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Jack McDowell

Full name Jack Burns McDowell
Born January 16, 1966, Van Nuys, California
First Game: September 15, 1987; Final Game: August 8, 1999
Bat: Right Throw: Right Height: 6' 5" Weight: 180
Named AL Cy Young Award Winner by Baseball Writers' Association of America (1993)
Named AL Pitcher of the Year by The Sporting News (1993)
Named right-handed pitcher on The Sporting News AL All-Star Team (1992 to 1993)
Ejections: 1991 (1), 1993 (1), 1999 (1). Total: 3
Top Performances 

Batter Matchups

                           Batting Record
Year Team                     G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG   BFW Year Team
1987 CHI A                    4     0    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0     -     -     -   0.0 1987 CHI A
1988 CHI A                   26     0    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0     -     -     -   0.0 1988 CHI A
1990 CHI A                   33     0    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0     -     -     -   0.0 1990 CHI A
1991 CHI A                   35     0    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0     -     -     -   0.0 1991 CHI A
1992 CHI A                   34     0    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0     -     -     -   0.0 1992 CHI A
1993 CHI A                   34     0    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0     -     -     -   0.0 1993 CHI A
1994 CHI A                   25     0    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0     -     -     -   0.0 1994 CHI A
1995 NY  A                   30     0    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0     -     -     -   0.0 1995 NY  A
1996 CLE A                   30     0    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0     -     -     -   0.0 1996 CLE A
1997 CLE A                    8     0    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0     -     -     -   0.0 1997 CLE A
1998 ANA A                   14     0    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0     -     -     -   0.0 1998 ANA A
1999 ANA A                    4     0    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0     -     -     -   0.0 1999 ANA A
Total    (12 Years)         277     0    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0     -     -     -   0.0 Total
Year Team                     G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG   BFW Year Team

           Division Series Batting Record
Year Team                     G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG Year Team
1995 NY  A                    2     0    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0     -     -     - 1995 NY  A
1996 CLE A                    1     0    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0     -     -     - 1996 CLE A
Total    ( 2 Years)           3     0    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0     -     -     - Total
Year Team                     G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG Year Team

League Championship Series Batting Record
Year Team                     G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG Year Team
1993 CHI A                    2     0    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0     -     -     - 1993 CHI A

             All-Star Game Batting Record
Year Team                     G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG Year Team
1991 AL                       1     0    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0     -     -     - 1991 AL   
1992 AL                       1     0    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0     -     -     - 1992 AL   
1993 AL                       1     0    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0     -     -     - 1993 AL   
Total    ( 3 Years)           3     0    0    0   0   0   0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0    0   0     -     -     - Total
Year Team                     G    AB    R    H  2B  3B  HR  RBI   BB IBB   SO HBP  SH  SF  XI ROE GDP   SB  CS   AVG   OBP   SLG Year Team


                             Pitching Record
Year Team                     G  GS  CG SHO  GF  SV   IP      H   BFP  HR    R   ER   BB  IB   SO  SH  SF  WP HBP  BK  2B  3B GDP ROE   W   L    ERA    RS    PW Year Team
1987 CHI A    Daily Splits    4   4   0   0   0   0   28     16   103   1    6    6    6   0   15   0   0   0   2   0   3   0   2   0   3   0   1.93  4.75   0.9 1987 CHI A
1988 CHI A    Daily Splits   26  26   1   0   0   0  158.2  147   687  12   85   70   68   5   84   6   7  11   7   1  28   2  16  13   5  10   3.97  3.58  -0.2 1988 CHI A
1990 CHI A    Daily Splits   33  33   4   0   0   0  205    189   866  20   93   87   77   0  165   1   5   7   7   1  32   7  12   9  14   9   3.82  4.39   0.1 1990 CHI A
1991 CHI A    Daily Splits   35  35  15   3   0   0  253.2  212  1028  19   97   96   82   2  191   8   4  10   4   1  44   5  12   2  17  10   3.41  5.09   2.1 1991 CHI A
1992 CHI A    Daily Splits   34  34  13   1   0   0  260.2  247  1079  21   95   92   75   9  178   8   6   6   7   0  45   9  12   9  20  10   3.18  4.85   2.6 1992 CHI A
1993 CHI A    Daily Splits   34  34  10   4   0   0  256.2  261  1067  20  104   96   69   6  158   8   6   8   3   1  43   4  19  11  22  10   3.37  4.88   3.1 1993 CHI A
1994 CHI A    Daily Splits   25  25   6   2   0   0  181    186   755  12   82   75   42   2  127   4   4   4   5   0  36   4  13   4  10   9   3.73  4.56   1.9 1994 CHI A
1995 NY  A    Daily Splits   30  30   8   2   0   0  217.2  211   927  25  106   95   78   1  157   8   6   9   5   1  37   7  13  12  15  10   3.93  4.90   1.4 1995 NY  A
1996 CLE A    Daily Splits   30  30   5   1   0   0  192    214   846  22  119  109   67   2  141  10   5   5   4   0  42   7  13  13  13   9   5.11  5.40  -0.4 1996 CLE A
1997 CLE A    Daily Splits    8   6   0   0   0   0   40.2   44   181   6   25   23   18   1   38   4   2   1   1   0  10   0   4   3   3   3   5.09  5.17  -0.2 1997 CLE A
1998 ANA A    Daily Splits   14  14   0   0   0   0   76     96   334  11   45   43   19   1   45   3   2   2   1   0  24   2   6   3   5   3   5.09  4.71  -0.2 1998 ANA A
1999 ANA A    Daily Splits    4   4   0   0   0   0   19     31    93   4   17   17    5   0   12   1   1   0   2   0   4   0   2   0   0   4   8.05  2.00  -0.9 1999 ANA A
Total    (12 Years) Splits  277 275  62  13   0   0 1889   1854  7966 173  874  809  606  29 1311  61  48  63  48   5 348  47 124  79 127  87   3.85  4.71  10.2 Total
Year Team                     G  GS  CG SHO  GF  SV   IP      H   BFP  HR    R   ER   BB  IB   SO  SH  SF  WP HBP  BK  2B  3B GDP ROE   W   L    ERA    RS    PW Year Team

             Division Series Pitching Record
Year Team                     G  GS  CG SHO  GF  SV   IP      H   BFP  HR    R   ER   BB  IB   SO  SH  SF  WP HBP  BK  2B  3B GDP ROE   W   L    ERA    RS Year Team
1995 NY  A    Daily Splits    2   1   0   0   1   0    7      8    32   1    7    7    4   1    6   0   0   1   1   0   1   1   2   0   0   2   9.00  4.00 1995 NY  A
1996 CLE A    Daily Splits    1   1   0   0   0   0    5.2    6    25   1    4    4    1   0    5   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   6.35  9.00 1996 CLE A
Total    ( 2 Years) Splits    3   2   0   0   1   0   12.2   14    57   2   11   11    5   1   11   0   0   1   2   0   1   1   2   0   0   2   7.82  6.50 Total
Year Team                     G  GS  CG SHO  GF  SV   IP      H   BFP  HR    R   ER   BB  IB   SO  SH  SF  WP HBP  BK  2B  3B GDP ROE   W   L    ERA    RS Year Team

  League Championship Series Pitching Record
Year Team                     G  GS  CG SHO  GF  SV   IP      H   BFP  HR    R   ER   BB  IB   SO  SH  SF  WP HBP  BK  2B  3B GDP ROE   W   L    ERA    RS Year Team
1993 CHI A    Daily Splits    2   2   0   0   0   0    9     18    50   1   10   10    5   0    5   0   1   1   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   2  10.00  3.00 1993 CHI A

               All-Star Game Pitching Record
Year Team                     G  GS  CG SHO  GF  SV   IP      H   BFP  HR    R   ER   BB  IB   SO  SH  SF  WP HBP  BK  2B  3B GDP ROE   W   L    ERA    RS Year Team
1991 AL       Daily Splits    1   0   0   0   0   0    2      1     8   0    0    0    2   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0.00     - 1991 AL   
1992 AL       Daily Splits    1   0   0   0   0   0    1      0     3   0    0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0.00     - 1992 AL   
1993 AL       Daily Splits    1   0   0   0   0   0    1      0     3   0    0    0    0   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0.00     - 1993 AL   
Total    ( 3 Years) Splits    3   0   0   0   0   0    4      1    14   0    0    0    2   0    0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   0   0.00     - Total
Year Team                     G  GS  CG SHO  GF  SV   IP      H   BFP  HR    R   ER   BB  IB   SO  SH  SF  WP HBP  BK  2B  3B GDP ROE   W   L    ERA    RS Year Team


                           Fielding Record
Year Team               POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   PB   SB   CS  PkO   AVG
1987 CHI A Daily Splits   P    4    4    0    28       1    6    0    0   0    0    0    0    2 1.000
1988 CHI A Daily Splits   P   26   26    1   158.2    12   16    5    1   0    2   16    3    0  .848
1990 CHI A Daily Splits   P   33   33    4   205      17   20    1    3   0    1   23   11    3  .974
1991 CHI A Daily Splits   P   35   35   15   253.2    19   32    0    1   0    3   22   10    5 1.000
1992 CHI A Daily Splits   P   34   34   13   260.2    16   27    2    3   0    1   29   16    4  .956
1993 CHI A Daily Splits   P   34   34   10   256.2    23   43    3    2   0    2   10   15    6  .957
1994 CHI A Daily Splits   P   25   25    6   181       8   23    0    0   0    1   18    5    3 1.000
1995 NY  A Daily Splits   P   30   30    8   217.2    17   27    1    1   0    7   25   11    7  .978
1996 CLE A Daily Splits   P   30   30    5   192      20   27    1    0   0    2   22    6    3  .979
1997 CLE A Daily Splits   P    8    6    0    40.2     3    6    0    0   0    1    4    1    0 1.000
1998 ANA A Daily Splits   P   14   14    0    76       3   12    0    1   0    3    7    5    2 1.000
1999 ANA A Daily Splits   P    4    4    0    19       0    6    0    0   0    0    0    0    0 1.000
Total (12 Years) Splits   P  277  275   62  1889     139  245   13   12   0   23  176   83   35  .967
Year Team               POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   PB   SB   CS  PkO   AVG

           Division Series Fielding Record
Year Team               POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   PB   SB   CS  PkO   AVG
1995 NY  A Daily Splits   P    2    1    0     7       0    0    0    0   0    0    1    0    0     -
1996 CLE A Daily Splits   P    1    1    0     5.2     1    2    0    0   0    0    1    0    0 1.000
Total ( 2 Years) Splits   P    3    2    0    12.2     1    2    0    0   0    0    2    0    0 1.000
Year Team               POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   PB   SB   CS  PkO   AVG

League Championship Series Fielding Record
Year Team               POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   PB   SB   CS  PkO   AVG
1993 CHI A Daily Splits   P    2    2    0     9       0    1    1    0   0    0    3    0    0  .500

             All-Star Game Fielding Record
Year Team               POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   PB   SB   CS  PkO   AVG
1991 AL    Daily Splits   P    1    0    0     2       0    0    0    0   0    0    0    0    0     -
1992 AL    Daily Splits   P    1    0    0     1       0    0    0    0   0    0    0    0    0     -
1993 AL    Daily Splits   P    1    0    0     1       0    0    0    0   0    0    0    0    0     -
Total ( 3 Years) Splits   P    3    0    0     4       0    0    0    0   0    0    0    0    0     -
Year Team               POS    G   GS   CG   INN      PO    A  ERR   DP  TP   PB   SB   CS  PkO   AVG


Ejection Information

Date                Team   Umpire              Reason
 5-19-1991     BOX  CHI A  Joe Brinkman        Bench-clearing brawl
 9- 6-1993     BOX  CHI A  Durwood Merrill     Balls and strikes
 5- 9-1999     BOX  ANA A  John Shulock        Call at 3B (Runner left too early)


Transaction Information

Selected by Boston Red Sox in the 20th round of the free-agent draft - did not sign
(June 4, 1984).

Selected by Chicago White Sox in the 1st round (5th pick overall) of the free-agent
draft (June 2, 1987 - signed July 29, 1987).

Traded by Chicago White Sox to New York Yankees in exchange for Keith Heberling and
a player to be named later (December 14, 1994); Chicago White Sox received Lyle
Mouton (April 22, 1995).

Granted free agency (October 31, 1995).

Signed by Cleveland Indians (December 14, 1995).

Granted free agency (November 5, 1997).

Signed by Anaheim Angels (February 27, 1998).

Granted free agency (October 23, 1998).

Signed by Anaheim Angels (December 7, 1998).

Released by Anaheim Angels (August 9, 1999).

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