Al Downing

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Left

5-11, 175lb (180cm, 79kg)

Born: June 28, 1941 in Trenton, NJ us

High School: Trenton Central HS (Trenton, NJ)

Schools: Muhlenberg College (Allentown, PA), Rider University (Lawrenceville, NJ)

Debut: July 19, 1961 (Age 20-021d, 11,870th in major league history)
vs. WSA 1.0 IP, 1 H, 2 SO, 3 BB, 5 ER, L

Last Game: July 13, 1977 (Age 36-015d)
vs. HOU 0.0 IP, 0 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1963 season

Full Name: Alphonso Erwin Downing

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

21.0

123

107

ERA

3.22

405

317

2268.1

1639

WHIP

1.269

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	9-12 / in Starts: 7-9
Longest Hitting Streak	1 game
Longest On Base Streak	2 games
Most Games w/o HR	14 games
Most Games w/o RBI	11 games
Grand Slams	0 in 2 bases loaded PA and 1 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 34 PAs	2
Actual Runners on Base	32 (15-11-6)
Avg. MLBer w/ 34 PAs	3
Avg. Runners on Base	21 (10-7-3)

Most Driven In
S Garvey	2
J Ferguson	0

Most Driven In By
J Wynn	1
S Garvey	1

1974 Batting Game Log

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1974 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	338	4 (3)	Apr 8	LAD	@	ATL	L,4-7	GS-4	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000	9	1.84	0.092	3.52	0.11%	0.87	P
2	339	8 (3)	Apr 12	LAD	@	HOU	L,3-5	GS-6	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.500	.333	.833	9	1.53	-0.054	3.04	-0.06%	-0.62	P
3	340	20 (11)	Apr 27	LAD		MON	W,5-2	GS-7	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.250	.333	.250	.583	9	1.17	-0.007	2.39	-0.01%	-0.27	P
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
4	341	32 (11)	May 12	LAD	@	SDP	W,15-9	GS-7	3	2	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000	9	.86	0.116	2.09	0.17%	1.42	P
5	342	37 (4)	May 17	LAD		ATL	L,3-5	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.375	.400	.375	.775	9	.76	-0.041	2.01	-0.07%	-0.50	P
6	343	42 (4)	May 22	LAD		CIN	W,6-3	GS-6	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.400	.417	.400	.817	9	.60	0.024	1.77	0.04%	0.29	P
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
7	344	57 (14)	Jun 8	LAD		CHC	L,5-6	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.364	.385	.364	.748	9	1.60	-0.035	3.06	-0.04%	-0.34	P
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
8	345	81 (23)	Jul 5 (1)	LAD	@	MON	L,6-11	GS-4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.364	.385	.364	.748	9	1.67	-0.022	1.87	-0.02%	-0.20	P
9	346	87 (5)	Jul 9	LAD	@	PHI	W,8-4	GS-7	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.357	.375	.357	.732	9	.60	-0.041	.53	-0.02%	-0.65	P
10	347	92 (4)	Jul 16	LAD		MON	L,7-8	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.357	.375	.357	.732	9						P
11	348	93	Jul 17	LAD		MON	L,4-5	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.357	.375	.357	.732	9						P
12	349	97 (3)	Jul 21	LAD		PHI	L,1-2	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.313	.333	.313	.646	9	1.65	-0.123	2.90	-0.13%	-1.30	P
13	350	101 (3)	Jul 27	LAD	@	ATL	L,0-10	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.294	.316	.294	.610	9	.66	-0.016	1.27	-0.02%	-0.15	P
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
14	351	106 (4)	Aug 1	LAD		SDP	W,8-1	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.273	.250	.523	9	.53	-0.041	.94	-0.04%	-0.75	P
15	352	117 (10)	Aug 13	LAD	@	NYM	L,0-3	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.227	.250	.227	.477	9	1.37	-0.068	2.40	-0.07%	-0.51	P
16	353	122 (4)	Aug 19	LAD	@	CHC	W,8-7	5-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.227	.250	.227	.477	7						P
Sep/Oct		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
17	354	134 (11)	Sep 2	LAD		SFG	L,3-5	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.227	.250	.227	.477	9						P
18	355	143 (8)	Sep 12	LAD	@	SFG	W,11-0	CG	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.185	.207	.185	.392	9	.46	-0.063	.97	-0.08%	-1.85	P
19	356	149 (5)	Sep 18	LAD		HOU	L,2-3	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.172	.194	.172	.366	9	.78	-0.038	3.05	-0.09%	-0.30	P
20	357	153 (3)	Sep 22	LAD		SDP	W,6-5	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.172	.194	.172	.366	9						P
21	358	162 (8)	Oct 2	LAD	@	HOU	W,5-4	6-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.172	.194	.172	.366	3						P
							9-12		34	29	3	5	0	0	0	2	1	0	11	0	3	1	0	1	0	0	.172	.194	.172	.366		.93	-0.317	1.88	-0.33%	-4.87

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