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.

1986 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1986 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 8	CAL	@	SEA	L,4-8	GS	31	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
2	4 (2)	Apr 11	CAL	@	OAK	W,10-3	GS	30	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
3	5	Apr 12	CAL	@	OAK	W,9-3	GS	31	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
4	6	Apr 13	CAL	@	OAK	L,7-11	CG	44	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
5	9 (2)	Apr 16	CAL		SEA	W,4-0	CG	33	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
6	11 (1)	Apr 18	CAL		MIN	W,6-5	GS	33	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
7	12	Apr 19	CAL		MIN	W,5-4	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
8	13	Apr 20	CAL		MIN	W,8-5	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
9	14	Apr 21	CAL		OAK	L,2-6	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
10	15	Apr 22	CAL		OAK	W,5-1	GS	29	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
11	16	Apr 23	CAL		OAK	W,5-0	GS	29	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
12	17	Apr 25	CAL	@	MIN	L,4-7	CG	38	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
13	20 (2)	Apr 29	CAL	@	TOR	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
14	21	Apr 30	CAL	@	TOR	L,4-6	GS	32	7.1	1	0	0	1	0	LF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
15	22	May 1	CAL	@	TOR	W,7-4	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
16	23	May 2	CAL	@	MIL	L,4-5	CG	34	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
17	24	May 3	CAL	@	MIL	L,3-4	CG	46	9.2	1	0	0	1	0	LF
18	25	May 4	CAL	@	MIL	L,3-5	CG	33	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
19	26	May 5	CAL	@	BOS	L,0-3	CG	36	8.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
20	27	May 6	CAL	@	BOS	W,6-2	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
21	29 (1)	May 8	CAL		TOR	L,6-7	CG	41	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
22	30	May 9	CAL		MIL	L,5-16	CG	53	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	LF
23	31	May 10	CAL		MIL	L,2-4	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
24	32	May 11	CAL		MIL	W,5-1	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
25	33	May 12	CAL		BOS	W,7-1	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
26	34	May 13	CAL		BOS	W,5-4	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
27	35	May 14	CAL		BOS	L,5-8	GS	30	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
28	36	May 16	CAL	@	DET	W,11-1	GS	30	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
29	37	May 17	CAL	@	DET	L,4-10	CG	38	8.0	3	1	0	4	0	LF
30	38	May 20	CAL	@	BAL	W,6-4	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
31	39	May 21	CAL	@	BAL	L,1-2	CG	28	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
32	40	May 22	CAL	@	BAL	L,3-6	CG	38	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
33	41	May 23	CAL	@	NYY	L,5-10	CG	39	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
34	43 (1)	May 25	CAL	@	NYY	L,5-8	CG	42	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
35	44	May 26	CAL	@	NYY	W,8-7	GF	15	3.0	1	1	0	2	0	PH LF
36	45	May 28	CAL		DET	L,1-4	CG	43	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
37	46	May 29	CAL		DET	L,4-7	CG	43	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
38	47	May 30	CAL		BAL	L,0-3	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
39	48	May 31	CAL		BAL	W,2-0	CG	30	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
40	49	Jun 1	CAL		BAL	W,7-4	CG	40	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
41	50	Jun 2	CAL		NYY	W,8-7	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
42	51	Jun 3	CAL		NYY	W,4-2	CG	34	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
43	52	Jun 4	CAL		NYY	L,0-11	CG	48	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
44	53	Jun 6	CAL	@	CLE	L,0-3	CG	31	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
45	54	Jun 7	CAL	@	CLE	W,8-2	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
46	55	Jun 8	CAL	@	CLE	L,4-11	CG	42	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
47	56	Jun 9	CAL	@	CHW	W,3-0	CG	31	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
48	57	Jun 10	CAL	@	CHW	L,3-7	GS	15	4.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
49	58	Jun 11	CAL	@	CHW	W,12-11	GF	20	4.0	2	0	0	2	0	PH LF
50	59	Jun 12	CAL		KCR	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
51	60	Jun 13	CAL		KCR	L,2-10	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
52	61	Jun 14	CAL		KCR	W,6-5	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
53	62	Jun 15	CAL		KCR	L,5-6	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
54	63	Jun 16	CAL		TEX	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
55	64	Jun 17	CAL		TEX	W,4-0	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
56	65	Jun 18	CAL		TEX	W,5-1	CG	29	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
57	66	Jun 20	CAL	@	KCR	W,6-2	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
58	67	Jun 21	CAL	@	KCR	W,4-3	CG	43	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
59	68	Jun 22	CAL	@	KCR	L,4-7	CG	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
60	69	Jun 23	CAL	@	TEX	W,6-4	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
61	70	Jun 24	CAL	@	TEX	W,12-3	GS	10	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
62	73 (2)	Jun 28	CAL		CLE	W,9-3	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
63	74	Jun 29	CAL		CLE	L,4-6	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
64	75	Jun 30	CAL		CHW	L,3-4	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
65	76	Jul 1	CAL		CHW	L,3-5	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
66	77	Jul 2	CAL		CHW	W,4-3	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
67	78	Jul 4	CAL	@	TOR	W,9-1	CG	32	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	LF
68	79	Jul 5	CAL	@	TOR	L,3-7	CG	38	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
69	80	Jul 6	CAL	@	TOR	W,8-2	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
70	81	Jul 7	CAL	@	MIL	W,3-1	CG	64	16.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
71	82	Jul 8	CAL	@	MIL	W,14-3	CG	40	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	LF
72	83	Jul 9	CAL	@	MIL	W,6-1	CG	35	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
73	84	Jul 10	CAL	@	BOS	L,7-8	CG	52	11.2	3	0	0	3	0	LF
74	85	Jul 11	CAL	@	BOS	W,5-0	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
75	87 (1)	Jul 13	CAL	@	BOS	W,12-3	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
76	88	Jul 17	CAL		TOR	L,5-8	CG	40	9.0	1	0	1	2	0	LF
77	89	Jul 18	CAL		TOR	L,0-2	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
78	90	Jul 19	CAL		TOR	W,9-3	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
79	91	Jul 20	CAL		TOR	L,3-6	GF	9	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH LF
80	92	Jul 21	CAL		MIL	L,3-5	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
81	93	Jul 22	CAL		MIL	L,2-6	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
82	94	Jul 23	CAL		MIL	W,3-2	CG	40	10.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
83	95	Jul 25	CAL		BOS	L,1-8	CG	39	9.0	2	0	1	3	0	LF
84	96	Jul 26	CAL		BOS	W,4-1	CG	31	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
85	97	Jul 27	CAL		BOS	W,3-0	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
86	98	Jul 28	CAL	@	OAK	W,6-3	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
87	100 (1)	Jul 30	CAL	@	OAK	W,6-2	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
88	101	Jul 31	CAL	@	OAK	W,8-5	GS	20	5.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
89	102	Aug 1	CAL	@	SEA	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
90	103	Aug 2	CAL	@	SEA	L,3-7	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH LF
91	104	Aug 3	CAL	@	SEA	L,3-6	CG	38	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
92	106 (1)	Aug 5	CAL	@	MIN	W,13-1	CG	31	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
93	107	Aug 6	CAL	@	MIN	L,2-5	CG	34	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
94	108	Aug 7	CAL		SEA	W,4-3	GS	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
95	109	Aug 8	CAL		SEA	W,6-4	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
96	111 (1)	Aug 10	CAL		SEA	W,4-0	CG	32	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
97	112	Aug 11	CAL		MIN	L,0-2	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
98	113	Aug 12	CAL		MIN	W,5-4	CG	51	12.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
99	114	Aug 13	CAL		MIN	L,2-6	CG	40	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
100	115	Aug 15	CAL		OAK	W,6-4	CG	34	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	LF
101	116	Aug 16	CAL		OAK	W,5-2	CG	31	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
102	117	Aug 17	CAL		OAK	W,7-3	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
103	118	Aug 19 (1)	CAL	@	DET	W,5-2	GS	32	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
104	121 (2)	Aug 21	CAL	@	DET	W,6-1	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
105	122	Aug 22	CAL	@	BAL	L,7-8	CG	39	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
106	123	Aug 23	CAL	@	BAL	L,2-4	CG	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
107	124	Aug 24	CAL	@	BAL	W,4-3	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
108	125	Aug 25	CAL	@	NYY	W,5-3	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
109	126	Aug 26	CAL	@	NYY	W,2-0	GF	3	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH LF
110	127	Aug 28	CAL		DET	W,4-2	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
111	128	Aug 29	CAL		DET	W,13-12	CG	46	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	LF
112	129	Aug 30	CAL		DET	W,5-4	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
113	130	Aug 31	CAL		DET	W,5-3	GS	30	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
114	132 (1)	Sep 2	CAL		BAL	W,10-1	GS	27	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
115	133	Sep 3	CAL		BAL	W,5-2	GS	33	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
116	134	Sep 5	CAL		NYY	L,4-7	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
117	135	Sep 6	CAL		NYY	W,9-2	GS	19	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
118	136	Sep 7	CAL		NYY	W,7-2	GS	32	8.0	6	0	1	7	0	LF
119	137	Sep 9	CAL	@	CLE	W,8-1	GS	27	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
120	138	Sep 10	CAL	@	CLE	W,7-6	GS	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
121	139	Sep 12	CAL	@	CHW	L,2-3	CG	39	9.1	5	0	0	5	0	LF
122	140	Sep 13	CAL	@	CHW	W,3-2	GS	31	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
123	142 (1)	Sep 15	CAL	@	CHW	W,6-5	GS	23	6.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
124	143	Sep 16	CAL		KCR	W,6-5	CG	41	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
125	144	Sep 17	CAL		KCR	W,3-1	CG	38	10.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
126	145	Sep 18	CAL		KCR	W,18-3	GS	19	5.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
127	146	Sep 19	CAL		CHW	L,1-7	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
128	147	Sep 20	CAL		CHW	W,8-7	GS	37	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
129	148	Sep 21	CAL		CHW	W,3-0	GS	26	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
130	149	Sep 22 (1)	CAL		CLE	W,4-3	GS	28	7.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
131	151 (1)	Sep 23	CAL		CLE	L,2-5	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
132	152	Sep 25	CAL		CLE	W,6-3	CG	31	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
133	153	Sep 26	CAL		TEX	W,8-3	GS	27	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
134	155 (1)	Sep 28	CAL		TEX	L,3-4	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
135	158 (2)	Oct 1	CAL	@	KCR	L,0-2	CG	33	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
136	159	Oct 2	CAL	@	TEX	L,9-10	CG	47	8.2	1	0	0	1	0	LF
137	161 (1)	Oct 4	CAL	@	TEX	W,2-0	GS	26	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
138	162	Oct 5	CAL	@	TEX	L,4-7	GS	35	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
							138gm		1147.2	267	5	3	275	0