CLEVELAND — MLB will hold a moment of silence for Sam McDowell, a six-time All-Star pitcher for Cleveland in the 1960s and early 70s, before Game 5 of the White Sox-Guardians series Saturday night.
McDowell, who died Monday at 84, became a counselor for athletes who suffered from addiction, which he suffered from, as well. In 1985, he called himself the biggest, most hopeless and most violent drunk in baseball during my 15 years in the majors.”
He quit drinking in 1980 and, after entering rehab, earned an associate’s degree in sports psychology and addictions from the University of Pittsburgh. McDowell became a recovery consultant for the Baseball Assistance Team (B.A.T.) and was recognized with the B.A.T Lifetime Achievement Award in 2022.
McDowell led the American League in strikeouts four times. His 9.21 strikeouts per nine innings remains a Cleveland franchise record, and his 2,159 strikeouts with the club are second.
McDowell said in his 2022 autobiography that he attempted suicide in 1963, but survived because when he pulled the trigger it was on the lone dead shell among live rounds in the chamber.
A moment of silence was held for McDowell at Rate Field, as well.
Contributing: AP
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