Al Downing Stats

Al Downing was born on Saturday, June 28, 1941, in Trenton, New Jersey. Downing was 20 years old when he broke into the big leagues on July 19, 1961, with the New York Yankees. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Al Downing baseball stats page.
"(Al) Downing learned how to pitch the hard way, bouncing from team to team after his fast ball evaporated. 'I realize now I'll never throw that hard again,' Downing said last season. 'I'm fortunate I learned how to make it as a pitcher.'" - The Complete Handbook of Baseball (1972 Edition)

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Al Downing

Al Downing Autograph on a 1976 Topps (#605)

Al Downing Autograph on a 1976 Topps (#605)
 

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Birth Name:   Alphonso Erwin Downing
Nickname:   Al or Little Al
Born On:   06-28-1941  (Cancer)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Trenton, New Jersey
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living (100 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
High School:   Central High School (Trenton, NJ)
College:   Rider College (DNP)
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Left
Player Height Chart Height:   5-11   Player Weight Chart Weight:   177
First Game:   07-19-1961 (Age 20)
Last Game:   07-13-1977
Draft:   Not Applicable
Al Downing

Al Downing Pitching Stats
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
1961 20 Yankees 5 1 3 0 1 .000 8.00 0 0 0 9.0 47 7 8 8 0 12 0 12 1 1 1 -
1962 21 Yankees 1 0 1 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 0 1.0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -
1963 22 Yankees 24 22 2 13 5 .722 2.56 10 4 0 175.2 707 114 50 52 7 80 1 171 5 0 1 -
1964 23 Yankees 37 35 2 13 8 .619 3.47 11 1 2 244.0 1,041 201 94 104 18 120 5 217 14 0 3 -
1965 24 Yankees 35 32 2 12 14 .462 3.40 8 2 0 212.0 902 185 80 92 16 105 2 179 5 2 1 -
1966 25 Yankees 30 30 0 10 11 .476 3.56 1 0 0 200.0 845 178 79 90 23 79 3 152 4 1 0 -
1967 26 Yankees 31 28 2 14 10 .583 2.63 10 4 0 201.2 807 158 59 65 13 61 1 171 5 6 0 -
1968 27 Yankees 15 12 1 3 3 .500 3.52 1 0 0 61.1 256 54 24 24 7 20 2 40 1 1 1 -
1969 28 Yankees 30 15 5 7 5 .583 3.37 5 1 0 130.2 550 117 49 57 12 49 6 85 5 0 0 -
1970 29 Athletics 10 6 0 3 3 .500 3.95 1 0 0 41.0 180 39 18 19 5 22 0 26 0 1 0 -
1970 29 Brewers 17 16 1 2 10 .167 3.34 1 0 0 94.1 415 79 35 47 8 59 2 53 8 3 0 -
1971 30 Dodgers 37 36 0 20 9 .690 2.68 12 5 0 262.1 1,095 245 78 93 16 84 3 136 12 3 1 -
1972 31 Dodgers 31 30 1 9 9 .500 2.98 7 4 0 202.2 868 196 67 81 13 67 2 117 2 7 1 -
1973 32 Dodgers 30 28 1 9 9 .500 3.31 5 2 0 193.0 790 155 71 87 19 68 3 124 7 1 1 -
1974 33 Dodgers 21 16 2 5 6 .455 3.66 1 1 0 98.1 427 94 40 52 7 45 0 63 3 3 0 -
1975 34 Dodgers 22 6 6 2 1 .667 2.89 0 0 1 74.2 311 59 24 31 6 28 1 39 2 2 1 -
1976 35 Dodgers 17 3 6 1 2 .333 3.86 0 0 0 46.2 196 43 20 21 3 18 1 30 2 0 0 -
1977 36 Dodgers 12 1 2 0 1 .000 6.75 0 0 0 20.0 99 22 15 15 4 16 0 23 1 0 0 -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
17 Years 405 317 37 123 107 .535 3.22 73 24 3 2,268.1 9,539 1,946 811 938 177 933 32 1,639 77 31 11 -
Al Downing

Al Downing Hitting Stats
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1961 20 Yankees 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1962 21 Yankees 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1963 22 Yankees 24 58 4 6 2 0 0 0 2 3 0 31 3 0 0 0 .103 .148 .138
1964 23 Yankees 40 85 5 15 1 1 0 0 7 4 0 33 4 0 0 2 .176 .213 .212
1965 24 Yankees 36 74 4 8 2 0 1 0 7 3 0 30 6 0 0 0 .108 .143 .176
1966 25 Yankees 30 70 4 7 0 1 0 0 7 4 0 30 5 0 0 2 .100 .149 .129
1967 26 Yankees 31 66 5 8 1 0 1 0 2 5 0 29 1 0 0 3 .121 .183 .182
1968 27 Yankees 15 17 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 10 0 0 0 1 .176 .222 .176
1969 28 Yankees 30 44 2 6 1 0 0 0 5 2 0 17 2 0 0 0 .136 .174 .159
1970 29 Athletics 10 11 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 .182 .182 .182
1970 29 Brewers 17 24 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 12 7 0 0 0 .083 .083 .083
1971 30 Dodgers 37 92 4 16 2 0 0 0 10 6 0 28 8 0 0 5 .174 .224 .196
1972 31 Dodgers 31 66 2 8 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 27 6 0 0 0 .121 .134 .167
1973 32 Dodgers 30 57 2 5 2 0 0 0 3 5 0 18 7 0 0 1 .088 .161 .123
1974 33 Dodgers 21 29 3 5 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 11 3 1 0 1 .172 .194 .172
1975 34 Dodgers 22 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 8 0 1 0 0 .000 .105 .000
1976 35 Dodgers 17 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1977 36 Dodgers 12 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
17 Years 409 717 36 91 12 3 2 0 51 37 0 293 53 2 0 15 .127 .169 .160
Al Downing

Al Downing Fielding Stats
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
1961 Yankees P 5 1 27 2 0.4 2 0 2 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.00
1962 Yankees P 1 0 3 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
1963 Yankees P 24 22 527 26 1.1 25 7 18 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .962 1.28
1964 Yankees P 37 35 732 45 1.2 45 6 39 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.66
1965 Yankees P 35 32 636 44 1.3 42 6 36 2 4 n/a n/a n/a .955 1.78
1966 Yankees P 30 30 600 23 0.8 20 4 16 3 2 n/a n/a n/a .870 0.90
1967 Yankees P 31 28 605 37 1.2 36 9 27 1 2 n/a n/a n/a .973 1.61
1968 Yankees P 15 12 184 11 0.7 11 2 9 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.61
1969 Yankees P 30 15 392 18 0.6 17 3 14 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .944 1.17
1970 Athletics P 10 6 123 16 1.6 16 1 15 0 2 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 3.51
1970 Brewers P 17 16 283 26 1.5 23 8 15 3 0 n/a n/a n/a .885 2.19
1971 Dodgers P 37 36 787 48 1.3 47 7 40 1 2 n/a n/a n/a .979 1.61
1972 Dodgers P 31 30 608 60 1.9 59 5 54 1 5 n/a n/a n/a .983 2.62
1973 Dodgers P 30 28 579 45 1.5 42 8 34 3 1 n/a n/a n/a .933 1.96
1974 Dodgers P 21 16 295 23 1.1 22 2 20 1 2 n/a n/a n/a .957 2.01
1975 Dodgers P 22 6 224 21 1.0 21 4 17 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.53
1976 Dodgers P 17 3 140 9 0.5 9 0 9 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.74
1977 Dodgers P 12 1 60 4 0.3 3 0 3 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .750 1.35
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
P Totals 405 317 6,805 458 1.1 440 72 368 18 23 n/a n/a n/a .961 1.75
17 Years 405 317 6,805 458 1.1 440 72 368 18 23 n/a n/a n/a .961 1.75
Al Downing

Al Downing Miscellaneous Stats
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1961 Yankees 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.00 12.00 12.00
1962 Yankees 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 9.00 0.00
1963 Yankees 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 1.9 29.0 2.14 8.76 4.10
1964 Yankees 0 0 .000 0 3 n/a 0.0 2.6 12.1 1.81 8.00 4.43
1965 Yankees 0 0 .000 0 1 n/a 74.0 2.5 10.6 1.70 7.60 4.46
1966 Yankees 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 2.3 10.0 1.92 6.84 3.56
1967 Yankees 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 66.0 2.3 33.0 2.80 7.63 2.72
1968 Yankees 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 1.7 17.0 2.00 5.87 2.93
1969 Yankees 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 2.6 8.8 1.73 5.85 3.37
1970 Athletics 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 2.2 11.0 1.18 5.71 4.83
1970 Brewers 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 2.0 24.0 0.90 5.06 5.63
1971 Dodgers 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 3.3 9.2 1.62 4.67 2.88
1972 Dodgers 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 2.4 33.0 1.75 5.20 2.98
1973 Dodgers 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 3.2 19.0 1.82 5.78 3.17
1974 Dodgers 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 2.6 14.5 1.40 5.77 4.12
1975 Dodgers 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 2.0 16.0 1.39 4.70 3.37
1976 Dodgers 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 1.5 0.0 1.67 5.79 3.47
1977 Dodgers 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.44 10.35 7.20
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
17 Years 0 0 .000 0 4 n/a 358.5 2.4 14.1 1.76 6.50 3.70
Al Downing

Al Downing Miscellaneous Items of Interest
1961 New York Yankees 24 $16,000.00 - -
1962 New York Yankees 24 Undetermined - -
1963 New York Yankees 24 Undetermined - Stats
1964 New York Yankees 24 $20,000.00 - Stats
1965 New York Yankees 24 Undetermined - -
1966 New York Yankees 24 Undetermined - -
1967 New York Yankees 24 Undetermined Stats -
1968 New York Yankees 24 Undetermined - -
1969 New York Yankees 24 $32,500.00 - -
1970 Oakland Athletics 38 $32,500.00 - -
1970 Milwaukee Brewers 36 Undetermined - -
1971 Los Angeles Dodgers 44 Undetermined - -
1972 Los Angeles Dodgers 44 Undetermined - -
1973 Los Angeles Dodgers 44 Undetermined - -
1974 Los Angeles Dodgers 44 Undetermined - Stats
1975 Los Angeles Dodgers 44 Undetermined - -
1976 Los Angeles Dodgers 44 Undetermined - -
1977 Los Angeles Dodgers 44 Undetermined - -




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