Brian Downing Minor League Statistics & History

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Brian Downing

Brian Jay Downing (The Incredible Hulk)

Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 10", Weight: 170 lb.

Born: October 9, 1950 in Los Angeles, California, US

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Minors Batting

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	HBP	SH	SF
1970	19	White Sox	GULF	Rk	CHW	34	113	96	16	21	1	1	0	14	2	0	16	20	.219	.330	.250	.580	24	0	1	0
1971	20	Appleton	MIDW	A	CHW	99	401	333	51	82	6	3	3	22	5	1	55	54	.246	.358	.309	.667	103	5	4	4
1972	21	Knoxville	SOUL	AA	CHW	135	536	442	75	123	24	7	15	67	3	3	82	112	.278	.390	.466	.856	206	3	3	6
1973	22	Iowa	AA	AAA	CHW	68	278	228	34	56	6	1	7	27	1	1	37	53	.246	.365	.373	.738	85	7	4	2
4 Seasons						336	1328	1099	176	282	37	12	25	130	11	5	190	239	.257	.370	.380	.750	418	15	12	12

Minors Fielding

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff		G	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/G	PB
1970	19	White Sox	GULF	Rk	CHW	OF	6	15	13	2	0	1	1.000	2.50
1970	19	White Sox	GULF	Rk	CHW	C	21	164	154	9	1	0	.994	7.76	2
1971	20	Appleton	MIDW	A	CHW	OF	12	17	14	1	2	1	.882	1.25
1971	20	Appleton	MIDW	A	CHW	3B	47	125	39	77	9	8	.928	2.47
1971	20	Appleton	MIDW	A	CHW	C	40	322	300	20	2	1	.994	8.00	8
1972	21	Knoxville	SOUL	AA	CHW	OF	78	131	121	9	1	1	.992	1.67
1972	21	Knoxville	SOUL	AA	CHW	3B	44	149	29	104	16	11	.893	3.02
1972	21	Knoxville	SOUL	AA	CHW	C	22	114	100	10	4	0	.965	5.00	3
1973	22	Iowa	AA	AAA	CHW	OF	27	41	39	1	1	0	.976	1.48
1973	22	Iowa	AA	AAA	CHW	3B	39	137	41	89	7	4	.949	3.33
1973	22	Iowa	AA	AAA	CHW	C	1	4	4	0	0	0	1.000	4.00	0
4 Seasons							337	1219	854	322	43	27	.965	3.49	13
OF (4 seasons)						OF	123	204	187	13	4	3	.980	1.63
C (4 seasons)						C	84	604	558	39	7	1	.988	7.11	13
3B (3 seasons)						3B	130	411	109	270	32	23	.922	2.92

Teams Played For

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff
1970	19	GCL White Sox	Gulf Coast League	Rk	CHW
1971	20	Appleton Foxes	Midwest League	A	CHW
1972	21	Knoxville Sox	Southern League	AA	CHW
1973	22	Iowa Oaks	American Association	AAA	CHW
1973	22	Chicago White Sox	American League	MLB	CHW	1	1973-05-31	1973-09-30
1974	23	Chicago White Sox	American League	MLB	CHW	1	1974-04-07	1974-09-29
1975	24	Chicago White Sox	American League	MLB	CHW	1	1975-04-08	1975-09-27
1976	25	Chicago White Sox	American League	MLB	CHW	1	1976-04-13	1976-10-02
1977	26	Chicago White Sox	American League	MLB	CHW	1	1977-04-07	1977-10-01
1978	27	California Angels	American League	MLB	CAL	1	1978-04-09	1978-10-01
1979	28	California Angels	American League	MLB	CAL	1	1979-04-04	1979-09-30
1980	29	California Angels	American League	MLB	CAL	1	1980-04-11	1980-10-05
1981	30	California Angels	American League	MLB	CAL	1	1981-04-09	1981-10-04
1982	31	California Angels	American League	MLB	CAL	1	1982-04-06	1982-10-03
1983	32	California Angels	American League	MLB	CAL	1	1983-04-05	1983-10-02
1984	33	California Angels	American League	MLB	CAL	1	1984-04-02	1984-09-30
1985	34	California Angels	American League	MLB	CAL	1	1985-04-09	1985-10-05
1986	35	California Angels	American League	MLB	CAL	1	1986-04-08	1986-10-05
1987	36	California Angels	American League	MLB	CAL	1	1987-04-07	1987-10-04
1988	37	California Angels	American League	MLB	CAL	1	1988-04-04	1988-10-02
1989	38	California Angels	American League	MLB	CAL	1	1989-04-04	1989-10-01
1990	39	California Angels	American League	MLB	CAL	1	1990-04-10	1990-10-02
1991	40	Texas Rangers	American League	MLB	TEX	1	1991-04-13	1991-10-06
1992	41	Texas Rangers	American League	MLB	TEX	1	1992-04-06	1992-10-04

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