Jack McDowell
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Born: January 16, 1966 Van Nuys, California |
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| MLB debut | |||
| September 15, 1987, for the Chicago White Sox | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| August 8, 1999, for the Anaheim Angels | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Win–loss record | 127–87 | ||
| Earned run average | 3.85 | ||
| Strikeouts | 1,311 | ||
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Jack Burns McDowell (born January 16, 1966) is a former Major League Baseball player. A right-handed pitcher, McDowell played for the Chicago White Sox, New York Yankees, Cleveland Indians and Anaheim Angels. Nicknamed "Black Jack", he was a three time All-Star and won the American League Cy Young Award in 1993.
McDowell has also been a professional musician, most notably with the rock band, Stickfigure.
McDowell attended Notre Dame High School in Sherman Oaks, California. He was drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 20th round of the 1984 MLB draft but did not sign.
He chose to attend Stanford University, where he was the co-Freshman of the Year in 1985, a 2nd team All-American in 1986 and a 3rd team All-American in 1987. He led the Cardinal to the 1987 College World Series championship.
McDowell was drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the first round (fifth pick) of the 1987 amateur draft. After only six games in the minor leagues, he made his Major League debut on September 15, 1987. He pitched seven shutout innings against the Minnesota Twins that day to pick up the win. In four starts, he was 3-0 with a 1.93 ERA.
In 1988, he was 5-10 with a 3.97 ERA in 26 starts for the White Sox, but in 1989, while dealing with various injuries he did not pitch in the Majors, making 16 starts for the AAA Vancouver Canadians, where he was 5-6 with a 6.13 ERA.
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