Brian Downing
Brian Downing
Full name: Brian Jay Downing Born: October 9, 1950, Los Angeles, California First Game: May 31, 1973 ; Final Game: October 4, 1992 Bat: Right Throw: Right Height: 5' 10" Weight: 170
Photo by Lou Sauritch, © 2006 BaseballChronology.com
Brian Downing
Top Performances
Pitcher Matchups
Batting Record Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team Team
1973 CHI A Daily Splits 34 73 5 13 1 0 2 4 10 1 17 0 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 .178 .277 .274 0.0 1973 CHI A 1974 CHI A Daily Splits 108 293 41 66 12 1 10 39 51 3 72 2 4 0 0 2 11 0 1 .225 .344 .375 0.2 1974 CHI A 1975 CHI A Daily Splits 138 420 58 101 12 1 7 41 76 5 75 3 11 6 0 10 12 13 4 .240 .356 .324 1.0 1975 CHI A 1976 CHI A Daily Splits 104 317 38 81 14 0 3 30 40 0 55 1 4 3 0 9 2 7 3 .256 .338 .328 -0.4 1976 CHI A 1977 CHI A Daily Splits 69 169 28 48 4 2 4 25 34 0 21 2 5 4 0 3 3 1 2 .284 .402 .402 1.0 1977 CHI A 1978 CAL A Daily Splits 133 412 42 105 15 0 7 46 52 2 47 6 4 2 0 5 14 3 2 .255 .345 .342 -0.1 1978 CAL A 1979 CAL A Daily Splits 148 509 87 166 27 3 12 75 77 4 57 5 3 2 0 8 17 3 3 .326 .418 .462 2.0 1979 CAL A 1980 CAL A Daily Splits 30 93 5 27 6 0 2 25 12 1 12 0 1 2 0 0 5 0 2 .290 .364 .419 0.0 1980 CAL A 1981 CAL A Daily Splits 93 317 47 79 14 0 9 41 46 1 35 4 3 0 0 5 11 1 1 .249 .351 .379 0.1 1981 CAL A 1982 CAL A Daily Splits 158 623 109 175 37 2 28 84 86 1 58 5 3 8 0 9 14 2 1 .281 .368 .482 2.2 1982 CAL A 1983 CAL A Daily Splits 113 403 68 99 15 1 19 53 62 4 59 5 1 2 0 2 8 1 2 .246 .352 .429 0.3 1983 CAL A 1984 CAL A Daily Splits 156 539 65 148 28 2 23 91 70 3 66 7 3 9 0 7 18 0 4 .275 .360 .462 1.1 1984 CAL A 1985 CAL A Daily Splits 150 520 80 137 23 1 20 85 78 3 61 13 5 4 0 10 12 5 3 .263 .371 .427 0.8 1985 CAL A 1986 CAL A Daily Splits 152 513 90 137 27 4 20 95 90 2 84 17 3 8 0 11 14 4 4 .267 .389 .452 1.6 1986 CAL A 1987 CAL A Daily Splits 155 567 110 154 29 3 29 77 106 6 85 17 2 3 0 6 10 5 5 .272 .400 .487 2.8 1987 CAL A 1988 CAL A Daily Splits 135 484 80 117 18 2 25 64 81 5 63 14 5 6 0 7 12 3 4 .242 .362 .442 1.7 1988 CAL A 1989 CAL A Daily Splits 142 544 59 154 25 2 14 59 56 3 87 6 0 4 0 10 6 0 2 .283 .354 .414 0.9 1989 CAL A 1990 CAL A Daily Splits 96 330 47 90 18 2 14 51 50 2 45 6 0 4 0 4 11 0 0 .273 .374 .467 1.6 1990 CAL A 1991 TEX A Daily Splits 123 407 76 113 17 2 17 49 58 7 70 8 1 2 0 5 7 1 1 .278 .377 .455 1.6 1991 TEX A 1992 TEX A Daily Splits 107 320 53 89 18 0 10 39 62 2 58 8 0 1 0 3 7 1 0 .278 .407 .428 1.9 1992 TEX A Splits 2344 7853 1188 2099 360 28 275 1073 1197 55 1127 129 60 70 0 116 197 50 44 .267 .370 .425 20.3 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG BFW Year Team Team
League Championship Series Batting Record League Championship Series Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
1979 CAL A Daily Splits 4 15 1 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 .200 .235 .200 1979 CAL A
1982 CAL A Daily Splits 5 19 4 3 1 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .158 .273 .211 1982 CAL A
1986 CAL A Daily Splits 7 27 2 6 0 0 1 7 4 1 5 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 .222 .333 .333 1986 CAL A
Total Splits 16 61 7 12 1 0 1 8 8 1 8 1 1 2 0 2 1 0 1 .197 .292 .262 Total
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
All-Star Game Batting Record All-Star Game Batting Record
Year Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF XI ROE GDP SB CS AVG OBP SLG Year Team
1979 AL Daily Splits 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 1979 AL
Fielding Record Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB CS SB PkO AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G 1973 CHI A Daily OF 13 11 6 90 19 1 0 0 0 1.000 6 0 8
1973 CHI A 1973 CHI A 1973 CHI A 1973 CHI A 1973 CHI A 1974 CHI A Daily C 63 46 46 452 278 28 2 3 0 4 21 42 0 .994
1974 CHI A 1974 CHI A 1974 CHI A 1974 CHI A 1975 CHI A Daily C 137 134 127 1197 730 84 8 5 0 11 66 89 0 .990
1975 CHI A 1976 CHI A Daily C 93 80 69 721.2 450 38 6 4 0 1 37 78 1 .988
1976 CHI A 1977 CHI A Daily C 61 51 43 454.1 320 28 6 5 0 1 22 51 0 .983
1977 CHI A 1977 CHI A 1977 CHI A 1977 CHI A 1978 CAL A Daily C 128 121 110 1072 681 82 5 6 0 2 65 112 2 .993
1978 CAL A 1979 CAL A Daily C 129 127 114 1091.2 669 35 11 5 0 6 34 101 1 .985
1979 CAL A 1980 CAL A Daily C 16 15 11 119 69 6 0 0 0 0 1 20 1 1.000
1980 CAL A 1981 CAL A Daily OF 56 50 33 431 97 1 1 0 0 .990 56 0 0
1981 CAL A 1981 CAL A 1981 CAL A 1982 CAL A Daily OF 158 157 102 1307.2 321 9 0 0 0 1.000 158 0 0
1982 CAL A 157 102 1307.2 322 8 0 0 0 1.000
1983 CAL A Daily OF 84 84 53 690.2 160 9 1 0 0 .994 84 0 0
1983 CAL A 1983 CAL A 1984 CAL A Daily OF 131 131 93 1106 272 5 0 0 0 1.000 131 0 0
1984 CAL A 1.000
1984 CAL A 1985 CAL A Daily OF 121 118 98 1015.1 244 5 2 0 0 .992 121 0 0
1985 CAL A .992
1985 CAL A 1986 CAL A Daily OF 138 133 103 1147.2 267 5 3 0 0 .989 138 0 0
1986 CAL A 1986 CAL A 1987 CAL A Daily DH 118 115 112 -
1987 CAL A 1987 CAL A 1988 CAL A Daily DH 132 131 126 -
1989 CAL A Daily DH 141 141 137 -
1990 CAL A Daily DH 87 87 86 -
1991 TEX A Daily DH 109 98 82 -
1992 TEX A Daily DH 93 90 72 -
Total DH 824 790 738 -
Total OF 777 750 530 6339.2 1491 39 7 2 0 .995 735 0 43
Total LF 735 713 506 6030.1 1423 35 7 0 0 .995
Total C 675 610 553 5449 3383 325 40 31 0 26 264 519 6 .989
Total RF 43 37 24 309.1 71 2 0 2 0 1.000
Total 3B 8 4 3 35.1 7 9 4 0 0 .800
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB CS SB PkO AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
League Championship Series Fielding Record League Championship Series Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB CS SB PkO AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G 1979 CAL A Daily C 4 4 4 35.2 27 0 0 1 0 0 1 5 0 1.000
1982 CAL A Daily OF 5 5 3 40 0 0 0 0 0 - 5 0 0
1982 CAL A LF 5 5 3 40 6 0 0 0 0 1.000
1986 CAL A Daily OF 7 7 7 64 0 0 0 0 0 - 7 0 0
1986 CAL A LF 7 7 7 64 18 0 0 0 0 1.000
Total OF 12 12 10 104 0 0 0 0 0 - 12 0 0
Total LF 12 12 10 104 24 0 0 0 0 1.000
Total C 4 4 4 35.2 27 0 0 1 0 0 1 5 0 1.000
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB CS SB PkO AVG LF-G CF-G RF-G
All-Star Game Fielding Record All-Star Game Fielding Record
Year Team POS G GS CG INN PO A ERR DP TP PB CS SB PkO AVG
1979 AL Daily C 1 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Transactions Transactions
Signed as a non-drafted free agent by Chicago White Sox (August 19, 1969 ).
Traded by Chicago White Sox with Chris Knapp and Dave Frost to California Angels in
exchange for Bobby Bonds , Thad Bosley and Richard Dotson (December 5, 1977 ).
Granted free agency (November 12, 1986 ).
Signed by California Angels (January 8, 1987 ).
Granted free agency (November 5, 1990 ).
Signed by Texas Rangers (April 13, 1991 ).
Granted free agency (October 30, 1991 ).
Signed by Texas Rangers (December 7, 1991 ).
Granted free agency (November 6, 1992 ).
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