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	26-11 / in Starts: 26-10
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	2 games
Most Games w/o HR	35 games
Most Games w/o RBI	10 games
Grand Slams	0 in 2 bases loaded PA and 2 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 106 PAs	10
Actual Runners on Base	73 (37-22-14)
Avg. MLBer w/ 106 PAs	10
Avg. Runners on Base	64 (33-20-10)

Most Driven In
B Sudakis	2
W Parker	2
B Russell	1
B Buckner	1
B Darwin	1
J Ferguson	1
B Valentine	1
J Lefebvre	1

Most Driven In By
W Davis	3
W Crawford	1

1971 Batting Game Log

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1971 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	240	4 (3)	Apr 9	LAD		SDP	L,3-6	2-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.73	-0.035	1.02	-0.03%	-0.33	P
2	241	10 (5)	Apr 15	LAD		STL	W,2-1	GS-9	3	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.500	.333	.833	9	.83	-0.001	.83	0.00%	-0.05	P
3	242	15 (4)	Apr 20	LAD	@	SDP	W,6-2	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.429	.333	.762	9	.30	0.038	.32	0.02%	0.03	P
4	243	20 (4)	Apr 25 (2)	LAD	@	CIN	L,0-2	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.250	.333	.250	.583	9	1.90	-0.132	3.15	-0.13%	-0.98	P
5	244	23 (2)	Apr 29	LAD	@	PIT	W,2-1	GS-8	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.333	.200	.533	9	.60	-0.022	.84	-0.02%	-0.23	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
6	245	27 (3)	May 4	LAD		CIN	W,2-0	CG	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.357	.250	.607	9	1.07	-0.039	1.39	-0.03%	-0.35	P
7	246	31 (3)	May 8	LAD		PIT	L,3-5	GS-7	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.214	.313	.214	.527	9	1.20	-0.079	1.33	-0.05%	-0.73	P
8	247	35 (3)	May 14	LAD	@	SFG	L,4-8	GS-6	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.333	.250	.583	9	.41	0.003	.73	0.00%	0.03	P
9	248	39 (3)	May 19	LAD	@	STL	W,6-5	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.300	.222	.522	9	.95	-0.046	.78	-0.02%	-0.36	P
10	249	43 (3)	May 23	LAD	@	CHC	W,4-3	GS-7	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.238	.304	.238	.542	9	.79	-0.017	.73	-0.01%	-0.22	P
11	250	47 (3)	May 28	LAD		PHI	W,6-2	CG	4	4	0	2	1	0	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.280	.333	.320	.653	9	1.03	0.040	.77	0.02%	1.90	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
12	251	51 (3)	Jun 1	LAD		MON	L,2-5	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.259	.310	.296	.607	9	1.12	-0.053	.88	-0.03%	-0.39	P
13	252	55 (3)	Jun 6	LAD		NYM	W,4-3	GS-9	3	3	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.267	.313	.333	.646	9	1.14	0.079	1.24	0.05%	0.22	P
14	253	59 (3)	Jun 11	LAD	@	MON	W,12-1	CG	5	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.235	.297	.294	.591	9	.25	0.005	.34	0.00%	-0.43	P
15	254	63 (3)	Jun 15	LAD	@	NYM	W,2-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.216	.275	.270	.545	9	1.09	-0.134	1.94	-0.14%	-1.04	P
16	255	67 (3)	Jun 20	LAD		HOU	L,7-9	GS-3	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.237	.293	.289	.582	9	.83	0.043	1.58	0.05%	0.72	P
17	256	71 (3)	Jun 24	LAD		STL	W,11-4	GS-8	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.238	.289	.286	.575	9	.29	0.038	.35	0.03%	-0.37	P
18	257	76 (4)	Jun 28	LAD	@	CHC	W,6-4	GS-7	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	.227	.277	.273	.549	9	.95	-0.091	1.48	-0.09%	-1.46	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
19	258	81 (4)	Jul 3	LAD	@	SDP	W,1-0	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.217	.265	.261	.526	9	1.53	-0.044	2.71	-0.05%	-0.33	P
20	259	85 (3)	Jul 7 (1)	LAD		CHC	L,5-6	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.208	.255	.250	.505	9	.62	-0.029	1.37	-0.04%	-0.26	P
21	260	90 (4)	Jul 11	LAD		SFG	W,11-3	CG	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.208	.250	.245	.495	9	.27	0.026	.72	0.04%	1.79	P
22	261	94 (3)	Jul 18 (1)	LAD	@	PIT	L,2-3	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.196	.237	.232	.469	9	1.75	-0.118	2.93	-0.12%	-0.58	P
23	262	99 (4)	Jul 22	LAD	@	CIN	W,8-4	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.238	.233	.471	9	.14	0.003	.15	0.00%	0.39	P
24	263	103 (3)	Jul 27	LAD		PIT	W,8-5	GS-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.200	.238	.233	.471	9						P
25	264	107 (3)	Jul 31	LAD		CIN	W,4-1	GS-8	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.210	.246	.242	.488	9	1.14	0.052	1.03	0.03%	0.23	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
26	265	111 (3)	Aug 4	LAD	@	HOU	L,0-2	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.203	.239	.234	.473	9	.92	-0.044	1.32	-0.04%	-0.34	P
27	266	115 (3)	Aug 9	LAD	@	STL	W,6-5	GS-8	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.209	.254	.239	.492	9	1.02	0.037	2.08	0.05%	0.59	P
28	267	120 (4)	Aug 14	LAD		MON	L,0-3	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.243	.229	.472	9	1.56	-0.088	3.82	-0.13%	-0.68	P
29	268	125 (4)	Aug 20	LAD	@	PHI	W,9-5	GS-4	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.194	.237	.222	.459	9	.75	-0.040	.75	-0.02%	-0.53	P
30	269	129 (3)	Aug 24	LAD	@	MON	W,6-4	GS-8	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.189	.241	.216	.457	9	1.25	0.050	1.14	0.03%	0.02	P
31	270	134 (4)	Aug 30	LAD	@	HOU	W,3-2	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.182	.232	.208	.439	9	.70	-0.055	.35	-0.02%	-0.66	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
32	271	139 (4)	Sep 4	LAD		CIN	W,2-1	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.177	.235	.203	.438	9	.83	-0.032	.35	-0.01%	-0.28	P
33	272	144 (4)	Sep 9	LAD	@	SDP	W,3-2	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.171	.227	.195	.422	9	1.02	-0.072	1.73	-0.07%	-0.92	P
34	273	148 (3)	Sep 14	LAD	@	SFG	W,6-5	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.165	.220	.188	.408	9	.57	-0.054	5.70	-0.32%	-0.72	P
35	274	153 (4)	Sep 19 (1)	LAD		ATL	W,12-0	CG	5	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	.180	.232	.202	.434	9	.24	0.011	1.31	0.03%	-0.78	P
36	275	157 (3)	Sep 24	LAD	@	ATL	W,2-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.174	.224	.196	.420	9	.83	-0.085	2.40	-0.15%	-0.80	P
37	276	161 (3)	Sep 29	LAD		HOU	L,0-11	GS-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.174	.224	.196	.420	9						P
							26-11		106	92	4	16	2	0	0	10	6	0	28	0	8	0	0	5	0	0	.174	.224	.196	.420		.82	-0.885	1.36	-1.15%	-7.88

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