#23 Al Downing, Reliever, 32 yrs, Detroit Tigers - Out of the Park Baseball Report

#23 Al Downing, Reliever, 32 yrs, Detroit Tigers
Thursday, 8/16/1973

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Al Downing

6/28/1941
32
USA,NJ,TRENTON
5"11
182

Reliever
R
L

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Minimal
Minimal
Some ability
2 / 6 (Fair)
1 / 6 (Insignificant)
Good
Normal
Normal
4.5 Stars

Contract & Roster Status

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Big League Contract
$ 100,000
1973
8 Year(s), 67 Days (1443 total Days)
137 Day(s)
12 Year(s)

Pitching Ratings

Pitching	Stuff	Control	Movement	Velocity
Overall	5	4	9	89-92 Mph
Versus LHB	6	5	9
Versus RHB	5	4	8
Talent	6	4	8

Pitching Ratings
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Holding Runners :

4
70
4

Pitches:
Fastball
Changeup
Slider

Batting Ratings

Batting	Contact	Gap	Power	Discipline/Eye	Avoid K's
Overall	2	3	1	1	2
Versus LHP	2	3	1	1	2
Versus RHP	2	3	1	1	2
Talent	1	1	1	1	10

Running & Bunting Ratings
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2
2
5
1
Spray Hitter

Fielding Ratings
P : 5 (Range), .961 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 1
Outfield Arm : 1

Game Log, Last 10 Games

Date	Opp.	Result	Start	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	Dec
4/9	OAK	W 6-1		0.2	0	0	0	0	1
4/21	@CAL	W 10-1		0.2	0	0	0	0	1
5/17	@BAL	W 8-4		1	3	3	2	0	0
6/14	@CHA	W 6-0		0.1	1	0	0	0	0
7/14	BAL	W 13-6		2	2	1	1	0	2
7/17	@MIN	L 6-7		0.2	1	1	1	1	0	L
7/30	CAL	L 4-15		0.2	0	0	0	2	0
8/4	CLE	W 8-3		1	2	2	2	1	1
8/12	WAS	W 5-3		0.2	2	2	2	2	0

Pitching Stats 1973

Overall	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K	CG	CG%	SHO	QS	QS%
Overall	9	0	0	1	0	9.39	7.2	11	9	8	6	5	0	.0	0	0	.0
Projected	12	0	0	1	0	9.39	10.0	15	12	11	8	7

Overall	SVO	BS	SV%	RA	GF	R/9	H/9	K/9	BB/9	RL	RLS	RLS%	IR	IRS	IRS%	ERC
	1	1	.0	9	7	20.0	12.9	5.9	7.0	3	0	.0	4	1	25.0	8.81

	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SF	SH	HP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
vs. LHB	11	3	1	0	0	1	1	3	3	0	0	0	.273	.429	.364	.792
vs. RHB	23	8	2	0	1	9	8	3	2	0	0	0	.348	.407	.565	.973

	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K
Home	5	0	0	0	0	9.00	5.0	6	5	5	5	4
Road	4	0	0	1	0	10.13	2.2	5	4	3	1	1
This Week	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
Last Week	1	0	0	0	0	27.03	0.2	2	2	2	2	0

Month	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K
March/April	2	0	0	0	0	0.00	1.1	0	0	0	0	2
May	1	0	0	0	0	18.00	1.0	3	3	2	0	0
June	1	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.1	1	0	0	0	0
July	3	0	0	1	0	5.40	3.1	3	2	2	3	2
August	2	0	0	0	0	21.61	1.2	4	4	4	3	1

Career Pitching Stats

Year	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP	Teams
1962	32	32	8	19	0	4.41	239.0	237	130	117	18	89	157	12	2	1.36	.300	HOU
1963	23	23	10	8	0	3.99	164.2	168	84	73	16	59	128	5	2	1.38	.312	HOU
1964	24	24	6	15	0	5.32	157.1	199	113	93	13	66	125	6	0	1.68	.368	HOU
1965	41	5	6	6	18	5.22	79.1	81	49	46	10	32	57	1	1	1.42	.306	HOU
1966	17	6	3	4	0	5.96	51.1	57	34	34	6	33	47	0	0	1.75	.338	HOU
1967	3	0	0	0	0	9.82	3.2	5	4	4	0	3	2	0	0	2.18	.357	HOU
1968	2	0	0	0	0	0.00	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0.00	.000	HOU
1970	8	8	2	5	0	6.24	57.2	62	41	40	7	44	34	1	1	1.84	.313	HOU
1971	33	4	6	5	4	3.13	63.1	44	26	22	3	38	23	0	0	1.29	.206	HOU DET
1972	8	3	0	3	1	6.53	20.2	21	16	15	3	10	12	1	0	1.50	.273	DET
1973	9	0	0	1	0	9.39	7.2	11	9	8	1	6	5	0	0	2.22	.357	DET
Total	200	105	41	66	23	4.81	846.1	885	506	452	77	380	591	26	6	1.49	.312

Career Minor League Pitching Stats

Year	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP
1961, AAA	31	31	21	6	0	2.79	241.2	196	80	75	23	73	260	7	3	1.11	.279
1967, AAA	15	15	8	2	0	2.67	107.2	85	33	32	8	54	116	3	2	1.29	.285
1968, AAA	67	0	6	4	9	3.77	57.1	41	28	24	3	37	75	0	0	1.36	.297
1969, AAA	72	0	4	3	12	3.53	66.1	56	29	26	7	34	68	0	0	1.36	.285
1970, AAA	59	0	1	0	8	2.86	44.0	33	16	14	4	23	43	0	0	1.27	.269
1971, AAA	3	3	1	1	0	2.66	23.2	20	8	7	1	14	19	1	0	1.44	.288
1972, AAA	15	0	2	1	3	4.38	12.1	13	7	6	1	7	10	0	0	1.62	.333

Career Postseason Pitching Stats

Year	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	BB	K	CG	SHO
1971	1	0	0	1	0	27.03	0.2	3	2	2	1	1	0	0
Total	1	0	0	1	0	27.00	0.2	3	2	2	1	1	0	0

Career Batting Stats

Year	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	Teams
1962	32	81	11	3	0	1	6	6	1	24	0	0	.136	.146	.210	.356	HOU
1963	23	58	3	0	0	0	2	3	2	29	0	0	.052	.082	.052	.134	HOU
1964	24	47	7	0	0	0	0	1	0	16	0	0	.149	.149	.149	.298	HOU
1965	41	21	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	8	0	0	.048	.048	.048	.095	HOU
1966	17	14	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	7	0	0	.000	.067	.000	.067	HOU
1967	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	HOU
1968	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	HOU
1970	8	17	3	1	0	0	0	1	0	4	0	0	.176	.176	.235	.412	HOU
1971	33	9	2	0	0	0	1	0	2	3	0	0	.222	.364	.222	.586	HOU DET
1972	8	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	DET
Total	200	253	27	4	0	1	10	13	6	93	0	0	.107	.127	.134	.261

Fielding Stats 1973

Position

PCT

INN

RANGE

RSTA

RTO

RTO%

Pitcher

.500

7.2

4.70

Player History

Drafted in 1st round, 3rd overall pick, by Houston in 1961...
Earned first career win on 4/30/1962...
Had first career hit (double) on 5/5/1962, off Wilbur Wood (SFG)...
Hit first career homerun on 7/10/1962, off Claude Osteen (SFG)...
Injured on 8/11/1963 with a Torn Back Muscle, out for full season...
Injured on 6/14/1967 with a Tight Shoulder, out for 4 days...
Injured on 6/14/1968 with a Tight Shoulder, out for one week...
Won World Series Championship with Houston in 1970...
Traded from Houston to Detroit on 6/16/1971 (Going to HOU: P Tony Pierce. Going to DET: P Al Downing, P 1973 1st Rd Pick)...
Won World Series Championship with Detroit in 1971...

Pitching Leader Boards Appearances

Losses
1962 - 19 - 4th

Saves
1965 - 18 - 10th

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