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	17-19 / in Starts: 15-17
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	20 games
Most Games w/o RBI	7 games
Grand Slams	0 in 6 bases loaded PA and 5 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 83 PAs	7
Actual Runners on Base	57 (28-19-10)
Avg. MLBer w/ 83 PAs	8
Avg. Runners on Base	49 (25-15-8)

Most Driven In
C Boyer	4
T Tresh	1
J Pepitone	1
Self	1
D Edwards	0
R Barker	0

Most Driven In By
Self	1
B Richardson	1
P Linz	1
M Mantle	1

1965 Batting Game Log

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1965 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	71	4 (3)	Apr 17	NYY	@	KCA	W,5-2	GS-7	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	9	.68	-0.036	1.43	-0.05%	-0.18	P
2	72	8 (3)	Apr 22	NYY		MIN	L,2-8	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	9						P
3	73	12 (3)	Apr 28	NYY		KCA	W,5-1	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.143	.143	.286	9	.48	-0.047	.90	-0.05%	-1.22	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
4	74	16 (3)	May 2 (2)	NYY		BAL	L,0-5	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.125	.125	.250	9	1.04	-0.025	1.87	-0.03%	-0.21	P
5	75	20 (3)	May 7 (2)	NYY	@	WSA	L,3-7	GS-7	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.182	.182	.182	.364	9	1.46	0.048	2.07	0.04%	0.45	P
6	76	27 (6)	May 14	NYY	@	BAL	W,9-3	8-9	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	.182	.182	.182	.364	9	1.23	0.083	1.22	0.05%	1.28	P
7	77	32 (4)	May 19	NYY		BOS	L,0-3	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	9	1.04	-0.025	.93	-0.01%	-0.21	P
8	78	37 (4)	May 23 (2)	NYY		WSA	W,3-2	GS-9	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.133	.133	.133	.267	9	.89	-0.058	.69	-0.03%	-0.88	P
9	79	42 (4)	May 29	NYY	@	CHW	L,3-6	GS-5	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.176	.125	.301	9	.85	-0.017	.68	-0.01%	-0.09	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
10	80	49 (6)	Jun 6 (2)	NYY		CHW	W,12-0	CG	5	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.150	.227	.150	.377	9	.14	-0.007	.09	0.00%	-0.10	P
11	81	53 (3)	Jun 11	NYY	@	CAL	W,6-4	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.231	.167	.397	9	.38	-0.030	.33	-0.02%	-0.56	P
12	82	58 (4)	Jun 16	NYY		BAL	L,1-5	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.154	.214	.154	.368	9	1.05	-0.051	.65	-0.02%	-0.41	P
13	83	63 (4)	Jun 20 (2)	NYY		MIN	L,4-7	GS-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.154	.214	.154	.368	9						P
14	84	68 (4)	Jun 25	NYY		CAL	W,5-1	GS-8	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	.148	.207	.148	.355	9	1.93	-0.089	.37	-0.01%	-0.66	P
15	85	73 (4)	Jun 29	NYY	@	WSA	L,1-2	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.133	.188	.133	.321	9	1.17	-0.089	.49	-0.02%	-0.68	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
16	86	77 (3)	Jul 3	NYY	@	BOS	W,6-2	GS-8	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.118	.167	.118	.284	9	.43	-0.042	.18	-0.01%	-0.99	P
17	87	82 (4)	Jul 7	NYY	@	DET	W,4-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.105	.150	.105	.255	9	.74	-0.075	.18	-0.01%	-0.83	P
18	88	87 (4)	Jul 11	NYY	@	MIN	L,5-6	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.100	.143	.100	.243	9	1.23	-0.061	.26	-0.01%	-0.51	P
19	89	89 (1)	Jul 16	NYY		WSA	W,9-5	GS-8	3	3	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.116	.156	.140	.295	9	.61	0.113	.09	0.01%	0.66	P
20	90	91 (1)	Jul 18	NYY		WSA	L,0-3	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.116	.156	.140	.295	8						P
21	91	94 (2)	Jul 21	NYY		CHW	W,7-6	GS-5	2	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.133	.170	.178	.348	9	.62	0.003	.10	0.00%	-0.09	P
22	92	99 (4)	Jul 25 (2)	NYY	@	CLE	L,4-7	GS-2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.130	.167	.174	.341	9	1.21	-0.028	.19	0.00%	-0.27	P
23	93	104 (4)	Jul 30	NYY		CLE	L,0-5	GS-7	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.128	.163	.170	.333	9	2.66	-0.103	.15	0.00%	-0.90	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
24	94	109 (4)	Aug 4	NYY	@	CHW	W,4-3	GS-9	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.118	.151	.157	.308	9	.68	-0.066	.01	0.00%	-0.75	P
25	95	113 (3)	Aug 8	NYY	@	DET	W,6-5	GS-7	2	2	1	1	0	0	1	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.132	.164	.226	.390	9	1.28	0.268	.02	0.00%	2.48	P
26	96	116 (2)	Aug 12	NYY		MIN	L,2-8	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.127	.158	.218	.376	9	1.56	-0.084	.02	0.00%	-0.76	P
27	97	118 (1)	Aug 14	NYY		KCA	W,3-2	7-8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.127	.158	.218	.376	9						PR
28	98	121 (2)	Aug 17	NYY		CAL	W,6-1	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.138	.180	.224	.404	9	.82	0.110	.01	0.00%	0.97	P
29	99	127 (5)	Aug 25	NYY	@	MIN	L,4-5	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.133	.175	.217	.391	9	.83	-0.041	.00	0.00%	-0.31	P
30	100	131 (3)	Aug 29	NYY	@	KCA	W,4-3	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.164	.203	.367	9	1.05	-0.101	.00	0.00%	-1.16	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
31	101	136 (4)	Sep 3	NYY		BOS	W,9-0	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.119	.157	.194	.351	9	.53	-0.028	.00	0.00%	-1.09	P
32	102	142 (5)	Sep 7 (1)	NYY		BAL	L,2-4	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.116	.153	.188	.341	9	1.98	-0.095	.00	0.00%	-0.86	P
33	103	147 (4)	Sep 12	NYY	@	CHW	L,1-4	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.111	.147	.181	.327	9	1.53	-0.091	.00	0.00%	-0.41	P
34	104	151 (3)	Sep 18	NYY		DET	L,3-4	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.108	.143	.176	.319	9	.33	-0.016	.00	0.00%	-0.18	P
35	105	155 (3)	Sep 23	NYY		CLE	L,1-2	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.108	.143	.176	.319	9						P
36	106	160 (4)	Sep 29	NYY	@	CLE	L,3-5	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.108	.143	.176	.319	9						P
							17-19		83	74	4	8	2	0	1	7	3	0	30	0	6	0	2	0	0	0	.108	.143	.176	.319		.92	-0.680	.37	-0.18%	-8.47

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