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	14-23 / in Starts: 14-23
Longest Hitting Streak	4 games
Longest On Base Streak	4 games
Most Games w/o HR	25 games
Most Games w/o RBI	9 games
Grand Slams	0 in 0 bases loaded PA and 0 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	2

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 88 PAs	6
Actual Runners on Base	52 (29-17-6)
Avg. MLBer w/ 88 PAs	8
Avg. Runners on Base	51 (26-16-8)

Most Driven In
P GonzÃ¡lez	2
C Salmon	1
V Fuller	1
L Brown	1
Self	1
J Azcue	0

Most Driven In By
Self	1
C Hinton	1
L Maye	1
L Wagner	1

1967 Batting Game Log

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1967 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	152	1	Apr 11	CLE	@	KCA	L,3-4	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.33	-0.063	2.83	-0.08%	-0.58	P
2	153	4 (2)	Apr 16	CLE	@	MIN	W,4-3	GS-9	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.66	-0.032	1.22	-0.04%	-0.47	P
3	154	7 (2)	Apr 21	CLE		CAL	L,5-6	GS-8	3	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.286	.286	.571	9	.70	0.004	1.73	0.01%	0.01	P
4	155	12 (4)	Apr 27	CLE		MIN	W,5-4	GS-8	3	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	9	.90	0.052	1.68	0.06%	0.76	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	156	16 (3)	May 1	CLE		BAL	L,7-8	GS-2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.300	.300	.300	.600	9	.29	-0.008	.54	-0.01%	-0.29	P
6	157	20 (3)	May 9	CLE		DET	L,3-4	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.273	.273	.273	.545	9	.85	-0.023	1.33	-0.02%	-0.20	P
7	158	26 (5)	May 16	CLE	@	NYY	L,3-4	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.214	.214	.214	.429	9	.70	-0.050	1.13	-0.05%	-0.43	P
8	159	31 (4)	May 21 (2)	CLE	@	BOS	L,2-6	GS-7	2	1	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.267	.267	.467	.733	9	1.57	0.196	2.31	0.17%	1.58	P
9	160	35 (3)	May 25	CLE		WSA	L,1-2	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.222	.389	.611	9	.95	-0.076	1.70	-0.08%	-0.59	P
10	161	40 (4)	May 30 (2)	CLE	@	BAL	W,3-2	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.238	.238	.381	.619	9	.82	-0.077	1.30	-0.07%	-1.04	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
11	162	46 (5)	Jun 5	CLE	@	MIN	L,4-5	GS-6	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.375	.625	9	1.18	0.020	2.58	0.03%	0.01	P
12	163	51 (4)	Jun 9 (2)	CLE	@	KCA	L,0-6	GS-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.250	.250	.375	.625	9						P
13	164	57 (5)	Jun 13 (2)	CLE	@	CAL	L,3-5	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.231	.231	.346	.577	9	1.25	-0.063	2.40	-0.07%	-0.55	P
14	165	61 (3)	Jun 18	CLE		MIN	L,2-4	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.207	.207	.310	.517	9	1.75	-0.127	3.65	-0.16%	-0.79	P
15	166	65 (3)	Jun 22	CLE		CAL	L,0-7	GS-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.300	.500	9	.70	-0.016	1.57	-0.02%	-0.13	P
16	167	69 (3)	Jun 27	CLE	@	DET	W,8-1	CG	4	3	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	.212	.206	.333	.539	9	.21	0.022	.44	0.03%	1.11	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
17	168	75 (5)	Jul 2	CLE	@	BAL	L,0-1	CG(7)	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.194	.314	.509	9	.96	-0.046	2.08	-0.06%	-0.28	P
18	169	79 (3)	Jul 7	CLE		WSA	W,6-3	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.211	.225	.316	.541	9	.56	0.050	.59	0.03%	0.82	P
19	170	83 (3)	Jul 12	CLE		CHW	W,5-3	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	.195	.209	.293	.502	9	.49	-0.055	.59	-0.04%	-0.74	P
20	171	88 (4)	Jul 16	CLE	@	WSA	L,1-4	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.186	.200	.279	.479	9	.83	-0.042	.78	-0.02%	-0.31	P
21	172	91 (2)	Jul 20	CLE		NYY	W,4-0	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.191	.204	.277	.481	9	.30	-0.004	.21	0.00%	-0.30	P
22	173	96 (4)	Jul 25 (1)	CLE	@	CHW	L,1-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.176	.189	.255	.444	9	1.20	-0.116	.28	-0.02%	-0.85	P
23	174	100 (3)	Jul 30 (1)	CLE		BAL	W,8-3	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.182	.193	.255	.448	9	.26	0.026	.02	0.00%	0.07	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
24	175	105 (4)	Aug 4	CLE		DET	W,11-5	GS-7	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.190	.200	.259	.459	9	.46	-0.015	.02	0.00%	-0.09	P
25	176	111 (5)	Aug 9	CLE	@	BAL	W,4-3	GS-8	3	3	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.213	.222	.279	.501	9	1.10	0.193	.08	0.01%	1.20	P
26	177	116 (4)	Aug 13	CLE		NYY	L,11-15	GS-6	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.231	.286	.516	9	.38	0.017	.03	0.00%	0.17	P
27	178	120 (3)	Aug 18	CLE	@	DET	L,0-4	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.222	.231	.286	.516	9						P
28	179	123 (2)	Aug 20 (2)	CLE	@	DET	L,0-4	GS-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.219	.227	.281	.509	9	1.29	-0.030	.08	0.00%	-0.26	P
29	180	127 (3)	Aug 24	CLE		CAL	W,2-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.209	.217	.269	.486	9	1.11	-0.089	.01	0.00%	-0.92	P
30	181	132 (4)	Aug 28	CLE	@	KCA	W,8-7	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.206	.214	.265	.479	9	.44	-0.011	.00	0.00%	-0.08	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
31	182	135 (2)	Sep 1	CLE	@	CAL	L,3-4	GS-9	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.194	.203	.250	.453	9	1.25	-0.100	.00	0.00%	-0.90	P
32	183	140 (4)	Sep 5	CLE	@	MIN	L,2-9	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.194	.203	.250	.453	9						P
33	184	146 (5)	Sep 12 (1)	CLE	@	CHW	W,4-3	GS-6	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.203	.211	.257	.467	9	.88	0.012	.00	0.00%	0.22	P
34	185	151 (4)	Sep 16	CLE	@	NYY	W,6-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.192	.200	.244	.444	9	.37	-0.035	.00	0.00%	-0.42	P
35	186	154 (2)	Sep 20	CLE		BOS	L,4-5	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.188	.195	.238	.433	9	.47	-0.022	.00	0.00%	-0.22	P
36	187	158 (3)	Sep 24	CLE		CHW	L,1-3	GS-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.188	.195	.238	.433	9						P
37	188	161 (2)	Sep 30	CLE		BAL	L,2-5	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.183	.190	.232	.422	9	1.03	-0.050	.00	0.00%	-0.29	P
							14-23		88	82	5	15	1	0	1	6	1	0	28	0	4	1	1	1	0	0	.183	.190	.232	.422		.79	-0.558	.88	-0.41%	-4.77

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