1966
Born January 16, 1966
Van Nuys, CA, USA
Jack McDowell Marquee
b. January 16, 1966 · Chicago White Sox 1987–1988, 1990–1994, New York Yankees 1995, Cleveland Indians 1996–1997, Anaheim Angels 1998–1999
He went 22-10 with a 3.37 earned run average and ten complete games in 1993 and won the Cy Young Award with 21 of the 28 first-place votes, having finished second the year before. Chicago won the division and lost the Championship Series.
Twelve seasons gave him 127 wins against 87 — a .593 percentage — with a 3.85 earned run average, 1,889 innings and 62 complete games, and three All-Star selections. Hip and elbow trouble finished him at thirty-three.
He fronted a rock band called Stickfigure that released three albums and toured in the offseasons, which is why he was called Black Jack in some quarters and worse in others. In July 1995, leaving the mound at Yankee Stadium to booing, he raised his middle finger to the crowd and was fined for it. The 2005 ballot gave him four votes of 516.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| All-Star selection | 3 | 1991, 1992, 1993 |
| Player of the Week | 2 | 1993, 1995 |
| The Sporting News All-Star | 2 | 1992, 1993 |
| Cy Young Award | 1 | 1993 |
| The Sporting News Pitcher of the Year | 1 | 1993 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | CHW | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1988 | CHW | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1990 | CHW | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1991 | CHW | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1992 | CHW | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1993 | CHW | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1994 | CHW | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1995 | NYY | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1996 | CLE | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1997 | CLE | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1998 | ANA | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1999 | ANA | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 277 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | CHW | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 28.0 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 1.93 |
| 1988 | CHW | 5 | 10 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 158.2 | 147 | 70 | 68 | 84 | 3.97 |
| 1990 | CHW | 14 | 9 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 205.0 | 189 | 87 | 77 | 165 | 3.82 |
| 1991 | CHW | 17 | 10 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 253.2 | 212 | 96 | 82 | 191 | 3.41 |
| 1992 | CHW | 20 | 10 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 260.2 | 247 | 92 | 75 | 178 | 3.18 |
| 1993 | CHW | 22 | 10 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 256.2 | 261 | 96 | 69 | 158 | 3.37 |
| 1994 | CHW | 10 | 9 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 181.0 | 186 | 75 | 42 | 127 | 3.73 |
| 1995 | NYY | 15 | 10 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 217.2 | 211 | 95 | 78 | 157 | 3.93 |
| 1996 | CLE | 13 | 9 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 192.0 | 214 | 109 | 67 | 141 | 5.11 |
| 1997 | CLE | 3 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 40.2 | 44 | 23 | 18 | 38 | 5.09 |
| 1998 | ANA | 5 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 76.0 | 96 | 43 | 19 | 45 | 5.09 |
| 1999 | ANA | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 19.0 | 31 | 17 | 5 | 12 | 8.05 |
| Career | — | 127 | 87 | 277 | 275 | 0 | 1889.0 | 1854 | 809 | 606 | 1311 | 3.85 |
On this day & linked events
1987
Major-league debut: Jack McDowell
Jack McDowell made a major-league debut on September 15, 1987.
1999
Final major-league game: Jack McDowell
Jack McDowell played a final major-league game on August 8, 1999.
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