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Sam McDowell

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Full Name: Samuel Edward McDowell Primary Position: P
Height/Weight: 6' 5"/190 First Game: September 15, 1961
Birthdate: September 21, 1942 Final Game: June 24, 1975
Birthplace: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania MLB Experience: 15 years
Bat/Throw: Left/Left
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Contents

  • 1 Biography
  • 2 Statistics
    • 2.1 Pitching Stats
    • 2.2 Fielding Stats
    • 2.3 Batting Stats
  • 3 Transactions
  • 4 Trivia
  • 5 Video Gallery
  • 6 Picture Gallery
  • 7 See Also
  • 8 Categories

[edit] Biography

Born on September 21, 1942 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Sam McDowell (Samuel Edward McDowell) played for the Cleveland Indians, San Francisco Giants, New York Yankees and Pittsburgh Pirates over the course of his 15 year career. McDowell broke into the bigs on September 15, 1961 with the Cleveland Indians, and put up a 6.06 ERA in 87.2 innings pitched in 1962, his rookie year.

Most people believe that Sam McDowell's best season was 1965, when he posted a 2.18 ERA, won 17 games and struck out 325 batters.

[edit] Statistics

[edit] Pitching Stats

Year Team G GS W L ERA K R ER CG SHO SV IP H HR BB IB WP HBP
1961 CLE A 1 1 0 0 .00 5 0 0 0 0 0 6.1 3 0 5 0 0 0
1962 CLE A 25 13 3 7 6.06 70 64 59 0 0 1 87.2 81 9 70 1 5 4
1963 CLE A 14 12 3 5 4.85 63 37 35 3 1 0 65 63 6 44 0 7 0
1964 CLE A 31 24 11 6 2.70 177 60 52 6 2 1 173.1 148 8 100 6 11 3
1965 CLE A 42 35 17 11 2.18 325 80 66 14 3 4 273 178 9 132 7 17 6
1966 CLE A 35 28 9 8 2.87 225 66 62 8 5 3 194.1 130 12 102 3 5 6
1967 CLE A 37 37 13 15 3.85 236 112 101 10 1 0 236.1 201 21 123 3 18 7
1968 CLE A 38 37 15 14 1.81 283 78 54 11 3 0 269 181 13 110 9 7 10
1969 CLE A 39 38 18 14 2.94 279 111 93 18 4 1 285 222 13 102 9 14 7
1970 CLE A 39 39 20 12 2.92 304 108 99 19 1 0 305 236 25 131 10 17 7
1971 CLE A 35 31 13 17 3.40 192 89 81 8 2 1 214.2 160 22 153 13 13 3
1972 SF N 28 25 10 8 4.33 122 86 79 4 0 0 164.1 155 12 86 6 11 6
1973 SF N 18 3 1 2 4.50 35 23 20 0 0 3 40 45 4 29 0 5 0
1973 NY A 16 15 5 8 3.95 75 47 42 2 1 0 95.2 73 4 64 2 6 0
1973 Total 34 18 6 10 4.11 110 70 62 2 1 3 135.2 118 8 93 2 11 0
1974 NY A 13 7 1 6 4.69 33 27 25 0 0 0 48 42 6 41 2 3 0
1975 PIT N 14 1 2 1 2.86 29 11 11 0 0 0 34.2 30 0 20 3 1 0
Total NL 60 29 13 11 4.14 186 120 110 4 0 3 239 230 16 135 9 17 6
Total AL 365 317 128 123 3.07 2267 879 769 99 23 11 2253.1 1718 148 1177 65 123 53
Total 425 346 141 134 3.17 2453 999 879 103 23 14 2492.1 1948 164 1312 74 140 59

[edit] Fielding Stats

Year Team POS G GS INN PO A ERR DP TP PB SB CS PkO AVG
1961 CLE A P 1 1 6.1 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1.000
1962 CLE A P 25 13 87.2 4 14 2 0 0 2 2 1 4 .900
1963 CLE A P 14 12 65 4 7 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000
1964 CLE A P 31 24 173.1 7 20 2 1 0 5 4 2 0 .931
1965 CLE A P 42 35 273 6 46 4 0 0 12 4 9 2 .929
1966 CLE A P 35 28 194.1 11 30 2 2 0 2 5 5 1 .953
1967 CLE A P 37 37 236.1 9 31 5 2 0 8 6 13 0 .889
1968 CLE A P 38 37 269 10 30 4 7 0 6 9 5 1 .909
1969 CLE A P 39 38 285 5 39 4 5 0 7 14 11 2 .917
1970 CLE A 1B 1 0 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1970 CLE A P 39 39 305 3 35 4 1 0 9 2 11 5 .905
1970 CLE A 2B 1 0 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
1971 CLE A P 35 31 214.2 3 26 4 2 0 1 3 8 0 .879
1972 SF N P 28 25 164.1 8 21 1 0 0 1 2 10 2 .967
1973 SF N P 18 3 40 3 5 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 1.000
1973 NY A P 16 15 95.2 4 15 0 1 0 3 2 3 0 1.000
1973 Total P 34 18 135.2 7 20 0 1 0 4 4 5 0 1.000
1974 NY A P 13 7 48 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 4 0 .750
1975 PIT N P 14 1 34.2 1 5 0 2 0 1 4 2 2 1.000
Total P 425 346 2492.1 79 328 33 23 0 61 60 87 19 .925
Total 1B 1 0 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Total 2B 1 0 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000

[edit] Batting Stats

Year Team G AB R H HR RBI AVG OBP SLG 2B 3B BB SO HBP SH SB IBB GDP
1961 CLE A 1 2 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
1962 CLE A 25 26 1 4 0 1 .154 .154 .154 0 0 0 13 0 1 0 0 0
1963 CLE A 15 19 1 4 0 0 .211 .250 .211 0 0 1 9 0 4 0 0 1
1964 CLE A 31 56 2 8 0 2 .143 .213 .161 1 0 5 25 0 3 0 0 0
1965 CLE A 43 95 5 12 0 4 .126 .135 .137 1 0 1 35 0 5 0 0 0
1966 CLE A 36 60 2 12 0 1 .200 .210 .233 0 1 1 27 0 3 0 0 0
1967 CLE A 37 82 5 15 1 6 .183 .190 .232 1 0 1 28 0 4 0 0 1
1968 CLE A 38 85 5 13 0 6 .153 .189 .153 0 0 3 35 1 6 0 0 1
1969 CLE A 39 92 3 16 0 6 .174 .172 .207 3 0 0 31 0 11 0 0 2
1970 CLE A 40 105 5 13 1 2 .124 .140 .152 0 0 2 42 0 8 0 0 0
1971 CLE A 35 73 1 13 0 4 .178 .189 .178 0 0 1 26 0 6 0 0 0
1972 SF N 28 59 3 7 0 4 .119 .133 .169 1 1 1 21 0 4 0 0 1
1973 SF N 18 12 1 2 0 0 .167 .167 .167 0 0 0 7 0 1 0 0 0
1973 NY A 16 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1973 Total 34 12 1 2 0 0 .167 .167 .167 0 0 0 7 0 1 0 0 0
1974 NY A 13 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1975 PIT N 14 8 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0
Total NL 60 79 4 9 0 4 .114 .125 .152 1 1 1 33 0 5 0 0 1
Total AL 369 695 30 110 2 32 .158 .176 .178 6 1 15 273 1 51 0 0 5
Total 429 774 34 119 2 36 .154 .171 .176 7 2 16 306 1 56 0 0 6

[edit] Transactions

  • Signed as an amateur free agent by Cleveland Indians (1960).
  • Traded by Cleveland Indians to San Francisco Giants in exchange for Gaylord Perry and Frank Duffy (November 29, 1971).
  • Sold by San Francisco Giants to New York Yankees (June 7, 1973).
  • Released by New York Yankees (December 20, 1974).
  • Signed by Pittsburgh Pirates (April 2, 1975).
  • Released by Pittsburgh Pirates (June 26, 1975).

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