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: 24-15 / in Starts: 24-15

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

1970 Pitching Game Log

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1970 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	263	1	Apr 7	CLE		BAL	L,2-8	GS-7	L(0-1)	99	6.1	3	3	3	5	11	0	0	4.26	1.53	25	2	4	0	0	3	61			0	1	0	20	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.32	0.103	2.05	0.10%	1.05	1t start tie	7t 123 1 out a1
2	264	5	Apr 12(1)	CLE	@	NYY	W,2-1	CG	W(1-1)	4	9.0	5	1	1	3	10	0	2	2.35	1.86	37	9	8	0	0	5	80			0	0	0	31	1	0	0	0	1	1	1.78	0.645	2.24	0.49%	2.97	1b start a 1	9b 3 out a1
3	265	9	Apr 18	CLE		WSA	W,9-4	CG	W(2-1)	5	9.0	8	4	3	5	10	0	0	2.59	1.94	38	10	5	1	0	8	62			0	0	0	31	0	0	0	2	1	2	1.13	-0.029	1.28	-0.02%	0.35	1t start tie	9t 3 out a5
4	266	11	Apr 22	CLE		DET	L,0-5	GS-6	L(2-2)	3	6.0	6	4	3	2	1	1	0	2.97	2.64	26	13	4	0	0	6	45			0	0	0	24	1	0	0	0	0	1	.92	-0.128	1.06	-0.09%	-1.10	1t start tie	6t 3 out d4
5	267	15	Apr 27	CLE	@	MIN	W,5-1	CG	W(3-2)	4	9.0	6	1	1	5	8	0	0	2.52	2.61	39	7	13	2	0	6	74			0	0	0	34	0	1	0	1	0	2	1.19	0.362	1.06	0.19%	3.31	1b start tie	9b 3 out a4
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	268	20	May 2	CLE	@	KCR	L,3-4	GS-9		4	8.1	5	3	3	10	10	0	0	2.64	2.83	41	9	6	4	0	5	61			0	0	0	28	0	0	2	0	0	0	1.63	0.058	1.28	0.03%	1.27	1b start tie	9b 12- 1 out a1
7	269	23	May 6	CLE	@	CHW	L,1-2	CG	L(3-3)	3	8.1	5	2	1	2	15	1	0	2.41	2.60	30	5	3	0	0	5	80			0	1	1	28	0	1	0	0	0	0	1.32	-0.072	.99	-0.03%	1.97	1b start tie	9b --- 1 out d1
8	270	26	May 10	CLE		MIN	W,5-4	GS-9	W(4-3)	3	8.1	9	4	4	2	8	1	0	2.66	2.65	36	7	10	0	0	9	55			0	0	0	34	2	0	0	0	0	0	.91	0.134	.48	0.04%	-0.16	1t start tie	9t 1-- 1 out a1
9	271	28	May 15	CLE	@	BOS	W,3-0	SHO	W(5-3)	4	9.0	3	0	0	0	8	0	0	2.33	2.43	29	7	11	0	0	3	89			0	0	0	29	1	0	0	0	0	0	.77	0.446	.51	0.18%	4.51	1b start a 3	9b 3 out a3
10	272	32	May 20	CLE		BOS	W,7-2	CG	W(6-3)	4	9.0	4	2	2	3	10	1	0	2.30	2.48	34	8	9	1	0	4	78			0	0	0	31	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.13	0.289	.50	0.08%	2.35	1t start tie	9t 3 out a5
11	273	36	May 24(1)	CLE		NYY	L,5-6	GS-7		3	7.0	12	5	5	1	7	1	0	2.62	2.51	33	6	7	3	0	12	39			0	0	0	32	4	0	0	1	0	0	1.36	-0.356	.72	-0.11%	-1.62	1t start tie	7t 3 out d1
12	274	41	May 29	CLE	@	OAK	W,2-1	CG	W(7-3)	4	9.0	2	1	1	3	13	1	0	2.47	2.49	31	5	8	1	0	2	89			0	1	0	28	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.34	0.618	.24	0.07%	3.05	1b start tie	9b 3 out a1
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	275	44	Jun 2(1)	CLE	@	MIL	W,4-1	CG	W(8-3)	3	9.0	2	1	1	1	8	0	0	2.35	2.38	30	9	10	0	0	2	86			0	1	0	29	1	0	0	0	0	1	.65	0.351	.13	0.04%	3.18	1b start a 1	9b 3 out a3
14	276	49	Jun 6	CLE	@	CAL	L,1-2	GS-5	L(8-4)	3	5.0	6	1	1	2	5	0	0	2.32	2.35	22	5	4	0	0	6	54			0	0	0	20	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.12	0.098	.33	0.02%	1.23	1b start tie	5b 3 out d1
15	277	53	Jun 11	CLE		OAK	W,6-5	GS-7		4	7.0	8	4	4	2	9	2	0	2.49	2.49	30	8	3	0	0	8	52			0	0	0	28	0	1	0	1	0	0	1.01	-0.154	.18	-0.02%	-0.62	1t start tie	7t 3 out d3
16	278	57	Jun 15	CLE		CAL	W,3-2	GS-9		3	9.0	6	2	2	5	4	0	0	2.45	2.55	37	11	11	0	0	6	66			0	0	0	32	1	0	0	1	0	0	1.84	0.178	.35	0.02%	2.35	1t start tie	9t 3 out tie
17	279	60	Jun 19	CLE		DET	W,4-2	CG	W(9-4)	3	9.0	4	2	2	4	5	2	0	2.42	2.76	32	10	9	0	0	4	72			0	0	0	28	0	0	0	4	0	1	1.00	0.298	.38	0.07%	2.35	1t start tie	9t 3 out a2
18	280	64	Jun 24(1)	CLE	@	NYY	W,7-2	CG	W(10-4)	4	9.0	5	2	2	2	4	2	0	2.40	2.92	32	10	11	0	1	5	71			0	0	1	30	0	0	0	1	0	0	.38	0.241	.11	0.04%	1.97	1b start tie	9b 3 out a5
19	281	69	Jun 28(1)	CLE	@	DET	W,8-2	CG	W(11-4)	3	9.0	5	2	2	3	5	0	0	2.38	2.90	34	10	11	1	2	5	71			0	0	0	31	2	1	0	1	0	0	.63	0.132	.13	0.02%	2.22	1b start a 2	9b 3 out a6
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
20	282	73	Jul 2	CLE	@	BAL	W,10-9	GS-5		3	5.0	6	6	6	4	9	1	1	2.64	2.95	25	1	4	0	0	6	36			0	1	0	20	0	1	0	0	0	0	1.24	-0.450	.22	-0.05%	-3.66	1b start a 3	5b 3 out d2
21	283	78	Jul 6	CLE		WSA	W,6-4	GS-9	W(12-4)	3	8.2	11	4	4	5	15	0	0	2.72	2.85	41	4	6	0	2	11	56			0	0	0	35	1	0	1	1	1	0	1.31	0.005	.09	0.00%	-0.24	1t start tie	9t end a 2
22	284	84	Jul 11	CLE		BOS	W,3-1	CG	W(13-4)	4	9.0	10	1	1	1	8	0	1	2.63	2.78	37	11	14	6	0	2	70			0	0	0	35	3	0	0	0	0	0	1.45	0.435	.14	0.03%	3.35	1t start tie	9t 3 out a2
23	285	90	Jul 19	CLE	@	MIN	W,3-1	CG	W(14-4)	7	9.0	3	1	1	0	14	0	0	2.55	2.62	30	7	6	0	0	3	91			0	0	0	30	1	0	0	0	0	0	.95	0.486	.09	0.03%	3.31	1b start tie	9b 3 out a2
24	286	94	Jul 23	CLE		CHW	W,5-2	CG	W(15-4)	3	9.0	10	2	2	1	9	0	0	2.53	2.55	37	8	10	1	0	9	67			0	1	1	36	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.13	0.215	.06	0.01%	2.35	1t start tie	9t 3 out a3
25	287	100	Jul 28	CLE		MIN	L,2-5	GS-7	L(15-5)	4	7.0	8	4	4	2	4	2	0	2.62	2.67	32	7	11	0	0	8	47			0	0	0	29	1	0	0	0	0	1	1.42	-0.266	.08	-0.01%	-0.62	1t start tie	7t 3 out d2
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	288	104	Aug 1	CLE	@	CHW	W,3-2	CG	W(16-5)	3	9.0	6	2	0	3	8	0	0	2.50	2.63	37	10	10	0	1	6	76			0	0	0	34	0	0	0	1	0	2	1.48	0.426	.06	0.01%	2.22	1b start a 3	9b 3 out a1
27	289	108	Aug 5	CLE		NYY	L,3-7	GS-5	L(16-6)	3	4.2	5	4	4	6	4	2	1	2.62	2.81	25	3	6	2	1	5	36			0	0	0	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.12	-0.184	.05	0.00%	-1.81	1t start tie	5t 1-- 2 out d4
28	290	113	Aug 9(1)	CLE	@	WSA	L,3-7	GS-6	L(16-7)	3	5.2	6	6	6	7	4	1	0	2.79	2.93	29	5	7	0	1	6	30			0	0	0	22	0	1	0	0	0	1	1.46	-0.215	.03	0.00%	-1.08	1b start tie	6b 123 2 out d1
29	291	117	Aug 13	CLE	@	OAK	W,4-3	CG	W(17-7)	3	9.0	3	3	0	4	9	0	0	2.68	2.89	34	5	13	1	0	3	80			0	0	0	30	2	0	0	0	0	0	1.66	0.382	.01	0.00%	1.05	1b start a 1	9b 3 out a1
30	292	120	Aug 17	CLE	@	CAL	L,0-3	GS-7	L(17-8)	3	7.0	5	2	2	1	5	1	0	2.68	2.91	27	7	9	1	0	5	63			1	0	0	26	0	0	1	0	0	1	1.07	0.043	.00	0.00%	1.12	1b start tie	7b 3 out d2
31	293	123	Aug 21	CLE		OAK	W,6-3	GS-6	W(18-8)	3	5.1	7	2	2	3	7	1	0	2.70	2.93	25	3	5	1	0	7	50			0	1	0	22	1	0	1	0	0	0	1.31	0.125	.00	0.00%	0.65	1t start tie	6t --- 1 out a1
32	294	126	Aug 25	CLE		MIL	L,2-4	GS-8		3	8.0	5	2	2	2	12	1	0	2.68	2.90	30	7	4	0	0	5	74			0	1	0	28	1	0	0	0	0	0	.98	0.064	.00	0.00%	1.87	1t start tie	8t 3 out d1
33	295	131	Aug 29	CLE		CAL	W,14-1	CG	W(19-8)	3	9.0	5	1	1	6	6	0	0	2.62	2.92	36	5	14	0	3	5	73			0	0	1	30	2	0	0	1	0	0	.62	0.249	.00	0.00%	3.35	1t start tie	9t 3 out a13
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
34	296	135	Sep 2	CLE	@	WSA	L,1-4	GS-8	L(19-9)	3	7.1	10	4	4	6	6	0	0	2.69	2.93	37	11	7	2	3	7	42			0	1	0	31	2	0	5	0	0	0	1.21	0.039	.00	0.00%	0.68	1b start tie	8b end d 4
35	297	140	Sep 7(1)	CLE		BOS	L,3-4	GS-7	L(19-10)	4	7.0	4	3	3	6	5	0	1	2.72	2.97	29	11	2	0	0	4	56			0	1	0	20	0	0	0	2	0	0	1.17	-0.039	.00	0.00%	0.38	1t start tie	7t 3 out d2
36	298	146	Sep 12	CLE		NYY	W,4-3	GS-8		4	8.0	7	3	2	4	8	1	0	2.70	2.99	35	12	5	1	0	6	62			1	0	0	31	0	0	0	2	0	2	1.02	0.000	.00	0.00%	0.87	1t start tie	8t 3 out d2
37	299	150	Sep 17	CLE		DET	W,6-2	CG	W(20-10)	4	9.0	7	2	2	1	9	0	0	2.68	2.93	35	8	10	1	0	7	73			0	0	0	33	0	0	0	1	0	1	.83	0.099	.00	0.00%	2.35	1t start tie	9t 3 out a4
38	300	155	Sep 22	CLE	@	BOS	L,2-8	GS-5	L(20-11)	4	4.0	9	8	8	3	3	2	1	2.89	3.03	24	7	7	5	0	3	12			0	0	0	19	2	0	0	1	0	0	.63	-0.303	.00	0.00%	-5.38	1b start tie	5b 1-- 0 out d6
39	301	159	Sep 27	CLE		BAL	L,3-4	CG	L(20-12)	4	9.0	5	4	4	6	8	1	0	2.92	3.07	37	7	11	0	0	5	63			0	1	1	30	0	0	0	0	1	0	1.37	-0.241	.00	0.00%	0.35	1t start tie	9t 3 out d1
							24-15		W-L:20-12	3.6	305.0	236	108	99	131	304	25	7	2.92	3.07	1258	0.94		6%	2%	217	63		---%	2	11	5	1107	31	6	10	22	4	16	1.16	4.084	.39	1.11%	41.69

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