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.

1985 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1985 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	3 (2)	Apr 11	CAL		MIN	W,4-3	CG	39	10.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
2	4	Apr 12	CAL	@	OAK	L,6-15	GS	37	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
3	5	Apr 13	CAL	@	OAK	W,6-1	GS	26	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
4	6	Apr 14	CAL	@	OAK	L,1-8	CG	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
5	7	Apr 15	CAL	@	MIN	W,5-0	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
6	9 (1)	Apr 18	CAL	@	MIN	W,9-8	CG	45	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
7	11 (1)	Apr 20	CAL		SEA	L,2-3	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
8	12	Apr 21	CAL		SEA	W,9-2	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
9	13	Apr 22	CAL		OAK	W,6-1	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
10	17 (3)	Apr 26	CAL	@	SEA	W,11-3	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
11	19 (1)	Apr 28	CAL	@	SEA	W,2-1	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
12	20	Apr 29	CAL		BOS	W,7-6	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
13	21	Apr 30	CAL		BOS	W,3-2	GS	32	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
14	24 (2)	May 3	CAL		MIL	L,0-7	CG	43	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
15	27 (2)	May 7	CAL	@	BOS	L,4-6	CG	38	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
16	28	May 8	CAL	@	BOS	L,1-6	CG	39	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
17	29	May 10	CAL	@	MIL	W,5-4	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
18	30	May 11	CAL	@	MIL	W,6-5	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
19	31	May 12	CAL	@	MIL	L,4-7	CG	40	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
20	32	May 14	CAL	@	TOR	L,3-6	CG	37	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
21	33	May 15	CAL	@	TOR	W,9-6	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
22	35 (1)	May 18	CAL		NYY	L,1-6	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
23	37 (1)	May 20	CAL		DET	W,7-2	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
24	38	May 21	CAL		DET	W,2-1	CG	38	11.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
25	39	May 22	CAL		DET	L,2-3	CG	38	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	LF
26	40	May 24	CAL		BAL	L,3-4	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
27	41	May 25	CAL		BAL	W,5-3	CG	39	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	LF
28	42	May 26	CAL		BAL	W,10-4	CG	39	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
29	43	May 27	CAL		BAL	L,4-6	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
30	45 (1)	May 30	CAL	@	NYY	L,1-3	CG	29	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
31	48 (2)	Jun 2	CAL	@	DET	L,3-4	GF	1	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH LF
32	52 (3)	Jun 7	CAL		KCR	L,0-6	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
33	53	Jun 8	CAL		KCR	L,1-4	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
34	54	Jun 9	CAL		KCR	W,1-0	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
35	55	Jun 10	CAL		TEX	W,8-1	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
36	57 (1)	Jun 12	CAL		TEX	W,3-2	GS	32	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
37	60 (2)	Jun 15	CAL		CHW	L,2-3	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
38	61	Jun 16	CAL		CHW	W,3-1	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
39	62	Jun 18	CAL	@	CLE	W,7-3	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
40	65 (2)	Jun 21	CAL	@	CHW	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
41	66	Jun 22	CAL	@	CHW	W,6-3	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
42	70 (3)	Jun 26	CAL		CLE	W,10-6	GS	27	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
43	72 (1)	Jun 29	CAL	@	KCR	W,7-1	CG	36	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
44	73	Jun 30	CAL	@	KCR	L,1-3	CG	31	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
45	76 (2)	Jul 3	CAL	@	TEX	W,3-2	CG	43	11.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
46	77	Jul 4	CAL		BOS	W,5-4	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
47	78	Jul 5	CAL		BOS	W,13-4	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
48	79	Jul 6	CAL		BOS	L,5-7	CG	42	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	LF
49	80	Jul 7	CAL		BOS	W,8-3	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
50	81	Jul 8	CAL		MIL	W,3-2	CG	45	11.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
51	82	Jul 9	CAL		MIL	W,5-4	CG	45	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
52	83	Jul 10	CAL		MIL	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
53	84	Jul 11	CAL		TOR	L,3-5	GF	6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH LF
54	85	Jul 12	CAL		TOR	W,5-3	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
55	86	Jul 13	CAL		TOR	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
56	87	Jul 14	CAL		TOR	W,5-3	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
57	88	Jul 18	CAL	@	BOS	L,1-10	CG	41	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
58	89	Jul 19	CAL	@	BOS	W,3-2	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
59	90	Jul 20	CAL	@	BOS	W,5-3	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
60	92 (1)	Jul 22	CAL	@	MIL	L,3-16	CG	46	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	LF
61	93	Jul 23	CAL	@	MIL	W,2-0	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
62	94	Jul 24	CAL	@	MIL	W,8-4	CG	39	9.0	4	0	1	5	0	LF
63	95	Jul 25	CAL	@	TOR	L,0-7	CG	37	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
64	96	Jul 26	CAL	@	TOR	L,3-8	GF	13	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH LF
65	97	Jul 27	CAL	@	TOR	L,3-8	CG	42	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
66	98	Jul 28	CAL	@	TOR	L,1-5	CG	35	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
67	99	Jul 30	CAL	@	OAK	L,4-5	CG	42	9.1	0	0	1	1	0	LF
68	100	Jul 31	CAL	@	OAK	W,8-5	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
69	102 (1)	Aug 2	CAL		MIN	W,3-1	CG	31	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
70	103	Aug 3	CAL		MIN	W,5-4	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
71	105 (1)	Aug 5	CAL		SEA	W,3-1	CG	30	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
72	106	Aug 8	CAL	@	MIN	L,2-4	CG	34	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
73	107	Aug 9	CAL	@	MIN	L,1-6	CG	38	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
74	108	Aug 10	CAL	@	MIN	W,9-1	CG	33	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
75	109	Aug 11	CAL	@	MIN	W,12-0	GS	24	6.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
76	110	Aug 12 (1)	CAL	@	SEA	L,5-6	CG	38	8.2	1	0	0	1	0	LF
77	111	Aug 12 (2)	CAL	@	SEA	W,4-3	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
78	112	Aug 13	CAL	@	SEA	L,4-11	GS	38	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
79	114 (1)	Aug 14 (2)	CAL	@	SEA	L,1-6	CG	37	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
80	115	Aug 16	CAL		OAK	W,5-2	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
81	116	Aug 17	CAL		OAK	W,9-5	CG	36	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
82	117	Aug 18	CAL		OAK	L,3-4	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
83	118	Aug 19	CAL		OAK	W,5-4	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
84	119	Aug 20	CAL		NYY	L,5-8	CG	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
85	120	Aug 21	CAL		NYY	L,10-13	CG	55	10.0	3	1	0	4	0	LF
86	121	Aug 22	CAL		NYY	W,3-2	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
87	122	Aug 23	CAL		DET	W,7-6	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
88	123	Aug 24	CAL		DET	L,2-13	CG	43	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
89	125 (1)	Aug 26	CAL		BAL	L,3-17	CG	51	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
90	126	Aug 27	CAL		BAL	W,7-3	CG	42	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
91	127	Aug 29	CAL	@	NYY	L,0-4	CG	35	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
92	129 (1)	Aug 31	CAL	@	NYY	L,4-10	CG	40	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
93	130	Sep 1	CAL	@	NYY	L,3-5	CG	35	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
94	131	Sep 2	CAL	@	DET	W,11-1	GS	27	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
95	133 (1)	Sep 4	CAL	@	DET	W,5-2	GS	28	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
96	134	Sep 6	CAL	@	BAL	L,2-6	CG	35	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
97	135	Sep 7	CAL	@	BAL	L,3-4	CG	41	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
98	136	Sep 8	CAL	@	BAL	W,7-4	CG	45	11.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
99	138 (1)	Sep 10	CAL		KCR	L,0-6	CG	36	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	LF
100	139	Sep 11	CAL		KCR	L,1-2	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
101	140	Sep 12	CAL		TEX	W,5-3	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
102	141	Sep 13	CAL		TEX	W,2-0	GS	25	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
103	142	Sep 14	CAL		TEX	L,5-8	CG	43	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
104	143	Sep 15	CAL		TEX	W,12-4	GS	32	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
105	144	Sep 17	CAL	@	CHW	L,2-5	CG	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
106	145	Sep 18	CAL	@	CHW	W,9-3	GS	28	7.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
107	146	Sep 19	CAL	@	CHW	W,8-0	GS	27	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
108	147	Sep 20	CAL		CLE	W,7-5	GS	34	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
109	148	Sep 21	CAL		CLE	W,12-3	GS	23	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
110	149	Sep 22	CAL		CLE	W,10-9	GS	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
111	150	Sep 23	CAL		CHW	L,5-6	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
112	151	Sep 24	CAL		CHW	L,1-8	CG	43	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
113	152	Sep 25	CAL		CHW	W,7-4	GS	31	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
114	153	Sep 27	CAL	@	CLE	L,3-7	CG	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
115	154	Sep 28	CAL	@	CLE	L,5-7	CG	35	8.1	1	0	0	1	0	LF
116	155	Sep 29	CAL	@	CLE	W,9-3	GS	26	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
117	157 (1)	Oct 1	CAL	@	KCR	W,4-2	GS	31	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
118	158	Oct 2	CAL	@	KCR	L,0-4	CG	34	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
119	159	Oct 3	CAL	@	KCR	L,1-4	CG	32	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
120	160	Oct 4	CAL	@	TEX	L,0-6	CG	34	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
121	161	Oct 5	CAL	@	TEX	W,3-1	GS	31	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
							121gm		1015.1	244	5	2	251	0