https://flipnews.co.uk/topics/cleveland-guardians/ The latest Flip News stories on cleveland-guardians. en-GB Wed, 07 Oct 2026 16:28:11 GMT https://flipnews.co.uk/sport/sam-mcdowell-dies-84/ https://flipnews.co.uk/sport/sam-mcdowell-dies-84/ Wed, 07 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Six-time All-Star 'Sudden Sam' McDowell, Cleveland's 1960s strikeout king and the inspiration for Cheers' Sam Malone, has died aged 84. He went 141-134 with a 3.17 ERA and 2,453 strikeouts, then rebuilt his life as an addiction counsellor. Tom Ellery mlb cleveland-guardians obituary Reuters