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.

1983 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1983 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 5	CAL		MIL	W,3-2	GS	29	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
2	2	Apr 6	CAL		MIL	W,4-3	GS	23	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
3	3	Apr 7	CAL		MIL	L,3-5	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
4	4	Apr 8	CAL	@	OAK	L,3-5	CG	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
5	5	Apr 9	CAL	@	OAK	W,10-2	GS	21	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
6	6	Apr 10	CAL	@	OAK	L,4-11	CG	41	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
7	7	Apr 11	CAL		SEA	W,6-1	GS	32	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
8	8	Apr 12	CAL		SEA	L,1-8	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
9	9	Apr 13	CAL		SEA	W,6-1	GS	22	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
10	10	Apr 15	CAL	@	MIN	W,8-2	GS	25	6.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
11	11	Apr 16	CAL	@	MIN	W,9-5	GS	27	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
12	12	Apr 17	CAL	@	MIN	L,8-11	CG	41	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
13	13	Apr 18	CAL		OAK	L,3-5	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
14	14	Apr 21 (1)	CAL		OAK	W,6-2	GS	27	7.0	1	1	0	2	0	LF
15	15	Apr 21 (2)	CAL		OAK	W,6-5	GS	33	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
16	16	Apr 22	CAL		BAL	W,6-5	CG	46	11.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
17	17	Apr 23	CAL		BAL	L,1-3	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
18	18	Apr 24	CAL		BAL	W,7-3	GS	29	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
19	19	Apr 27	CAL		DET	W,13-3	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
20	20	Apr 29	CAL		BOS	L,5-6	CG	41	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
21	21	Apr 30	CAL		BOS	W,4-1	CG	39	11.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
22	22	May 1	CAL		BOS	L,9-10	CG	46	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
23	23	May 3	CAL	@	BAL	L,2-4	CG	33	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
24	24	May 4	CAL	@	BAL	W,16-8	CG	45	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
25	25	May 6	CAL	@	DET	W,4-2	GS	26	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
26	26	May 7	CAL	@	DET	W,6-5	GS	40	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
27	27	May 8	CAL	@	DET	L,1-5	GS	16	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
28	67 (39)	Jun 22	CAL	@	TEX	L,1-9	CG	42	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
29	70 (2)	Jun 25	CAL	@	KCR	W,9-2	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
30	72 (1)	Jun 28	CAL		TEX	L,1-3	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
31	73	Jun 29	CAL		TEX	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
32	78 (4)	Jul 4	CAL		KCR	L,1-5	CG	44	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
33	79	Jul 8	CAL	@	BOS	W,9-3	GS	30	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
34	80	Jul 9	CAL	@	BOS	L,3-10	CG	40	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	LF
35	81	Jul 10	CAL	@	BOS	W,5-3	GS	34	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	LF
36	82	Jul 11	CAL	@	DET	L,6-12	CG	49	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
37	83	Jul 12	CAL	@	DET	L,4-5	GS	32	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
38	84	Jul 13	CAL	@	DET	L,1-7	GS	19	5.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
39	86 (1)	Jul 15	CAL	@	BAL	L,4-10	CG	42	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
40	89 (2)	Jul 18	CAL		BOS	L,2-7	CG	45	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
41	90	Jul 19	CAL		BOS	W,6-1	GS	24	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
42	91	Jul 20	CAL		BOS	L,4-6	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
43	92	Jul 21 (1)	CAL		DET	L,1-5	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
44	93	Jul 21 (2)	CAL		DET	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
45	94	Jul 22	CAL		DET	L,11-13	CG	48	9.0	1	1	1	3	0	LF
46	96 (1)	Jul 24	CAL		DET	L,3-4	CG	48	12.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
47	99 (2)	Jul 27	CAL		BAL	L,4-10	CG	52	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	LF
48	101 (1)	Jul 30 (1)	CAL		OAK	L,8-13	CG	49	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
49	102	Jul 30 (2)	CAL		OAK	L,1-2	CG	47	12.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
50	108 (5)	Aug 4	CAL	@	SEA	L,5-11	CG	38	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	LF
51	110 (1)	Aug 6	CAL	@	SEA	L,1-2	CG	37	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
52	111	Aug 7	CAL	@	SEA	W,4-3	GS	31	7.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
53	112	Aug 8	CAL		MIN	L,2-4	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
54	113	Aug 9	CAL		MIN	W,8-2	GS	30	7.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
55	114	Aug 10	CAL		MIN	L,1-4	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
56	115	Aug 12	CAL		SEA	L,6-7	GS	34	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
57	116	Aug 13	CAL		SEA	W,10-5	GS	29	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
58	117	Aug 14	CAL		SEA	W,7-2	GS	23	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
59	118	Aug 15	CAL	@	OAK	L,0-5	CG	34	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
60	119	Aug 16	CAL	@	OAK	L,0-4	CG	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
61	120	Aug 17	CAL	@	OAK	W,6-5	GS	30	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
62	121	Aug 19	CAL	@	NYY	L,6-11	CG	44	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
63	123 (1)	Aug 21	CAL	@	NYY	L,1-2	CG	38	8.2	4	0	0	4	0	LF
64	124	Aug 22	CAL	@	CLE	W,7-3	CG	52	13.0	8	0	0	8	0	LF
65	125	Aug 23	CAL	@	CLE	W,5-2	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
66	126	Aug 24	CAL	@	MIL	L,0-1	CG	57	13.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
67	127	Aug 25	CAL	@	MIL	L,0-7	CG	37	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
68	128	Aug 26	CAL		NYY	L,2-3	GS	26	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
69	129	Aug 27	CAL		NYY	W,7-6	CG	46	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	LF
70	130	Aug 28	CAL		NYY	L,3-7	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
71	131	Aug 29	CAL		CLE	L,4-6	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
72	132	Aug 30	CAL		CLE	W,10-6	GS	33	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
73	133	Aug 31	CAL		CLE	L,5-7	GS	22	5.0	1	1	0	2	0	LF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
74	134	Sep 2	CAL		MIL	W,6-5	GS	18	4.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
75	138 (3)	Sep 6	CAL	@	TOR	L,4-6	CG	38	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
76	146 (7)	Sep 16	CAL		TEX	W,8-6	GS	38	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	LF
77	147	Sep 17	CAL		TEX	L,2-5	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
78	154 (6)	Sep 23	CAL		CHW	L,1-2	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
79	156 (1)	Sep 25	CAL		CHW	L,5-8	CG	43	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	LF
80	157	Sep 26	CAL		TOR	L,2-3	CG	39	10.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
81	158	Sep 27	CAL		TOR	W,7-1	GS	28	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
82	159	Sep 28	CAL		TOR	L,3-5	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
83	161 (1)	Oct 1	CAL	@	TEX	W,6-5	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
84	162	Oct 2	CAL	@	TEX	W,2-0	GS	25	7.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
							84gm		690.2	159	8	1	168	0