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	4-10 / in Starts: 1-0
Longest Hitting Streak	0 games
Longest On Base Streak	0 games
Most Games w/o HR	6 games
Most Games w/o RBI	6 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 8 PAs	0
Actual Runners on Base	4 (2-1-1)
Avg. MLBer w/ 8 PAs	1
Avg. Runners on Base	5 (2-1-0)

1975 Batting Game Log

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1975 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	387	1	Apr 10	PIT	@	CHC	W,8-4	5-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
2	388	4 (2)	Apr 14	PIT		CHC	L,2-4	6-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
3	389	5	Apr 16	PIT		MON	L,0-5	4-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.29	-0.007	.51	-0.01%	-0.14	P
4	390	7 (1)	Apr 18	PIT	@	STL	L,4-5	11-GF(13)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	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
5	391	17 (9)	May 2	PIT	@	PHI	L,5-9	5-9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.02	-0.001	.03	0.00%	-0.10	P
6	392	25 (7)	May 11	PIT		LAD	L,0-7	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
7	393	27 (1)	May 14	PIT		SDP	W,5-4	10-11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
8	394	32 (4)	May 20	PIT	@	SFG	L,4-12	3-5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	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
9	395	43 (10)	Jun 1	PIT		ATL	L,2-5	8-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
10	396	44	Jun 3	PIT		CIN	L,4-8	5-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.97	-0.024	1.92	-0.03%	-0.21	P
11	397	51 (6)	Jun 10	PIT	@	CIN	W,9-5	GS-6	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.89	-0.067	1.87	-0.08%	-1.12	P
12	398	58 (6)	Jun 17	PIT		STL	L,4-7	5-5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
13	399	62 (3)	Jun 21	PIT	@	NYM	W,7-3	1-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.66	-0.018	2.25	-0.04%	-0.20	P
14	400	66 (3)	Jun 24 (2)	PIT	@	PHI	L,1-8	1-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.49	-0.012	1.85	-0.03%	-0.23	P
							4-10		8	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000		.64	-0.129	1.52	-0.19%	-2.00

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