Born: (1942-09-21) September 21, 1942 (age 81) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Batted: Left
Threw: Left
MLB debut
September 15, 1961, for the Cleveland Indians
Last MLB appearance
June 24, 1975, for the Pittsburgh Pirates
MLB statistics
Win–loss record
141–134
Earned run average
3.17
Strikeouts
2,453
Teams
Cleveland Indians (1961–1971)
San Francisco Giants (1972–1973)
New York Yankees (1973–1974)
Pittsburgh Pirates (1975)
Career highlights and awards
6× All-Star (1965, 1966, 1968–1971)
AL ERA leader (1965)
5× AL strikeout leader (1965, 1966, 1968–1970)
Cleveland Guardians Hall of Fame
Samuel Edward Thomas McDowell (born September 21, 1942) is an American former professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a starting pitcher from 1961 to 1975, most notably for the Cleveland Indians. A six-time All-Star, McDowell led the American League in strikeouts five times. Tall (6 feet, 5 inches) and powerful, his left-handed fastball was delivered with an unusually calm pitching motion which led to his memorable nickname, "Sudden Sam".
nickname, "Sudden Sam". During the 1960 season, as a high school graduate, McDowell signed with the Indians for a $75,000 bonus. McDowell made the signing...
six times, and five-time winners include Steve Carlton, Roger Clemens, SamMcDowell, Christy Mathewson, Amos Rusie, and Tom Seaver. There are several players...
McDowell's win broke, with "the mother of all parties" planned to get underway in the town. The "famous win" set off "a brand new life" for McDowell,...
purchased from the Yankees by the Alijadores de Tampico. December 20, 1974: SamMcDowell was released by the Yankees. December 31, 1974: Catfish Hunter was signed...
American League Cleveland Indians, nurturing such future stars as "Sudden" SamMcDowell, Lou "Mad Dog" Piniella, and Luis "El Gigante" Tiant. Later major league...
Miriama McDowell is a New Zealand actor, director and playwright. She is a graduate of Toi Whakaari. McDowell has a long association with Massive Theatre...
in the 20th century to go 7-for-7 in a 9-inning game. April 2, 1975: SamMcDowell was signed as a free agent by the Pirates. June 3, 1975: Ernie Camacho...
acquisition of Gaylord Perry in 1972. The Indians traded fireballer "Sudden Sam" McDowell for Perry, who became the first Indian pitcher to win the Cy Young Award...
seasons through an age-26 season (Bert Blyleven, Walter Johnson and SamMcDowell are the others). Kershaw finished the season 21–3 with a 1.77 ERA in...
shortstop in a big-league game since Cleveland Indians left-handed pitcher SamMcDowell was switched from pitcher to second base for one batter in a game in...
directed by Tim Burton from a screenplay by Michael McDowell and Warren Skaaren based on a story by McDowell and Larry Wilson. The film stars Alec Baldwin,...
Michael Weiner, Bob Gibson, Cookie Rojas, Frank Torre, Bob Watson, and SamMcDowell. The Frank Slocum Big B.A.T. Award, named for the first Executive Director...
Roger Clemens 13 (99) Jim Maloney 12 (106, 2) Pedro Martínez 12 (98) SamMcDowell 11 (100, 1) Steve Carlton 11 (98) Bert Blyleven 11 (97) Jim Bunning 10...
ERA. His 226 strikeouts ranked second in the American League behind SamMcDowell. Always known as a weak hitter, Lolich hit .058 and struck out 37 times...
August 15 and Al Closter to the Braves on September 5. June 7, 1973: SamMcDowell was purchased by the Yankees from the San Francisco Giants. June 12,...
SamMcDowell and teammate Mickey Lolich. Although he had a curveball and a changeup, he relied mostly on his fastball to get batters out. In 1966, McLain...
shortstop Frank Duffy to the Cleveland Indians for 29-year-old flamethrower SamMcDowell, the ace of the Indians' staff. Perry went 24–16 in 1972 with a 1.92...
both also in 1968: Don Drysdale (six) and Gibson again (five). With SamMcDowell, Sonny Siebert, and others, the Indians staff led the AL in strikeouts...
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