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

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	6-10 / in Starts: 6-10
Longest Hitting Streak	5 games
Longest On Base Streak	9 games
Most Games w/o HR	14 games
Most Games w/o RBI	7 games

Postseason Batting Game Log

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Postseason Batting Game Log
Rk	Year	Series	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	1979	ALCS g1	Oct 3	CAL	@	BAL	L,3-6	CG(10)	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	6	1.59	-0.138	49.53	-2.47%	-0.89	C
2	1979	ALCS g2	Oct 4	CAL	@	BAL	L,8-9	CG	5	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.125	.111	.125	.236	5	2.33	-0.267	78.06	-4.94%	-0.26	C
3	1979	ALCS g3	Oct 5	CAL		BAL	W,4-3	CG	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.182	.231	.182	.413	6	1.83	0.030	44.31	0.53%	0.07	C
4	1979	ALCS g4	Oct 6	CAL		BAL	L,0-8	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.200	.235	.200	.435	5	.43	0.069	19.44	1.89%	0.25	C
1982 Postseason			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
5	1982	ALCS g1	Oct 5	CAL		MIL	W,8-3	GS-9	5	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.400	.250	.650	1	.80	0.101	24.95	1.87%	0.56	LF
6	1982	ALCS g2	Oct 6	CAL		MIL	W,4-2	GS-9	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.333	.143	.476	1	.72	-0.068	24.12	-1.25%	-1.03	LF
7	1982	ALCS g3	Oct 8	CAL	@	MIL	L,3-5	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.091	.231	.091	.322	1	.73	-0.073	18.05	-0.99%	-0.82	LF
8	1982	ALCS g4	Oct 9	CAL	@	MIL	L,5-9	CG	5	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.133	.278	.133	.411	1	.43	-0.027	19.39	-0.68%	0.21	LF
9	1982	ALCS g5	Oct 10	CAL	@	MIL	L,3-4	CG	5	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	.158	.273	.211	.483	1	1.80	-0.157	149.83	-7.57%	-1.02	LF
1986 Postseason			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	1986	ALCS g1	Oct 7	CAL	@	BOS	W,8-1	CG	5	5	0	2	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.400	.400	.400	.800	3	.67	0.094	17.46	1.62%	2.51	LF
11	1986	ALCS g2	Oct 8	CAL	@	BOS	L,2-9	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	3	.97	-0.027	24.85	-0.40%	-0.19	LF
12	1986	ALCS g3	Oct 10	CAL		BOS	W,5-3	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.308	.308	.308	.615	3	1.16	0.086	36.25	1.82%	0.43	LF
13	1986	ALCS g4	Oct 11	CAL		BOS	W,4-3	CG(11)	5	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.333	.250	.583	3	3.06	0.337	98.59	6.44%	0.68	LF
14	1986	ALCS g5	Oct 12	CAL		BOS	L,6-7	CG(11)	6	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	.211	.333	.211	.544	3	1.69	-0.106	41.10	-1.69%	-0.46	LF
15	1986	ALCS g6	Oct 14	CAL	@	BOS	L,4-10	CG	5	5	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.208	.310	.333	.644	3	.58	-0.066	26.21	-1.66%	-0.04	LF
16	1986	ALCS g7	Oct 15	CAL	@	BOS	L,1-8	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.333	.333	.667	3	.58	-0.029	48.13	-1.34%	-0.58	LF
									73	61	7	12	1	0	1	8	8	1	8	1	1	2		1	0	1	.197	.292	.262	.554

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