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	14-14 / in Starts: 14-11
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	26 games
Most Games w/o RBI	13 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 64 PAs	4
Actual Runners on Base	48 (23-15-10)
Avg. MLBer w/ 64 PAs	6
Avg. Runners on Base	38 (19-12-6)

Most Driven In
D Kingman	2
G Maddox	1
T Fuentes	1
A Gallagher	0
D Rader	0

Most Driven In By
B Bonds	2
C Speier	1

1972 Batting Game Log

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1972 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	341	2 (1)	Apr 16	SFG	@	HOU	W,10-6	GS-6	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	9	1.18	0.052	1.98	0.05%	0.29	P
2	342	6 (3)	Apr 20	SFG	@	SDP	W,2-1	GS-6	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	9	1.54	-0.042	2.68	-0.04%	-0.35	P
3	343	11 (4)	Apr 26	SFG		PHI	W,8-6	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	9	.61	-0.014	.65	-0.01%	-0.30	P
4	344	16 (4)	Apr 30 (2)	SFG		MON	W,13-2	CG	5	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.333	.250	.583	9	.22	-0.022	.17	-0.01%	-0.43	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	345	21 (4)	May 6	SFG	@	PHI	W,3-1	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.308	.250	.558	9	.55	-0.025	.29	-0.01%	-0.70	P
6	346	24 (2)	May 10	SFG	@	MON	W,7-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.188	.235	.188	.423	9	.78	-0.030	.45	-0.01%	-0.89	P
7	347	28 (3)	May 14	SFG	@	NYM	L,4-5	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.176	.222	.176	.399	9	1.15	-0.028	.67	-0.01%	-0.39	P
8	348	32 (3)	May 18	SFG		CIN	L,5-8	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.158	.200	.158	.358	9	.48	-0.023	.15	0.00%	-0.23	P
9	349	37 (4)	May 22	SFG	@	LAD	W,9-8	GS-8	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.174	.208	.174	.382	9	.55	-0.033	.12	0.00%	-0.40	P
10	350	41 (3)	May 27	SFG	@	ATL	W,11-9	GS-5	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.160	.192	.160	.352	9	.82	0.042	.14	0.00%	0.63	P
11	351	45 (3)	May 30	SFG		LAD	L,3-5	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.172	.143	.315	9	2.28	-0.245	.42	-0.03%	-1.35	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
12	352	49 (3)	Jun 3	SFG		PIT	L,3-4	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.133	.161	.133	.295	9	1.48	-0.116	.18	-0.01%	-0.92	P
13	353	54 (4)	Jun 8	SFG		STL	L,4-6	GS-8	3	3	0	1	0	1	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.152	.176	.212	.389	9	1.30	0.110	.04	0.00%	1.27	P
14	354	58 (3)	Jun 14	SFG	@	PIT	W,3-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.139	.162	.194	.357	9	1.03	-0.073	.02	0.00%	-0.79	P
15	355	63 (4)	Jun 18	SFG	@	STL	W,8-2	GS-8	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.132	.154	.184	.338	9	2.26	-0.133	.02	0.00%	-0.87	P
16	356	67 (3)	Jun 23	SFG	@	SDP	L,1-4	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.122	.143	.171	.314	9	.83	-0.059	.00	0.00%	-0.40	P
17	357	71 (3)	Jun 27	SFG		ATL	W,3-2	GS-9	3	2	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.163	.182	.233	.414	9	1.50	0.024	.01	0.00%	0.36	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
18	358	75 (3)	Jul 1	SFG		LAD	W,8-5	GS-5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.156	.174	.222	.396	9	.79	-0.037	.01	0.00%	-0.48	P
19	359	80 (4)	Jul 7	SFG	@	MON	L,2-7	GS-3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.152	.170	.217	.388	9	.65	-0.016	.01	0.00%	-0.14	P
20	360	85 (4)	Jul 12	SFG	@	NYM	L,0-4	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.149	.167	.213	.379	9	1.48	-0.032	.08	0.00%	-0.33	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
21	361	123 (37)	Aug 27	SFG	@	CHC	L,3-9	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.149	.167	.213	.379	9						P
22	362	124	Aug 28	SFG	@	STL	L,2-4	3-7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.146	.163	.208	.372	9	.55	-0.013	.00	0.00%	-0.14	P
Sep/Oct		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
23	363	128 (3)	Sep 2	SFG	@	PIT	L,3-6	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.160	.204	.364	9	.64	-0.015	.00	0.00%	-0.13	P
24	364	133 (4)	Sep 7	SFG		HOU	L,1-5	GS-10	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.135	.151	.192	.343	9	1.91	-0.224	.00	0.00%	-1.55	P
25	365	136 (2)	Sep 10 (1)	SFG		CIN	L,7-8	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.135	.151	.192	.343	7						P
26	366	144 (7)	Sep 19	SFG	@	CIN	L,4-5	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.132	.148	.189	.337	9	1.83	-0.044	.00	0.00%	-0.39	P
27	367	149 (4)	Sep 26	SFG	@	HOU	W,5-2	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.140	.179	.319	9	.95	-0.072	.00	0.00%	-0.60	P
28	368	153 (3)	Oct 1	SFG		ATL	W,6-2	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.119	.133	.169	.303	9	.22	-0.016	.00	0.00%	-0.44	P
							14-14		64	59	3	7	1	1	0	4	1	0	21	0	4	0	1	1	0	0	.119	.133	.169	.303		1.03	-1.084	.30	-0.08%	-9.67

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