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	15-15 / in Starts: 15-15
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	29 games
Most Games w/o RBI	20 games
Grand Slams	0 in 3 bases loaded PA and 3 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 79 PAs	7
Actual Runners on Base	55 (30-17-8)
Avg. MLBer w/ 79 PAs	8
Avg. Runners on Base	46 (23-14-7)

Most Driven In
E Howard	3
H LÃ³pez	2
C Boyer	1
L Clinton	1
H Clarke	0

Most Driven In By
T Tresh	2
B Richardson	1
M Mantle	1

1966 Batting Game Log

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1966 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	107	5 (4)	Apr 16	NYY	@	BAL	L,2-7	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.74	-0.036	1.40	-0.04%	-0.34	P
2	108	13 (7)	Apr 27	NYY		WSA	L,0-2	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.75	-0.035	.48	-0.01%	-0.26	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
3	109	17 (3)	May 3	NYY		CLE	L,0-1	GS-8	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.33	-0.049	.92	-0.02%	-0.36	P
4	110	22 (4)	May 8	NYY	@	CAL	W,5-2	GS-7	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.125	.125	.125	.250	9	.97	0.002	.40	0.00%	-0.01	P
5	111	27 (4)	May 15 (1)	NYY	@	KCA	W,5-2	GS-9	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.154	.154	.154	.308	9	.51	-0.042	.19	-0.01%	-0.84	P
6	112	31 (3)	May 20	NYY		MIN	W,2-1	GS-9	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.133	.133	.133	.267	9	.63	-0.025	.43	-0.01%	-0.33	P
7	113	36 (4)	May 25	NYY		CAL	W,11-6	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.118	.118	.118	.235	9	1.13	-0.057	1.14	-0.04%	-0.52	P
8	114	40 (3)	May 30 (1)	NYY	@	WSA	W,4-2	GS-6	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.158	.158	.158	.316	9	.70	0.071	.77	0.05%	0.70	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
9	115	45 (4)	Jun 3	NYY	@	BOS	W,15-5	CG	5	5	2	2	0	1	0	5	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.208	.208	.292	.500	9	.85	0.083	.67	0.04%	3.04	P
10	116	54 (8)	Jun 13	NYY	@	BAL	L,0-8	GS-7	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.208	.240	.292	.532	9	1.14	0.007	.78	0.00%	0.07	P
11	117	59 (4)	Jun 18	NYY		DET	L,3-4	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.192	.222	.269	.491	9	1.27	-0.064	.56	-0.02%	-0.48	P
12	118	64 (4)	Jun 23	NYY		BAL	L,2-5	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.179	.207	.250	.457	9	1.63	-0.074	.25	-0.01%	-0.52	P
13	119	69 (4)	Jun 28	NYY	@	BOS	L,3-5	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.194	.233	.427	9	1.41	-0.066	.11	0.00%	-0.58	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
14	120	74 (4)	Jul 3	NYY	@	WSA	W,6-5	GS-8	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.182	.206	.242	.448	9	.42	0.007	.01	0.00%	-0.06	P
15	121	80 (5)	Jul 7	NYY		BOS	W,5-2	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.171	.194	.229	.423	9	1.71	-0.076	.02	0.00%	-0.52	P
16	122	86 (5)	Jul 14	NYY	@	KCA	W,5-4	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.162	.184	.216	.400	9	1.16	-0.056	.01	0.00%	-0.40	P
17	123	91 (4)	Jul 18	NYY	@	MIN	W,6-4	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.154	.175	.205	.380	9	1.07	-0.065	.03	0.00%	-0.58	P
18	124	95 (3)	Jul 23	NYY		CAL	L,6-7	GS-6	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.175	.195	.225	.420	9	1.10	0.061	.01	0.00%	0.43	P
19	125	100 (4)	Jul 29	NYY	@	CHW	W,2-1	GS-9	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.159	.178	.205	.382	9	.78	-0.070	.00	0.00%	-1.02	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
20	126	105 (4)	Aug 2	NYY	@	CAL	L,5-6	GS-9	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.149	.184	.191	.375	9	.32	-0.025	.00	0.00%	-0.37	P
21	127	112 (6)	Aug 7 (2)	NYY	@	CLE	L,3-5	GS-8	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.192	.184	.376	9	1.54	-0.014	.00	0.00%	0.02	P
22	128	116 (3)	Aug 12	NYY		CLE	L,2-3	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.137	.185	.176	.362	9	1.80	-0.157	.00	0.00%	-1.14	P
23	129	121 (4)	Aug 16	NYY	@	DET	L,3-6	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.130	.175	.167	.342	9	.99	-0.083	.00	0.00%	-1.30	P
24	130	126 (4)	Aug 21	NYY		KCA	W,7-3	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.123	.167	.158	.325	9	.43	-0.017	.00	0.00%	-0.56	P
25	131	130 (3)	Aug 26	NYY		DET	W,6-5	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.117	.159	.150	.309	9	1.86	-0.125	.00	0.00%	-0.85	P
26	132	135 (4)	Aug 31	NYY	@	CAL	L,2-5	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.113	.154	.145	.299	9	1.30	-0.068	.00	0.00%	-0.65	P
Sep/Oct		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
27	133	142 (6)	Sep 5 (2)	NYY	@	BAL	L,4-7	GS-5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.109	.149	.141	.290	9	1.50	-0.193	.00	0.00%	-1.53	P
28	134	146 (3)	Sep 10	NYY	@	BOS	W,5-1	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.104	.143	.134	.277	9	1.07	-0.075	.00	0.00%	-0.92	P
29	135	152 (5)	Sep 17	NYY		MIN	L,2-4	GS-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.103	.141	.132	.273	9	1.34	-0.030	.00	0.00%	-0.25	P
30	136	160 (7)	Oct 2	NYY	@	CHW	W,2-0	GS-8	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.100	.149	.129	.277	9	.80	0.057	.00	0.00%	0.83	P
							15-15		79	70	4	7	0	1	0	7	4	0	30	0	5	0	1	2	0	0	.100	.149	.129	.277		1.01	-1.214	.25	-0.07%	-9.34

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