7	2	2	2	9	0	0	3.21	2.79	29	7	5	3	1	6	63			0	1	1	27	0	1	1	1	0	0	1.22	0.089	.21	0.01%	1.49	1b start a 1	8b 1-3 1 out a1
9	232	31	May 20	CLE		KCR	W,4-1	CG	W(3-4)	5	9.0	2	1	1	0	7	1	0	2.89	2.73	29	11	10	1	2	1	86			0	0	0	29	0	0	0	0	0	0	.75	0.427	.08	0.03%	3.21	1t start tie	9t 3 out a3
10	233	35	May 24	CLE		SEP	L,2-8	GS-2	L(3-5)	3	1.2	6	5	5	2	3	0	0	3.52	2.73	13	1	1	0	0	6	24			3	0	0	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	.96	-0.314	.08	-0.02%	-3.54	1t start tie	2t 1-3 2 out d4
11	234	37	May 27	CLE	@	CAL	L,1-2	CG(8)	L(3-6)	2	8.0	7	2	2	1	8	0	0	3.38	2.52	31	8	7	0	0	7	67			0	0	0	30	2	0	0	1	0	0	1.03	0.016	.05	0.00%	1.41	1b start tie	8b 3 out d1
12	235	41	May 31	CLE	@	OAK	W,5-2	GS-9	W(4-6)	3	8.0	4	2	1	3	5	1	0	3.15	2.67	30	11	7	0	0	4	70			0	0	0	27	0	0	0	2	0	1	1.22	0.216	.03	0.00%	0.49	1b start a 2	9b 12- 0 out a3
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
13	236	45	Jun 4	CLE	@	SEP	W,10-4	GS-7	W(5-6)	3	6.1	4	4	2	4	10	0	0	3.13	2.57	28	8	2	0	0	4	59			3	0	0	24	2	0	0	1	0	2	.61	0.007	.01	0.00%	-1.25	1b start tie	7b -23 1 out a6
14	237	48	Jun 8(1)	CLE		CAL	W,3-0	SHO	W(6-6)	3	9.0	2	0	0	3	8	0	0	2.83	2.49	32	9	10	1	0	2	88			0	0	0	29	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.00	0.431	.02	0.01%	4.21	1t start tie	9t 3 out a3
15	238	53	Jun 13	CLE	@	MIN	W,6-4	CG	W(7-6)	4	9.0	7	4	0	4	7	1	1	2.59	2.62	40	10	12	1	2	6	68			2	0	0	35	1	0	1	0	0	2	1.17	0.261	.02	0.00%	0.25	1b start tie	9b 3 out a2
16	239	58	Jun 18	CLE		BOS	W,2-1	CG	W(8-6)	4	9.0	9	1	1	1	7	0	0	2.46	2.52	36	10	18	7	5	0	71			0	0	0	35	0	1	1	1	0	0	1.73	0.583	.02	0.00%	3.21	1t start tie	9t 3 out a1
17	240	63	Jun 22(1)	CLE		BAL	W,3-2	CG	W(9-6)	3	9.0	8	2	2	1	6	0	1	2.43	2.47	37	12	9	0	0	8	68			0	0	0	34	1	0	0	1	1	1	1.33	0.335	.01	0.00%	2.21	1t start tie	9t 3 out a1
18	241	70	Jun 27	CLE		NYY	W,5-1	CG	W(10-6)	4	9.0	6	1	1	1	12	0	0	2.33	2.31	33	7	7	1	0	6	82			0	0	0	32	0	0	0	1	0	1	.91	0.349	.00	0.00%	3.21	1t start tie	9t 3 out a4
Jul				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
19	242	76	Jul 2	CLE		WSA	L,1-5	GS-7	L(10-7)	4	7.0	6	4	4	4	4	0	1	2.47	2.37	31	8	8	0	0	6	49			1	0	0	25	0	0	0	1	1	0	.73	-0.150	.00	0.00%	-0.73	1t start tie	7t 3 out d3
20	243	81	Jul 6	CLE	@	NYY	L,2-4	CG(8)	L(10-8)	3	8.0	8	4	4	4	10	0	0	2.58	2.32	36	8	6	0	0	8	56			0	1	0	31	2	0	0	0	1	1	1.14	-0.195	.00	0.00%	-0.51	1b start tie	8b 3 out d2
21	244	86	Jul 11	CLE	@	DET	W,8-1	CG	W(11-8)	4	9.0	5	1	1	3	6	1	0	2.49	2.40	34	13	7	0	0	5	76			0	0	0	31	0	0	0	2	0	1	.40	0.181	.00	0.00%	3.29	1b start tie	9b 3 out a7
22	245	90	Jul 15	CLE	@	BAL	L,1-5	GS-7	L(11-9)	3	6.0	8	5	5	4	5	1	0	2.68	2.50	31	6	9	0	2	7	37			0	0	0	27	0	0	1	1	0	2	1.48	-0.209	.00	0.00%	-2.25	1b start a 1	7b --- 0 out d4
23	246	95	Jul 19	CLE		DET	L,4-10	GS-7		3	7.0	4	4	4	1	9	1	0	2.78	2.49	27	6	7	1	0	4	61			0	0	0	25	0	1	0	0	0	1	.96	-0.266	.00	0.00%	-0.73	1t start tie	7t 3 out d1
24	247	99	Jul 25	CLE		MIN	L,2-4	GS-7		5	7.0	4	2	2	2	5	0	0	2.77	2.46	27	9	7	0	0	4	64			1	1	1	25	0	0	0	0	0	1	1.27	0.049	.00	0.00%	1.27	1t start tie	7t 3 out d2
25	248	104	Jul 30	CLE		CHW	L,6-11	GS-6	L(11-10)	4	6.0	9	7	7	6	4	0	0	3.03	2.52	28	1	8	0	0	9	24			0	2	0	22	1	0	1	1	0	0	1.65	-0.550	.00	0.00%	-4.20	1t start tie	6t 3 out d1
Aug				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
26	249	107	Aug 2	CLE	@	KCR	W,6-4	7-GF	S(1)	2	3.0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	2.98	2.49	9	3	3	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.07	0.237	.00	0.00%	1.36	7b --- 0 out a2	9b end a 2
27	250	111	Aug 5(2)	CLE		OAK	W,10-4	CG	W(12-10)	2	9.0	6	4	3	3	9	0	1	2.98	2.46	37	10	8	2	0	6	67			0	0	0	32	1	0	0	1	0	1	.34	0.197	.00	0.00%	0.21	1t start tie	9t 3 out a6
28	251	116	Aug 10	CLE		KCR	W,8-1	CG	W(13-10)	4	9.0	3	1	1	5	14	0	0	2.89	2.40	36	5	9	0	2	3	86			1	0	0	31	0	0	0	0	0	1	.41	0.137	.00	0.00%	3.21	1t start tie	9t 3 out a7
29	252	120	Aug 15	CLE	@	CAL	W,2-1	GS-9		4	9.0	8	1	1	1	11	0	0	2.81	2.31	36	11	5	1	0	8	77			0	0	0	33	2	0	0	0	0	1	1.84	0.438	.00	0.00%	2.84	1b start tie	9b 3 out tie
30	253	124	Aug 19	CLE	@	OAK	W,3-0	SHO	W(14-10)	3	9.0	1	0	0	2	10	0	0	2.70	2.25	29	7	9	0	0	1	93			1	1	0	27	0	0	0	0	0	0	.97	0.502	.00	0.00%	3.89	1b start tie	9b 3 out a3
31	254	127	Aug 23	CLE	@	SEP	W,7-3	CG	W(15-10)	3	9.0	5	3	3	2	9	1	0	2.71	2.27	32	6	10	0	1	5	72			0	0	0	30	2	0	0	1	0	0	.56	0.214	.00	0.00%	0.97	1b start a 1	9b 3 out a4
32	255	130	Aug 27	CLE		CAL	L,1-4	GS-10	L(15-11)	3	9.2	8	4	4	5	6	1	0	2.75	2.35	41	7	15	0	0	8	58			0	0	0	34	1	1	0	2	0	1	1.85	-0.125	.00	0.00%	0.20	1t start tie	10t 1-3 2 out d3
Sept				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
33	256	134	Sep 1	CLE	@	MIN	L,5-7	GS-2	L(15-12)	4	2.0	7	7	7	1	2	1	0	2.99	2.40	14	3	2	0	0	6	15			0	0	0	13	1	2	0	0	0	0	.66	-0.482	.00	0.00%	-6.06	1b start a 1	2b 3 out d6
34	257	137	Sep 5(1)	CLE		NYY	W,2-1	CG	W(16-12)	3	9.0	9	1	1	2	5	0	0	2.92	2.39	36	8	12	1	0	9	68			0	0	0	33	2	0	0	1	1	0	1.69	0.503	.00	0.00%	3.21	1t start tie	9t 3 out tie
35	258	142	Sep 9	CLE		BOS	L,1-3	GS-8	L(16-13)	3	8.0	10	3	2	2	12	0	0	2.90	2.32	36	6	7	0	0	9	62			0	0	0	34	1	0	0	0	0	1	1.16	-0.057	.00	0.00%	0.74	1t start tie	8t 3 out d2
36	259	147	Sep 14	CLE	@	BAL	L,3-7	GS-6	L(16-14)	4	5.0	7	5	3	2	10	0	0	2.94	2.27	24	3	3	0	0	6	45			1	0	0	22	2	0	0	0	0	0	1.21	-0.431	.00	0.00%	-2.62	1b start tie	6b --3 0 out d1
37	260	151	Sep 18	CLE	@	DET	W,6-4	CG	W(17-14)	3	9.0	10	4	4	2	13	1	2	2.98	2.27	41	3	11	0	0	10	62			0	0	0	36	2	1	0	0	1	0	1.38	0.236	.00	0.00%	0.29	1b start a 5	9b 3 out a2
38	261	154	Sep 23	CLE		BAL	W,3-1	CG	W(18-14)	4	9.0	3	1	1	0	6	1	0	2.91	2.28	30	8	13	0	0	3	83			0	0	0	30	1	0	0	0	0	0	.84	0.444	.00	0.00%	3.21	1t start tie	9t 3 out a2
39	262	159	Sep 28	CLE	@	WSA	L,6-7	GS-4		4	4.0	5	6	2	3	4	0	0	2.94	2.29	20	5	3	0	0	5	37			0	1	0	16	0	0	1	0	0	2	.85	-0.298	.00	0.00%	-4.29	1b start tie	4b 3 out d6
							22-17		W-L:18-14,Sv:1	3.5	285.0	222	111	93	102	279	13	7	2.94	2.29	1166	0.95		4%	4%	204	61	0	---%	14	11	2	1040	32	8	9	24	7	23	1.10	3.132	.11	-0.27%	19.79

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