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Al Downing
Alphonso Erwin Downing

Bats Right, Throws Left
Height 5' 11", Weight 177 lb.
School Rider University

Debut July 19, 1961
vs. WSA 1.0 IP, 1 H, 2 SO, 3 BB, 5 ER, L
Final Game July 13, 1977
Born June 28, 1941 in Trenton, NJ

Signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent in 1961. (All Transactions)

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Pitching Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / /

 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1961 20 NYY AL   0   1   5   1   0   0   3  0    9.0    7    8    8   0   12   12   1   1    47   0   1  8.00  3.74   47 2.111
 1962 21 NYY AL   0   0   1   0   0   0   1  0    1.0    0    0    0   0    0    1   0   0     3   0   0  0.00  3.77  inf 0.000
 1963 22 NYY AL  13   5  24  22  10   4   2  0  175.7  114   52   50   7   80  171   0   5   707   1   1  2.56  3.52  137 1.104
 1964 23 NYY AL  13   8  37  35  11   1   2  2  244.0  201  104   94  18  120  217   0  14  1041   5   3  3.47  3.63  105 1.316
 1965 24 NYY AL  12  14  35  32   8   2   2  0  212.0  185   92   80  16  105  179   2   5   902   2   1  3.40  3.39  100 1.368
 1966 25 NYY AL  10  11  30  30   1   0   0  0  200.0  178   90   79  23   79  152   1   4   845   3   0  3.56  3.30   93 1.285
 1967 26 NYY AL  14  10  31  28  10   4   2  0  201.7  158   65   59  13   61  171   6   5   807   1   0  2.63  3.10  118 1.086 AS
 1968 27 NYY AL   3   3  15  12   1   0   1  0   61.3   54   24   24   7   20   40   1   1   256   2   1  3.52  2.86   81 1.207
 1969 28 NYY AL   7   5  30  15   5   1   5  0  130.7  117   57   49  12   49   85   0   5   550   6   0  3.38  3.48  103 1.270
 1970 29 TOT AL   5  13  27  22   2   0   1  0  135.3  118   66   53  13   81   79   4   8   595   2   0  3.52  3.69  105 1.470
         OAK AL   3   3  10   6   1   0   0  0   41.0   39   19   18   5   22   26   1   0   180   0   0  3.95  3.53   89 1.488
         MIL AL   2  10  17  16   1   0   1  0   94.3   79   47   35   8   59   53   3   8   415   2   0  3.34  3.76  112 1.463
 1971 30 LAD NL  20   9  37  36  12   5   0  0  262.3  245   93   78  16   84  136   3  12  1095   3   1  2.68  3.23  121 1.254 MVP-10,CYA-3
 1972 31 LAD NL   9   9  31  30   7   4   1  0  202.7  196   81   67  13   67  117   7   2   868   2   1  2.98  3.35  113 1.298
 1973 32 LAD NL   9   9  30  28   5   2   1  0  193.0  155   87   71  19   68  124   1   7   790   3   1  3.31  3.49  105 1.155
 1974 33 LAD NL   5   6  21  16   1   1   2  0   98.3   94   52   40   7   45   63   3   3   427   0   0  3.66  3.41   93 1.414
 1975 34 LAD NL   2   1  22   6   0   0   6  1   74.7   59   31   24   6   28   39   2   2   311   1   1  2.89  3.42  118 1.165
 1976 35 LAD NL   1   2  17   3   0   0   6  0   46.7   43   21   20   3   18   30   0   2   196   1   0  3.86  3.40   88 1.307
 1977 36 LAD NL   0   1  12   1   0   0   2  0   20.0   22   15   15   4   16   23   0   1    99   0   0  6.75  3.84   57 1.900
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 17 Yr WL% .535 123 107 405 317  73  24  37  3 2268.3 1946  938  811 177  933 1639  31  77  9539  32  11  3.22  3.39  105 1.269
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg    11  10  38  29   6   2   3  0  213.3  183   88   76  16   87  154   2   7   898   3   1  3.22  3.39  105 1.269
 Career High     20  14  37  36  12   5   6  2  262.3  245  104   94  23  120  217   7  14  1095   6   3  2.56  3.69  137 1.086
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
                 W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Batting Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / /

 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1961 20 NYY AL   5    1    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   0  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
 1963 22 NYY AL  24   58    4    6   2  0   0    2   0  0   3  31  .103  .148  .138  -19    8   3   0   0   0   0
 1964 23 NYY AL  40   85    5   15   1  1   0    7   0  0   4  33  .176  .213  .212   19   18   4   0   0   0   2
 1965 24 NYY AL  36   74    4    8   2  0   1    7   0  0   3  30  .108  .143  .176   -9   13   6   0   0   0   0
 1966 25 NYY AL  30   70    4    7   0  1   0    7   0  0   4  30  .100  .149  .129  -17    9   5   0   0   0   2
 1967 26 NYY AL  31   66    5    8   1  0   1    2   0  0   5  29  .121  .183  .182   11   12   1   0   0   0   3 AS
 1968 27 NYY AL  15   17    1    3   0  0   0    1   0  0   1  10  .176  .222  .176   25    3   0   0   0   0   1
 1969 28 NYY AL  30   44    2    6   1  0   0    5   0  0   2  17  .136  .174  .159   -4    7   2   0   0   0   0
 1970 29 TOT AL  27   35    0    4   0  0   0    2   0  0   0  17  .114  .114  .114  -36    4   8   0   0   0   0
         OAK AL  10   11    0    2   0  0   0    1   0  0   0   5  .182  .182  .182    2    2   1   0   0   0   0
         MIL AL  17   24    0    2   0  0   0    1   0  0   0  12  .083  .083  .083  -54    2   7   0   0   0   0
 1971 30 LAD NL  37   92    4   16   2  0   0   10   0  0   6  28  .174  .224  .196   24   18   8   0   0   0   5 MVP-10
 1972 31 LAD NL  31   66    2    8   1  1   0    2   0  0   1  27  .121  .134  .167  -14   11   6   0   0   0   0
 1973 32 LAD NL  30   57    2    5   2  0   0    3   0  0   5  18  .088  .161  .123  -19    7   7   0   0   0   1
 1974 33 LAD NL  21   29    3    5   0  0   0    2   0  0   1  11  .172  .194  .172    5    5   3   1   0   0   1
 1975 34 LAD NL  22   16    0    0   0  0   0    1   0  0   2   8  .000  .105  .000  -68    0   0   1   0   0   0
 1976 35 LAD NL  17    6    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   4  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
 1977 36 LAD NL  12    1    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   0  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 17 Seasons     409  717   36   91  12  3   2   51   0  0  37 293  .127  .169  .160   -5  115  53   2   0   0  15
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        284   14   36   5  1   1   20   0  0  15 116  .127  .169  .160   -5   46  21   1   0   0   6
 Career High     40   92    5   16   2  1   1   10   0  0   6  33                          18   8   1   0   0   5
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP

Special Batting Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons

 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1961 20 NYY AL    1    1    0   0.0    99| .000  .258| .000  .332| .000  .401| .000  .733|-100  .000  -0.3   0.0   0%
 1963 22 NYY AL   64   55    1   0.5    95| .103  .255| .148  .322| .138  .394| .286  .716| -19  .019  -9.3  -1.0   0%
 1964 23 NYY AL   93   76    4   1.4    97| .176  .257| .213  .325| .212  .399| .425  .724|  19  .119  -9.7  -1.0   0%
 1965 24 NYY AL   83   72    2   0.8    91| .108  .250| .143  .319| .176  .382| .319  .702|  -9  .044 -10.8  -1.2   0%
 1966 25 NYY AL   79   70    1   0.4    86| .100  .243| .149  .308| .129  .374| .278  .683| -17  .015 -10.6  -1.2   0%
 1967 26 NYY AL   72   62    2   0.9    80| .121  .238| .183  .306| .182  .356| .365  .662|  11  .065  -7.3  -0.8   0%
 1968 27 NYY AL   18   15    1   1.8    77| .176  .234| .222  .302| .176  .346| .398  .648|  25  .226  -1.6  -0.2   0%
 1969 28 NYY AL   48   40    1   0.7    91| .136  .250| .174  .326| .159  .377| .333  .702|  -4  .033  -6.2  -0.6   0%
 1970 29 TOT AL   43   39    0   0.0    97| .114  .257| .114  .331| .114  .392| .228  .723| -36  .000  -6.6  -0.7   0%
         OAK AL   12   10    0   0.0    95| .182  .255| .182  .328| .182  .388| .364  .716|   2  .000  -1.5  -0.2   0%
         MIL AL   31   29    0   0.0    98| .083  .258| .083  .332| .083  .394| .166  .726| -54  .000  -5.1  -0.5   0%
 1971 30 LAD NL  106   89    4   1.2    87| .174  .253| .224  .318| .196  .370| .420  .688|  24  .098  -9.0  -1.0   0%
 1972 31 LAD NL   73   64    2   0.8    90| .121  .254| .134  .322| .167  .376| .301  .698| -14  .054 -10.1  -1.1   0%
 1973 32 LAD NL   69   60    2   0.9    94| .088  .259| .161  .328| .123  .385| .284  .713| -19  .054  -9.2  -1.0   0%
 1974 33 LAD NL   34   29    1   0.9    91| .172  .258| .194  .329| .172  .372| .366  .701|   5  .058  -3.6  -0.4   0%
 1975 34 LAD NL   19   17    0   0.0    93| .000  .261| .105  .331| .000  .376| .105  .707| -68  .000  -3.6  -0.4   0%
 1976 35 LAD NL    6    6    0   0.0    90| .000  .260| .000  .326| .000  .371| .000  .697|-100  .000  -1.6  -0.2   0%
 1977 36 LAD NL    1    1    0   0.0   103| .000  .269| .000  .337| .000  .410| .000  .747|-100  .000  -0.3   0.0   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 17 Seasons      809  696   21   0.8    90| .127  .251| .169  .320| .160  .379| .329  .699|  -5  .049 -99.7 -10.8   0%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Fielding Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons

 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
 1961 20 NYY AL   P    5      0    2    0    0 1.000  .952  0.40  0.82  2.00  2.00    1    9.0
 1962 21 NYY AL   P    1      0    0    0    0              0.00  0.80  0.00  1.80    0    1.0
 1963 22 NYY AL   P   24      7   18    1    1  .962  .954  1.04  0.79  1.28  1.99   22  175.7
 1964 23 NYY AL   P   37      6   39    0    0 1.000  .957  1.22  0.72  1.65  1.90   35  245.0
 1965 24 NYY AL   P   35      6   36    2    4  .955  .950  1.20  0.75  1.78  2.04   32  212.0
 1966 25 NYY AL   P   30      4   16    3    2  .870  .952  0.67  0.75  0.90  1.99   30  200.0
 1967 26 NYY AL   P   31      9   27    1    2  .973  .957  1.16  0.74  1.61  1.96   28  201.7 AS
 1968 27 NYY AL   P   15      2    9    0    0 1.000  .957  0.73  0.73  1.62  1.89   12   61.3
 1969 28 NYY AL   P   30      3   14    1    1  .944  .950  0.57  0.69  1.17  1.88   15  130.7
 1970 29 TOT AL   P   27      9   30    3    2  .929  .951  1.44  0.67  2.59  1.86   22  135.3
         OAK AL   P   10      1   15    0    2 1.000  .952  1.60  0.67  3.51  1.87    6   41.0
         MIL AL   P   17      8   15    3    0  .885  .950  1.35  0.67  2.20  1.86   16   94.3
 1971 30 LAD NL   P   37      7   40    1    2  .979  .953  1.27  0.78  1.61  1.90   36  262.3
 1972 31 LAD NL   P   31      5   54    1    5  .983  .950  1.90  0.73  2.62  1.78   30  202.7
 1973 32 LAD NL   P   30      8   34    3    1  .933  .950  1.40  0.73  1.96  1.88   28  193.0
 1974 33 LAD NL   P   21      2   20    1    2  .957  .944  1.05  0.71  2.01  1.88   16   98.3
 1975 34 LAD NL   P   22      4   17    0    0 1.000  .946  0.95  0.72  2.53  1.86    6   74.7
 1976 35 LAD NL   P   17      0    9    0    1 1.000  .947  0.53  0.72  1.73  1.89    3   46.7
 1977 36 LAD NL   P   12      0    3    1    0  .750  .938  0.25  0.67  1.35  1.84    1   20.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
 1961 20 NYY AL   P    5      0    2    0    0 1.000  .952  0.40  0.82  2.00  2.00    1    9.0
 1962 21 NYY AL   P    1      0    0    0    0              0.00  0.80  0.00  1.80    0    1.0
 1963 22 NYY AL   P   24      7   18    1    1  .962  .954  1.04  0.79  1.28  1.99   22  175.7
 1964 23 NYY AL   P   37      6   39    0    0 1.000  .957  1.22  0.72  1.65  1.90   35  245.0
 1965 24 NYY AL   P   35      6   36    2    4  .955  .950  1.20  0.75  1.78  2.04   32  212.0
 1966 25 NYY AL   P   30      4   16    3    2  .870  .952  0.67  0.75  0.90  1.99   30  200.0
 1967 26 NYY AL   P   31      9   27    1    2  .973  .957  1.16  0.74  1.61  1.96   28  201.7
 1968 27 NYY AL   P   15      2    9    0    0 1.000  .957  0.73  0.73  1.62  1.89   12   61.3
 1969 28 NYY AL   P   30      3   14    1    1  .944  .950  0.57  0.69  1.17  1.88   15  130.7
 1970 29 TOT AL   P   27      9   30    3    2  .929  .951  1.44  0.67  2.59  1.86   22  135.3
         OAK AL   P   10      1   15    0    2 1.000  .952  1.60  0.67  3.51  1.87    6   41.0
         MIL AL   P   17      8   15    3    0  .885  .950  1.35  0.67  2.20  1.86   16   94.3
 1971 30 LAD NL   P   37      7   40    1    2  .979  .953  1.27  0.78  1.61  1.90   36  262.3
 1972 31 LAD NL   P   31      5   54    1    5  .983  .950  1.90  0.73  2.62  1.78   30  202.7
 1973 32 LAD NL   P   30      8   34    3    1  .933  .950  1.40  0.73  1.96  1.88   28  193.0
 1974 33 LAD NL   P   21      2   20    1    2  .957  .944  1.05  0.71  2.01  1.88   16   98.3
 1975 34 LAD NL   P   22      4   17    0    0 1.000  .946  0.95  0.72  2.53  1.86    6   74.7
 1976 35 LAD NL   P   17      0    9    0    1 1.000  .947  0.53  0.72  1.73  1.89    3   46.7
 1977 36 LAD NL   P   12      0    3    1    0  .750  .938  0.25  0.67  1.35  1.84    1   20.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
 Position Total   P* 405     72  368   18   23  .961  .952  1.09  0.73  1.75  1.91  317 2269.3
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
 Overall Total       405     72  368   18   23  .961  .952  1.09  0.73  1.75  1.91  317   2269

An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Pitching Gamelogs / Vs. Batter

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   GS   ERA   W  L SV CG   IP   H   ER  BB  SO
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
 1963   WS    NYY LAD     L   1   1   5.40  0  1  0  0   5     7   3   1   6 
 1964   WS    NYY STL     L   3   1   8.22  0  1  0  0   7.2   9   7   2   5 
 1974   NLCS  LAD PIT     W   1   0   0.00  0  0  0  0   4     1   0   1   0 
        WS    LAD OAK     L   1   1   2.45  0  1  0  0   3.2   4   1   4   3 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
  3 World Series        0-3   5   3   6.06  0  3  0  0  16.1  20  11   7  14 
  4 Postseason Ser      1-3   6   3   4.87  0  3  0  0  20.1  21  11   8  14 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+

Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1963   WS    NYY LAD     L   1   1   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   1  .000  .000  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
 1964   WS    NYY STL     L   3   2   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   2  .000  .000  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
 1974   NLCS  LAD PIT     W   1   1   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0  .000  .000  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
        WS    LAD OAK     L   1   1   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0  .000  .000  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
  3 World Series        0-3   5   4   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   3  .000  .000  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
  4 Postseason Series   1-3   6   5   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   3  .000  .000  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.

All-Star Game Pitching

 Year   Tm  Lg  GS  W  L  S   IP   H   R   ER  BB  SO HR HBP WP  SB CS 2B 3B BK
+------+---+--+---+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+---+--+---+--+---+--+--+--+--+
 1967   NYY AL      0  0  0   2     2   0   0   0   2  0   0  0   0  0  0  0  0 
+------+---+--+---+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+---+--+---+--+---+--+--+--+--+

All-Star Game Batting

 Year   Tm  Lg  GS  AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO  SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 1967   NYY AL       0   0   0  0  0  0       0   0   0  0   0   0   0           
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 Played 1/1      0   0   0   0  0  0  0       0   0   0  0   0   0   0                   
+-------------+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+

Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

All-Star
1967 *

MVP (YrLg-Rk-Shr)
1971-NL-10-0.11
Car-854-0.11 shares

CYA (YrLg-Rk-Shr)
1971-NL-3-0.33
Car-120-0.33 shares

ERA
1963 AL-2.56-5
1967 AL-2.63-8
1971 NL-2.68-7

Wins
1967 AL-14-10
1971 NL-20-2

Won-Loss %
1963 AL-.722-3
1971 NL-.690-5

BB + H per IP (WHIP)
1963 AL-1.104-6
1967 AL-1.086-7
1973 NL-1.155-7

Hits Allowed/9IP
1963 AL-5.84-1
1964 AL-7.41-6
1967 AL-7.05-5
1973 NL-7.23-6
Car-7.72-54

Strikeouts/9IP
1963 AL-8.76-1
1964 AL-8.00-2
1965 AL-7.60-6
1966 AL-6.84-6
1967 AL-7.63-7

Innings
1964 AL-244.0-9

Strikeouts
1963 AL-171-8
1964 AL-217-1
1965 AL-179-5

Games Started
1964 AL-35-8
1971 NL-36-9

Comp. Games
1964 AL-11-9

Shutouts
1963 AL-4-3
1967 AL-4-9
1971 NL-5-1
1972 NL-4-6

Home Runs Allow.
1966 AL-23-8

Bases On Balls Allow.
1963 AL-80-10
1964 AL-120-1
1965 AL-105-3
1966 AL-79-8
1971 NL-84-9

SO to Walk
1967 AL-2.80-8

Losses
1965 AL-14-9

Wild Pitches
1964 AL-14-2
1971 NL-12-3

Hit Batsmen
1972 NL-7-6

Batters Faced
1964 AL-1041-7

Adjusted ERA+
1963 AL-137-6

Black Ink: Pitching - 7 (322) (Average HOFer ≈ 40)
Gray Ink: Pitching - 57 (435) (Average HOFer ≈ 185)
HOF Standards: Pitching - 18.0 (346) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Pitching - 27.0 (461) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
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Transactions
Before 1961 Season: Signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent.
December 5, 1969: Traded by the New York Yankees with Frank Fernandez to the Oakland Athletics for Danny Cater and Ossie Chavarria.
June 11, 1970: Traded by the Oakland Athletics with Tito Francona to the Milwaukee Brewers for Steve Hovley.
February 10, 1971: Traded by the Milwaukee Brewers to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Andy Kosco.
July 21, 1977: Released by the Los Angeles Dodgers.
The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.

Uniforms
View Al Downing's uniforms at Dressed to the Nines
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All-Star 1967 *	MVP (YrLg-Rk-Shr) 1971-NL-10-0.11 Car-854-0.11 shares	CYA (YrLg-Rk-Shr) 1971-NL-3-0.33 Car-120-0.33 shares	ERA 1963 AL-2.56-5 1967 AL-2.63-8 1971 NL-2.68-7	Wins 1967 AL-14-10 1971 NL-20-2	Won-Loss % 1963 AL-.722-3 1971 NL-.690-5
BB + H per IP (WHIP) 1963 AL-1.104-6 1967 AL-1.086-7 1973 NL-1.155-7	Hits Allowed/9IP 1963 AL-5.84-1 1964 AL-7.41-6 1967 AL-7.05-5 1973 NL-7.23-6 Car-7.72-54	Strikeouts/9IP 1963 AL-8.76-1 1964 AL-8.00-2 1965 AL-7.60-6 1966 AL-6.84-6 1967 AL-7.63-7	Innings 1964 AL-244.0-9	Strikeouts 1963 AL-171-8 1964 AL-217-1 1965 AL-179-5	Games Started 1964 AL-35-8 1971 NL-36-9
Comp. Games 1964 AL-11-9	Shutouts 1963 AL-4-3 1967 AL-4-9 1971 NL-5-1 1972 NL-4-6	Home Runs Allow. 1966 AL-23-8	Bases On Balls Allow. 1963 AL-80-10 1964 AL-120-1 1965 AL-105-3 1966 AL-79-8 1971 NL-84-9	SO to Walk 1967 AL-2.80-8	Losses 1965 AL-14-9
Wild Pitches 1964 AL-14-2 1971 NL-12-3	Hit Batsmen 1972 NL-7-6	Batters Faced 1964 AL-1041-7	Adjusted ERA+ 1963 AL-137-6