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: 14-23 / in Starts: 14-23

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

1967 Pitching Game Log

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1967 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	149	1	Apr 11	CLE	@	KCA	L,3-4	GS-5		99	5.0	7	3	3	6	6	0	0	5.40	3.74	27	6	2	0	0	7	41			0	1	0	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.29	-0.199	2.76	-0.26%	-0.99	1b start tie	5b 3 out d2
2	150	4	Apr 16	CLE	@	MIN	W,4-3	GS-8	W(1-0)	4	8.0	6	3	1	6	6	0	0	2.77	3.46	34	8	8	0	0	6	62			0	0	0	28	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.44	0.167	2.67	0.19%	0.57	1b start tie	8b 3 out a1
3	151	7	Apr 21	CLE		CAL	L,5-6	GS-8		4	8.0	8	4	4	3	11	1	1	3.43	3.25	34	9	2	0	0	8	58			0	0	0	30	0	0	0	2	0	0	1.41	0.005	3.46	0.01%	-0.66	1t start tie	8t 3 out tie
4	152	12	Apr 27	CLE		MIN	W,5-4	GS-8	W(2-0)	5	8.0	8	4	4	4	12	1	0	3.72	3.09	35	6	5	0	0	8	58			0	1	0	31	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.36	0.047	2.55	0.05%	-0.66	1t start tie	8t 3 out tie
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
5	153	16	May 1	CLE		BAL	L,7-8	GS-2		3	1.1	2	3	3	1	0	0	0	4.45	3.17	8	2	3	0	0	2	37			0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	1	.78	-0.020	1.45	-0.02%	-0.63	1t start tie	2t 123 1 out a5
6	154	20	May 9	CLE		DET	L,3-4	GS-5	L(2-1)	7	5.0	6	4	4	3	4	2	1	4.84	3.93	25	5	6	0	0	6	40			0	0	0	21	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.25	-0.268	1.95	-0.25%	-1.91	1t start tie	5t 3 out d3
7	155	26	May 16	CLE	@	NYY	L,3-4	GS-8		6	8.0	6	3	2	7	11	0	0	4.36	3.65	36	6	7	0	0	5	64			0	0	0	29	0	0	0	2	0	1	1.55	-0.158	2.49	-0.15%	0.12	1b start tie	8b 3 out tie
8	156	31	May 21(2)	CLE	@	BOS	L,2-6	GS-6	L(2-2)	4	6.0	8	4	4	2	7	0	0	4.56	3.35	25	2	6	0	0	8	45			1	3	0	22	3	0	0	0	0	0	1.07	-0.251	1.58	-0.22%	-1.32	1b start tie	6b 3 out d2
9	157	35	May 25	CLE		WSA	L,1-2	GS-8		3	8.0	6	1	1	2	3	0	0	4.08	3.24	32	8	13	0	0	6	67			0	0	0	29	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.43	0.326	2.56	0.35%	2.34	1t start tie	8t 3 out tie
10	158	40	May 30(2)	CLE	@	BAL	W,3-2	CG	W(3-2)	4	9.0	3	2	2	5	5	1	0	3.80	3.41	35	8	14	0	0	3	73			0	0	0	30	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.22	0.458	1.94	0.44%	1.69	1b start a 1	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
11	159	46	Jun 5	CLE	@	MIN	L,4-5	GS-6		5	5.0	8	4	4	2	2	1	1	4.04	3.60	24	7	4	1	0	8	35			0	0	0	21	0	0	0	2	0	0	1.34	-0.420	2.93	-0.55%	-2.73	1b start a 1	6b 12- 0 out tie
12	160	51	Jun 9(2)	CLE	@	KCA	L,0-6	GS-1	L(3-3)	3	0.0	2	4	4	2	0	0	0	4.54	3.69	4	0	0	0	0	2	28			0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.55	-0.272	2.66	-0.28%	-2.95	1b start tie	1b 12- 0 out d2
13	161	57	Jun 13(2)	CLE	@	CAL	L,3-5	GS-6	L(3-4)	3	6.0	7	5	3	4	9	0	0	4.54	3.52	30	7	3	1	0	7	47			0	1	0	25	1	1	1	0	0	1	.81	-0.316	1.56	-0.36%	-2.66	1b start tie	6b 3 out d2
14	162	61	Jun 18	CLE		MIN	L,2-4	GS-8	L(3-5)	4	7.2	3	4	4	4	11	0	1	4.55	3.35	30	7	4	0	0	3	64			0	0	0	24	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.51	0.118	3.14	0.15%	1.63	1t start tie	8t 123 2 out d1
15	163	65	Jun 22	CLE		CAL	L,0-7	GS-6	L(3-6)	3	6.0	3	3	3	4	9	2	0	4.55	3.52	25	4	5	0	0	3	59			0	0	0	21	0	0	0	1	0	1	.74	-0.126	1.66	-0.17%	-0.49	1t start tie	6t 3 out d3
16	164	69	Jun 27	CLE	@	DET	W,8-1	CG	W(4-6)	4	9.0	8	1	1	1	9	0	0	4.23	3.28	36	10	8	0	0	8	75			0	0	0	35	0	0	0	0	0	0	.44	0.176	.92	0.22%	2.80	1b start tie	9b 3 out a7
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
17	165	75	Jul 2	CLE	@	BAL	L,0-1	CG(6)	L(4-7)	4	6.0	3	1	1	4	3	0	0	4.08	3.29	25	7	8	1	0	3	61			0	0	0	19	1	0	0	0	1	0	1.08	0.119	2.35	0.16%	1.46	1b start tie	6b 3 out d1
18	166	79	Jul 7	CLE		WSA	W,6-3	CG	W(5-7)	4	9.0	4	3	1	3	10	1	0	3.83	3.25	34	8	9	0	0	4	78			0	1	0	31	2	0	0	0	0	1	1.09	0.258	1.15	0.17%	0.76	1t start tie	9t 3 out a3
19	167	83	Jul 12	CLE		CHW	W,5-3	CG	W(6-7)	4	9.0	6	3	3	6	8	0	0	3.77	3.22	37	7	10	2	0	6	65			0	2	0	30	2	0	0	0	1	0	1.10	0.164	1.30	0.12%	0.76	1t start tie	9t 3 out a2
20	168	88	Jul 16	CLE	@	WSA	L,1-4	GS-7	L(6-8)	3	7.0	5	2	2	2	8	1	0	3.71	3.20	28	6	7	1	0	5	65			1	0	0	25	1	0	0	0	0	0	.71	-0.028	.66	-0.02%	0.75	1b start tie	7b 3 out d2
21	169	91	Jul 20	CLE		NYY	W,4-0	SHO	W(7-8)	3	9.0	6	0	0	4	8	0	0	3.47	3.13	35	9	8	1	0	6	79			1	0	0	31	0	0	0	2	0	0	1.00	0.343	.72	0.15%	3.76	1t start tie	9t 3 out a4
22	170	96	Jul 25(1)	CLE	@	CHW	L,1-3	CG	L(7-9)	4	8.1	6	3	3	6	6	1	0	3.46	3.23	35	12	5	0	0	6	59			0	0	0	29	0	0	0	2	0	0	2.11	-0.187	.49	-0.03%	0.27	1b start tie	9b --- 1 out d2
23	171	100	Jul 30(1)	CLE		BAL	W,8-3	CG	W(8-9)	4	9.0	7	3	3	1	6	2	0	3.43	3.30	35	8	13	0	0	7	66			0	0	0	33	2	0	0	0	1	0	.36	0.076	.03	0.00%	0.76	1t start tie	9t 3 out a5
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
24	172	105	Aug 4	CLE		DET	W,11-5	GS-7	W(9-9)	4	6.2	6	5	5	6	9	1	0	3.57	3.34	31	5	5	0	0	6	45			0	0	0	24	2	0	1	1	0	0	.89	-0.139	.04	0.00%	-2.27	1t start tie	7t 1-- 2 out a1
25	173	111	Aug 9	CLE	@	BAL	W,4-3	GS-8	W(10-9)	4	7.2	5	2	1	4	8	1	0	3.46	3.36	30	9	4	0	0	5	67			1	0	0	26	0	0	0	2	0	0	.86	0.215	.07	0.01%	1.09	1b start tie	8b 1-- 2 out a2
26	174	116	Aug 13	CLE		NYY	L,11-15	GS-6		3	5.2	6	4	4	3	8	0	0	3.55	3.29	26	4	5	0	0	6	46			0	0	0	22	2	0	0	0	1	0	1.08	-0.036	.08	0.00%	-0.78	1t start tie	6t -2- 2 out a1
27	175	120	Aug 18	CLE	@	DET	L,0-4	GS-2	L(10-10)	4	1.2	4	4	4	2	0	0	0	3.72	3.32	11	3	2	0	0	4	29			1	0	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	.96	-0.305	.14	-0.03%	-3.55	1b start tie	2b 12- 2 out d4
28	176	123	Aug 20(2)	CLE	@	DET	L,0-4	GS-5	L(10-11)	1	5.0	4	3	3	2	4	1	0	3.77	3.36	20	7	3	0	0	4	49			0	0	0	17	1	0	0	1	0	0	.64	-0.156	.04	-0.01%	-0.89	1b start tie	5b 3 out d3
29	177	127	Aug 24	CLE		CAL	W,2-1	CG	W(11-11)	3	9.0	6	1	0	3	9	0	0	3.59	3.27	36	10	8	1	0	6	79			0	0	0	32	1	0	0	1	1	1	1.85	0.597	.01	0.00%	2.76	1t start tie	9t 3 out a1
30	178	132	Aug 28	CLE	@	KCA	W,8-7	GS-3		3	2.2	3	3	3	3	2	0	1	3.68	3.31	15	5	1	0	0	3	39			0	0	0	10	0	0	0	0	1	0	1.09	-0.225	.00	0.00%	-2.23	1b start tie	3b 1-3 2 out d3
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
31	179	135	Sep 1	CLE	@	CAL	L,3-4	GS-9	L(11-12)	3	8.1	7	4	4	3	8	0	1	3.71	3.25	36	11	6	0	0	7	58			0	1	0	32	2	0	0	1	0	1	1.45	-0.470	.00	0.00%	-0.93	1b start tie	9b 123 1 out tie
32	180	140	Sep 5	CLE	@	MIN	L,2-9	GS-1	L(11-13)	3	1.0	4	4	4	1	2	0	0	3.86	3.25	9	1	1	0	0	4	30			0	0	0	8	0	1	0	0	0	1	1.31	-0.316	.00	0.00%	-3.55	1b start tie	1b 3 out d4
33	181	146	Sep 12(1)	CLE	@	CHW	W,4-3	GS-6	W(12-13)	6	5.2	3	2	2	5	3	0	0	3.84	3.27	23	8	4	0	0	3	53			0	0	0	18	0	0	0	2	0	0	1.18	0.186	.00	0.00%	1.62	1b start tie	6b 123 2 out a3
34	182	151	Sep 16	CLE	@	NYY	W,6-1	CG	W(13-13)	3	9.0	3	1	0	2	11	0	0	3.69	3.17	31	6	9	1	0	3	88			1	0	0	27	0	0	0	0	1	0	.81	0.253	.00	0.00%	2.51	1b start tie	9b 3 out a5
35	183	154	Sep 20	CLE		BOS	L,4-5	GS-7		3	7.0	9	4	4	4	9	3	0	3.73	3.29	32	7	3	0	0	9	48			0	1	0	27	1	0	1	0	0	0	1.12	-0.283	.00	0.00%	-1.08	1t start tie	7t 3 out d2
36	184	158	Sep 24	CLE		CHW	L,1-3	GS-3	L(13-14)	3	2.2	6	3	3	2	2	1	0	3.81	3.35	16	3	3	1	0	6	34			0	0	0	14	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.10	-0.216	.00	0.00%	-1.94	1t start tie	3t 1-- 2 out d3
37	185	161	Sep 30	CLE		BAL	L,2-5	GS-8	L(13-15)	5	7.0	7	5	4	1	7	1	1	3.85	3.35	29	9	4	0	0	7	51			0	2	0	26	0	0	0	1	0	2	1.21	-0.536	.00	0.00%	-2.44	1t start tie	8t 1-- 0 out d3
							14-23		W-L:13-15	3.8	236.1	201	112	101	123	236	21	7	3.85	3.35	1014	1.15		2%	0%	200	55		---%	6	13	0	864	24	2	3	22	7	10	1.15	-1.419	1.20	-0.34%	-9.05

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