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: 26-16 / in Starts: 20-15

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 35, Entered with runners on base: 6

1965 Pitching Game Log

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1965 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	72	2	Apr 15	CLE	@	KCA	L,3-7	GS-5	L(0-1)	99	4.2	7	4	3	5	10	0	0	5.79	1.45	28	5	1	0	0	7	41			0	0	0	22	3	0	0	0	0	1	1.80	-0.335	4.15	-0.47%	-2.23	1b start a 2	5b 12- 2 out d1
2	73	5	Apr 21	CLE		CAL	W,6-5	GS-9		5	8.2	6	5	5	3	10	0	0	5.40	1.32	34	7	8	1	0	6	59			0	0	0	30	1	0	0	1	0	1	1.15	0.172	2.12	0.19%	1.42	1t start tie	9t 123 2 out a2
3	74	8	Apr 27	CLE		MIN	L,1-11	GS-1	L(0-2)	5	0.2	3	6	6	3	0	0	0	9.00	2.02	8	2	0	0	0	3	19			0	0	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.51	-0.298	3.65	-0.43%	-3.29	1t start tie	1t 123 2 out d3
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
4	75	13	May 2(2)	CLE		WSA	L,2-4	GS-7		4	7.0	4	2	2	5	9	1	0	6.86	2.66	29	3	8	0	0	4	65			0	1	1	24	0	0	0	0	0	0	.97	0.071	2.25	0.10%	1.10	1t start tie	7t 3 out d1
5	76	18	May 9(1)	CLE	@	BOS	W,9-4	GS-8	W(1-2)	6	7.2	5	4	4	2	8	1	0	6.28	2.73	30	8	7	0	0	5	59			0	0	0	28	1	0	0	0	0	0	.20	0.072	.40	0.09%	-0.37	1b start a 4	8b --- 2 out a5
6	77	23	May 14	CLE	@	WSA	W,2-1	CG	W(2-2)	4	9.0	5	1	1	2	12	0	0	5.02	2.20	33	10	4	0	0	5	83			0	0	0	31	1	0	0	1	0	0	1.36	0.600	2.46	0.65%	2.87	1b start tie	9b 3 out a1
7	78	25	May 16(1)	CLE	@	WSA	L,7-8	10-10		1	0.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	4.97	2.15	1	0	0	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.25	0.104	6.98	0.10%	0.40	10b 12- 2 out tie	10b 3 out tie
8	79	28	May 19	CLE		BAL	W,2-0	SHO	W(3-2)	2	9.0	3	0	0	6	10	0	0	4.02	2.18	37	11	7	0	0	3	85			2	0	0	31	0	0	0	0	0	1	1.21	0.539	2.32	0.62%	3.99	1t start tie	9t 3 out a2
9	80	32	May 23(1)	CLE		BOS	L,2-6	GS-3	L(3-3)	3	2.2	3	4	1	4	6	0	0	3.99	2.19	15	3	0	0	0	2	44			1	0	0	11	0	0	0	0	0	1	1.61	-0.349	3.66	-0.48%	-3.23	1t start tie	3t -23 2 out d3
10	81	35	May 25	CLE	@	NYY	W,5-1	6-GF	S(1)	1	4.0	3	0	0	1	5	0	0	3.69	2.09	15	6	0	0	0	3		0	0	0	0	0	14	1	0	0	1	0	0	.44	0.094	.76	0.10%	1.74	6b --- 0 out a4	9b end a 4
11	82	39	May 30	CLE	@	DET	W,10-2	CG	W(4-3)	4	9.0	4	2	2	7	13	1	1	3.45	2.33	38	8	5	0	0	4	77			0	0	0	30	0	0	0	2	0	1	.48	0.003	.83	0.00%	1.99	1b start tie	9b 3 out a8
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
12	83	43	Jun 5	CLE		DET	W,2-1	CG(10)	W(5-3)	5	10.0	4	1	0	5	15	0	0	2.97	2.15	38	10	4	1	0	4	92			0	1	0	32	0	0	1	0	0	1	1.98	0.661	3.47	0.70%	3.43	1t start tie	10t 3 out tie
13	84	48	Jun 10	CLE	@	MIN	W,4-1	GS-9	W(6-3)	4	8.0	8	1	1	5	9	0	0	2.79	2.15	36	11	3	1	0	8	66			0	0	0	31	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.03	0.160	3.38	0.32%	1.71	1b start tie	9b 12- 0 out a3
14	85	54	Jun 15	CLE		WSA	W,8-3	GS-7	W(7-3)	4	6.0	4	2	2	6	8	0	0	2.80	2.19	28	8	2	1	0	4	58			0	0	0	22	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.02	-0.069	2.35	-0.10%	-0.31	1t start tie	7t 12- 0 out a5
15	86	59	Jun 20(1)	CLE		CAL	W,5-0	SHO	W(8-3)	4	9.0	2	0	0	4	6	0	0	2.54	2.22	32	9	11	1	0	2	85			0	0	0	28	1	0	0	1	0	1	1.17	0.435	4.09	0.91%	3.99	1t start tie	9t 3 out a5
16	87	61	Jun 22	CLE		MIN	W,5-4	8-8		1	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	2.51	2.19	3	1	0	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.59	0.162	7.57	0.47%	1.78	8t 1-3 0 out d1	8t 3 out d1
17	88	64	Jun 25	CLE		KCA	W,2-0	GS-9	W(9-3)	2	8.2	4	0	0	6	13	0	0	2.31	2.14	36	3	10	1	0	4	83			1	1	0	30	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.35	0.452	4.89	0.99%	3.58	1t start tie	9t 12- 2 out a2
18	89	70	Jun 30	CLE	@	WSA	L,1-2	CG(8)	L(9-4)	4	8.0	6	2	2	4	11	0	0	2.30	2.08	33	5	7	0	0	6	69			0	0	0	28	0	0	0	1	1	0	.98	0.077	4.58	0.22%	1.44	1b start tie	8b 3 out d1
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
19	90	75	Jul 5	CLE	@	CHW	L,1-3	GS-7	L(9-5)	4	6.0	6	2	1	1	8	0	0	2.26	1.99	25	8	3	0	0	5	61			0	0	0	23	0	0	0	1	0	1	1.16	-0.174	6.82	-0.62%	0.09	1b start tie	7b 1-- 0 out d1
20	91	76	Jul 7(1)	CLE	@	CHW	W,4-2	9-GF	S(2)	1	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.25	1.99	2	0	2	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.81	0.087	9.78	0.28%	0.45	9b 1-- 1 out a2	9b end a 2
21	92	81	Jul 10	CLE	@	CAL	L,0-1	CG(8)	L(9-6)	2	8.0	5	1	1	3	8	0	0	2.18	1.97	31	7	8	1	0	5	73			0	1	0	28	0	0	0	0	0	0	.84	0.191	3.14	0.43%	2.40	1b start tie	8b 3 out d1
22	93	85	Jul 16	CLE		BOS	W,4-3	GS-9		5	9.0	8	3	3	2	10	0	0	2.23	1.90	35	12	3	0	0	8	67			0	0	0	32	2	0	0	2	0	0	1.59	-0.017	5.02	-0.03%	0.99	1t start tie	9t 3 out tie
23	94	90	Jul 21(1)	CLE	@	DET	L,5-10	GS-1	L(9-7)	4	1.0	1	1	1	3	2	0	0	2.28	1.94	7	1	0	0	0	1	46			0	0	0	4	0	0	1	0	0	0	1.94	-0.068	8.04	-0.17%	-0.56	1b start tie	1b 3 out d1
24	95	93	Jul 24	CLE		NYY	W,3-0	SHO	W(10-7)	2	9.0	5	0	0	2	10	0	0	2.14	1.88	35	14	4	1	0	5	85			0	0	0	33	0	0	1	0	0	1	.99	0.395	2.90	0.70%	3.99	1t start tie	9t 3 out a3
25	96	97	Jul 28	CLE		CHW	W,4-2	GS-7		3	7.0	3	2	2	3	4	0	0	2.16	1.92	27	12	5	1	0	3	64			0	0	0	24	1	0	0	1	0	1	1.34	0.028	4.88	0.06%	1.10	1t start tie	7t 3 out d1
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	97	102	Aug 1(2)	CLE	@	NYY	W,4-1	CG	W(11-7)	3	9.0	3	1	1	1	11	0	0	2.10	1.84	30	7	8	1	0	3	87			0	0	0	29	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.06	0.458	2.52	0.65%	2.91	1b start tie	9b 3 out a3
27	98	105	Aug 5	CLE		DET	W,5-2	CG	W(12-7)	3	9.0	10	2	1	2	10	0	1	2.04	1.81	39	10	6	0	0	10	69			0	0	0	36	1	0	0	2	0	1	.76	0.233	1.87	0.34%	1.99	1t start tie	9t 3 out a3
28	99	109	Aug 9	CLE		CAL	L,0-9	GS-5	L(12-8)	3	4.1	8	6	6	0	5	0	0	2.30	1.77	21	7	2	1	0	7	28			0	0	0	21	2	0	0	0	0	0	.91	-0.243	1.43	-0.23%	-2.63	1t start tie	5t 12- 1 out d4
29	100	114	Aug 14	CLE		MIN	W,3-1	CG	W(13-8)	4	9.0	3	1	1	2	11	1	1	2.23	1.80	32	6	9	1	0	3	86			0	0	0	29	1	0	0	1	0	0	.96	0.369	1.79	0.41%	2.99	1t start tie	9t 3 out a2
30	101	118	Aug 18(1)	CLE		KCA	L,2-4	GS-7	L(13-9)	3	7.0	10	3	3	5	7	0	0	2.29	1.84	34	10	2	0	0	10	47			0	1	0	28	0	0	1	1	0	0	1.63	-0.070	1.74	-0.04%	0.10	1t start tie	7t 3 out d1
31	102	122	Aug 22	CLE	@	WSA	W,8-5	GS-5		3	4.2	6	5	2	6	7	0	0	2.33	1.87	26	5	2	0	0	6	39			0	0	0	20	2	0	0	1	0	1	1.40	-0.413	.37	-0.07%	-3.25	1b start tie	5b 12- 2 out tie
32	103	127	Aug 27	CLE	@	MIN	L,0-7	GS-7	L(13-10)	4	6.1	4	4	4	5	8	0	2	2.43	1.92	30	6	5	0	1	4	52			0	0	0	23	1	0	1	0	0	0	1.00	-0.075	.44	-0.02%	-1.13	1b start tie	7b -23 1 out d3
33	104	129	Aug 29	CLE	@	MIN	W,3-1	9-GF	S(3)	1	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2.42	1.91	3	1	1	0	1	0		1	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.43	0.171	.82	0.04%	0.83	9b 1-- 0 out a2	9b end a 2
34	105	130	Aug 31(1)	CLE	@	KCA	W,8-1	CG	W(14-10)	1	9.0	1	1	0	4	11	0	0	2.32	1.89	32	7	9	1	0	1	90			0	0	0	27	0	0	0	0	0	0	.95	0.419	.20	0.05%	2.91	1b start tie	9b 3 out a7
Sep/Oct				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
35	106	135	Sep 4	CLE	@	BAL	L,0-1	GS-10		3	10.0	2	0	0	4	16	0	0	2.22	1.83	33	7	4	0	0	2	100			0	2	0	28	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.29	0.776	.16	0.06%	4.47	1b start tie	10b 3 out tie
36	107	140	Sep 8	CLE		BOS	L,3-5	GS-7		3	7.0	6	3	3	4	6	1	0	2.27	1.90	30	9	5	1	0	6	55			0	0	0	26	1	0	1	1	0	1	1.00	-0.050	.18	-0.01%	0.10	1t start tie	7t 3 out d3
37	108	143	Sep 14	CLE	@	BOS	L,4-5	GS-9		5	9.0	6	4	2	6	11	1	1	2.26	1.98	43	13	6	0	0	6	68			0	0	0	34	4	0	0	0	0	3	1.55	-0.211	.00	0.00%	0.19	1b start tie	9b 3 out tie
38	109	149	Sep 20	CLE		DET	W,5-4	9-GF(14)	BW(15-10)	5	5.2	4	0	0	2	4	0	0	2.20	1.98	22	7	5	0	0	4		2	1	0	0	0	19	1	0	1	0	0	0	2.80	0.524	.00	0.00%	2.06	9t 12- 1 out a1	14t end tie
39	110	151	Sep 22	CLE	@	NYY	W,4-3	9-GF	S(4)	1	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	2.20	1.98	4	1	1	0	0	1		1	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	5.32	0.310	.00	0.00%	0.80	9b 1-- 0 out a1	9b end a 1
40	111	153	Sep 24	CLE	@	DET	W,3-2	GS-9	W(16-10)	1	9.0	4	2	1	3	7	0	0	2.15	1.98	34	13	7	0	0	4	77			0	1	0	30	1	0	0	1	1	2	1.65	0.337	.00	0.00%	1.99	1b start a 1	9b 3 out tie
41	112	158	Sep 29	CLE		NYY	W,5-3	CG	W(17-10)	4	9.0	5	3	3	2	12	2	0	2.18	2.02	33	7	7	3	0	5	75			0	0	0	31	0	0	0	1	0	0	.87	0.302	.00	0.00%	0.99	1t start tie	9t 3 out a2
42	113	162	Oct 3	CLE		BAL	L,1-2	CG	L(17-11)	3	9.0	6	2	2	4	7	1	0	2.18	2.08	34	12	5	1	0	6	70			0	1	1	28	0	0	0	2	0	0	1.49	-0.010	.00	0.00%	1.99	1t start tie	9t 3 out d1
							26-16		W-L:17-11,Sv:4,BSv:1	3.2	273.0	178	80	66	132	325	9	6	2.18	2.08	1116	1.57		4%	0%	175	66	9	11%	4	9	2	963	30	0	7	23	2	18	1.23	5.820	2.22	5.81%	45.72

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