Brian Downing

Positions: Designated Hitter, Leftfielder and Catcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-10, 170lb (178cm, 77kg)

Born: October 9, 1950 in Los Angeles, CA us

High School: Magnolia HS (Anaheim, CA)

School: Cypress College (Cypress, CA)

Debut: May 31, 1973 (Age 22-234d, 13,356th in major league history)
vs. DET 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: October 4, 1992 (Age 41-361d)
vs. CAL 1 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1974 season

Agents: Tom Reich

Full Name: Brian Jay Downing

Nicknames: The Incredible Hulk

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1x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

51.5

7853

2099

275

.267

1188

RBI

1073

OBP

.370

SLG

.425

OPS

.796

OPS+

122

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1977 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1977 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 7	CHW	@	TOR	L,5-9	CG	42	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
2	2	Apr 9	CHW	@	TOR	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
3	3	Apr 10	CHW	@	TOR	L,1-3	CG	32	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
4	14 (10)	Apr 24 (2)	CHW	@	OAK	L,4-11	CG	41	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
5	16 (1)	Apr 27	CHW	@	DET	L,9-10	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	C
6	18 (1)	Apr 30	CHW		TEX	L,4-14	CG	53	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
7	23 (4)	May 5	CHW	@	KCR	L,5-6	GS	29	6.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
8	25 (1)	May 7	CHW	@	CLE	W,5-2	GS	29	6.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
9	29 (3)	May 11	CHW	@	TEX	W,4-3	GF	6	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
10	31 (1)	May 14	CHW		CLE	W,18-2	CG	33	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
11	36 (4)	May 21	CHW		DET	L,2-3	GS	33	7.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
12	37	May 22	CHW		DET	L,3-14	CG	52	9.0	8	2	0	10	0	C
13	39 (1)	May 26	CHW	@	MIL	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
14	40	May 27	CHW	@	NYY	L,6-8	GF	4	1.0	0	1	0	1	0	C
15	42 (1)	May 29	CHW	@	NYY	L,2-5	CG	32	8.0	9	1	1	11	0	C
16	44 (1)	May 30 (2)	CHW		MIL	W,8-3	GS	25	6.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
17	51 (6)	Jun 7	CHW	@	MIN	L,5-6	GF	19	3.2	4	1	0	5	0	C
18	53 (1)	Jun 9	CHW	@	TEX	W,4-3	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PR C
19	54	Jun 10	CHW	@	BAL	L,1-6	CG	40	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
20	56 (1)	Jun 12	CHW	@	BAL	W,6-4	GS	29	7.0	9	1	0	10	1	C
21	62 (5)	Jun 19 (2)	CHW		OAK	W,5-1	CG	35	9.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
22	66 (3)	Jun 23	CHW		CAL	L,6-10	CG	43	9.0	6	0	1	7	0	C
23	69 (2)	Jun 26	CHW	@	MIN	L,12-19	CG	52	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
24	75 (5)	Jul 3 (1)	CHW		MIN	W,6-0	CG	30	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
25	79 (3)	Jul 6	CHW	@	SEA	W,4-2	CG	33	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
26	82 (2)	Jul 10	CHW	@	DET	L,5-6	CG	47	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
27	83	Jul 11	CHW		KCR	W,4-2	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
28	86 (2)	Jul 13 (2)	CHW		TOR	L,3-5	GS	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
29	88 (1)	Jul 15	CHW		BOS	W,9-7	CG	39	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
30	90 (1)	Jul 17	CHW		BOS	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	10	2	0	12	0	C
31	91	Jul 22	CHW	@	TOR	W,10-3	CG	38	9.0	3	2	0	5	1	C
32	94 (2)	Jul 25	CHW	@	BOS	W,8-7	GF	12	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
33	95	Jul 26	CHW		DET	W,8-3	CG	35	9.0	11	0	0	11	0	C
34	96	Jul 27	CHW		DET	L,1-3	CG	40	9.0	5	0	0	5	1	C
35	97	Jul 29	CHW		KCR	W,11-8	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH C
36	98	Jul 30	CHW		KCR	W,6-4	CG	37	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	C
37	99	Jul 31 (1)	CHW		KCR	W,5-4	GF	11	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
38	100	Jul 31 (2)	CHW		KCR	L,4-8	CG	40	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
39	101	Aug 1	CHW		TEX	L,6-11	GS	41	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
40	103 (1)	Aug 3	CHW		TEX	L,10-12	GF	21	4.0	2	0	0	2	0	C
41	110 (6)	Aug 10	CHW		CLE	L,1-6	CG	44	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
42	116 (5)	Aug 16	CHW	@	NYY	L,10-11	CG	41	8.1	1	3	0	4	0	C
43	117	Aug 19	CHW	@	MIL	W,3-1	CG	32	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
44	118	Aug 20	CHW	@	MIL	L,2-4	CG	36	8.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
45	120 (1)	Aug 21 (2)	CHW	@	MIL	W,6-3	CG	37	9.0	12	0	0	12	0	C
46	121	Aug 22	CHW		NYY	W,5-3	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
47	122	Aug 23	CHW		NYY	L,3-8	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
48	124 (1)	Aug 25	CHW	@	BAL	W,6-4	CG	40	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
49	125	Aug 26	CHW		MIL	W,4-2	CG	38	9.0	5	1	0	6	1	C
50	126	Aug 27	CHW		MIL	W,7-6	CG	39	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	C
51	128 (1)	Aug 29	CHW	@	CLE	L,2-9	CG	41	8.0	8	1	1	10	0	C
52	129	Aug 30	CHW	@	CLE	W,3-1	CG	34	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	C
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
53	130	Sep 2	CHW		BAL	L,5-6	GS	34	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	C
54	131	Sep 3	CHW		BAL	W,6-3	CG	37	9.0	7	1	0	8	0	C
55	132	Sep 4	CHW		BAL	L,5-7	GF	6	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	C
56	133	Sep 5 (1)	CHW	@	OAK	L,7-8	GS	35	7.0	4	0	1	5	1	C
57	138 (4)	Sep 8 (2)	CHW	@	CAL	L,2-3	CG	35	8.1	10	0	0	10	0	C
58	140 (1)	Sep 10	CHW	@	CAL	L,1-6	CG	39	8.0	8	0	0	8	0	C
59	142 (1)	Sep 11 (2)	CHW	@	CAL	L,4-5	CG	36	8.0	6	0	2	8	0	C
60	149 (6)	Sep 18 (1)	CHW		CAL	W,6-3	CG	35	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	C
61	151 (1)	Sep 19	CHW		OAK	W,8-0	CG	33	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	C
62	154 (2)	Sep 22	CHW	@	SEA	W,5-4	CG	34	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	C
63	157 (2)	Sep 25	CHW	@	SEA	L,4-5	CG	41	8.0	9	0	0	9	0	C
64	160 (2)	Oct 1 (1)	CHW		SEA	L,3-5	CG	41	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
							64gm		477.1	325	28	6	359	5