Richard John Down
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1", Weight: 185 lb.
Born: December 14, 1950 in Wyandotte, Michigan, US
High School: Southgate HS (Southgate, MI)
Drafted by the Montreal Expos in the 74th round of the 1969 MLB June Amateur Draft from Southgate HS (Southgate, MI).
| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | Lev | Aff | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | TB | GDP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | 18 | 2 Teams | 2 Lgs | WRk-Rk | MON | 51 | 146 | 127 | 15 | 30 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 36 | .236 | .336 | .268 | .603 | 34 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1969 | 18 | Expos | FLIN | WRk | MON | 30 | 99 | 90 | 6 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 32 | .200 | .273 | .222 | .495 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1969 | 18 | Expos | GULF | Rk | MON | 21 | 47 | 37 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 4 | .324 | .468 | .378 | .846 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1970 | 19 | West Palm Beach | FLOR | A | MON | 109 | 417 | 358 | 43 | 85 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 34 | 15 | 3 | 46 | 75 | .237 | .333 | .307 | .640 | 110 | 7 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 1971 | 20 | 2 Teams | 2 Lgs | A-AAA | MON | 129 | 476 | 426 | 59 | 117 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 44 | 17 | 6 | 38 | 69 | .275 | .339 | .380 | .719 | 162 | 5 | 4 | 3 | ||
| 1971 | 20 | West Palm Beach | FLOR | A | MON | 88 | 324 | 284 | 42 | 82 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 28 | 17 | 3 | 33 | 45 | .289 | .368 | .387 | .755 | 110 | 3 | 3 | 1 | ||
| 1971 | 20 | Winnipeg | IL | AAA | MON | 41 | 152 | 142 | 17 | 35 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 24 | .246 | .278 | .366 | .644 | 52 | 2 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1972 | 21 | Quebec | EL | AA | MON | 133 | 504 | 449 | 55 | 111 | 17 | 4 | 7 | 53 | 10 | 2 | 44 | 54 | .247 | .315 | .350 | .664 | 157 | 2 | 5 | 4 | ||
| 1973 | 22 | 2 Teams | 2 Lgs | AA-AAA | MON | 133 | 523 | 453 | 66 | 124 | 28 | 4 | 5 | 38 | 6 | 7 | 60 | 70 | .274 | .360 | .386 | .747 | 175 | 3 | 4 | 3 | ||
| 1973 | 22 | Quebec | EL | AA | MON | 118 | 487 | 425 | 60 | 120 | 28 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 5 | 6 | 52 | 62 | .282 | .362 | .395 | .758 | 168 | 3 | 4 | 3 | ||
| 1973 | 22 | Peninsula | IL | AAA | MON | 15 | 36 | 28 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | .143 | .333 | .250 | .583 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1974 | 23 | Memphis | IL | AAA | MON | 108 | 337 | 298 | 41 | 84 | 12 | 6 | 11 | 53 | 4 | 2 | 28 | 76 | .282 | .339 | .473 | .812 | 141 | 1 | 4 | 6 | ||
| 1975 | 24 | Memphis | IL | AAA | MON | 112 | 339 | 290 | 29 | 62 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 41 | 60 | .214 | .314 | .286 | .601 | 83 | 2 | 5 | 1 | ||
| 1978 | 27 | 2 Teams | 2 Lgs | A-AAA | SEA | 26 | 73 | 66 | 10 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 4 | .242 | .315 | .470 | .785 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1978 | 27 | Stockton | CALL | A | SEA | 21 | 57 | 52 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | .212 | .281 | .404 | .685 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1978 | 27 | San Jose | PCL | AAA | SEA | 5 | 16 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | .357 | .438 | .714 | 1.152 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 8 Seasons | 801 | 2815 | 2467 | 318 | 629 | 92 | 32 | 36 | 262 | 57 | 27 | 281 | 444 | .255 | .334 | .362 | .696 | 893 | 22 | 24 | 21 | |||||||
| AAA (5 seasons) | AAA | 281 | 880 | 772 | 96 | 190 | 23 | 13 | 18 | 94 | 5 | 12 | 84 | 170 | .246 | .321 | .380 | .700 | 293 | 5 | 10 | 9 | ||||||
| A (3 seasons) | A | 218 | 798 | 694 | 92 | 178 | 22 | 10 | 7 | 70 | 34 | 7 | 83 | 122 | .256 | .343 | .347 | .690 | 241 | 11 | 5 | 5 | ||||||
| AA (2 seasons) | AA | 251 | 991 | 874 | 115 | 231 | 45 | 8 | 11 | 89 | 15 | 8 | 96 | 116 | .264 | .338 | .372 | .710 | 325 | 5 | 9 | 7 | ||||||
| Rk (1 season) | Rk | 21 | 47 | 37 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 4 | .324 | .468 | .378 | .846 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| WRk (1 season) | WRk | 30 | 99 | 90 | 6 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 32 | .200 | .273 | .222 | .495 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | Lev | Aff | W | L | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 27 | Stockton | CALL | A | SEA | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||||
| 1 Season | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||||||||
| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | Lev | Aff | G | CG | Ch | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G | lgCS% | PO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | 18 | 2 Teams | 2 Lgs | Rk-WRk | MON | 1B | 7 | 38 | 32 | 5 | 1 | 5 | .974 | 5.29 | |||
| 1969 | 18 | 2 Teams | 2 Lgs | WRk-Rk | MON | OF | 39 | 70 | 58 | 9 | 3 | 0 | .957 | 1.72 | |||
| 1969 | 18 | Expos | FLIN | WRk | MON | OF | 27 | 56 | 44 | 9 | 3 | 0 | .946 | 1.96 | |||
| 1969 | 18 | Expos | FLIN | WRk | MON | 1B | 2 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 7.50 | |||
| 1969 | 18 | Expos | GULF | Rk | MON | OF | 12 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.17 | |||
| 1969 | 18 | Expos | GULF | Rk | MON | 1B | 5 | 23 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 2 | .957 | 4.40 | |||
| 1970 | 19 | West Palm Beach | FLOR | A | MON | OF | 105 | 202 | 193 | 6 | 3 | 1 | .985 | 1.90 | |||
| 1970 | 19 | West Palm Beach | FLOR | A | MON | 1B | 3 | 25 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .960 | 8.00 | |||
| 1971 | 20 | 2 Teams | 2 Lgs | A-AAA | MON | OF | 96 | 178 | 163 | 8 | 7 | 1 | .961 | 1.78 | |||
| 1971 | 20 | West Palm Beach | FLOR | A | MON | OF | 55 | 91 | 87 | 2 | 2 | 1 | .978 | 1.62 | |||
| 1971 | 20 | West Palm Beach | FLOR | A | MON | 2B | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.00 | |||
| 1971 | 20 | West Palm Beach | FLOR | A | MON | 1B | 34 | 283 | 264 | 13 | 6 | 13 | .979 | 8.15 | |||
| 1971 | 20 | Winnipeg | IL | AAA | MON | OF | 41 | 87 | 76 | 6 | 5 | 0 | .943 | 2.00 | |||
| 1972 | 21 | Quebec | EL | AA | MON | OF | 130 | 227 | 214 | 7 | 6 | 1 | .974 | 1.70 | |||
| 1972 | 21 | Quebec | EL | AA | MON | 1B | 7 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1.000 | 3.71 | |||
| 1973 | 22 | 2 Teams | 2 Lgs | AA-AAA | MON | OF | 113 | 226 | 214 | 9 | 3 | 0 | .987 | 1.97 | |||
| 1973 | 22 | Quebec | EL | AA | MON | OF | 105 | 218 | 206 | 9 | 3 | 0 | .986 | 2.05 | |||
| 1973 | 22 | Quebec | EL | AA | MON | 1B | 19 | 137 | 131 | 6 | 0 | 14 | 1.000 | 7.21 | |||
| 1973 | 22 | Peninsula | IL | AAA | MON | OF | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.00 | |||
| 1974 | 23 | Memphis | IL | AAA | MON | OF | 62 | 99 | 99 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.60 | |||
| 1974 | 23 | Memphis | IL | AAA | MON | 1B | 26 | 208 | 201 | 6 | 1 | 20 | .995 | 7.96 | |||
| 1975 | 24 | Memphis | IL | AAA | MON | OF | 75 | 105 | 101 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .971 | 1.36 | |||
| 1975 | 24 | Memphis | IL | AAA | MON | 3B | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | 1.00 | |||
| 1975 | 24 | Memphis | IL | AAA | MON | 1B | 20 | 177 | 163 | 11 | 3 | 16 | .983 | 8.70 | |||
| 1978 | 27 | 2 Teams | 2 Lgs | A-AAA | SEA | OF | 14 | 20 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .900 | 1.29 | |||
| 1978 | 27 | Stockton | CALL | A | SEA | OF | 10 | 16 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .875 | 1.40 | |||
| 1978 | 27 | Stockton | CALL | A | SEA | P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | ||||
| 1978 | 27 | San Jose | PCL | AAA | SEA | OF | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.00 | |||
| 1978 | 27 | San Jose | PCL | AAA | SEA | 1B | 1 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 8.00 | |||
| 8 Seasons | 754 | 2033 | 1908 | 85 | 40 | 75 | .980 | 2.64 | |||||||||
| OF (8 seasons) | OF | 634 | 1127 | 1060 | 40 | 27 | 3 | .976 | 1.74 | ||||||||
| 1B (8 seasons) | 1B | 117 | 902 | 847 | 43 | 12 | 72 | .987 | 7.61 | ||||||||
| P (1 season) | P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |||||||||
| 2B (1 season) | 2B | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.00 | ||||||||
| 3B (1 season) | 3B | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | 1.00 | ||||||||
| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | Lev | Aff | G | W | L | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 38 | Columbus | IL | AAA | NYY | 1 of 2 | 146 | 77 | 69 | .527 |
| 1990 | 39 | Columbus | IL | AAA | NYY | 1 of 2 | 146 | 87 | 59 | .596 |
| 1990 | 39 | Albany-Colonie | EL | AA | NYY | 1 of 2 | 139 | 79 | 60 | .568 |
| 1991 | 40 | Columbus | IL | AAA | NYY | 1 of 1 | 144 | 85 | 59 | .590 |
| 1992 | 41 | Columbus | IL | AAA | NYY | 1 of 1 | 144 | 95 | 49 | .660 |
| 4 Seasons | 719 | 423 | 296 | .588 | ||||||
| AAA (4 seasons) | 580 | 344 | 236 | .593 | ||||||
| AA (1 season) | 139 | 79 | 60 | .568 | ||||||
W-L Totals are for the entire season even if they managed only part of the season.
Sequence may not be in order actually managed. Rank or Pennants Won may not be given for some seasons.
| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | Lev | Aff | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | 18 | FIL Expos | Florida Instructional League North | WRk | MON | |||
| 1969 | 18 | GCL Expos | Gulf Coast League | Rk | MON | |||
| 1970 | 19 | West Palm Beach Expos | Florida State League | A | MON | |||
| 1971 | 20 | West Palm Beach Expos | Florida State League | A | MON | |||
| 1971 | 20 | Winnipeg Whips | International League | AAA | MON | |||
| 1972 | 21 | Quebec Carnavals | Eastern League | AA | MON | |||
| 1973 | 22 | Peninsula Whips | International League | AAA | MON | |||
| 1973 | 22 | Quebec Carnavals | Eastern League | AA | MON | |||
| 1974 | 23 | Memphis Blues | International League | AAA | MON | |||
| 1975 | 24 | Memphis Blues | International League | AAA | MON | |||
| 1978 | 27 | Stockton Mariners | California League | A | SEA | |||
| 1978 | 27 | San Jose Missions | Pacific Coast League | AAA | SEA |
Sabr ID: c46add0f
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