Bowling Green State University Athletics
Hall of Fame
McDowell, Roger
Roger McDowell
- Induction:
- 1988
- Class:
- 1983
Roger McDowell, a former All-MAC pitcher at BGSU, was the Mets' third draft pick in 1982. McDowell was the second highest player drafted out of Bowling Green. After three seasons in the minors, he was one of three rookies to make the Mets' roster in 1985. The right-handed sinkerballer appeared in more than 700 Major League games, none more important then the seventh game of the 1986 World Series. McDowell won that game, making the Mets World Champions. Following the 1987 season, McDowell won the Joan Payson Award from the NY Baseball Writers Association for hosting children stricken with cancer at Mets games.
As a collegian, the Cincinnati Colerain High School product pitched three seasons for Coach Don Purvis' Falcons. His last season was his best, leading the Falcons in victories with a 5-4 record earning All-MAC honors. He hurled three shutouts, two against MAC opponents, blanking Miami on two hits and scattering five hits against Toledo.
McDowell is still active in MLB as the pitching coach of the Atlanta Braves, as of the 2011 season.
Roger McDowell was inducted to the BGSU Athletic Hall of Fame in 1988.
As a collegian, the Cincinnati Colerain High School product pitched three seasons for Coach Don Purvis' Falcons. His last season was his best, leading the Falcons in victories with a 5-4 record earning All-MAC honors. He hurled three shutouts, two against MAC opponents, blanking Miami on two hits and scattering five hits against Toledo.
McDowell is still active in MLB as the pitching coach of the Atlanta Braves, as of the 2011 season.
Roger McDowell was inducted to the BGSU Athletic Hall of Fame in 1988.
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