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	10-20 / in Starts: 9-6
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	4 games
Most Games w/o HR	16 games
Most Games w/o RBI	9 games
Grand Slams	0 in 2 bases loaded PA and 2 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 48 PAs	5
Actual Runners on Base	42 (23-11-8)
Avg. MLBer w/ 48 PAs	5
Avg. Runners on Base	29 (15-9-4)

Most Driven In
J Lyttle	1
F FernÃ¡ndez	1
B Cox	1
B Murcer	1
J Pepitone	1
G Michael	0
F Tepedino	0
J Gibbs	0

Most Driven In By
G Michael	2

1969 Batting Game Log

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1969 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	183	17 (16)	Apr 27 (1)	NYY	@	BAL	L,0-6	6-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
2	184	21 (3)	Apr 30	NYY		CLE	L,0-3	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						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
3	185	23 (1)	May 2	NYY		BAL	L,1-5	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
4	186	25 (1)	May 4 (1)	NYY		BAL	L,3-5	6-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
5	187	26	May 4 (2)	NYY		BAL	L,2-14	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
6	188	28 (1)	May 7	NYY	@	CAL	L,2-4	6-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
7	189	32 (3)	May 12	NYY	@	SEP	L,4-8	GS-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						P
8	190	46 (13)	May 28	NYY	@	CHW	L,6-7	5-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0					9						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
9	191	50 (3)	Jun 1	NYY	@	KCR	W,8-5	3-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.36	-0.065	.55	-0.02%	-0.48	P
10	192	58 (7)	Jun 9	NYY		KCR	L,1-7	6-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
11	193	65 (6)	Jun 17 (1)	NYY		DET	L,0-8	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
12	194	74 (8)	Jun 25	NYY	@	DET	L,1-6	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
13	195	76 (1)	Jun 27	NYY	@	CLE	L,1-5	8-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
14	196	77	Jun 28	NYY	@	CLE	L,3-7	5-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						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
15	197	87 (9)	Jul 8 (2)	NYY	@	BAL	L,1-4	2-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.58	-0.028	.02	0.00%	-0.24	P
16	198	92 (4)	Jul 13 (2)	NYY	@	WSA	L,1-10	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.35	-0.031	.02	0.00%	-0.26	P
17	199	98 (5)	Jul 19 (2)	NYY		WSA	L,0-4	7-7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						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
18	200	108 (9)	Aug 2	NYY	@	SEP	W,5-4	GS-8	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.80	-0.081	.00	0.00%	-0.91	P
19	201	113 (4)	Aug 8 (2)	NYY		OAK	W,5-0	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.93	-0.120	.00	0.00%	-1.48	P
20	202	118 (4)	Aug 14	NYY	@	CHW	W,3-2	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.18	-0.091	.00	0.00%	-0.74	P
21	203	123 (4)	Aug 19	NYY	@	KCR	W,5-1	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.048	.048	.048	.095	9	.62	-0.019	.00	0.00%	-0.43	P
22	204	127 (3)	Aug 24	NYY	@	MIN	L,0-1	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.043	.043	.043	.087	9	1.64	-0.074	.00	0.00%	-0.57	P
23	205	130 (2)	Aug 29	NYY		KCR	W,6-1	GS-9	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.074	.074	.074	.148	9	.39	-0.059	.00	0.00%	-0.72	P
Sept		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
24	206	135 (4)	Sep 2	NYY		SEP	W,5-4	GS-9	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.100	.100	.100	.200	9	1.18	-0.023	.00	0.00%	-0.26	P
25	207	139 (3)	Sep 7	NYY	@	CLE	L,3-7	GS-2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.097	.097	.097	.194	9	2.78	0.014	.00	0.00%	0.05	P
26	208	144 (4)	Sep 12 (1)	NYY		BOS	W,5-3	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.091	.091	.091	.182	9	.74	-0.035	.00	0.00%	-0.59	P
27	209	149 (4)	Sep 16	NYY		DET	W,7-6	GS-9	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.083	.108	.083	.191	9	.42	-0.034	.00	0.00%	-0.51	P
28	210	153 (3)	Sep 20	NYY	@	BAL	L,7-8	GS-5	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.105	.128	.105	.233	9	.99	0.109	.00	0.00%	1.16	P
29	211	157 (3)	Sep 25	NYY	@	BOS	L,3-4	GS-7	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.103	.146	.103	.249	9	.60	-0.001	.00	0.00%	-0.10	P
30	212	161 (3)	Sep 30	NYY		CLE	W,8-2	CG	5	5	1	2	1	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.136	.174	.159	.333	9	1.07	-0.096	.00	0.00%	1.00	P
							10-20		48	44	2	6	1	0	0	5	2	0	17	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	.136	.174	.159	.333		.93	-0.634	.04	-0.02%	-5.08

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