Samuel Edward McDowell (Sudden Sam)
Position: Pitcher
Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Height: 6' 5", Weight: 190 lb.
Born: September 21, 1942 in Pittsburgh, PA
High School: Central Catholic HS (Cleveland, OH)
Signed by the Cleveland Indians as an amateur free agent in 1960.
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Debut: September 15, 1961 (Age 18)
vs. MIN 6.1 IP, 3 H, 5 SO, 5 BB, 0 ER
Teams (by GP): Indians/Giants/Yankees/Pirates 1961-1975
Final Game: June 24, 1975 (Age 32)
vs. PHI 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
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| Rk | Gcar | Gtm | Date | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | Dec | DR | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | HBP | BF | Pit | Str | StL | StS | GB | FB | LD | PU | Unk | GSc | IR | IS | SB | CS | PO | AB | 2B | 3B | IBB | GDP | SF | ROE | WPA | RE24 | Entered | Exited | |||
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| 1 | 149 | 1 | Apr 11 | CLE | @ | KCA | L,3-4 | GS-5 | 99 | 5.0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5.40 | 27 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 41 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.29 | -0.199 | -0.99 | 1b start tie | 5b 3 out d2 | |||||||
| 2 | 150 | 4 | Apr 16 | CLE | @ | MIN | W,4-3 | GS-8 | W(1-0) | 4 | 8.0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2.77 | 34 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.44 | 0.167 | 0.57 | 1b start tie | 8b 3 out a1 | ||||||
| 3 | 151 | 7 | Apr 21 | CLE | CAL | L,5-6 | GS-8 | 4 | 8.0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 3.43 | 34 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.41 | 0.005 | -0.66 | 1t start tie | 8t 3 out tie | ||||||||
| 4 | 152 | 12 | Apr 27 | CLE | MIN | W,5-4 | GS-8 | W(2-0) | 5 | 8.0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 3.72 | 35 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 58 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.36 | 0.047 | -0.66 | 1t start tie | 8t 3 out tie | |||||||
| May | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | Dec | DR | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | HBP | BF | Pit | Str | StL | StS | GB | FB | LD | PU | Unk | GSc | IR | IS | SB | CS | PO | AB | 2B | 3B | IBB | GDP | SF | ROE | WPA | RE24 | Entered | Exited | ||||||
| 5 | 153 | 16 | May 1 | CLE | BAL | L,7-8 | GS-2 | 3 | 1.1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.45 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .78 | -0.020 | -0.63 | 1t start tie | 2t 123 1 out a5 | ||||||||
| 6 | 154 | 20 | May 9 | CLE | DET | L,3-4 | GS-5 | L(2-1) | 7 | 5.0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4.84 | 25 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.25 | -0.268 | -1.91 | 1t start tie | 5t 3 out d3 | |||||||
| 7 | 155 | 26 | May 16 | CLE | @ | NYY | L,3-4 | GS-8 | 6 | 8.0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 4.36 | 36 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1.55 | -0.158 | 0.12 | 1b start tie | 8b 3 out tie | |||||||
| 8 | 156 | 31 | May 21(2) | CLE | @ | BOS | L,2-6 | GS-6 | L(2-2) | 4 | 6.0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4.56 | 25 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 45 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.07 | -0.251 | -1.32 | 1b start tie | 6b 3 out d2 | ||||||
| 9 | 157 | 35 | May 25 | CLE | WSA | L,1-2 | GS-8 | 3 | 8.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4.08 | 32 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.43 | 0.326 | 2.34 | 1t start tie | 8t 3 out tie | ||||||||
| 10 | 158 | 40 | May 30(2) | CLE | @ | BAL | W,3-2 | CG | W(3-2) | 4 | 9.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3.80 | 35 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 73 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.22 | 0.458 | 1.69 | 1b start a 1 | 9b 3 out a1 | ||||||
| June | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | Dec | DR | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | HBP | BF | Pit | Str | StL | StS | GB | FB | LD | PU | Unk | GSc | IR | IS | SB | CS | PO | AB | 2B | 3B | IBB | GDP | SF | ROE | WPA | RE24 | Entered | Exited | ||||||
| 11 | 159 | 46 | Jun 5 | CLE | @ | MIN | L,4-5 | GS-6 | 5 | 5.0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4.04 | 24 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.34 | -0.420 | -2.73 | 1b start a 1 | 6b 12- 0 out tie | |||||||
| 12 | 160 | 51 | Jun 9(2) | CLE | @ | KCA | L,0-6 | GS-1 | L(3-3) | 3 | 0.0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.54 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.54 | -0.272 | -2.95 | 1b start tie | 1b 12- 0 out d2 | ||||||
| 13 | 161 | 57 | Jun 13(2) | CLE | @ | CAL | L,3-5 | GS-6 | L(3-4) | 3 | 6.0 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 4.54 | 30 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 47 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .81 | -0.316 | -2.66 | 1b start tie | 6b 3 out d2 | ||||||
| 14 | 162 | 61 | Jun 18 | CLE | MIN | L,2-4 | GS-8 | L(3-5) | 4 | 7.2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 4.55 | 30 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.50 | 0.118 | 1.63 | 1t start tie | 8t 123 2 out d1 | |||||||
| 15 | 163 | 65 | Jun 22 | CLE | CAL | L,0-7 | GS-6 | L(3-6) | 3 | 6.0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 4.55 | 25 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .74 | -0.126 | -0.49 | 1t start tie | 6t 3 out d3 | |||||||
| 16 | 164 | 69 | Jun 27 | CLE | @ | DET | W,8-1 | CG | W(4-6) | 4 | 9.0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 4.23 | 36 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .43 | 0.176 | 2.80 | 1b start tie | 9b 3 out a7 | ||||||
| July | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | Dec | DR | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | HBP | BF | Pit | Str | StL | StS | GB | FB | LD | PU | Unk | GSc | IR | IS | SB | CS | PO | AB | 2B | 3B | IBB | GDP | SF | ROE | WPA | RE24 | Entered | Exited | ||||||
| 17 | 165 | 75 | Jul 2 | CLE | @ | BAL | L,0-1 | CG(6) | L(4-7) | 4 | 6.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4.08 | 25 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.08 | 0.119 | 1.46 | 1b start tie | 6b 3 out d1 | ||||||
| 18 | 166 | 79 | Jul 7 | CLE | WSA | W,6-3 | CG | W(5-7) | 4 | 9.0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 3.83 | 34 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 78 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.08 | 0.258 | 0.76 | 1t start tie | 9t 3 out a3 | |||||||
| 19 | 167 | 83 | Jul 12 | CLE | CHW | W,5-3 | CG | W(6-7) | 4 | 9.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3.77 | 37 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 65 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.10 | 0.164 | 0.76 | 1t start tie | 9t 3 out a2 | |||||||
| 20 | 168 | 88 | Jul 16 | CLE | @ | WSA | L,1-4 | GS-7 | L(6-8) | 3 | 7.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3.71 | 28 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 65 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .71 | -0.027 | 0.75 | 1b start tie | 7b 3 out d2 | ||||||
| 21 | 169 | 91 | Jul 20 | CLE | NYY | W,4-0 | SHO | W(7-8) | 3 | 9.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3.47 | 35 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 79 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 | 0.343 | 3.76 | 1t start tie | 9t 3 out a4 | |||||||
| 22 | 170 | 96 | Jul 25(1) | CLE | @ | CHW | L,1-3 | CG | L(7-9) | 4 | 8.1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3.46 | 35 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.11 | -0.187 | 0.27 | 1b start tie | 9b --- 1 out d2 | ||||||
| 23 | 171 | 100 | Jul 30(1) | CLE | BAL | W,8-3 | CG | W(8-9) | 4 | 9.0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3.43 | 35 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 66 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .36 | 0.076 | 0.76 | 1t start tie | 9t 3 out a5 | |||||||
| August | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | Dec | DR | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | HBP | BF | Pit | Str | StL | StS | GB | FB | LD | PU | Unk | GSc | IR | IS | SB | CS | PO | AB | 2B | 3B | IBB | GDP | SF | ROE | WPA | RE24 | Entered | Exited | ||||||
| 24 | 172 | 105 | Aug 4 | CLE | DET | W,11-5 | GS-7 | W(9-9) | 4 | 6.2 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 3.57 | 31 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .88 | -0.139 | -2.27 | 1t start tie | 7t 1-- 2 out a1 | |||||||
| 25 | 173 | 111 | Aug 9 | CLE | @ | BAL | W,4-3 | GS-8 | W(10-9) | 4 | 7.2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3.46 | 30 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 67 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .86 | 0.215 | 1.09 | 1b start tie | 8b 1-- 2 out a2 | ||||||
| 26 | 174 | 116 | Aug 13 | CLE | NYY | L,11-15 | GS-6 | 3 | 5.2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3.55 | 26 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.08 | -0.036 | -0.78 | 1t start tie | 6t -2- 2 out a1 | ||||||||
| 27 | 175 | 120 | Aug 18 | CLE | @ | DET | L,0-4 | GS-2 | L(10-10) | 4 | 1.2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.72 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .96 | -0.305 | -3.55 | 1b start tie | 2b 12- 2 out d4 | ||||||
| 28 | 176 | 123 | Aug 20(2) | CLE | @ | DET | L,0-4 | GS-5 | L(10-11) | 1 | 5.0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3.77 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .64 | -0.156 | -0.89 | 1b start tie | 5b 3 out d3 | ||||||
| 29 | 177 | 127 | Aug 24 | CLE | CAL | W,2-1 | CG | W(11-11) | 3 | 9.0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3.59 | 36 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 79 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.85 | 0.597 | 2.76 | 1t start tie | 9t 3 out a1 | |||||||
| 30 | 178 | 132 | Aug 28 | CLE | @ | KCA | W,8-7 | GS-3 | 3 | 2.2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3.68 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.09 | -0.225 | -2.23 | 1b start tie | 3b 1-3 2 out d3 | |||||||
| September | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | Dec | DR | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | HBP | BF | Pit | Str | StL | StS | GB | FB | LD | PU | Unk | GSc | IR | IS | SB | CS | PO | AB | 2B | 3B | IBB | GDP | SF | ROE | WPA | RE24 | Entered | Exited | ||||||
| 31 | 179 | 135 | Sep 1 | CLE | @ | CAL | L,3-4 | GS-9 | L(11-12) | 3 | 8.1 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 3.71 | 36 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 58 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.45 | -0.470 | -0.93 | 1b start tie | 9b 123 1 out tie | ||||||
| 32 | 180 | 140 | Sep 5 | CLE | @ | MIN | L,2-9 | GS-1 | L(11-13) | 3 | 1.0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3.86 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.31 | -0.316 | -3.55 | 1b start tie | 1b 3 out d4 | ||||||
| 33 | 181 | 146 | Sep 12(1) | CLE | @ | CHW | W,4-3 | GS-6 | W(12-13) | 6 | 5.2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3.84 | 23 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.18 | 0.185 | 1.62 | 1b start tie | 6b 123 2 out a3 | ||||||
| 34 | 182 | 151 | Sep 16 | CLE | @ | NYY | W,6-1 | CG | W(13-13) | 3 | 9.0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 3.69 | 31 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 88 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .81 | 0.253 | 2.51 | 1b start tie | 9b 3 out a5 | ||||||
| 35 | 183 | 154 | Sep 20 | CLE | BOS | L,4-5 | GS-7 | 3 | 7.0 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 3.73 | 32 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 48 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.12 | -0.283 | -1.08 | 1t start tie | 7t 3 out d2 | ||||||||
| 36 | 184 | 158 | Sep 24 | CLE | CHW | L,1-3 | GS-3 | L(13-14) | 3 | 2.2 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3.81 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.10 | -0.216 | -1.94 | 1t start tie | 3t 1-- 2 out d3 | |||||||
| 37 | 185 | 161 | Sep 30 | CLE | BAL | L,2-5 | GS-8 | L(13-15) | 5 | 7.0 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3.85 | 29 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 51 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1.21 | -0.536 | -2.44 | 1t start tie | 8t 1-- 0 out d3 | |||||||
| CLE | 236.1 | 201 | 112 | 101 | 123 | 236 | 21 | 7 | 3.85 | 1014 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| DH | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Other (days rest listed) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 99 days |
| Avg | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Other Game Totals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.78 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 and 11 runs |
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