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All-Star pitcher Sam McDowell, “Sudden Sam,” dies at 84
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Sam McDowell, a six-time All-Star pitcher who spent 11 of his 15 major-league seasons with the then-Cleveland Indians, died Monday at 84, according to Fox News, which said KDKA first reported the death. The cause of death is unknown. McDowell won the American League ERA title in 1965, later said alcohol abuse ended his career, and spent decades as a therapist and addiction consultant in baseball.
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Sam McDowell, a six-time All-Star pitcher known as “Sudden Sam,” died Monday at 84, Fox News reported, adding that KDKA first reported his death. The cause of death is unknown, according to Fox News. The Associated Press and Reuters each reported his death at 84 in headline-level items. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
Fox News reported that McDowell pitched 15 seasons in the major leagues, 11 of them with the then-Cleveland Indians, parts of two seasons with the San Francisco Giants, parts of two with the New York Yankees and his final season with the Pittsburgh Pirates. He won the American League ERA title in 1965 with a 2.18 ERA and made the first of his six All-Star Games that season, the outlet reported. Over his career he had a 141-134 record with a 3.17 ERA in 425 games, and the Pittsburgh native is in the Guardians Hall of Fame, according to Fox News. [ 3 ]
According to Fox News, McDowell made his MLB debut at 18 but was out of baseball by 32 in 1975 because of alcohol abuse. The outlet quoted him telling the New York Post in 2001: “I was the biggest, most hopeless and most violent drunk in baseball.” Fox News said he went to rehab in 1978 and turned things around. [ 3 ]
Fox News reported that McDowell returned to college and became a licensed therapist in sports psychology and addictions, and later returned to baseball working for the Toronto Blue Jays and Texas Rangers. From 1987 to 2016 he served as an addiction and recovery consultant for the Baseball Assistance Team, the outlet said. It quoted him saying that the greatest thing that ever happened to him was that he was an alcoholic and found out about it, and that every day is a kick. [ 3 ]
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McDowell was a six-time All-Star and American League ERA champion whose career was cut short by alcohol abuse, and who afterwards worked as an addictions therapist and consultant for the Baseball Assistance Team. His death closes a career that documents present as both an on-field achievement and a widely described recovery. The documents give no information on funeral arrangements or statements from his former clubs.
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- Sam McDowell died Monday at 84, Fox News reported, saying KDKA first reported the death [ 3 ]
- Associated Press and Reuters also reported his death at 84 [ 1 , 2 ]
- The cause of death is unknown, according to Fox News [ 3 ]
- He was a six-time All-Star and won the 1965 American League ERA title with a 2.18 ERA, Fox News reported [ 3 ]
- Fox News reported he pitched 15 seasons in the majors, 11 of them with the then-Cleveland Indians, and finished with a 141-134 record and a 3.17 ERA in 425 games [ 3 ]
- Fox News reported he was out of baseball by 32 in 1975 because of alcohol abuse, went to rehab in 1978, and later became a licensed therapist in sports psychology and addictions [ 3 ]
- Fox News reported he was an addiction and recovery consultant for the Baseball Assistance Team from 1987 to 2016 and is in the Guardians Hall of Fame [ 3 ]
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- The cause of death Fox News states the cause of death is unknown; no document gives one
- Where McDowell died Fox News reports he was a Pittsburgh native and that KDKA first reported his death, but no document states where he died
- The date of death beyond “Monday” Only Fox News gives a day, and it is the single document with article text
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- Associated Press publishes its report that Sam McDowell, described as an all-star pitcher and counselor, has died at 84 [ 1 ]
- Reuters publishes its report on the death of “Sudden Sam” McDowell at 84 [ 2 ]
- Fox News publishes a fuller account, reporting the death on Monday, an unknown cause and details of his career and recovery [ 3 ]