Alphonso Erwin Downing
Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Left
Height: 5' 11", Weight: 175 lb.
Born: June 28, 1941 in Trenton, NJ
High School: Trenton Central HS (Trenton, NJ)
School: Rider University (Lawrenceville, NJ)
Signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent in 1961.
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Debut: July 19, 1961 (Age 20)
vs. WSA 1.0 IP, 1 H, 2 SO, 3 BB, 5 ER, L
Teams (by GP): Yankees/Dodgers/Brewers/Athletics 1961-1977
Final Game: July 13, 1977 (Age 36)
vs. HOU 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
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| Rk | Gcar | Gtm | Date | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | Dec | DR | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | HBP | BF | Pit | Str | StL | StS | GB | FB | LD | PU | Unk | GSc | IR | IS | SB | CS | PO | AB | 2B | 3B | IBB | GDP | SF | ROE | WPA | RE24 | Entered | Exited | |||
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| 1 | 31 | 3 | Apr 18 | NYY | @ | BAL | L,1-2 | GS-10 | 99 | 9.1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.96 | 40 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 73 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.59 | 0.436 | 2.66 | 1b start tie | 10b 12- 1 out tie | |||||||
| May | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | Dec | DR | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | HBP | BF | Pit | Str | StL | StS | GB | FB | LD | PU | Unk | GSc | IR | IS | SB | CS | PO | AB | 2B | 3B | IBB | GDP | SF | ROE | WPA | RE24 | Entered | Exited | ||||||
| 2 | 32 | 11 | May 3(1) | NYY | WSA | W,4-0 | SHO | W(1-0) | 14 | 9.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0.49 | 34 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 89 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .87 | 0.278 | 4.15 | 1t start tie | 9t 3 out a4 | |||||||
| 3 | 33 | 16 | May 7 | NYY | @ | WSA | W,9-6 | GS-5 | 3 | 4.2 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1.96 | 24 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.23 | -0.561 | -4.15 | 1b start tie | 5b 12- 2 out d1 | |||||||
| 4 | 34 | 21 | May 12 | NYY | @ | DET | L,2-7 | GS-1 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.96 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .91 | -0.039 | -0.37 | 1b start a 2 | 1b 1-- 0 out a2 | |||||||
| 5 | 35 | 31 | May 23 | NYY | LAA | L,5-9 | GS-6 | L(1-1) | 10 | 5.1 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3.81 | 28 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.48 | -0.361 | -2.76 | 1t start tie | 6t 123 1 out a1 | |||||||
| 6 | 36 | 35 | May 27 | NYY | CLE | W,7-2 | CG | W(2-1) | 3 | 9.0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3.38 | 37 | 10 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .70 | 0.299 | 2.15 | 1t start tie | 9t 3 out a5 | |||||||
| 7 | 37 | 38 | May 31 | NYY | @ | KCA | L,2-4 | GS-6 | 3 | 6.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3.12 | 23 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.09 | 0.143 | 1.82 | 1b start tie | 6b 3 out d1 | |||||||
| June | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | Dec | DR | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | HBP | BF | Pit | Str | StL | StS | GB | FB | LD | PU | Unk | GSc | IR | IS | SB | CS | PO | AB | 2B | 3B | IBB | GDP | SF | ROE | WPA | RE24 | Entered | Exited | ||||||
| 8 | 38 | 42 | Jun 4 | NYY | @ | MIN | W,9-7 | GS-3 | 3 | 2.2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3.91 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.13 | -0.331 | -3.93 | 1b start a 4 | 3b -2- 2 out a1 | |||||||
| 9 | 39 | 46 | Jun 9 | NYY | @ | BOS | L,2-5 | GS-6 | L(2-2) | 4 | 6.0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3.98 | 26 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 51 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .87 | -0.107 | -0.16 | 1b start tie | 6b 3 out d2 | ||||||
| 10 | 40 | 52 | Jun 13 | NYY | CHW | W,6-3 | GS-4 | 3 | 4.0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4.18 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.33 | -0.162 | -1.16 | 1t start tie | 4t 3 out d2 | ||||||||
| 11 | 41 | 57 | Jun 17 | NYY | BOS | L,3-4 | GS-7 | 3 | 7.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 4.14 | 27 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 57 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .80 | -0.077 | 0.23 | 1t start tie | 7t 3 out d2 | ||||||||
| 12 | 42 | 61 | Jun 21(2) | NYY | @ | CHW | W,2-1 | GS-12 | 3 | 12.0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 3.60 | 46 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 93 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.66 | 0.848 | 4.26 | 1b start tie | 12b 3 out tie | |||||||
| 13 | 43 | 66 | Jun 26 | NYY | DET | L,0-1 | GS-9 | 4 | 9.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3.21 | 35 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 81 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.57 | 0.659 | 4.15 | 1t start tie | 9t 3 out tie | ||||||||
| 14 | 44 | 71 | Jun 30(2) | NYY | LAA | W,3-2 | CG | W(3-2) | 3 | 9.0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3.10 | 37 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.97 | 0.418 | 2.15 | 1t start tie | 9t 3 out a1 | |||||||
| July | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | Dec | DR | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | HBP | BF | Pit | Str | StL | StS | GB | FB | LD | PU | Unk | GSc | IR | IS | SB | CS | PO | AB | 2B | 3B | IBB | GDP | SF | ROE | WPA | RE24 | Entered | Exited | ||||||
| 15 | 45 | 76 | Jul 4(2) | NYY | MIN | W,2-1 | CG | W(4-2) | 3 | 9.0 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2.91 | 36 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.46 | 0.557 | 3.15 | 1t start tie | 9t 3 out a1 | |||||||
| 16 | 46 | 78 | Jul 9 | NYY | @ | WSA | W,6-5 | GS-8 | W(5-2) | 4 | 7.1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3.13 | 31 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .72 | -0.023 | -0.24 | 1b start tie | 8b 12- 1 out a3 | ||||||
| 17 | 47 | 83 | Jul 14 | NYY | BAL | W,4-3 | CG | W(6-2) | 4 | 9.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3.12 | 39 | 7 | 17 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 64 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.89 | 0.225 | 1.15 | 1t start tie | 9t 3 out a1 | |||||||
| 18 | 48 | 87 | Jul 18 | NYY | CLE | L,4-6 | GS-10 | 3 | 10.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3.02 | 37 | 10 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 79 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.37 | 0.478 | 2.61 | 1t start tie | 10t 3 out tie | ||||||||
| 19 | 49 | 91 | Jul 22 | NYY | WSA | W,6-3 | GS-5 | W(7-2) | 3 | 5.0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3.10 | 21 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .94 | -0.138 | -0.70 | 1t start tie | 5t 3 out d2 | |||||||
| 20 | 50 | 96 | Jul 26(1) | NYY | @ | DET | W,11-6 | GS-7 | W(8-2) | 3 | 6.1 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3.22 | 28 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 45 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .92 | 0.058 | -0.64 | 1b start a 1 | 7b 12- 1 out a4 | ||||||
| 21 | 51 | 101 | Jul 31 | NYY | @ | MIN | L,3-4 | CG | L(8-3) | 4 | 8.2 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 3.28 | 40 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.76 | -0.535 | 0.01 | 1b start tie | 9b --- 2 out d1 | ||||||
| August | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | Dec | DR | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | HBP | BF | Pit | Str | StL | StS | GB | FB | LD | PU | Unk | GSc | IR | IS | SB | CS | PO | AB | 2B | 3B | IBB | GDP | SF | ROE | WPA | RE24 | Entered | Exited | ||||||
| 22 | 52 | 105 | Aug 5 | NYY | @ | KCA | L,1-10 | GS-5 | L(8-4) | 4 | 5.0 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3.35 | 23 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .71 | -0.268 | -5.65 | 1b start tie | 5b 3 out d8 | ||||||
| 23 | 53 | 109 | Aug 9(1) | NYY | BAL | W,2-1 | CG | W(9-4) | 3 | 9.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3.22 | 32 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 83 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.42 | 0.561 | 3.15 | 1t start tie | 9t 3 out a1 | |||||||
| 24 | 54 | 114 | Aug 13 | NYY | CHW | W,5-2 | CG | W(10-4) | 3 | 9.0 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3.10 | 39 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.63 | 0.190 | 2.15 | 1t start tie | 9t 3 out a3 | |||||||
| 25 | 55 | 117 | Aug 16 | NYY | @ | BAL | W,3-1 | 9-GF | S(1) | 2 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.09 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.71 | 0.135 | 0.57 | 9b -23 2 out a2 | 9b end a 2 | |||||
| 26 | 56 | 119 | Aug 18 | NYY | @ | CHW | L,3-4 | CG(10) | L(10-5) | 1 | 9.2 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3.13 | 42 | 8 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.38 | -0.321 | -0.02 | 1b start tie | 10b 12- 2 out d1 | ||||||
| 27 | 57 | 123 | Aug 22(1) | NYY | @ | BOS | L,3-5 | GS-8 | L(10-6) | 3 | 7.2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3.24 | 34 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.28 | -0.378 | -0.43 | 1b start tie | 8b 1-- 2 out d1 | ||||||
| 28 | 58 | 126 | Aug 25 | NYY | WSA | W,4-1 | 9-GF | S(2) | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3.22 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .41 | 0.030 | 0.46 | 9t --- 0 out a3 | 9t end a 3 | ||||||
| 29 | 59 | 128 | Aug 28 | NYY | BOS | L,3-5 | GS-8 | L(10-7) | 2 | 7.0 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 3.34 | 31 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.24 | -0.364 | -1.77 | 1t start tie | 8t --- 0 out d2 | |||||||
| September/October | Tm | Opp | Rslt | Inngs | Dec | DR | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | HBP | BF | Pit | Str | StL | StS | GB | FB | LD | PU | Unk | GSc | IR | IS | SB | CS | PO | AB | 2B | 3B | IBB | GDP | SF | ROE | WPA | RE24 | Entered | Exited | ||||||
| 30 | 60 | 132 | Sep 1 | NYY | @ | LAA | W,4-1 | CG | W(11-7) | 3 | 9.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3.23 | 34 | 11 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .85 | 0.350 | 2.66 | 1b start tie | 9b 3 out a3 | ||||||
| 31 | 61 | 136 | Sep 5 | NYY | @ | KCA | W,9-7 | GS-3 | 3 | 2.0 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3.42 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .68 | -0.194 | -3.04 | 1b start a 3 | 3b 12- 0 out a3 | |||||||
| 32 | 62 | 141 | Sep 10 | NYY | @ | DET | W,5-2 | CG | W(12-7) | 4 | 9.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 3.36 | 36 | 5 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 74 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.21 | 0.266 | 2.15 | 1b start a 3 | 9b 3 out a3 | ||||||
| 33 | 63 | 145 | Sep 15 | NYY | LAA | L,0-7 | GS-9 | L(12-8) | 4 | 8.0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3.36 | 32 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 58 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .90 | 0.153 | 1.31 | 1t start tie | 9t 1-- 0 out d2 | |||||||
| 34 | 64 | 149 | Sep 19 | NYY | KCA | W,8-3 | GS-5 | W(13-8) | 3 | 5.0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3.33 | 23 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 53 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .98 | 0.120 | 0.30 | 1t start tie | 5t 3 out a3 | |||||||
| 35 | 65 | 153 | Sep 23(1) | NYY | @ | CLE | W,4-3 | GS-7 | 3 | 6.0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3.36 | 30 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 46 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.38 | -0.316 | -2.11 | 1b start a 3 | 7b 123 0 out tie | |||||||
| 36 | 66 | 158 | Sep 30(1) | NYY | DET | W,7-6 | GS-4 | 6 | 3.2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3.42 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.01 | -0.209 | -1.90 | 1t start tie | 4t 123 2 out a2 | ||||||||
| 37 | 67 | 163 | Oct 3 | NYY | CLE | W,8-3 | GS-6 | 2 | 5.1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3.45 | 22 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.07 | -0.223 | -1.15 | 1t start tie | 6t --3 1 out tie | ||||||||
| NYY | 244.0 | 201 | 104 | 94 | 120 | 217 | 18 | 0 | 3.47 | 1041 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| DH | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Other (days rest listed) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 19 | 9 | 1 | 10, 14 and 99 days |
| Avg | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Other Game Totals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.20 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 runs |
| Inn | <-4 | -4 | -3 | -2 | -1 | tie | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | >4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4- | 29 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 35 | ||||||
| 5 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 6 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 7 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 8 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
| 10+ | 0 | |||||||||||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 37 |
Multiple inning appearances: 34, Entered with runners on base: 1
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