Sam McDowell

American baseball player
Person human Q3470514
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Summary

Sam McDowell was born on September 21, 1942[1], in Pittsburgh[2]. He died on October 5, 2026[3], in The Villages[4]. He worked as a baseball player[5]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (53,839 views/month, #7,207 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: United States[7]
  • Sex or gender: male[8]
  • Member of sports team: Pittsburgh Pirates[9], San Francisco Giants[10], Cleveland Guardians[11], New York Yankees[12]
  • League or competition: Major League Baseball[13]
  • Commons category: Sam McDowell[14]
  • Position played on team / speciality: pitcher[15]
  • Sport: baseball[16]
  • Family name: McDowell (surname)[17]
  • Given name: Sam[18]
  • Country for sport: United States[19]
  • P14750: FE13-40B5-59FF-4999-A5A7[20]

Why It Matters

Sam McDowell has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21] He is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[22]

FAQs

Where was Sam McDowell born?

Sam McDowell was born in Pittsburgh[2].

Where did Sam McDowell die?

Sam McDowell passed away in The Villages[4].

What did Sam McDowell do for work?

Sam McDowell worked as a baseball player[5].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . yardbarker.com. yardbarker.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] ↑ . Baseball Reference. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [3] ↑ . mlb.com. mlb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [21] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [22] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Sam McDowell. Retrieved October 13, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/sam-mcdowell
MLA “Sam McDowell.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 13 Oct. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/sam-mcdowell.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_sam-mcdowell_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Sam McDowell}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/sam-mcdowell}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-13}}
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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 3d ago · Lesko987a · 2026-10-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikitree person id → McDowell-8437
    Place of death → The Villages
    Sitelink count → 9
    Date of death → +2026-10-05T00:00:00Z
    + 2 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/59244|batch #59244]]: P2949 Relatives"
  2. 8d ago · Canley · 2026-10-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → —
    P14750 → FE13-40B5-59FF-4999-A5A7
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'commons', 'en', 'es', 'fr', 'ja', 'ko', 'zh']
    Occupation → baseball player
    + 15 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Date of death: 6 October 2026"
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