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	17-18 / in Starts: 14-17
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	31 games
Most Games w/o RBI	11 games
Grand Slams	0 in 2 bases loaded PA and 2 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	2

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 80 PAs	4
Actual Runners on Base	54 (26-17-11)
Avg. MLBer w/ 80 PAs	8
Avg. Runners on Base	48 (25-15-8)

Most Driven In
F Baker	1
E Leon	1
T Uhlaender	1
K Bevacqua	1
J Heidemann	0

Most Driven In By
F Baker	1

1971 Batting Game Log

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1971 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	306	2 (1)	Apr 8	CLE		BOS	W,3-2	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.71	-0.035	.97	-0.03%	-0.25	P
2	307	5 (2)	Apr 14	CLE		BAL	L,0-3	GS-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.04	-0.026	1.96	-0.03%	-0.22	P
3	308	8 (2)	Apr 18 (1)	CLE		WSA	L,0-4	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.69	-0.034	.96	-0.03%	-0.32	P
4	309	13 (4)	Apr 23	CLE	@	KCR	L,2-5	GS-6	2	2	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.286	.286	.571	9	.96	0.121	1.06	0.08%	0.95	P
5	310	18 (4)	Apr 28	CLE	@	CAL	W,3-2	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	9	.92	-0.011	.62	0.00%	0.11	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	311	22 (3)	May 2 (1)	CLE	@	OAK	L,5-8	GS-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	9						P
7	312	23	May 2 (2)	CLE	@	OAK	W,7-3	7-GF(10)	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	7	1.92	-0.067	1.31	-0.03%	-0.09	P
8	313	26 (2)	May 7	CLE		CAL	L,2-4	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.214	.214	.214	.429	9	1.33	-0.103	.66	-0.03%	-0.67	P
9	314	30 (3)	May 12	CLE		OAK	L,1-8	GS-6	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	9	.85	0.007	.36	0.00%	0.11	P
10	315	34 (3)	May 18	CLE	@	WSA	W,7-3	GS-7	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.263	.263	.263	.526	9	.86	-0.019	.56	-0.01%	-0.29	P
11	316	40 (5)	May 23 (2)	CLE		NYY	W,2-1	GS-9	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.273	.273	.273	.545	9	1.04	0.032	.51	0.01%	0.07	P
12	317	43 (2)	May 28	CLE	@	CHW	W,4-0	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.231	.231	.231	.462	9	.50	-0.049	.27	-0.02%	-1.33	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	318	48 (4)	Jun 2	CLE	@	MIL	W,4-2	GS-9	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.226	.226	.226	.452	9	.93	-0.084	.49	-0.03%	-0.85	P
14	319	52 (3)	Jun 8	CLE		CHW	W,5-3	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.235	.235	.235	.471	9	.43	0.001	.26	0.00%	0.19	P
15	320	57 (4)	Jun 13	CLE		MIL	W,11-0	CG	5	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.211	.231	.211	.441	9	.14	-0.004	.10	0.00%	-0.73	P
16	321	61 (3)	Jun 17	CLE		DET	L,3-4	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.220	.200	.420	9	1.57	-0.073	.84	-0.02%	-0.57	P
17	322	65 (3)	Jun 20 susp	CLE		DET	W,8-7	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.220	.200	.420	5						P
18	323	68 (2)	Jun 23	CLE	@	BOS	L,1-2	CG	3	3	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.233	.250	.233	.483	9	1.06	0.132	.52	0.04%	1.31	P
19	324	72 (3)	Jun 27	CLE	@	DET	W,3-1	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.234	.250	.234	.484	9	.60	-0.051	.12	-0.01%	-0.44	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
20	325	78 (5)	Jul 1	CLE		BAL	W,3-2	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.224	.240	.224	.464	9	1.34	-0.117	.39	-0.02%	-0.69	P
21	326	88 (9)	Jul 10 (1)	CLE	@	BAL	L,3-11	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.216	.231	.216	.446	9	.55	-0.027	.02	0.00%	-0.41	P
22	327	91 (2)	Jul 15	CLE	@	KCR	L,0-1	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.208	.222	.208	.430	9	1.01	-0.053	.02	0.00%	-0.41	P
23	328	95 (3)	Jul 19	CLE	@	CAL	W,3-1	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.211	.224	.211	.435	9	2.32	-0.113	.00	0.00%	-1.06	P
24	329	98 (2)	Jul 23	CLE		KCR	L,4-6	GS-5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.203	.217	.203	.420	9	2.03	-0.127	.01	0.00%	-1.54	P
25	330	102 (3)	Jul 27	CLE		CAL	W,4-3	CG	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.213	.200	.413	9	1.38	-0.016	.00	0.00%	0.04	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
26	331	116 (13)	Aug 10	CLE	@	CHW	W,4-1	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.190	.203	.190	.394	9	.83	-0.065	.00	0.00%	-0.75	P
27	332	121 (4)	Aug 15	CLE	@	MIL	L,2-4	GS-7	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.185	.197	.185	.382	9	1.75	-0.006	.00	0.00%	-0.22	P
28	333	133 (11)	Aug 29	CLE		MIN	L,5-6	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.185	.197	.185	.382	9						P
29	334	135 (1)	Aug 31 (2)	CLE	@	DET	W,6-3	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.185	.197	.185	.382	9						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
30	335	138 (2)	Sep 3	CLE	@	BOS	L,2-9	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.182	.194	.182	.376	9	1.04	-0.026	.00	0.00%	-0.22	P
31	336	143 (4)	Sep 7	CLE	@	BAL	L,1-3	GS-8	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.179	.191	.179	.370	9	1.09	-0.017	.00	0.00%	0.00	P
32	337	145 (1)	Sep 12	CLE		NYY	W,5-2	GS-9	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.174	.186	.174	.360	9	.94	-0.064	.00	0.00%	-0.75	P
33	338	147 (1)	Sep 14 susp	CLE		WSA	L,6-8	17-20	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.171	.183	.171	.355	9	1.33	-0.033	.00	0.00%	-0.10	P
34	339	150 (2)	Sep 17 (1)	CLE	@	NYY	L,0-1	GS-8	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.169	.181	.169	.350	9	1.62	-0.052	.00	0.00%	-0.36	P
35	340	157 (6)	Sep 24 (1)	CLE		BAL	L,2-9	GS-5	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.178	.189	.178	.367	9	.88	0.017	.00	0.00%	0.45	P
							17-18		80	73	1	13	0	0	0	4	1	0	26	0	6	0	1	0	0	0	.178	.189	.178	.367		1.04	-0.962	.34	-0.12%	-9.02

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