Roger McDowell

Full Name: Roger Alan McDowell	Primary Position: P
Height/Weight: 6' 1"/175	First Game: April 11, 1985
Birthdate: December 21, 1960	Final Game: August 14, 1996
Birthplace: Cincinnati, Ohio	MLB Experience: 12 years
Bat/Throw: Right/Right

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Born on December 21, 1960 in Cincinnati, Ohio, Roger McDowell (Roger Alan McDowell) played for the New York Mets, Philadelphia Phillies, Los Angeles Dodgers, Texas Rangers and Baltimore Orioles over the course of his 12 year career. McDowell broke into the bigs on April 11, 1985 with the New York Mets, and put up a 2.83 ERA in 127.1 innings pitched in 1985, his rookie year.

There is some disagreement on what was Roger McDowell's most productive season. Some believe that it was 1986, when he posted a 3.02 ERA, won 14 games, notched 22 saves and struck out 65 batters. However, others believe that it was 1989, when he posted a 1.96 ERA and notched 23 saves.

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Year	Team		G	GS	W	L	ERA	K	R	ER	SV	IP	H	HR	BB	IB	WP	HBP
1985	NY	N	62	2	6	5	2.83	70	43	40	17	127.1	108	9	37	8	6	1
1986	NY	N	75	0	14	9	3.02	65	48	43	22	128	107	4	42	5	3	3
1987	NY	N	56	0	7	5	4.16	32	41	41	25	88.2	95	7	28	4	3	2
1988	NY	N	62	0	5	5	2.63	46	31	26	16	89	80	1	31	7	6	3
1989	PHI	N	44	0	3	3	1.11	32	15	7	19	56.2	45	2	22	5	0	1
1989	NY	N	25	0	1	5	3.31	15	21	13	4	35.1	34	1	16	3	3	2
1989	TOT	N	69	0	4	8	1.96	47	36	20	23	92	79	3	38	8	3	3
1990	PHI	N	72	0	6	8	3.86	39	41	37	22	86.1	92	2	35	9	1	2
1991	PHI	N	38	0	3	6	3.20	28	28	21	3	59	61	1	32	12	1	2
1991	LA	N	33	0	6	3	2.55	22	12	12	7	42.1	39	3	16	8	1	0
1991	TOT	N	71	0	9	9	2.93	50	40	33	10	101.1	100	4	48	20	2	2
1992	LA	N	65	0	6	10	4.09	50	46	38	14	83.2	103	3	42	13	4	1
1993	LA	N	54	0	5	3	2.25	27	32	17	2	68	76	2	30	10	5	2
1994	LA	N	32	0	0	3	5.23	29	25	24	0	41.1	50	3	22	6	3	1
1995	TEX	A	64	0	7	4	4.02	49	39	38	4	85	86	5	34	7	1	6
1996	BAL	A	41	0	1	1	4.25	20	32	28	4	59.1	69	7	23	1	0	2
Total	NL		618	2	62	65	3.17	455	383	319	151	905.2	890	38	353	90	36	20
Total	AL		105	0	8	5	4.12	69	71	66	8	144.1	155	12	57	8	1	8
Total			723	2	70	70	3.30	524	454	385	159	1050	1045	50	410	98	37	28

[edit] Fielding Stats

Year	Team		POS	G	GS	INN	PO	A	ERR	DP	PB	SB	CS	PkO	AVG
1985	NY	N	P	62	2	127.1	17	27	4	2	0	11	6	4	.917
1986	NY	N	LF	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1986	NY	N	P	75	0	128	17	30	0	0	1	12	4	0	1.000
1986	NY	N	OF	1	0	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1986	NY	N	RF	1	0	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1987	NY	N	P	56	0	88.2	10	17	0	1	1	3	0	0	1.000
1988	NY	N	P	62	0	89	11	19	1	2	2	7	1	0	.968
1989	PHI	N	P	44	0	56.2	7	13	2	1	1	6	1	0	.909
1989	NY	N	P	25	0	35.1	10	12	1	2	0	1	1	0	.957
1989	TOT	N	P	69	0	92	17	25	3	3	1	7	2	0	.933
1990	PHI	N	P	72	0	86.1	1	23	5	2	2	7	2	0	.828
1991	PHI	N	P	38	0	59	4	17	3	2	0	6	1	0	.875
1991	LA	N	LF	2	0	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1991	LA	N	OF	2	0	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1991	LA	N	P	33	0	42.1	4	8	0	1	0	6	3	0	1.000
1991	TOT	N	P	71	0	101.1	8	25	3	3	0	12	4	0	.917
1992	LA	N	P	65	0	83.2	8	21	3	2	1	3	2	0	.906
1993	LA	N	P	54	0	68	11	24	3	3	0	8	6	3	.921
1994	LA	N	P	32	0	41.1	2	7	0	0	0	4	2	0	1.000
1995	TEX	A	P	64	0	85	8	20	1	3	2	2	2	1	.966
1996	BAL	A	P	41	0	59.1	8	15	1	2	0	5	2	1	.958
Total			OF	3	0	2.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Total			P	723	2	1050	118	253	24	23	10	81	33	9	.939
Total			LF	3	0	2.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Total			RF	1	0	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

[edit] Batting Stats

Year	Team		G	AB	R	H	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	2B	BB	SO	HBP	SH
1985	NY	N	62	19	1	3	1	.158	.200	.211	1	1	7	0	2
1986	NY	N	75	18	1	5	3	.278	.316	.278	0	1	4	0	1
1987	NY	N	56	13	1	3	0	.231	.286	.308	1	1	5	0	0
1988	NY	N	63	9	1	3	2	.333	.333	.667	3	0	5	0	0
1989	PHI	N	44	1	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0	0	1	0	0
1989	NY	N	25	2	0	1	0	.500	.500	.500	0	0	0	0	0
1989	TOT	N	69	3	0	1	0	.333	.333	.333	0	0	1	0	0
1990	PHI	N	72	2	1	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0	0	1	0	1
1991	PHI	N	38	2	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
1991	LA	N	34	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
1991	TOT	N	72	2	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
1992	LA	N	65	3	1	0	0	.000	.500	.000	0	2	3	1	1
1993	LA	N	54	2	0	1	0	.500	.500	.500	0	0	1	0	0
1994	LA	N	32	1	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0	0	1	0	0
1995	TEX	A	64	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
1996	BAL	A	41	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
Total	NL		620	72	6	16	6	.222	.282	.292	5	5	28	1	5
Total	AL		105	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
Total			725	72	6	16	6	.222	.282	.292	5	5	28	1	5

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Selected by New York Mets in the 3rd round of the free-agent draft (June 7, 1982 - signed June 10, 1982).
Traded by New York Mets with Lenny Dykstra and a player to be named later to Philadelphia Phillies in exchange for Juan Samuel (June 18, 1989); Philadelphia Phillies received Tom Edens (July 27, 1989).
Traded by Philadelphia Phillies to Los Angeles Dodgers in exchange for Mike Hartley and Braulio Castillo (July 31, 1991).
Granted free agency (October 28, 1992).
Signed by Los Angeles Dodgers (December 5, 1992).
Granted free agency (October 11, 1994).
Signed by Texas Rangers (April 11, 1995).
Granted free agency (November 3, 1995).
Signed by Baltimore Orioles (December 18, 1995).
Granted free agency (October 29, 1996).
Signed by Chicago White Sox (January 10, 1997).

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