P Sam 'Sudden Sam' McDowell #4
Age: 29 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Very Good
08/30/1972
P SAM 'SUDDEN SAM' MCDOWELL #4 - AGE: 29 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
20 20 11-4 0 3.04 124.1 98 10 40 145 1.11 4.8
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.
Stuff 82 84 82 82
Movement 83 82 84 83
Control 39 40 38 39
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Fastball 91 91
Slider 44 44
Curveball 74 74
Changeup 23 23
 
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 99-101 Mph
Stamina 26
Suggested Role Starter
Type Neutral
Hold Runners 100
Defense 43
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 3
Stealing Ability: 3
Baserunning Inst.: 6
Sacrifice Bunt: 95
Bunt for Hit: 45
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
08/25/1972 @ CAS Win, 6-1 X 7.1 2 1 1 2 10 Win
08/20/1972 PAR Win, 13-6 X 6.1 6 6 6 1 6 Win
08/15/1972 RAL Loss, 4-5 X 5.1 8 2 2 1 5
08/09/1972 @ BUF Win, 6-1 X 9.0 5 1 1 1 7 Win
08/04/1972 WAY Win, 2-1 X 5.2 4 1 1 3 8
07/29/1972 NAP Loss, 5-6 X 6.0 4 1 1 1 8
07/24/1972 @ LAG Loss, 1-5 X 5.1 10 4 4 3 4 Loss
07/19/1972 CAS Win, 3-2 X 6.0 1 0 0 3 8
07/13/1972 LAK Win, 3-1 X 6.0 2 0 0 3 7 Win
07/08/1972 @ SHE Loss, 5-6 X 5.0 7 2 2 3 5
PERSONALITY
McDowell is super smart.
High: Intelligence
Birthday:09/21/1942
Born in:Pittsburgh, PA
Nationality:American
Height:6' 5"
Weight:215 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Minor League Contract
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:2 Years, 155 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:5 Years, None
Pro Service:12 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not yet, but possibly eligible after this season
Option Years:Out of option years
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1960, 8th Pick in Round 1
PUB DOUBLE A 1972 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 20 20 11 4 0 3.04 124.1 98 42 42 10 40 145 1 5.0 0 9 45.0
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 0 0 0.0 0 0 9.99 7.09 10.50 2.90 2.84 1.11 58 4.8 .301        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 127 26 3 0 2 12 10 40 2 1 0 .205 .259 .276 .535      
vs. RHB 317 72 12 1 8 30 30 105 1 6 0 .227 .293 .347 .640      
PUB DOUBLE A 1972 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
Last Week 1 1 1 0 0 1.23 7.1 2 1 1 0 2 10  
May 4 4 4 0 0 2.22 24.1 17 6 6 2 8 32  
June 5 5 3 2 0 3.73 31.1 28 13 13 4 8 33  
July 6 6 1 2 0 3.09 35.0 28 12 12 2 16 44  
August 5 5 3 0 0 2.94 33.2 25 11 11 2 8 36  
Career 77 28 21 11 17 3.20 216.2 167 77 77 20 106 257  
Home 15 15 8 3 0 3.35 91.1 69 34 34 9 31 113  
Road 5 5 3 1 0 2.18 33.0 29 8 8 1 9 32  
Grass 20 20 11 4 0 3.04 124.1 98 42 42 10 40 145  
Day 5 5 1 1 0 3.07 29.1 18 10 10 2 12 42  
Night 15 15 10 3 0 3.03 95.0 80 32 32 8 28 103  
As Starter 20 20 11 4 0 3.04 124.1 98 42 42 10 40 145  
CAREER PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1967 Chi-town - PUB 24 16 0 4 0 1 5.48 23.0 13 14 14 6 18 22 0 0 1.35 .137 6.63 -1.0 69
1968 Atlantic City - PUB 25 44 0 4 5 0 3.64 47.0 37 19 19 4 26 54 0 0 1.34 .297 3.61 0.2 98
1969 Atlantic City - PUB 26 12 0 3 1 0 6.19 16.0 19 11 11 1 11 18 0 0 1.88 .383 3.15 0.1 57
1970 Atlantic City - PUB 27 31 19 9 3 3 2.45 113.2 83 32 31 7 64 89 0 0 1.29 .249 4.03 0.6 146
Total PUB 103 19 20 9 4 3.38 199.2 152 76 75 18 119 183 0 0 1.36 .261 4.16 -0.1 106
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1960 Gray Summit - RL 17 14 6 4 2 5 4.21 47.0 43 24 22 5 18 53 0 0 1.30 .309 3.70 0.9 104
1961 Gray Summit - RL 18 14 14 6 2 0 3.23 83.2 70 34 30 7 34 80 0 0 1.24 .279 3.77 1.4 125
1962 Gray Summit - RL 19 13 13 5 2 0 2.69 73.2 59 28 22 2 28 74 0 0 1.18 .285 2.94 2.3 159
1962 Cape May - A 19 1 1 0 1 0 13.50 4.2 8 7 7 1 3 4 0 0 2.36 .438 6.64 -0.0 34
1963 Cape May - A 20 28 28 11 6 0 4.10 155.2 134 75 71 10 88 153 0 0 1.43 .292 4.13 2.6 108
1964 Ocean City - AA 21 19 8 1 1 5 3.89 34.2 25 15 15 2 22 35 0 0 1.36 .258 4.23 0.8 139
1964 Allentown - AAA 21 19 0 3 2 2 5.06 26.2 23 19 15 5 27 35 0 0 1.88 .305 5.90 0.0 111
1965 Allentown - AAA 22 38 0 4 2 5 4.67 44.1 35 23 23 6 41 45 0 0 1.71 .274 6.19 -0.1 122
1966 Cape May - A 23 17 0 6 2 4 2.57 28.0 16 8 8 2 16 42 0 0 1.14 .275 2.87 1.1 181
1966 Ocean City - AA 23 13 0 3 2 4 2.65 17.0 8 5 5 2 15 23 0 0 1.35 .188 4.57 0.2 183
1967 Ocean City - AA 24 25 0 6 4 8 3.32 40.2 36 15 15 6 29 54 0 0 1.60 .353 4.40 0.5 147
1969 Allentown - AAA 26 3 0 0 0 0 1.93 4.2 1 1 1 1 1 3 0 0 0.43 .000 5.63 -0.0 274
1972 Stittsville - AA 29 20 20 11 4 0 3.04 124.1 98 42 42 10 40 145 1 0 1.11 .301 2.84 4.8 162
Total PUBAAA 60 0 7 4 7 4.64 75.2 59 43 39 12 69 83 0 0 1.69 .269 6.05 121.8
Total PUBAA 77 28 21 11 17 3.20 216.2 167 77 77 20 106 257 1 0 1.26 .295 3.49 156.2
Total PUBA 46 29 17 9 4 4.11 188.1 158 90 86 13 107 199 0 0 1.41 .295 4.01 108.5
Total PUBRL 41 33 15 6 5 3.26 204.1 172 86 74 14 80 207 0 0 1.23 .288 3.45 129.0
CAREER POSTSEASON PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1968 Atlantic City - PUB 25 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.00 .000 1.08 0.0 999
Total PUB 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.00 .000 1.08 999.0
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1967 Chi-town - MLB P 16 0 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 23.0 0.78 -0.1 1.001
1968 Atlantic City - MLB P 44 0 2 1 0 3 0 1.000 47.0 0.57 +0.7 1.001
1969 Atlantic City - MLB P 12 0 0 4 0 4 0 1.000 16.0 2.25 -0.2 1.018
1970 Atlantic City - MLB P 31 19 5 9 0 15 1 .933 113.2 1.11 +0.7 1.008
1972 Stittsville - AA P 20 20 5 11 0 17 1 .941 124.1 1.16 +3.1 1.103
TOTAL P 123 39 13 26 0 41 2 .951 324.0 1.08 +4.2 1.047
PLAYER HISTORY
06/01/1960 Drafted in the 1960 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 8, 8th overall pick) by the Atlantic City Aces.
01/01/1961 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (75); Movement: 33 (52); Control: 1 (1).
01/01/1962 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 47 (83); Movement: 42 (49); Control: 1 (1).
07/29/1962 Was selected to the 1962 Ken Holak Rookie League All-Star Game.
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 48 (77); Movement: 50 (54); Control: 6 (6).
01/01/1964 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 59 (78); Movement: 51 (51); Control: 19 (19).
01/01/1965 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 76 (99); Movement: 54 (54); Control: 23 (23).
06/18/1965 Injured (Back stiffness), day-to-day for 6 days.
09/09/1965 Injured (Hamstring soreness), day-to-day for 1 day.
01/01/1966 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 83 (95); Movement: 62 (62); Control: 34 (34).
11/23/1966 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $7,900.
12/19/1966 Drafted in the rule 5 draft (Round 2 , Pick 15, 39th overall Pick) by the Chi-town Coalition from the Atlantic City Aces.
01/01/1967 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 89 (95); Movement: 62 (62); Control: 34 (34).
06/10/1967 Released by the Chi-town organization, returned to the Atlantic City Aces.
10/18/1967 Wins the 1967 PUB Triple A AAA Championship with the Allentown Admirals!
11/17/1967 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $7,900.
01/01/1968 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 95 (96); Movement: 65 (65); Control: 34 (34).
11/18/1968 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $7,900.
01/01/1969 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 97 (97); Movement: 65 (65); Control: 34 (34).
11/26/1969 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $7,900.
01/01/1970 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 81 (81); Movement: 64 (64); Control: 34 (34).
11/24/1970 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $13,000.
01/01/1971 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 98 (98); Movement: 84 (85); Control: 31 (32).
11/22/1971 Became a free agent.
01/01/1972 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 83 (84); Movement: 82 (83); Control: 32 (33).
04/18/1972 Signed a minor league contract with the Montreal Royals organization.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year HLD Rank
1968 18 1
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