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	7-8 / in Starts: 6-6
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	9 games
Most Games w/o RBI	9 games
Grand Slams	No bases loaded PA
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 24 PAs	0
Actual Runners on Base	15 (11-1-3)
Avg. MLBer w/ 24 PAs	2
Avg. Runners on Base	14 (7-4-2)

Most Driven In
M Alvis	0

Most Driven In By
T Francona	1

1963 Batting Game Log

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1963 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	27	2 (1)	Apr 10	CLE	@	MIN	L,3-5	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.55	-0.013	1.31	-0.02%	-0.15	P
2	28	6 (3)	Apr 16	CLE		WSA	W,3-0	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	9	.66	0.032	1.20	0.04%	0.19	P
3	29	9 (2)	Apr 21 (1)	CLE	@	BAL	L,0-7	GS-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	9						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	30	16 (6)	May 3	CLE	@	LAA	W,2-1	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	9						P
5	31	19 (2)	May 7	CLE	@	WSA	W,7-3	GS-9	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	9	.68	-0.020	1.46	-0.03%	-0.10	P
6	32	24 (4)	May 12	CLE	@	DET	W,9-3	CG	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.273	.200	.473	9	.41	-0.035	.86	-0.04%	-0.56	P
7	33	29 (4)	May 18	CLE		MIN	L,1-8	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.167	.231	.167	.397	9	1.27	-0.094	2.58	-0.11%	-0.62	P
8	34	34 (4)	May 24	CLE		BAL	L,4-7	GS-7	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.231	.286	.231	.516	9	1.09	0.000	2.00	0.00%	-0.06	P
9	35	39 (4)	May 30 (1)	CLE	@	CHW	L,4-8	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.214	.267	.214	.481	9	1.67	-0.045	1.61	-0.03%	-0.46	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
10	36	44 (4)	Jun 2 (2)	CLE		NYY	W,7-2	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	.235	.278	.235	.513	9	.40	0.031	.23	0.01%	1.28	P
11	37	49 (4)	Jun 9	CLE	@	WSA	W,7-3	GS-3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.235	.278	.235	.513	9	1.08	-0.011	.98	-0.01%	-0.18	P
12	38	55 (5)	Jun 14 (2)	CLE		WSA	W,3-2	13-14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.235	.278	.235	.513	4						PR
13	39	62 (6)	Jun 19 (2)	CLE		BAL	L,2-6	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.235	.278	.235	.513	1						P
14	40	70 (7)	Jun 25 (2)	CLE	@	BOS	L,2-3	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.211	.250	.211	.461	9	1.68	-0.089	2.76	-0.09%	-0.70	P
15	41	76 (5)	Jun 30 (2)	CLE	@	CHW	L,0-4	5-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.211	.250	.211	.461	9						P
							7-8		24	19	1	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	9	0	4	0	2	1	0	0	.211	.250	.211	.461		.80	-0.244	1.34	-0.28%	-1.37

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