nine innings pitched, ranking him ninth all-time as of 2011. At the time of his retirement, his strikeout rate was bested by only two pitchers: Nolan Ryan and Sandy Koufax. His ratio of 7.03 hits allowed per nine innings also places him ninth all-time as of 2011. He ranks eighth all time on the list of career ten or more strikeout games with 74, tied with Bob Gibson. His 2,159 strikeouts as an Indian place him second all time on the team's career list, behind Bob Feller. 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. Despite his success at pitching, Alvin Dark observed that he was "one of the worst fielding pitchers in baseball." See also List of Major League Baseball annual ERA leaders List of Major League Baseball annual strikeout leaders List of Major League Baseball career strikeout leaders Major League Baseball titles leaders References Further reading External links Baseball Historical Almanac Sam McDowell Biography Major League Baseball pitchers Cleveland Indians players New York Yankees players Pittsburgh Pirates players San Francisco Giants players American League ERA champions American League strikeout champions American League All-Stars Lakeland Indians players Salt Lake City Bees players Jacksonville Suns players Portland Beavers players Baseball players from Pittsburgh 1942 births Living people Central Catholic High School (Pittsburgh) alumni University of Pittsburgh alumni