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: 1-12 / in Starts: 1-6

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 12, Entered with runners on base: 4

1974 Pitching Game Log

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1974 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	399	6	Apr 12	NYY	@	CLE	L,1-9	6-7		99	2.0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0.00	-0.42	6	2	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	.01	0.002	.02	0.00%	0.90	6b --- 0 out d7	7b 3 out d7
2	400	9	Apr 14(2)	NYY	@	CLE	L,6-9	5-6	L(0-1)	1	0.2	2	4	4	0	0	0	0	13.50	0.33	6	3	2	1	0	1		2	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.67	-0.223	2.98	-0.24%	-1.65	5b 12- 2 out d1	6b 123 1 out d1
3	401	16	Apr 21(2)	NYY	@	BAL	W,3-0	GS-6	W(1-1)	6	5.1	2	0	0	5	2	0	0	4.50	3.20	21	5	7	1	0	2	61			0	1	0	16	0	0	0	2	0	1	1.33	0.114	2.39	0.12%	1.16	1b start tie	6b 123 1 out a2
4	402	22	Apr 28(2)	NYY		TEX	L,5-8	GS-3	L(1-2)	6	2.0	5	3	3	2	3	0	0	6.30	3.08	13	6	1	0	1	1	35			1	0	0	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.54	-0.244	2.55	-0.24%	-2.07	1t start tie	3t 12- 0 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	403	30	May 8	NYY	@	BOS	L,0-4	4-GF(8)		9	5.0	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	4.20	2.98	19	9	6	0	2	2		2	0	0	0	0	17	1	0	1	0	0	1	.17	0.070	.38	0.09%	3.46	4b 12- 0 out d4	8b end d 4
6	404	42	May 21	NYY	@	BOS	L,6-14	3-6		12	3.0	2	0	0	7	1	0	0	3.50	3.97	19	1	8	1	4	2		3	3	0	0	0	12	0	0	0	0	0	1	.06	-0.012	.10	-0.01%	-1.52	3b 123 2 out d7	6b 123 2 out d7
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
7	405	89	Jul 14(2)	NYY		OAK	L,1-6	GS-8	L(1-3)	53	7.1	4	4	3	8	6	2	0	3.55	5.06	33	5	10	2	1	4	54			0	1	0	25	0	0	1	0	0	0	.95	0.085	1.02	0.06%	0.76	1t start tie	8t 12- 1 out d1
8	406	93	Jul 19	NYY		KCR	L,4-5	GS-7	L(1-4)	4	6.1	7	4	4	4	6	2	0	3.98	5.39	29	10	5	1	1	4	45			0	1	0	24	1	0	0	0	0	1	.93	-0.300	1.43	-0.28%	-1.97	1t start tie	7t 1-3 1 out d2
9	407	100	Jul 29	NYY	@	BOS	L,1-2	GS-8		9	7.2	2	1	1	7	4	1	0	3.43	5.50	31	12	6	1	0	2	68			0	0	0	23	0	0	0	2	0	1	1.66	0.238	4.15	0.36%	2.72	1b start tie	8b 1-- 2 out tie
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
10	408	105	Aug 2	NYY	@	CLE	L,2-8	GS-3	L(1-5)	3	2.2	7	4	4	2	4	0	0	4.07	5.27	16	2	1	1	0	7	30			0	1	0	13	3	0	0	0	0	0	1.45	-0.312	2.27	-0.29%	-2.98	1b start a 1	3b --3 2 out d3
11	409	111	Aug 9	NYY	@	CAL	L,1-7	8-GF(8)		6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.98	5.21	3	1	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	0.43	8b --- 0 out d6	8b end d 6
12	410	121	Aug 19	NYY		MIN	L,2-6	GS-2	L(1-6)	9	1.1	5	5	4	2	0	1	0	4.67	5.56	11	2	2	2	0	5	24			0	0	0	9	2	0	0	0	0	0	.99	-0.358	1.28	-0.28%	-4.61	1t start tie	2t 123 1 out d4
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
13	411	139	Sep 8	NYY		DET	L,3-11	6-GF		19	3.2	4	2	2	3	3	0	0	4.69	5.39	17	5	2	0	2	4		2	2	0	0	0	14	1	0	0	1	0	0	.06	-0.027	.28	-0.08%	-1.79	6t 12- 1 out d5	9t end d 8
							1-12		W-L:1-6	5.9	48.0	42	27	25	41	33	6	0	4.69	5.39	224	1.19		9%	9%	34	45	9	56%	1	4	0	178	8	0	2	5	0	5	.94	-0.967	1.66	-0.78%	-7.17

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