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| Name | Team | Age |
| Sam McDowell | Retired (1971, Age 34) | Died (2015, Age 78) |
| Drafted | Position | Bats/Throws |
| Round 3, Pick 44 (1959) |
SP | R/R |
| League | Option Years
|
Majors Service Time |
| Cool Papa Bell League | 0 | 7 years (58 games) |
| Total Rating
|
Arm | Range |
| Contact vs R | Contact vs L | Speed |
| Power vs R | Power vs L | Bunting |
| Endurance | Velocity | Control |
| Leadership
|
Mentor Value
|
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| Health
|
Injured Days
|
Birthday |
| 0 | 8/3/1937 | |
| WS Rings | WS Appearances | LCS Appearances |
| 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Alt Pos (---) | Alt Pos (---) | Alt Pos (---) |
| (0.0 %) | (0.0 %) | (0.0 %) |
Stats | Splits | Playoffs | Energy | Improvements | Past Skills | Awards | Batting | Fielding | Game Log
| Year
|
Team | W | L | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | BS | IP | H | R | ER | HBP | BB | SO | WHIP | ERA |
| 1960 | KC | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.67 | 6.00 |
| 1962 | CIN | 4 | 10 | 27 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 116.1 | 125 | 78 | 74 | 7 | 67 | 83 | 1.65 | 5.72 |
| 1963 | CIN-NYA | 2 | 1 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37.0 | 38 | 20 | 19 | 1 | 15 | 23 | 1.43 | 4.62 |
| 1964 | NYA | 8 | 11 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 173.0 | 178 | 110 | 107 | 4 | 89 | 138 | 1.54 | 5.57 |
| 1965 | NYA | 11 | 12 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 182.2 | 205 | 107 | 105 | 2 | 76 | 117 | 1.54 | 5.17 |
| 1966 | NYA | 8 | 13 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 186.0 | 201 | 98 | 90 | 5 | 85 | 126 | 1.54 | 4.35 |
| 1967 | NYA | 15 | 13 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 187.1 | 208 | 106 | 104 | 2 | 94 | 136 | 1.61 | 5.00 |
| 1968 | NYA-CIN | 8 | 13 | 32 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 182.1 | 199 | 115 | 105 | 8 | 83 | 133 | 1.55 | 5.18 |
| 1969 | CIN | 4 | 9 | 37 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 129.0 | 128 | 67 | 65 | 4 | 52 | 95 | 1.40 | 4.53 |
| 1970 | CIN-SF-WAS | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3.60 | 21.60 |
| 2061 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
| Total | 60 | 82 | 249 | 203 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1198.1 | 1291 | 707 | 675 | 33 | 563 | 853 | 1.55 | 5.07 |
| Date | Transaction |
| 1971-11-01 | Sam McDowell has retired from the Washington Senators |
| 1970-09-21 | The Washington Senators have acquired Sam McDowell from the waiver wire. |
| 1970-09-12 | The San Francisco Criminals have waived Sam McDowell. |
| 1970-08-25 | The San Francisco Criminals have acquired Sam McDowell from the waiver wire. |
| 1970-04-18 | The Cincinnati Bengals have waived Sam McDowell. |
| 1970-04-06 | The Cincinnati Bengals have promoted Sugar Jeanes to the major league team. The Cincinnati Bengals have designated Sam McDowell for assignment. |
| 1968-08-19 | A trade has been completed between the Cincinnati Bengals and the New York Pain Killers. The New York Pain Killers receive Doug Tobin, Tim Willis from the Cincinnati Bengals in exchange for Sam McDowell, Champ DeSa. |
| 1963-06-23 | The New York Yankees have promoted Sam McDowell to the major league team. The New York Yankees have designated Johnnie Walker for assignment. |
| 1963-04-26 | The New York Yankees have acquired Sam McDowell from the waiver wire. |
| 1963-04-11 | The Cincinnati Dictators have waived Sam McDowell. |
| 1963-04-05 | The Cincinnati Dictators have promoted Steve Brinkopf to the major league team. The Cincinnati Dictators have promoted Dick Mahady to the major league team. The Cincinnati Dictators have sent Sam McDowell to the minors. The Cincinnati Dictators have sent Dennis Pickering to the minors. The Cincinnati Dictators have designated Vada Pinson for assignment. |
| 1962-09-22 | The Cincinnati River Pirates have promoted Sam McDowell to the major league team. The Cincinnati River Pirates have sent Will Turner to the minors. |
| 1962-09-02 | The Cincinnati River Pirates have promoted Darnell Thielman to the major league team. The Cincinnati River Pirates have promoted Stringer Sturgeon to the major league team. The Cincinnati River Pirates have promoted Dick Mahady to the major league team. The Cincinnati River Pirates have sent Sam McDowell to the minors. The Cincinnati River Pirates have designated Joshamee Gibbs for assignment. The Cincinnati River Pirates have designated Fred Mejias for assignment. |
| 1962-07-21 | The Cincinnati River Pirates have promoted Sam McDowell to the major league team. The Cincinnati River Pirates have sent Dennis Blasingame to the minors. |
| 1962-07-02 | The Cincinnati River Pirates have demoted Sam McDowell to the minor leagues. |
| 1962-06-28 | The Cincinnati River Pirates have promoted Sam McDowell to the major league team. |
| 1962-06-10 | The Cincinnati River Pirates have sent Sam McDowell down to the minors. |
| 1962-03-25 | The Cincinnati River Pirates have promoted Sam McDowell to the major league team. |
| 1962-03-25 | The Cincinnati River Pirates have renamed Mike Johnson to Sam McDowell. |
| 1961-04-09 | A trade has been completed between the Kansas City Athletics and the Cincinnati Gak. The Cincinnati Gak receive Mike Johnson, Theo Neerguard from the Kansas City Athletics in exchange for Hu Nu Iwamura. |
| 1961-04-01 | The Kansas City Athletics have promoted Adam Reed to the major league team. The Kansas City Athletics have sent Mike Johnson to the minors. |
| 1960-09-22 | The Kansas City Athletics have promoted Mike Johnson to the major league team. |