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Please either enable it in your browser options, or visit your preferences to switch to the old MediaWiki editor <p data-rte-fromparser="true"><b>Samuel Edward Thomas "Sam" McDowell</b> (born in <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22external%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Pittsburgh%2C%20Pennsylvania%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22http%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fen.wikipedia.org%5C%2Fwiki%5C%2FPittsburgh%2C_Pennsylvania%22%2C%22linktype%22%3A%22text%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5Bhttp%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fen.wikipedia.org%5C%2Fwiki%5C%2FPittsburgh%2C_Pennsylvania%20Pittsburgh%2C%20Pennsylvania%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="560-9703120395de92152cf8b9" class="text" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pittsburgh,_Pennsylvania">Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania</a>), is a former <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22external%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22pitcher%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22http%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fen.wikipedia.org%5C%2Fwiki%5C%2FPitcher%22%2C%22linktype%22%3A%22text%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5Bhttp%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fen.wikipedia.org%5C%2Fwiki%5C%2FPitcher%20pitcher%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="560-9703120395de92152cf8b9" class="text" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pitcher">pitcher</a> in <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22external%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Major%20League%20Baseball%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22http%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fen.wikipedia.org%5C%2Fwiki%5C%2FMajor_League_Baseball%22%2C%22linktype%22%3A%22text%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5Bhttp%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fen.wikipedia.org%5C%2Fwiki%5C%2FMajor_League_Baseball%20Major%20League%20Baseball%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="560-9703120395de92152cf8b9" class="text" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Major_League_Baseball">Major League Baseball</a>, playing his first 11 seasons for the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22external%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Cleveland%20Indians%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22http%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fen.wikipedia.org%5C%2Fwiki%5C%2FCleveland_Indians%22%2C%22linktype%22%3A%22text%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5Bhttp%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fen.wikipedia.org%5C%2Fwiki%5C%2FCleveland_Indians%20Cleveland%20Indians%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="560-9703120395de92152cf8b9" class="text" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cleveland_Indians">Cleveland Indians</a> before a <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22external%22%2C%22text%22%3A%221971%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22http%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fen.wikipedia.org%5C%2Fwiki%5C%2F1971_in_baseball%22%2C%22linktype%22%3A%22text%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5Bhttp%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fen.wikipedia.org%5C%2Fwiki%5C%2F1971_in_baseball%201971%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="560-9703120395de92152cf8b9" class="text" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1971_in_baseball">1971</a> trade to the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22external%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22San%20Francisco%20Giants%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22http%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fen.wikipedia.org%5C%2Fwiki%5C%2FSan_Francisco_Giants%22%2C%22linktype%22%3A%22text%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5Bhttp%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fen.wikipedia.org%5C%2Fwiki%5C%2FSan_Francisco_Giants%20San%20Francisco%20Giants%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="560-9703120395de92152cf8b9" class="text" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Francisco_Giants">San Francisco Giants</a> and subsequent stints with the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22external%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22New%20York%20Yankees%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22http%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fen.wikipedia.org%5C%2Fwiki%5C%2FNew_York_Yankees%22%2C%22linktype%22%3A%22text%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5Bhttp%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fen.wikipedia.org%5C%2Fwiki%5C%2FNew_York_Yankees%20New%20York%20Yankees%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="560-9703120395de92152cf8b9" class="text" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Yankees">New York Yankees</a> and <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22external%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Pittsburgh%20Pirates%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22http%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fen.wikipedia.org%5C%2Fwiki%5C%2FPittsburgh_Pirates%22%2C%22linktype%22%3A%22text%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5Bhttp%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fen.wikipedia.org%5C%2Fwiki%5C%2FPittsburgh_Pirates%20Pittsburgh%20Pirates%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="560-9703120395de92152cf8b9" class="text" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pittsburgh_Pirates">Pittsburgh Pirates</a>. Tall (6 feet, 5 inches) and powerful, his left-handed <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22external%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22fastball%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22http%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fen.wikipedia.org%5C%2Fwiki%5C%2FFastball%22%2C%22linktype%22%3A%22text%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5Bhttp%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fen.wikipedia.org%5C%2Fwiki%5C%2FFastball%20fastball%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="560-9703120395de92152cf8b9" class="text" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fastball">fastball</a> was delivered with an unusually calm pitching motion which led to his memorable nickname: "Sudden Sam." His <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22external%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22strikeout%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22http%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fen.wikipedia.org%5C%2Fwiki%5C%2FStrikeout%22%2C%22linktype%22%3A%22text%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5Bhttp%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fen.wikipedia.org%5C%2Fwiki%5C%2FStrikeout%20strikeout%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="560-9703120395de92152cf8b9" class="text" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strikeout">strikeout</a> prowess was sometimes nullified by periodic control problems. </p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">In <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22external%22%2C%22text%22%3A%221960%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22http%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fen.wikipedia.org%5C%2Fwiki%5C%2F1960_in_baseball%22%2C%22linktype%22%3A%22text%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5Bhttp%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fen.wikipedia.org%5C%2Fwiki%5C%2F1960_in_baseball%201960%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="560-9703120395de92152cf8b9" class="text" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1960_in_baseball">1960</a>, McDowell signed with the Indians for a six-figure bonus. He appeared in his first big league game a year later, one week before his 19th birthday. </p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">After struggling over the next two seasons, McDowell became a starting pitcher in <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22external%22%2C%22text%22%3A%221964%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22http%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fen.wikipedia.org%5C%2Fwiki%5C%2F1964_in_baseball%22%2C%22linktype%22%3A%22text%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5Bhttp%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fen.wikipedia.org%5C%2Fwiki%5C%2F1964_in_baseball%201964%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="560-9703120395de92152cf8b9" class="text" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1964_in_baseball">1964</a> and became a workhorse over the next eight seasons. He tossed over 200 innings in seven of those years and ranked among the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22external%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22American%20League%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22http%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fen.wikipedia.org%5C%2Fwiki%5C%2FAmerican_League%22%2C%22linktype%22%3A%22text%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5Bhttp%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fen.wikipedia.org%5C%2Fwiki%5C%2FAmerican_League%20American%20League%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="560-9703120395de92152cf8b9" class="text" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_League">American League</a>'s leaders in strikeouts. To date, his 2159 strikeouts trail only <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22external%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Bob%20Feller%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22http%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fen.wikipedia.org%5C%2Fwiki%5C%2FBob_Feller%22%2C%22linktype%22%3A%22text%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5Bhttp%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fen.wikipedia.org%5C%2Fwiki%5C%2FBob_Feller%20Bob%20Feller%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="560-9703120395de92152cf8b9" class="text" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Feller">Bob Feller</a>'s 2581 among Indian pitchers. He twice exceeded 300 K's in a season, including 325 in <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22external%22%2C%22text%22%3A%221965%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22http%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fen.wikipedia.org%5C%2Fwiki%5C%2F1965_in_baseball%22%2C%22linktype%22%3A%22text%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5Bhttp%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fen.wikipedia.org%5C%2Fwiki%5C%2F1965_in_baseball%201965%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="560-9703120395de92152cf8b9" class="text" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1965_in_baseball">1965</a>—second in franchise history to only Feller's 348 in <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22external%22%2C%22text%22%3A%221946%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22http%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fen.wikipedia.org%5C%2Fwiki%5C%2F1946_in_baseball%22%2C%22linktype%22%3A%22text%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5Bhttp%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fen.wikipedia.org%5C%2Fwiki%5C%2F1946_in_baseball%201946%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="560-9703120395de92152cf8b9" class="text" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1946_in_baseball">1946</a>. </p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">A six-time All-Star (<a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22external%22%2C%22text%22%3A%221965%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22http%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fen.wikipedia.org%5C%2Fwiki%5C%2F1965_in_baseball%22%2C%22linktype%22%3A%22text%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5Bhttp%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fen.wikipedia.org%5C%2Fwiki%5C%2F1965_in_baseball%201965%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="560-9703120395de92152cf8b9" class="text" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1965_in_baseball">1965</a>, <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22external%22%2C%22text%22%3A%221966%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22http%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fen.wikipedia.org%5C%2Fwiki%5C%2F1966_in_baseball%22%2C%22linktype%22%3A%22text%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5Bhttp%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fen.wikipedia.org%5C%2Fwiki%5C%2F1966_in_baseball%201966%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="560-9703120395de92152cf8b9" class="text" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1966_in_baseball">1966</a>, <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22external%22%2C%22text%22%3A%221968%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22http%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fen.wikipedia.org%5C%2Fwiki%5C%2F1968_in_baseball%22%2C%22linktype%22%3A%22text%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5Bhttp%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fen.wikipedia.org%5C%2Fwiki%5C%2F1968_in_baseball%201968%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="560-9703120395de92152cf8b9" class="text" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1968_in_baseball">1968</a>, <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22external%22%2C%22text%22%3A%221969%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22http%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fen.wikipedia.org%5C%2Fwiki%5C%2F1969_in_baseball%22%2C%22linktype%22%3A%22text%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5Bhttp%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fen.wikipedia.org%5C%2Fwiki%5C%2F1969_in_baseball%201969%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="560-9703120395de92152cf8b9" class="text" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1969_in_baseball">1969</a>, <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22external%22%2C%22text%22%3A%221970%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22http%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fen.wikipedia.org%5C%2Fwiki%5C%2F1970_in_baseball%22%2C%22linktype%22%3A%22text%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5Bhttp%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fen.wikipedia.org%5C%2Fwiki%5C%2F1970_in_baseball%201970%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="560-9703120395de92152cf8b9" class="text" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1970_in_baseball">1970</a> and <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22external%22%2C%22text%22%3A%221971%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22http%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fen.wikipedia.org%5C%2Fwiki%5C%2F1971_in_baseball%22%2C%22linktype%22%3A%22text%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5Bhttp%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fen.wikipedia.org%5C%2Fwiki%5C%2F1971_in_baseball%201971%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="560-9703120395de92152cf8b9" class="text" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1971_in_baseball">1971</a>), McDowell was also the league leader in <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22external%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22ERA%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22http%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fen.wikipedia.org%5C%2Fwiki%5C%2FEarned_run_average%22%2C%22linktype%22%3A%22text%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5Bhttp%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fen.wikipedia.org%5C%2Fwiki%5C%2FEarned_run_average%20ERA%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="560-9703120395de92152cf8b9" class="text" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earned_run_average">ERA</a> and strikeouts in 1965, led in strikeouts and <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22external%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22shutouts%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22http%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fen.wikipedia.org%5C%2Fwiki%5C%2FShutout%22%2C%22linktype%22%3A%22text%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5Bhttp%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fen.wikipedia.org%5C%2Fwiki%5C%2FShutout%20shutouts%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="560-9703120395de92152cf8b9" class="text" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shutout">shutouts</a> in 1966 and led the league in strikeouts again in 1968 and 1969. In 1970, he put together his best season, when he was named "Pitcher of the Year" by <i><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22external%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22The%20Sporting%20News%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22http%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fen.wikipedia.org%5C%2Fwiki%5C%2FThe_Sporting_News%22%2C%22linktype%22%3A%22text%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5Bhttp%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fen.wikipedia.org%5C%2Fwiki%5C%2FThe_Sporting_News%20The%20Sporting%20News%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="560-9703120395de92152cf8b9" class="text" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sporting_News">The Sporting News</a></i>, once again leading in strikeouts while winning 20 games for the first and only time of his career. </p><p data-rte-fromparser="true"><br /> </p> <table id="toc" class="toc" summary="Contents" data-rte-attribs="id=toc class=toc summary=Contents" data-rte-empty-lines-before="2"> <tr> <td> <ul><li><a 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href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_McDowell#End_of_Career">2 End of Career</a> </li><li><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22external%22%2C%22text%22%3A%223%20Post-retirement%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22http%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fen.wikipedia.org%5C%2Fwiki%5C%2FSam_McDowell%23Post-retirement%22%2C%22linktype%22%3A%22text%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5Bhttp%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fen.wikipedia.org%5C%2Fwiki%5C%2FSam_McDowell%23Post-retirement%203%20Post-retirement%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="560-9703120395de92152cf8b9" class="text" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_McDowell#Post-retirement">3 Post-retirement</a> </li><li><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22external%22%2C%22text%22%3A%224%20References%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22http%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fen.wikipedia.org%5C%2Fwiki%5C%2FSam_McDowell%23References%22%2C%22linktype%22%3A%22text%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5Bhttp%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fen.wikipedia.org%5C%2Fwiki%5C%2FSam_McDowell%23References%204%20References%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="560-9703120395de92152cf8b9" class="text" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_McDowell#References">4 References</a> </li><li><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22external%22%2C%22text%22%3A%225%20See%20also%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22http%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fen.wikipedia.org%5C%2Fwiki%5C%2FSam_McDowell%23See_also%22%2C%22linktype%22%3A%22text%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5Bhttp%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fen.wikipedia.org%5C%2Fwiki%5C%2FSam_McDowell%23See_also%205%20See%20also%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="560-9703120395de92152cf8b9" class="text" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_McDowell#See_also">5 See also</a> </li><li><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22external%22%2C%22text%22%3A%226%20External%20links%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22http%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fen.wikipedia.org%5C%2Fwiki%5C%2FSam_McDowell%23External_links%22%2C%22linktype%22%3A%22text%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5Bhttp%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fen.wikipedia.org%5C%2Fwiki%5C%2FSam_McDowell%23External_links%206%20External%20links%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="560-9703120395de92152cf8b9" class="text" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_McDowell#External_links">6 External links</a> </li></ul> </td></tr></table> <p data-rte-fromparser="true"><br /> <!-- RTE::{"spaces":0,"type":"LINE_BREAK"} -->http:// </p> <h2 data-rte-spaces-before="2" data-rte-spaces-after="2" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1"> </h2> <p data-rte-fromparser="true">He was traded to the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22external%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22San%20Francisco%20Giants%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22http%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fen.wikipedia.org%5C%2Fwiki%5C%2FSan_Francisco_Giants%22%2C%22linktype%22%3A%22text%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5Bhttp%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fen.wikipedia.org%5C%2Fwiki%5C%2FSan_Francisco_Giants%20San%20Francisco%20Giants%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="560-9703120395de92152cf8b9" class="text" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Francisco_Giants">San Francisco Giants</a> for star <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22external%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22spitball%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22http%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fen.wikipedia.org%5C%2Fwiki%5C%2FSpitball%22%2C%22linktype%22%3A%22text%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5Bhttp%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fen.wikipedia.org%5C%2Fwiki%5C%2FSpitball%20spitball%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="560-9703120395de92152cf8b9" class="text" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spitball">spitball</a>-throwing pitcher <a 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data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22external%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Frank%20Duffy%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22http%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fen.wikipedia.org%5C%2Fwiki%5C%2FFrank_Duffy_%28baseball%29%22%2C%22linktype%22%3A%22text%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5Bhttp%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fen.wikipedia.org%5C%2Fwiki%5C%2FFrank_Duffy_%28baseball%29%20Frank%20Duffy%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="560-9703120395de92152cf8b9" class="text" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Duffy_(baseball)">Frank Duffy</a>. The trade turned out to be a disaster for the Giants. In <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22external%22%2C%22text%22%3A%221972%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22http%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fen.wikipedia.org%5C%2Fwiki%5C%2F1972_in_baseball%22%2C%22linktype%22%3A%22text%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5Bhttp%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fen.wikipedia.org%5C%2Fwiki%5C%2F1972_in_baseball%201972%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="560-9703120395de92152cf8b9" class="text" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1972_in_baseball">1972</a>, McDowell had his worst season as a starting pitcher, posting his highest <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22external%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22earned%20run%20average%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22http%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fen.wikipedia.org%5C%2Fwiki%5C%2FEarned_run_average%22%2C%22linktype%22%3A%22text%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5Bhttp%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fen.wikipedia.org%5C%2Fwiki%5C%2FEarned_run_average%20earned%20run%20average%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="560-9703120395de92152cf8b9" class="text" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earned_run_average">earned run average</a> in ten years. Meanwhile, Perry posted 24 wins with a 1.92 earned run average for Cleveland, winning his first <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22external%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Cy%20Young%20Award%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22http%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fen.wikipedia.org%5C%2Fwiki%5C%2FCy_Young_Award%22%2C%22linktype%22%3A%22text%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5Bhttp%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fen.wikipedia.org%5C%2Fwiki%5C%2FCy_Young_Award%20Cy%20Young%20Award%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="560-9703120395de92152cf8b9" class="text" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cy_Young_Award">Cy Young Award</a>. At just 30 years old, McDowell was finished as a starting pitcher. </p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">San Francisco traded McDowell during the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22external%22%2C%22text%22%3A%221973%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22http%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fen.wikipedia.org%5C%2Fwiki%5C%2F1973_in_baseball%22%2C%22linktype%22%3A%22text%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5Bhttp%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fen.wikipedia.org%5C%2Fwiki%5C%2F1973_in_baseball%201973%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="560-9703120395de92152cf8b9" class="text" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1973_in_baseball">1973</a> season to the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22external%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22New%20York%20Yankees%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22http%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fen.wikipedia.org%5C%2Fwiki%5C%2FNew_York_Yankees%22%2C%22linktype%22%3A%22text%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5Bhttp%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fen.wikipedia.org%5C%2Fwiki%5C%2FNew_York_Yankees%20New%20York%20Yankees%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="560-9703120395de92152cf8b9" class="text" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Yankees">New York Yankees</a>. He pitched one more season for the Yankees in <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22external%22%2C%22text%22%3A%221974%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22http%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fen.wikipedia.org%5C%2Fwiki%5C%2F1974_in_baseball%22%2C%22linktype%22%3A%22text%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5Bhttp%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fen.wikipedia.org%5C%2Fwiki%5C%2F1974_in_baseball%201974%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="560-9703120395de92152cf8b9" class="text" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1974_in_baseball">1974</a>. McDowell's final major league season came in <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22external%22%2C%22text%22%3A%221975%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22http%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fen.wikipedia.org%5C%2Fwiki%5C%2F1975_in_baseball%22%2C%22linktype%22%3A%22text%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5Bhttp%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fen.wikipedia.org%5C%2Fwiki%5C%2F1975_in_baseball%201975%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="560-9703120395de92152cf8b9" class="text" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1975_in_baseball">1975</a> with the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22external%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Pittsburgh%20Pirates%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22http%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fen.wikipedia.org%5C%2Fwiki%5C%2FPittsburgh_Pirates%22%2C%22linktype%22%3A%22text%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5Bhttp%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fen.wikipedia.org%5C%2Fwiki%5C%2FPittsburgh_Pirates%20Pittsburgh%20Pirates%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="560-9703120395de92152cf8b9" class="text" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pittsburgh_Pirates">Pittsburgh Pirates</a>. </p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">http:// </p> <h2 data-rte-spaces-before="2" data-rte-spaces-after="2" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1"> </h2> <p data-rte-fromparser="true">McDowell finished with 2,453 career strikeouts and an average of 8.86 strikeouts per nine innings pitched. At the time of his retirement, his strikeout rate was bested by only two pitchers: <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22external%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Nolan%20Ryan%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22http%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fen.wikipedia.org%5C%2Fwiki%5C%2FNolan_Ryan%22%2C%22linktype%22%3A%22text%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5Bhttp%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fen.wikipedia.org%5C%2Fwiki%5C%2FNolan_Ryan%20Nolan%20Ryan%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="560-9703120395de92152cf8b9" class="text" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nolan_Ryan">Nolan Ryan</a> and <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22external%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Sandy%20Koufax%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22http%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fen.wikipedia.org%5C%2Fwiki%5C%2FSandy_Koufax%22%2C%22linktype%22%3A%22text%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5Bhttp%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fen.wikipedia.org%5C%2Fwiki%5C%2FSandy_Koufax%20Sandy%20Koufax%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="560-9703120395de92152cf8b9" class="text" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandy_Koufax">Sandy Koufax</a>. </p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">McDowell finished his pitching career with 2,453 career strikeouts and an average of 8.86 strikeouts per nine innings pitched, ranking him eighth all-time. His ratio of 7.03 hits allowed per nine innings places him ninth. He ranks fifth all time on the list of career ten or more strikeout games with 74. His 2159 strikeouts as an Indian place him second all time on their career list, behind only <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22external%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Bob%20Feller%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22http%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fen.wikipedia.org%5C%2Fwiki%5C%2FBob_Feller%22%2C%22linktype%22%3A%22text%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5Bhttp%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fen.wikipedia.org%5C%2Fwiki%5C%2FBob_Feller%20Bob%20Feller%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="560-9703120395de92152cf8b9" class="text" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Feller">Bob Feller</a>. In four All-Star appearances, McDowell struck out twelve NL All-Stars over eight innings, and was the losing pitcher, (in relief) in the 1965 game. </p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">http:// </p> <h2 data-rte-spaces-before="2" data-rte-spaces-after="2" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1"> </h2> <p data-rte-fromparser="true">Following his "retirement", the drinking increased, finally to the point where it cost him his marriage. His wife left him, taking their two children with her, leaving him desolate and broke. A failed business venture had left McDowell $190,000 in debt, and by early 1980 was living with his parents at his childhood home in Pittsburgh. McDowell was working as an insurance salesman by day, McDowell’s drinking increased. Eventually, McDowell checked himself into rehabilitation. One of the first things McDowell did when he got out of rehab was call all his creditors with the promise to repay every penny he owed. After repaying his debts, he enrolled at the <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22external%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22University%20of%20Pittsburgh%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22http%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fen.wikipedia.org%5C%2Fwiki%5C%2FUniversity_of_Pittsburgh%22%2C%22linktype%22%3A%22text%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5Bhttp%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fen.wikipedia.org%5C%2Fwiki%5C%2FUniversity_of_Pittsburgh%20University%20of%20Pittsburgh%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="560-9703120395de92152cf8b9" class="text" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Pittsburgh">University of Pittsburgh</a>, where he earned associates degrees in sports psychology and addiction. Eventually, McDowell returned to the major leagues as a sports addiction counselor with the Toronto Blue Jays and Texas Rangers. McDowell earned a World Series ring while working with the 1993 Blue Jays. McDowell also works as a consultant with the Baseball Assistance Team (BAT) and the Major League Players Alumni Association (MLBPAA). In 2001, McDowell remarried, and started a retirement community for former players. He became chairman and CEO at The City of Legends, a retirement resort in Clermont, Florida. The character of <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22external%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Sam%20Malone%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22http%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fen.wikipedia.org%5C%2Fwiki%5C%2FSam_Malone%22%2C%22linktype%22%3A%22text%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5Bhttp%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fen.wikipedia.org%5C%2Fwiki%5C%2FSam_Malone%20Sam%20Malone%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="560-9703120395de92152cf8b9" class="text" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_Malone">Sam Malone</a>, the alcoholic ex-Red Sox pitcher portrayed by Emmy Award winning actor <a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22external%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Ted%20Danson%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22http%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fen.wikipedia.org%5C%2Fwiki%5C%2FTed_Danson%22%2C%22linktype%22%3A%22text%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5Bhttp%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fen.wikipedia.org%5C%2Fwiki%5C%2FTed_Danson%20Ted%20Danson%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="560-9703120395de92152cf8b9" class="text" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ted_Danson">Ted Danson</a> in the television program <i><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22external%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Cheers%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22http%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fen.wikipedia.org%5C%2Fwiki%5C%2FCheers%22%2C%22linktype%22%3A%22text%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5Bhttp%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fen.wikipedia.org%5C%2Fwiki%5C%2FCheers%20Cheers%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="560-9703120395de92152cf8b9" class="text" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheers">Cheers</a></i>, was based on the baseball life of McDowell. </p><p data-rte-fromparser="true" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1">http:// </p> <h2 data-rte-spaces-before="2" data-rte-spaces-after="2" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1"> </h2> <p data-rte-fromparser="true">http:// </p> <h2 data-rte-spaces-before="2" data-rte-spaces-after="2" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1"> </h2> <ul><li><a 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data-rte-style="background: #ccccff" style="background: #ccccff" data-rte-attribs="style=background: #ccccff">Accomplishments </th></tr> <tr data-rte-style="display: none" style="display: none" data-rte-attribs="style=display: none"> <td> <table class="wikitable succession-box" data-rte-style="margin: 0.5em auto; clear: both; font-size: 95%" style="margin: 0.5em auto; clear: both; font-size: 95%" data-rte-attribs="class=wikitable succession-box style=margin: 0.5em auto; clear: both; font-size: 95%" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1"> <tr data-rte-style="text-align: center" style="text-align: center" data-rte-attribs="style=text-align: center" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1"> <td data-rte-style="text-align: center; width: 30%;" style="text-align: center; width: 30%;" data-rte-attribs="width=30% align=center">Preceded by<b><a 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class="text" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1965_in_baseball">1965</a> </td><td data-rte-style="text-align: center; width: 30%;" style="text-align: center; width: 30%;" data-rte-attribs="width=30% align=center">Succeeded by<b><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22external%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Gary%20Peters%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22http%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fen.wikipedia.org%5C%2Fwiki%5C%2FGary_Peters_%28baseball%29%22%2C%22linktype%22%3A%22text%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5Bhttp%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fen.wikipedia.org%5C%2Fwiki%5C%2FGary_Peters_%28baseball%29%20Gary%20Peters%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="560-9703120395de92152cf8b9" class="text" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_Peters_(baseball)">Gary Peters</a></b> </td></tr> <tr data-rte-style="text-align: center" style="text-align: center" data-rte-attribs="style=text-align: center"> <td data-rte-style="text-align: center; width: 30%;" style="text-align: center; width: 30%;" data-rte-attribs="width=30% align=center">Preceded by<b><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22external%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Al%20Downing%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22http%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fen.wikipedia.org%5C%2Fwiki%5C%2FAl_Downing_%28baseball%29%22%2C%22linktype%22%3A%22text%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5Bhttp%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fen.wikipedia.org%5C%2Fwiki%5C%2FAl_Downing_%28baseball%29%20Al%20Downing%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="560-9703120395de92152cf8b9" class="text" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Downing_(baseball)">Al Downing</a><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22external%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Jim%20Lonborg%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22http%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fen.wikipedia.org%5C%2Fwiki%5C%2FJim_Lonborg%22%2C%22linktype%22%3A%22text%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5Bhttp%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fen.wikipedia.org%5C%2Fwiki%5C%2FJim_Lonborg%20Jim%20Lonborg%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="560-9703120395de92152cf8b9" class="text" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Lonborg">Jim Lonborg</a></b> </td><td data-rte-style="width: 40%; text-align: center" style="width: 40%; text-align: center" data-rte-attribs="width=40% style=text-align: center"><b><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22external%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22American%20League%20Strikeout%20Champion%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22http%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fen.wikipedia.org%5C%2Fwiki%5C%2FList_of_Major_League_Baseball_strikeout_champions%22%2C%22linktype%22%3A%22text%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5Bhttp%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fen.wikipedia.org%5C%2Fwiki%5C%2FList_of_Major_League_Baseball_strikeout_champions%20American%20League%20Strikeout%20Champion%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="560-9703120395de92152cf8b9" class="text" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Major_League_Baseball_strikeout_champions">American League Strikeout Champion</a></b><br data-rte-washtml="1" /><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22external%22%2C%22text%22%3A%221965%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22http%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fen.wikipedia.org%5C%2Fwiki%5C%2F1965_in_baseball%22%2C%22linktype%22%3A%22text%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5Bhttp%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fen.wikipedia.org%5C%2Fwiki%5C%2F1965_in_baseball%201965%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="560-9703120395de92152cf8b9" class="text" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1965_in_baseball">1965</a>-<a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22external%22%2C%22text%22%3A%221966%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22http%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fen.wikipedia.org%5C%2Fwiki%5C%2F1966_in_baseball%22%2C%22linktype%22%3A%22text%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5Bhttp%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fen.wikipedia.org%5C%2Fwiki%5C%2F1966_in_baseball%201966%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="560-9703120395de92152cf8b9" class="text" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1966_in_baseball">1966</a><br data-rte-washtml="1" /><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22external%22%2C%22text%22%3A%221968%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22http%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fen.wikipedia.org%5C%2Fwiki%5C%2F1968_in_baseball%22%2C%22linktype%22%3A%22text%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5Bhttp%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fen.wikipedia.org%5C%2Fwiki%5C%2F1968_in_baseball%201968%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="560-9703120395de92152cf8b9" class="text" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1968_in_baseball">1968</a>-<a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22external%22%2C%22text%22%3A%221970%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22http%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fen.wikipedia.org%5C%2Fwiki%5C%2F1970_in_baseball%22%2C%22linktype%22%3A%22text%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5Bhttp%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fen.wikipedia.org%5C%2Fwiki%5C%2F1970_in_baseball%201970%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="560-9703120395de92152cf8b9" class="text" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1970_in_baseball">1970</a> </td><td data-rte-style="text-align: center; width: 30%;" style="text-align: center; width: 30%;" data-rte-attribs="width=30% align=center">Succeeded by<b><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22external%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Jim%20Lonborg%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22http%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fen.wikipedia.org%5C%2Fwiki%5C%2FJim_Lonborg%22%2C%22linktype%22%3A%22text%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5Bhttp%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fen.wikipedia.org%5C%2Fwiki%5C%2FJim_Lonborg%20Jim%20Lonborg%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="560-9703120395de92152cf8b9" class="text" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Lonborg">Jim Lonborg</a><a data-rte-meta="%7B%22type%22%3A%22external%22%2C%22text%22%3A%22Mickey%20Lolich%22%2C%22link%22%3A%22http%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fen.wikipedia.org%5C%2Fwiki%5C%2FMickey_Lolich%22%2C%22linktype%22%3A%22text%22%2C%22wasblank%22%3Afalse%2C%22wikitext%22%3A%22%5Bhttp%3A%5C%2F%5C%2Fen.wikipedia.org%5C%2Fwiki%5C%2FMickey_Lolich%20Mickey%20Lolich%5D%22%7D" data-rte-instance="560-9703120395de92152cf8b9" class="text" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mickey_Lolich">Mickey Lolich</a></b> </td></tr></table> </td></tr></table> <table class="navbox" cellspacing="0" data-rte-attribs="class=navbox cellspacing=0"> <tr> <td data-rte-style="padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px" style="padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px" data-rte-attribs="style=padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 2px"> <table id="collapsibleTable1" class="nowraplinks collapsible collapsed" cellspacing="0" data-rte-style="width: 100%; background: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%" style="width: 100%; background: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%" data-rte-attribs="id=collapsibleTable1 class=nowraplinks collapsible collapsed cellspacing=0 style=width: 100%; background: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%" data-rte-empty-lines-before="1"> <tr> <th class="navbox-title" colspan="2" data-rte-style="background: #003366; color: white" style="background: #003366; color: white" data-rte-attribs="class=navbox-title colspan=2 style=background: #003366; color: white"> </th></tr> <tr data-rte-style="display: none; height: 2px" style="display: none; height: 2px" data-rte-attribs="style=display: none; height: 2px"> <td> </td></tr> <tr data-rte-style="display: none" style="display: none" data-rte-attribs="style=display: none"> <td class="navbox-group" data-rte-style="background: #c80810; color: white" style="background: #c80810; color: white" data-rte-attribs="class=navbox-group style=background: #c80810; color: white">1900s </td><td class="navbox-list navbox-odd" data-rte-style="text-align: left; border-left: 2px solid; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; width: 100%; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" style="text-align: left; border-left: 2px solid; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; width: 100%; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" data-rte-attribs="class=navbox-list navbox-odd style=text-align: left; border-left: 2px solid; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; width: 100%; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px">1901: Hoffer, BillBill Hoffer | 1902: Moore, EarlEarl Moore | 1903: Joss, AddieAddie Joss | 1904: Bernhard, BillBill Bernhard | 1905: Moore, EarlEarl Moore | 1906: Hess, OttoOtto Hess | 1907: Liebhardt, GlennGlenn Liebhardt | 1908: Joss, AddieAddie Joss | 1909: Joss, AddieAddie Joss </td></tr> <tr data-rte-style="display: none; height: 2px" style="display: none; height: 2px" data-rte-attribs="style=display: none; height: 2px"> <td> </td></tr> <tr data-rte-style="display: none" style="display: none" data-rte-attribs="style=display: none"> <td class="navbox-group" data-rte-style="background: #c80810; color: white" style="background: #c80810; color: white" data-rte-attribs="class=navbox-group style=background: #c80810; color: white">1910s </td><td class="navbox-list navbox-even" data-rte-style="text-align: left; border-left: 2px solid; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; width: 100%; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" style="text-align: left; border-left: 2px solid; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; width: 100%; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" data-rte-attribs="class=navbox-list navbox-even style=text-align: left; border-left: 2px solid; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; width: 100%; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px">1910: Joss, AddieAddie Joss | 1911 Blanding, FredFred Blanding | 1912: Mitchell, WillieWillie Mitchell | 1913: Gregg, VeanVean Gregg | 1914: Mitchell, WillieWillie Mitchell | 1915: Mitchell, WillieWillie Mitchell | 1916: Mitchell, WillieWillie Mitchell | 1917: Coveleski, StanStan Coveleski | 1918: Coveleski, StanStan Coveleski | 1919: Coveleski, StanStan Coveleski </td></tr> <tr data-rte-style="display: none; height: 2px" style="display: none; height: 2px" data-rte-attribs="style=display: none; height: 2px"> <td> </td></tr> <tr data-rte-style="display: none" style="display: none" data-rte-attribs="style=display: none"> <td class="navbox-group" data-rte-style="background: #c80810; color: white" style="background: #c80810; color: white" data-rte-attribs="class=navbox-group style=background: #c80810; color: white">1920s </td><td class="navbox-list navbox-odd" data-rte-style="text-align: left; border-left: 2px solid; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; width: 100%; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" style="text-align: left; border-left: 2px solid; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; width: 100%; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" data-rte-attribs="class=navbox-list navbox-odd style=text-align: left; border-left: 2px solid; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; width: 100%; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px">1920: Coveleski, StanStan Coveleski | 1921: Coveleski, StanStan Coveleski | 1922: Morton, GuyGuy Morton | 1923: Coveleski, StanStan Coveleski | 1924: Shaute, JoeJoe Shaute | 1925: Smith, SherrySherry Smith | 1926: Uhle, GeorgeGeorge Uhle | 1927: Uhle, GeorgeGeorge Uhle | 1928: Uhle, GeorgeGeorge Uhle | 1929: Shaute, JoeJoe Shaute </td></tr> <tr data-rte-style="display: none; height: 2px" style="display: none; height: 2px" data-rte-attribs="style=display: none; height: 2px"> <td> </td></tr> <tr data-rte-style="display: none" style="display: none" data-rte-attribs="style=display: none"> <td class="navbox-group" data-rte-style="background: #c80810; color: white" style="background: #c80810; color: white" data-rte-attribs="class=navbox-group style=background: #c80810; color: white">1930s </td><td class="navbox-list navbox-even" data-rte-style="text-align: left; border-left: 2px solid; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; width: 100%; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" style="text-align: left; border-left: 2px solid; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; width: 100%; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" data-rte-attribs="class=navbox-list navbox-even style=text-align: left; border-left: 2px solid; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; width: 100%; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px">1930: Hudlin, WillisWillis Hudlin | 1931: Ferrell, WesWes Ferrell | 1932: Ferrell, WesWes Ferrell | 1933: Brown, ClintClint Brown | 1934: Hildebrand, OralOral Hildebrand | 1935: Harder, MelMel Harder | 1936: Harder, MelMel Harder | 1937: Harder, MelMel Harder | 1938: Allen, JohnnyJohnny Allen | 1939: Feller, BobBob Feller </td></tr> <tr data-rte-style="display: none; height: 2px" style="display: none; height: 2px" data-rte-attribs="style=display: none; height: 2px"> <td> </td></tr> <tr data-rte-style="display: none" style="display: none" data-rte-attribs="style=display: none"> <td class="navbox-group" data-rte-style="background: #c80810; color: white" style="background: #c80810; color: white" data-rte-attribs="class=navbox-group style=background: #c80810; color: white">1940s </td><td class="navbox-list navbox-odd" data-rte-style="text-align: left; border-left: 2px solid; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; width: 100%; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" style="text-align: left; border-left: 2px solid; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; width: 100%; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" data-rte-attribs="class=navbox-list navbox-odd style=text-align: left; border-left: 2px solid; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; width: 100%; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px">1940: Feller, BobBob Feller | 1941: Feller, BobBob Feller | 1942: Bagby, JimJim Bagby | 1943: Bagby, JimJim Bagby | 1944: Smith, AlAl Smith | 1945: Reynolds, AllieAllie Reynolds | 1946: Feller, BobBob Feller | 1947: Feller, BobBob Feller | 1948: Feller, BobBob Feller | 1949: Feller, BobBob Feller </td></tr> <tr data-rte-style="display: none; height: 2px" style="display: none; height: 2px" data-rte-attribs="style=display: none; height: 2px"> <td> </td></tr> <tr data-rte-style="display: none" style="display: none" data-rte-attribs="style=display: none"> <td class="navbox-group" data-rte-style="background: #c80810; color: white" style="background: #c80810; color: white" data-rte-attribs="class=navbox-group style=background: #c80810; color: white">1950s </td><td class="navbox-list navbox-even" data-rte-style="text-align: left; border-left: 2px solid; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; width: 100%; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" style="text-align: left; border-left: 2px solid; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; width: 100%; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" data-rte-attribs="class=navbox-list navbox-even style=text-align: left; border-left: 2px solid; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; width: 100%; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px">1950: Lemon, BobBob Lemon | 1951: Lemon, BobBob Lemon | 1952: Wynn, EarlyEarly Wynn | 1953: Lemon, BobBob Lemon | 1954: Wynn, EarlyEarly Wynn | 1955: Lemon, BobBob Lemon | 1956: Lemon, BobBob Lemon | 1957: Score, HerbHerb Score | 1958: Score, HerbHerb Score | 1959: Bell, GaryGary Bell </td></tr> <tr data-rte-style="display: none; height: 2px" style="display: none; height: 2px" data-rte-attribs="style=display: none; height: 2px"> <td> </td></tr> <tr data-rte-style="display: none" style="display: none" data-rte-attribs="style=display: none"> <td class="navbox-group" data-rte-style="background: #c80810; color: white" style="background: #c80810; color: white" data-rte-attribs="class=navbox-group style=background: #c80810; color: white">1960s </td><td class="navbox-list navbox-odd" data-rte-style="text-align: left; border-left: 2px solid; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; width: 100%; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" style="text-align: left; border-left: 2px solid; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; width: 100%; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" data-rte-attribs="class=navbox-list navbox-odd style=text-align: left; border-left: 2px solid; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; width: 100%; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px">1960: Bell, GaryGary Bell | 1961: Perry, JimJim Perry | 1962: Donovan, DickDick Donovan | 1963: Grant, MudcatMudcat Grant | 1964: Grant, MudcatMudcat Grant | 1965: Terry, RalphRalph Terry | 1966: McDowell, SamSam McDowell | 1967: McDowell, SamSam McDowell | 1968:Siebert, SonnySonny Siebert | 1969: Tiant, LuisLuis Tiant </td></tr> <tr data-rte-style="display: none; height: 2px" style="display: none; height: 2px" data-rte-attribs="style=display: none; height: 2px"> <td> </td></tr> <tr data-rte-style="display: none" style="display: none" data-rte-attribs="style=display: none"> <td class="navbox-group" data-rte-style="background: #c80810; color: white" style="background: #c80810; color: white" data-rte-attribs="class=navbox-group style=background: #c80810; color: white">1970s </td><td class="navbox-list navbox-even" data-rte-style="text-align: left; border-left: 2px solid; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; width: 100%; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" style="text-align: left; border-left: 2px solid; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; width: 100%; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" data-rte-attribs="class=navbox-list navbox-even style=text-align: left; border-left: 2px solid; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; width: 100%; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px">1970: McDowell, SamSam McDowell | 1971: Hargan, SteveSteve Hargan | 1972: Perry, GaylordGaylord Perry | 1973: Perry, GaylordGaylord Perry | 1974: Perry, GaylordGaylord Perry | 1975: Perry, GaylordGaylord Perry | 1976: Eckersley, DennisDennis Eckersley | 1977: Eckersley, DennisDennis Eckersley | 1978: Garland, WayneWayne Garland | 1979: Wise, RickRick Wise </td></tr> <tr data-rte-style="display: none; height: 2px" style="display: none; height: 2px" data-rte-attribs="style=display: none; height: 2px"> <td> </td></tr> <tr data-rte-style="display: none" style="display: none" data-rte-attribs="style=display: none"> <td class="navbox-group" data-rte-style="background: #c80810; color: white" style="background: #c80810; color: white" data-rte-attribs="class=navbox-group style=background: #c80810; color: white">1980s </td><td class="navbox-list navbox-odd" data-rte-style="text-align: left; border-left: 2px solid; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; width: 100%; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" style="text-align: left; border-left: 2px solid; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; width: 100%; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" data-rte-attribs="class=navbox-list navbox-odd style=text-align: left; border-left: 2px solid; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; width: 100%; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px">1980: Spillner, DanDan Spillner | 1981:Blyleven, BertBert Blyleven | 1982: Waits, RickRick Waits | 1983: Sutcliffe, RickRick Sutcliffe | 1984: Sutcliffe, RickRick Sutcliffe | 1985: Blyleven, BertBert Blyleven | 1986: Schrom, KenKen Schrom | 1987: Candiotti, TomTom Candiotti | 1988: Candiotti, TomTom Candiotti | 1989: Swindell, GregGreg Swindell </td></tr> <tr data-rte-style="display: none; height: 2px" style="display: none; height: 2px" data-rte-attribs="style=display: none; height: 2px"> <td> </td></tr> <tr data-rte-style="display: none" style="display: none" data-rte-attribs="style=display: none"> <td class="navbox-group" data-rte-style="background: #c80810; color: white" style="background: #c80810; color: white" data-rte-attribs="class=navbox-group style=background: #c80810; color: white">1990s </td><td class="navbox-list navbox-even" data-rte-style="text-align: left; border-left: 2px solid; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; width: 100%; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" style="text-align: left; border-left: 2px solid; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; width: 100%; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" data-rte-attribs="class=navbox-list navbox-even style=text-align: left; border-left: 2px solid; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; width: 100%; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px">1990: Black, BudBud Black | 1991: Swindell, GregGreg Swindell | 1992: Nagy, CharlesCharles Nagy | 1993: Nagy, CharlesCharles Nagy | 1994: Martínez, DennisDennis Martínez | 1995: Martínez, DennisDennis Martínez | 1996: Martínez, DennisDennis Martínez | 1997: Nagy, CharlesCharles Nagy | 1998: Nagy, CharlesCharles Nagy | 1999: Wright, JaretJaret Wright </td></tr> <tr data-rte-style="display: none; height: 2px" style="display: none; height: 2px" data-rte-attribs="style=display: none; height: 2px"> <td> </td></tr> <tr data-rte-style="display: none" style="display: none" data-rte-attribs="style=display: none"> <td class="navbox-group" data-rte-style="background: #c80810; color: white" style="background: #c80810; color: white" data-rte-attribs="class=navbox-group style=background: #c80810; color: white">2000s </td><td class="navbox-list navbox-odd" data-rte-style="text-align: left; border-left: 2px solid; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; width: 100%; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" style="text-align: left; border-left: 2px solid; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; width: 100%; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" data-rte-attribs="class=navbox-list navbox-odd style=text-align: left; border-left: 2px solid; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; width: 100%; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px">2000: Colón, BartoloBartolo Colón | 2001: Colón, BartoloBartolo Colón | 2002: Colón, BartoloBartolo Colón | 2003: Sabathia, C.C.C.C. Sabathia | 2004: Sabathia, C.C.C.C. Sabathia | 2005: Westbrook, JakeJake Westbrook | 2006: Sabathia, C.C.C.C. Sabathia | 2007: Sabathia, C.C.C.C. Sabathia | 2008: Sabathia, C.C.C.C. Sabathia | 2009: Lee, CliffCliff Lee </td></tr></table> </td></tr></table> <p /> <!-- Saved in parser cache with key baseball:rte-parser-cache:7866 --> Loading editor Below are some commonly used wiki markup codes. Simply click on what you want to use and it will appear in the edit box above. 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