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	24-16 / in Starts: 24-15
Longest Hitting Streak	4 games
Longest On Base Streak	4 games
Most Games w/o HR	31 games
Most Games w/o RBI	29 games
Grand Slams	0 in 3 bases loaded PA and 3 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 115 PAs	2
Actual Runners on Base	72 (38-23-11)
Avg. MLBer w/ 115 PAs	12
Avg. Runners on Base	71 (36-22-12)

Most Driven In
R Fosse	1
Self	1
T Uhlaender	0

Most Driven In By
V Pinson	3
Self	1
R Foster	1

1970 Batting Game Log

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1970 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	266	1	Apr 7	CLE		BAL	L,2-8	GS-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	9	.91	0.008	1.41	0.01%	0.15	P
2	267	5 (3)	Apr 12 (1)	CLE	@	NYY	W,2-1	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.400	.400	.400	.800	9	1.22	-0.085	1.54	-0.06%	-1.15	P
3	268	9 (3)	Apr 18	CLE		WSA	W,9-4	CG	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.300	.300	.300	.600	9	1.38	-0.159	1.57	-0.11%	-1.07	P
4	269	11 (1)	Apr 22	CLE		DET	L,0-5	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	9	1.52	-0.077	1.75	-0.05%	-0.58	P
5	270	15 (3)	Apr 27	CLE	@	MIN	W,5-1	CG	4	4	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.313	.313	.313	.625	9	.50	0.021	.44	0.01%	0.25	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	271	20 (4)	May 2	CLE	@	KCR	L,3-4	GS-9	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	9	1.38	-0.141	1.08	-0.07%	-1.06	P
7	272	23 (2)	May 6	CLE	@	CHW	L,1-2	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.261	.261	.261	.522	9	1.33	-0.069	1.00	-0.03%	-0.38	P
8	273	26 (2)	May 10	CLE		MIN	W,5-4	GS-9	4	4	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.259	.259	.370	.630	9	.45	0.075	.23	0.02%	-0.40	P
9	274	28 (1)	May 15	CLE	@	BOS	W,3-0	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.267	.267	.367	.633	9	.25	-0.003	.17	0.00%	0.18	P
10	275	32 (3)	May 20	CLE		BOS	W,7-2	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.294	.294	.382	.676	9	1.05	0.154	.46	0.04%	0.46	P
11	276	36 (3)	May 24 (1)	CLE		NYY	L,5-6	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.278	.278	.361	.639	9	1.33	-0.070	.71	-0.02%	-0.58	P
12	277	41 (4)	May 29	CLE	@	OAK	W,2-1	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.263	.263	.342	.605	9	1.37	-0.076	.24	-0.01%	-0.67	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	278	44 (2)	Jun 2 (1)	CLE	@	MIL	W,4-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.238	.238	.310	.548	9	.49	-0.049	.10	-0.01%	-0.88	P
14	279	49 (4)	Jun 6	CLE	@	CAL	L,1-2	GS-6	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.233	.233	.302	.535	9	1.61	-0.045	.48	-0.01%	-0.32	P
15	280	53 (3)	Jun 11	CLE		OAK	W,6-5	GS-7	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.227	.244	.295	.540	9	1.18	0.030	.21	0.00%	0.15	P
16	281	57 (3)	Jun 15	CLE		CAL	W,3-2	GS-10	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.217	.234	.283	.517	9	.57	-0.037	.11	0.00%	-0.58	P
17	282	60 (2)	Jun 19	CLE		DET	W,4-2	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.208	.224	.271	.495	9	1.82	-0.075	.69	-0.02%	-0.89	P
18	283	62 (1)	Jun 21 (1)	CLE		DET	L,2-7	4-5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.208	.224	.271	.495	9						PR
19	284	64 (1)	Jun 24 (1)	CLE	@	NYY	W,7-2	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.192	.208	.250	.458	9	.69	-0.034	.20	-0.01%	0.20	P
20	285	69 (4)	Jun 28 (1)	CLE	@	DET	W,8-2	CG	5	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.193	.207	.246	.453	9	.37	0.041	.08	0.01%	0.31	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
21	286	73 (3)	Jul 2	CLE	@	BAL	W,10-9	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.186	.200	.237	.437	9	1.37	-0.107	.25	-0.01%	-1.00	P
22	287	78 (4)	Jul 6	CLE		WSA	W,6-4	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.177	.190	.226	.416	9	.62	-0.046	.04	0.00%	-0.54	P 2B
23	288	84 (5)	Jul 11	CLE		BOS	W,3-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.169	.182	.215	.397	9	.55	-0.041	.05	0.00%	-0.62	P
24	289	90 (5)	Jul 19	CLE	@	MIN	W,3-1	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.162	.174	.206	.380	9	.77	-0.054	.08	0.00%	-0.73	P
25	290	94 (3)	Jul 23	CLE		CHW	W,5-2	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.157	.169	.200	.369	9	1.31	-0.073	.07	0.00%	-0.94	P
26	291	100 (5)	Jul 28	CLE		MIN	L,2-5	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.153	.164	.194	.359	9	.62	-0.031	.04	0.00%	-0.26	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
27	292	104 (3)	Aug 1	CLE	@	CHW	W,3-2	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.160	.171	.200	.371	9	.37	0.000	.01	0.00%	0.01	P
28	293	108 (3)	Aug 5	CLE		NYY	L,3-7	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.158	.169	.197	.366	9	.71	-0.017	.03	0.00%	-0.16	P
29	294	113 (4)	Aug 9 (1)	CLE	@	WSA	L,3-7	GS-6	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.152	.163	.190	.352	9	2.24	-0.177	.05	0.00%	-1.23	P
30	295	117 (3)	Aug 13	CLE	@	OAK	W,4-3	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.146	.167	.183	.350	9	.97	-0.004	.01	0.00%	-0.25	P
31	296	120 (2)	Aug 17	CLE	@	CAL	L,0-3	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.163	.179	.341	9	1.36	-0.065	.00	0.00%	-0.51	P
32	297	123 (2)	Aug 21	CLE		OAK	W,6-3	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.140	.159	.174	.334	9	.32	-0.016	.00	0.00%	-0.20	P
33	298	126 (2)	Aug 25	CLE		MIL	L,2-4	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.136	.156	.170	.326	9	1.70	-0.108	.00	0.00%	-1.04	P
34	299	131 (4)	Aug 29	CLE		CAL	W,14-1	CG	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	.133	.152	.167	.319	9	.41	-0.008	.00	0.00%	0.55	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
35	300	135 (3)	Sep 2	CLE	@	WSA	L,1-4	GS-9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.130	.149	.163	.312	9	1.08	-0.053	.00	0.00%	-0.35	1B P
36	301	140 (4)	Sep 7 (1)	CLE		BOS	L,3-4	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.128	.146	.160	.305	9	1.32	-0.053	.00	0.00%	-0.42	P
37	302	146 (5)	Sep 12	CLE		NYY	W,4-3	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.143	.156	.299	9	1.33	-0.067	.00	0.00%	-0.46	P
38	303	150 (3)	Sep 17	CLE		DET	W,6-2	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.130	.147	.160	.307	9	.47	-0.064	.00	0.00%	-0.70	P
39	304	155 (4)	Sep 22	CLE	@	BOS	L,2-8	GS-5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.127	.144	.157	.301	9	1.16	-0.055	.00	0.00%	-0.60	P
40	305	159 (3)	Sep 27	CLE		BAL	L,3-4	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.124	.140	.152	.293	9	.87	-0.068	.00	0.00%	-0.68	P
							24-16		115	105	5	13	0	0	1	2	2	0	42	0	8	0	2	0	0	0	.124	.140	.152	.293		.95	-1.698	.36	-0.33%	-16.95

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