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.

1984 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1984 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	3 (2)	Apr 5	CAL		BOS	L,4-7	GS	23	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
2	4	Apr 6	CAL		TOR	L,5-11	CG	46	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
3	5	Apr 7	CAL		TOR	L,1-3	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
4	6	Apr 8	CAL		TOR	W,4-3	GS	31	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
5	7	Apr 10	CAL		MIL	L,1-10	CG	45	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
6	8	Apr 11	CAL		MIL	W,9-5	GS	26	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
7	9	Apr 12	CAL	@	OAK	W,3-2	GS	27	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
8	10	Apr 13	CAL	@	OAK	L,1-2	CG	31	8.1	0	0	0	0	0	LF
9	11	Apr 14	CAL	@	OAK	L,3-4	CG	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
10	12	Apr 15	CAL	@	OAK	W,12-8	GS	37	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
11	13	Apr 16	CAL	@	MIN	L,2-9	CG	39	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
12	14	Apr 17	CAL	@	MIN	W,6-3	GS	28	6.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
13	15	Apr 18	CAL	@	MIN	W,9-2	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
14	16	Apr 20	CAL	@	TOR	W,10-6	CG	54	13.0	7	0	0	7	0	LF
15	17	Apr 21	CAL	@	TOR	W,8-4	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
16	18	Apr 22	CAL	@	TOR	W,9-6	CG	45	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
17	19	Apr 23	CAL	@	BOS	L,0-2	CG	26	5.1	2	0	0	2	0	LF
18	20	Apr 24	CAL	@	BOS	W,8-7	CG	44	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
19	21	Apr 25	CAL	@	MIL	W,5-1	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
20	22	Apr 26	CAL	@	MIL	L,1-2	CG	38	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
21	23	Apr 27	CAL		SEA	W,9-3	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
22	24	Apr 28	CAL		SEA	W,10-1	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
23	25	Apr 29	CAL		SEA	L,6-9	CG	49	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
24	26	Apr 30	CAL		SEA	W,8-1	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
25	27	May 1	CAL		OAK	W,4-1	GS	29	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
26	28	May 2	CAL		OAK	L,6-7	CG	44	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
27	29	May 4	CAL	@	SEA	W,4-1	GS	24	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
28	30	May 5	CAL	@	SEA	W,3-1	GS	27	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
29	32 (1)	May 7	CAL		MIN	L,1-11	CG	47	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
30	33	May 8	CAL		MIN	L,0-5	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
31	34	May 9	CAL		MIN	L,2-5	CG	42	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
32	35	May 11	CAL	@	DET	L,2-8	CG	45	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
33	36	May 12	CAL	@	DET	W,4-2	GS	30	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
34	37	May 14	CAL	@	BAL	L,1-4	CG	34	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
35	38	May 15	CAL	@	BAL	W,5-2	GS	28	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
36	39	May 16	CAL	@	BAL	L,0-5	CG	42	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
37	40	May 18	CAL	@	NYY	W,4-3	GS	24	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
38	41	May 19	CAL	@	NYY	W,4-0	GS	28	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
39	42	May 20	CAL	@	NYY	W,3-0	GS	28	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
40	43	May 22	CAL		DET	L,1-3	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
41	44	May 23	CAL		DET	L,2-4	CG	41	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	LF
42	45	May 24	CAL		DET	L,1-5	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
43	49 (3)	May 28	CAL		NYY	W,6-2	GS	34	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
44	50	May 29	CAL		NYY	W,6-5	GS	30	7.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
45	51	May 30	CAL		NYY	L,1-10	CG	44	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
46	57 (5)	Jun 6	CAL	@	CHW	L,0-4	CG	33	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
47	58	Jun 7	CAL	@	CHW	L,10-11	CG	36	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
48	60 (1)	Jun 10	CAL	@	KCR	W,2-0	GS	30	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
49	61	Jun 12	CAL		CHW	W,3-2	GS	26	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
50	62	Jun 13	CAL		CHW	L,1-2	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
51	68 (5)	Jun 19	CAL		TEX	L,2-4	CG	42	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
52	69	Jun 20	CAL		TEX	L,2-3	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
53	70	Jun 22	CAL		KCR	W,8-1	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
54	71	Jun 23	CAL		KCR	L,5-6	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
55	72	Jun 24	CAL		KCR	L,2-3	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
56	73	Jun 25	CAL	@	TEX	L,4-5	CG	50	10.1	0	1	0	1	0	LF
57	74	Jun 26	CAL	@	TEX	W,3-2	GS	47	12.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
58	75	Jun 27	CAL	@	TEX	W,2-1	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
59	76	Jun 28	CAL	@	MIL	W,7-3	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
60	77	Jun 29	CAL	@	MIL	L,0-1	CG	28	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
61	78	Jun 30	CAL	@	MIL	W,2-0	CG	32	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	LF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
62	80 (1)	Jul 2	CAL	@	TOR	W,6-3	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
63	81	Jul 3	CAL	@	TOR	L,0-4	CG	32	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
64	82	Jul 4	CAL	@	TOR	L,3-6	CG	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
65	83	Jul 5	CAL	@	BOS	L,7-12	CG	42	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
66	88 (4)	Jul 13	CAL		MIL	L,4-5	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
67	89	Jul 14	CAL		MIL	W,2-1	CG	37	10.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
68	90	Jul 15	CAL		MIL	W,7-6	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
69	91	Jul 16	CAL		TOR	W,3-0	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
70	92	Jul 17	CAL		TOR	W,5-3	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
71	93	Jul 18	CAL		TOR	L,2-8	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
72	94	Jul 20	CAL		BOS	L,3-4	CG	42	10.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
73	99 (4)	Jul 25	CAL		SEA	W,1-0	GS	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
74	102 (2)	Jul 29	CAL	@	MIN	L,5-6	CG	42	9.2	3	0	0	3	0	LF
75	103	Jul 30	CAL	@	OAK	W,5-4	GS	30	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
76	104	Jul 31	CAL	@	OAK	W,7-3	GS	23	6.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
77	105	Aug 1	CAL	@	OAK	W,6-4	GS	24	6.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
78	106	Aug 2	CAL		MIN	W,14-2	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
79	107	Aug 3	CAL		MIN	L,2-4	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
80	108	Aug 4	CAL		MIN	W,4-2	GS	27	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
81	109	Aug 5	CAL		MIN	L,2-4	CG	41	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
82	110	Aug 6	CAL	@	SEA	W,8-4	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
83	111	Aug 7	CAL	@	SEA	W,7-6	CG	42	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
84	112	Aug 8	CAL	@	SEA	L,2-7	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
85	113	Aug 9	CAL		OAK	L,4-5	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
86	114	Aug 10	CAL		OAK	L,6-7	CG	47	10.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
87	116 (1)	Aug 12	CAL		OAK	W,10-9	CG	42	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
88	117	Aug 14 (1)	CAL	@	DET	W,6-4	GS	25	6.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
89	118	Aug 14 (2)	CAL	@	DET	W,12-1	GS	33	8.0	6	0	0	6	0	LF
90	120 (1)	Aug 16	CAL	@	DET	L,7-8	CG	54	11.1	3	0	0	3	0	LF
91	121	Aug 17	CAL	@	BAL	L,5-6	CG	36	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
92	122	Aug 18	CAL	@	BAL	L,0-1	CG	37	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
93	123	Aug 19	CAL	@	BAL	L,4-10	CG	44	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	LF
94	124	Aug 20	CAL	@	NYY	L,4-8	CG	37	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
95	125	Aug 21	CAL	@	NYY	L,2-8	CG	42	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
96	126	Aug 22	CAL	@	NYY	W,2-1	GS	32	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
97	127	Aug 24	CAL		DET	W,5-3	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
98	128	Aug 25	CAL		DET	L,1-5	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
99	129	Aug 26	CAL		DET	L,6-12	CG	44	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
100	130	Aug 27	CAL		BAL	L,6-7	CG	45	10.0	7	0	0	7	0	LF
101	131	Aug 28	CAL		BAL	W,4-2	CG	33	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	LF
102	132	Aug 29	CAL		BAL	W,7-5	CG	37	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	LF
103	133	Aug 31	CAL		NYY	W,4-3	GS	34	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
104	134	Sep 1	CAL		NYY	W,11-6	GS	34	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
105	135	Sep 2	CAL		NYY	L,3-5	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
106	136	Sep 3	CAL	@	CLE	L,5-6	GS	15	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
107	137	Sep 4	CAL	@	CLE	W,5-3	GS	26	7.0	6	0	0	6	0	LF
108	138	Sep 5	CAL	@	CLE	W,11-4	CG	42	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
109	139	Sep 7	CAL	@	CHW	W,16-8	CG	42	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
110	140	Sep 8	CAL	@	CHW	W,6-5	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
111	141	Sep 9	CAL	@	CHW	L,2-8	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
112	142	Sep 11	CAL		CLE	L,2-4	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
113	143	Sep 12	CAL		CLE	L,1-7	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
114	144	Sep 13	CAL		CLE	W,7-3	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
115	145	Sep 14	CAL		CHW	W,5-0	GS	28	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
116	146	Sep 15	CAL		CHW	W,11-2	GS	27	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
117	147	Sep 16	CAL		CHW	W,4-2	GS	36	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
118	148	Sep 17	CAL		KCR	L,1-10	CG	41	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
119	149	Sep 18	CAL		KCR	L,0-10	CG	46	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
120	150	Sep 19	CAL		KCR	W,4-3	CG	41	11.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
121	151	Sep 20	CAL		KCR	W,2-0	GS	27	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
122	152	Sep 21	CAL		TEX	W,5-4	GS	33	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
123	153	Sep 22	CAL		TEX	L,7-9	CG	49	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
124	154	Sep 23	CAL		TEX	L,1-2	CG	37	10.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
125	155	Sep 24 (1)	CAL	@	KCR	L,0-4	CG	33	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
126	156	Sep 24 (2)	CAL	@	KCR	L,4-12	CG	41	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
127	157	Sep 25	CAL	@	KCR	L,5-6	GS	35	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
128	158	Sep 26	CAL	@	KCR	W,2-0	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
129	159	Sep 27	CAL	@	TEX	L,1-2	CG	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
130	160	Sep 28	CAL	@	TEX	L,1-4	CG	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
131	162 (1)	Sep 30	CAL	@	TEX	W,1-0	GS	24	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
							131gm		1106.0	272	5	0	277	0