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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Team Record in Appearances: 5-10 / in Starts: 5-7

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 11, Entered with runners on base: 1

1968 Pitching Game Log

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1968 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
1	164	11	Apr 23	NYY	@	OAK	W,6-3	GS-1		99	1.0	4	3	3	0	1	0	0	27.00	0.39	7	0	2	0	0	4	34			0	0	0	6	2	0	0	0	1	0	1.33	-0.231	2.41	-0.25%	-2.64	1b start a 4	1b 3 out a1
2	165	14	Apr 27	NYY		DET	L,0-7	9-GF		3	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	13.50	0.39	3	0	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	0.36	9t --- 0 out d7	9t end d 7
3	166	17	Apr 30	NYY	@	BAL	L,5-6	5-7		2	2.2	1	0	0	2	3	0	0	5.79	1.53	10	2	2	0	0	1		2	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	1	0	0	.32	0.055	.65	0.07%	1.84	5b 1-3 1 out d3	7b 3 out d3
May				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
4	167	22	May 5(1)	NYY	@	CHW	L,1-5	GS-4	L(0-1)	4	4.0	6	5	5	2	4	2	0	8.31	4.69	19	4	3	1	0	6	32			0	1	0	17	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.03	-0.259	1.37	-0.21%	-3.40	1b start tie	4b 3 out d5
5	168	31	May 14	NYY	@	CLE	L,2-4	GS-1		8	1.0	3	1	1	0	1	0	0	8.38	4.25	6	1	1	0	0	3	44			0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.47	-0.081	1.88	-0.06%	-0.62	1b start a 1	1b 3 out tie
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
6	169	64	Jun 18	NYY	@	CAL	L,1-3	GS-2		34	2.0	2	1	1	1	2	0	0	7.71	3.84	9	4	0	0	0	2	49			0	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.46	-0.056	1.06	-0.02%	-0.28	1b start tie	2b 3 out d1
Jul				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
7	170	74	Jul 1	NYY	@	WSA	L,1-3	GS-1		12	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	7.11	3.96	5	3	0	0	0	1	50			0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.88	0.042	.28	0.01%	0.36	1b start tie	1b 3 out tie
Aug				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
8	171	117	Aug 16	NYY	@	OAK	W,2-1	GS-7	W(1-1)	45	6.1	4	1	1	4	2	0	0	5.21	3.86	27	13	4	2	0	4	59			0	0	0	19	1	0	0	0	1	0	1.40	0.123	.00	0.00%	0.93	1b start tie	7b -2- 1 out a1
9	172	122	Aug 21	NYY	@	MIN	W,2-1	GS-9	W(2-1)	4	8.1	3	1	1	1	2	1	1	3.95	3.96	31	14	10	2	0	3	74			0	0	0	29	0	0	0	0	0	1	1.01	0.507	.00	0.00%	2.42	1b start tie	9b --- 1 out a1
10	173	130	Aug 26(2)	NYY		CAL	L,2-10	GS-6	L(2-2)	4	6.0	8	5	5	0	4	1	0	4.59	3.83	26	5	9	3	0	8	40			0	0	0	25	3	1	0	0	0	0	.61	-0.292	.00	0.00%	-2.83	1t start tie	6t 3 out d4
11	174	136	Aug 30(2)	NYY	@	CLE	L,2-3	GS-7		3	7.0	2	1	1	4	5	0	0	4.02	3.62	27	8	8	0	0	2	70			0	0	0	22	1	0	1	1	0	0	1.47	0.214	.00	0.00%	1.64	1b start tie	7b 3 out tie
Sept				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
12	175	142	Sep 4	NYY	@	BAL	L,3-6	4-5		4	1.2	0	0	0	1	3	0	0	3.86	3.50	5	1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	1	0	0	.40	0.036	.00	0.00%	0.58	4b --- 1 out d2	5b 3 out d2
13	176	146	Sep 10(1)	NYY		CHW	W,2-1	GS-8		5	7.2	9	1	1	1	7	1	0	3.44	3.37	32	7	8	2	0	9	63			0	0	0	31	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.45	0.160	.00	0.00%	1.72	1t start tie	8t 1-- 2 out tie
14	177	151	Sep 14	NYY	@	WSA	W,4-1	CG	W(3-2)	3	9.0	6	1	1	2	2	1	0	3.07	3.48	35	16	9	1	0	6	71			0	0	0	33	1	0	0	0	0	0	.79	0.269	.00	0.00%	2.28	1b start tie	9b 3 out a3
15	178	158	Sep 22	NYY		BOS	L,1-5	GS-3	L(3-3)	7	2.2	5	4	4	1	3	1	0	3.52	3.59	14	2	4	0	2	4	34			0	0	0	13	0	0	1	0	0	0	.96	-0.318	.00	0.00%	-3.33	1t start tie	3t 1-3 2 out d4
							5-10		W-L:3-3	4.3	61.1	54	24	24	20	40	7	1	3.52	3.59	256	1.29		8%	1%	53	52	2	0%	0	1	0	228	10	1	2	3	2	1	1.06	0.169	.29	-0.47%	-0.99

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