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Jack McDowell
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Career Notes

1996
Was 13-9 in 30 starts and had five complete games ... Has the most wins (111) in the American League in the 90s and the third most in baseball this decade behind Greg Maddux (120) and Tom Glavine (116) ... Tossed his 13th career shutout on April 15 at Boston ... His 4.07 road ERA was the 10th best figure in the AL ... Did not get a decision in his only playoff outing in the AL Divisional Playoffs vs. Balitmore and had a 6.35 ERA.

1995
Led the Yankees in ERA, wins, losses, games started and complete games ... Finished first in the AL in complete games and pickoff throws; second in batters faced, third in shutouts, innings pitched, and stolen bases allowed; fourth in runners caught stealing; fifth in pitches thrown and highest stolen base percentage allowed; sixth in home runs allowed; seventh in hits allowed; eighth in wins, strikeouts and ERA on the road ... Signed by the Cleveland Indians as a free agent on Dec. 14, 1995.

1993
Finished 22-10 with a 3.37 ERA ... Became the third White Sox pitcher to win the American League Cy Young Award ... Posted a 13-2 record and a 2.51 ERA on the road ... The White Sox averaged 4.8 runs in his 34 starts, but only 1.5 runs in his ten losses ... Pitched six or more innings in 31 of his 34 starts ... Was the winning pitcher in the All-Star Game ... Struck out 147 and walked 58 in his last 31 games ... Was named AL Pitcher-of-the-Year by The Sporting News ... Became one of 13 major-league pitchers to win 20 games in back-to-back seasons since 1973.

1992
Went 20-10 over 34 starts and a career-best 260 2/3 innings ... His 13 complete games led the AL ... Finished second in AL Cy Young voting ... Went 11-5 with a 2.89 ERA against AL West rivals ... Began the year by winning his first seven starts ... Allowed just six home runs in his last 145 innings pitched ... Pitched six or more innings in 31 of his 34 starts ... Became the first White Sox pitcher to win 20 games since 1983.

1991
Went 17-10 with a career-high and league-leading 15 complete games ... His 191 strikeouts were the most on the White Sox and fourth-most in the AL ... Pitched seven or more innings in 25 of his 35 starts ... Tossed a one-hitter July 14 against the Brewers ... His opponents' batting average of .228 was tied for fifth-best in the AL ... Struck out a career-high ten batters three times.

1990
Was 5-5 at the All-Star break, 9-5 afterward ... Ended the year 14-9 with a 3.82 ERA ... Posted a six-game win streak Aug. 5-Sept. 4, maintaining a 2.22 ERA ... Went 9-3 with a 3.17 ERA vs. AL West teams.

1989
Spent the season with Class AAA Vancouver ... Missed much of the year with hip problems.

1988
His first full season in the major leagues ... Went 5-10 with a career-high 3.97 ERA ... Started 26 games before going on the disabled list for good with a strained right hip muscle.

1987
Selected by the White Sox in the free agent draft June 2 ... Pitched with Class A Sarasota and Class AA Birmingham before making his major league debut Sept. 15 against the Twins ... Ended the year 3-0 with a 1.93 ERA in four starts.


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