Al Downing

Position: Starting Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Left

5-11, 175lb (180cm, 79kg)

Born: June 28, 1941 in Trenton, NJ us

High School: Trenton Central HS (Trenton, NJ)

Schools: Muhlenberg College (Allentown, PA), Rider University (Lawrenceville, NJ)

Last Game: July 13, 1977 (Age 36-015d)
vs. HOU 0.0 IP, 0 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1963 season

Full Name: Alphonso Erwin Downing

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

21.0

123

107

ERA

3.22

405

317

2268.1

1639

WHIP

1.269

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
1961	20	-2.1	Binghamton	EL	A	NYY	9	1	.900	1.84	2.57	12	12		8	3		98.0	70	28	20	3	50	4	96	2	0	7		1.224	6.4	0.3	4.6	8.8	1.92
1961	20	-7.8	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	0	1	.000	8.00	8.00	5	1	3	0	0	0	9.0	7	8	8	0	12	0	12	1	1	1	47	2.111	7.0	0.0	12.0	12.0	1.00
1962	21	-5.1	Richmond	IL	AAA	NYY	9	13	.409	4.10	4.63	32	31		7	1		169.0	135	87	77	10	113	6	180	2	1	16		1.467	7.2	0.5	6.0	9.6	1.59
1962	21	-6.7	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	0	0		0.00	0.00	1	0	1	0	0	0	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	0.000	0.0	0.0	0.0	9.0
1963	22	-3.7	Richmond	IL	AAA	NYY	3	2	.600	2.68	3.63	10	9		3	1		57.0	40	23	17	3	45	1	64	0	0	0		1.491	6.3	0.5	7.1	10.1	1.42
1963	22	-5.7	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	13	5	.722	2.56	2.66	24	22	2	10	4	0	175.2	114	52	50	7	80	1	171	0	1	5	707	1.104	5.8	0.4	4.1	8.8	2.14
1964	23	-4.2	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	13	8	.619	3.47	3.84	37	35	2	11	1	2	244.0	201	104	94	18	120	5	217	0	3	14	1041	1.316	7.4	0.7	4.4	8.0	1.81
1965	24	-3.1	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	12	14	.462	3.40	3.91	35	32	2	8	2	0	212.0	185	92	80	16	105	2	179	2	1	5	902	1.368	7.9	0.7	4.5	7.6	1.70
1966	25	-2.0	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	10	11	.476	3.56	4.05	30	30	0	1	0	0	200.0	178	90	79	23	79	3	152	1	0	4	845	1.285	8.0	1.0	3.6	6.8	1.92
1967	26	-0.9	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	14	10	.583	2.63	2.90	31	28	2	10	4	0	201.2	158	65	59	13	61	1	171	6	0	5	807	1.086	7.1	0.6	2.7	7.6	2.80
1968	27	3.9	Binghamton	EL	AA	NYY	1	4	.200	3.48	4.94	5	5		1	0		31.0	24	17	12	0	16	0	17	0	0	2		1.290	7.0	0.0	4.6	4.9	1.06
1968	27	0.0	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	3	3	.500	3.52	3.52	15	12	1	1	0	0	61.1	54	24	24	7	20	2	40	1	1	1	256	1.207	7.9	1.0	2.9	5.9	2.00
1969	28	0.9	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	7	5	.583	3.38	3.93	30	15	5	5	1	0	130.2	117	57	49	12	49	6	85	0	0	5	550	1.270	8.1	0.8	3.4	5.9	1.73
1970	29		2 Teams	AL	Maj	MIL-OAK	5	13	.278	3.52	4.39	27	22	1	2	0	0	135.1	118	66	53	13	81	2	79	4	0	8	595	1.470	7.8	0.9	5.4	5.3	0.98
1970	29	1.8	OAK	AL	Maj	OAK	3	3	.500	3.95	4.17	10	6	0	1	0	0	41.0	39	19	18	5	22	0	26	1	0	0	180	1.488	8.6	1.1	4.8	5.7	1.18
1970	29	1.8	MIL	AL	Maj	MIL	2	10	.167	3.34	4.48	17	16	1	1	0	0	94.1	79	47	35	8	59	2	53	3	0	8	415	1.463	7.5	0.8	5.6	5.1	0.90
1971	30	2.6	LAD	NL	Maj	LAD	20	9	.690	2.68	3.19	37	36	0	12	5	0	262.1	245	93	78	16	84	3	136	3	1	12	1095	1.254	8.4	0.5	2.9	4.7	1.62
1972	31	3.9	LAD	NL	Maj	LAD	9	9	.500	2.98	3.60	31	30	1	7	4	0	202.2	196	81	67	13	67	2	117	7	1	2	868	1.298	8.7	0.6	3.0	5.2	1.75
1973	32	4.7	LAD	NL	Maj	LAD	9	9	.500	3.31	4.06	30	28	1	5	2	0	193.0	155	87	71	19	68	3	124	1	1	7	790	1.155	7.2	0.9	3.2	5.8	1.82
1974	33	5.8	LAD	NL	Maj	LAD	5	6	.455	3.66	4.76	21	16	2	1	1	0	98.1	94	52	40	7	45	0	63	3	0	3	427	1.414	8.6	0.6	4.1	5.8	1.40
1975	34	6.9	LAD	NL	Maj	LAD	2	1	.667	2.89	3.74	22	6	6	0	0	1	74.2	59	31	24	6	28	1	39	2	1	2	311	1.165	7.1	0.7	3.4	4.7	1.39
1976	35	7.6	LAD	NL	Maj	LAD	1	2	.333	3.86	4.05	17	3	6	0	0	0	46.2	43	21	20	3	18	1	30	0	0	2	196	1.307	8.3	0.6	3.5	5.8	1.67
1977	36	8.7	LAD	NL	Maj	LAD	0	1	.000	6.75	6.75	12	1	2	0	0	0	20.0	22	15	15	4	16	0	23	0	0	1	99	1.900	9.9	1.8	7.2	10.4	1.44
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
Majors (17 seasons)					Majors		123	107	.535	3.22	3.72	405	317	37	73	24	3	2268.1	1946	938	811	177	933	32	1639	31	11	77	9539	1.269	7.7	0.7	3.7	6.5	1.76
Minors (4 seasons)					Minors		22	20	.524	3.19	3.93	59	57		19	5		355.0	269	155	126	16	224	11	357	4	1	25		1.389	6.8	0.4	5.7	9.1	1.59
All Levels (17 Seasons)							145	127	.533	3.21	3.75	464	374	37	92	29	3	2623.1	2215	1093	937	193	1157	43	1996	35	12	102	9539	1.285	7.6	0.7	4.0	6.8	1.73

AAA (2 seasons)					Minors		12	15	.444	3.74	4.38	42	40		10	2		226.0	175	110	94	13	158	7	244	2	1	16		1.473	7.0	0.5	6.3	9.7	1.54
AA (1 season)					Minors		1	4	.200	3.48	4.94	5	5		1	0		31.0	24	17	12	0	16	0	17	0	0	2		1.290	7.0	0.0	4.6	4.9	1.06
A (1 season)					Minors		9	1	.900	1.84	2.57	12	12		8	3		98.0	70	28	20	3	50	4	96	2	0	7		1.224	6.4	0.3	4.6	8.8	1.92