RF George Downing #41
Buffalo Nickels (TOR) UL
Age: 27 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Normal
10/08/1975
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RF GEORGE DOWNING #41 - AGE: 27 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
69 237 60 12 3 2 19 29 36 .253 .341 .354 2 1.2
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/24/1975 @ SYR Win, 5-4 4 1 0 0 0 1 1 0
09/23/1975 @ SYR Loss, 5-6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/22/1975 @ SYR Win, 7-2 4 0 0 1 0 0 2 0
09/21/1975 PBG Loss, 2-6 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
09/20/1975 PBG Loss, 3-5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/19/1975 PBG Win, 3-1 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
09/18/1975 LOU Loss, 0-3 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
09/17/1975 LOU Win, 2-1 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
09/16/1975 LOU Loss, 0-4 5 0 2 0 0 0 1 0
09/15/1975 @ COL Loss, 2-4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:06/21/1948
Born in:Brownsville, PA
Nationality:American
Height:6' 0"
Weight:190 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$31,000
Signed Through:1975 Season
Major Service:None, 98 Days
Service This Yr:63 Days
40-Man Service:2 Years, 105 Days
Pro Service:9 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:Last option year
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1966, 13th Pick in Round 2
FEDERALLY ALIGNED BASEBALL LEAGUES 1975 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 32 101 23 4 1 0 9 7 8 14 .228 .279 .287 .566 .266 .059 68
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 26 111 0 0 0 1 0 2 29 5 0 0 0.0 8.7 2.89 .1  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   17 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 .176 .222 .176 .399
Versus Right   84 20 4 1 0 9 6 7 12 2 0 0 .238 .290 .310 .600
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   6 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 .167 .375 .167 .542
May   81 19 3 0 0 7 5 5 9 2 0 0 .235 .273 .272 .544
June   14 3 1 1 0 2 1 1 3 0 0 0 .214 .267 .429 .695
Spring Training   42 9 2 0 0 6 6 2 2 2 1 0 .214 .239 .262 .501
2 Years Ago   153 32 7 1 5 18 17 8 25 2 3 0 .209 .245 .366 .611
Career   254 55 11 2 5 27 24 16 39 4 3 0 .217 .259 .335 .594
Home   54 14 3 1 0 7 6 5 7 2 0 0 .259 .311 .352 .663
Road   47 9 1 0 0 2 1 3 7 0 0 0 .191 .240 .213 .453
Grass   85 22 4 1 0 9 7 7 12 2 0 0 .259 .309 .329 .638
Turf   16 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 .062 .118 .062 .180
Day   18 7 1 1 0 1 3 3 4 0 0 0 .389 .476 .556 1.032
Night   83 16 3 0 0 8 4 5 10 2 0 0 .193 .233 .229 .462
As Starter   93 21 3 1 0 8 7 8 13 2 0 0 .226 .282 .280 .561
As Reliever / Substitution   8 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .250 .375 .625
Pinch Hitting   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Close/Late   19 6 2 0 0 2 4 2 3 1 0 0 .316 .364 .421 .785
Inning 1-3   31 5 0 0 0 2 0 4 7 1 0 0 .161 .250 .161 .411
Inning 4-6   38 9 1 1 0 4 3 2 2 0 0 0 .237 .275 .316 .591
Inning 7-9   28 8 3 0 0 2 4 2 5 1 0 0 .286 .323 .393 .715
Extra Innings   4 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
0 Outs   33 10 2 0 0 3 4 3 7 0 0 0 .303 .361 .364 .725
1 Outs   38 8 1 1 0 4 3 1 2 2 0 0 .211 .220 .289 .509
2 Outs   30 5 1 0 0 2 0 4 5 0 0 0 .167 .265 .200 .465
Scoring Position   28 6 1 0 0 8 0 2 3 2 0 0 .214 .250 .250 .500
Bases Empty   47 10 2 0 0 0 2 4 8 0 0 0 .213 .275 .255 .530
Runner on 1st   26 7 1 1 0 1 5 2 3 0 0 0 .269 .321 .385 .706
Runner on 2nd   9 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .000 .100 .000 .100
Runner on 3rd   4 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .500 .750
Runner on 1st & 2nd   6 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333 .429 .333 .762
Runner on 1st & 3rd   3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   3 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 1 0 0 .333 .250 .333 .583
Bases Loaded   3 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .333 .250 .333 .583
Two Strikes   41 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 14 1 0 0 .049 .070 .049 .119
First Pitch   13 4 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .308 .308 .385 .692
Count 0-1   12 5 2 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 .417 .417 .750 1.167
Count 0-2   9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 1-0   13 6 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .462 .462 .462 .923
Count 1-1   9 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111 .111 .111 .222
Count 1-2   20 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 5 1 0 0 .100 .095 .100 .195
Count 2-0   2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Count 2-1   7 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .429 .429 .429 .857
Count 2-2   10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   4 1 1 0 0 1 1 4 0 1 0 0 .250 .556 .500 1.056
Full Count   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .333 .000 .333
Behind in Count   41 7 2 1 0 4 2 0 9 1 0 0 .171 .167 .268 .435
Ahead in Count   26 11 1 0 0 1 4 7 0 1 0 0 .423 .529 .462 .991
Batting Leadoff   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 2nd   10 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 .100 .182 .100 .282
Batting 3rd   5 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .200 .167 .400 .567
Batting 5th   52 16 2 0 0 5 6 4 5 1 0 0 .308 .351 .346 .697
Batting 6th   17 4 0 1 0 2 1 2 5 0 0 0 .235 .316 .353 .669
Batting 7th   13 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 .000 .071 .000 .071
Batting 8th   2 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 1.000 1.500
Batting 9th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Low Leverage   35 7 2 1 0 3 2 3 7 1 0 0 .200 .256 .314 .571
Medium Leverage   44 12 2 0 0 3 4 4 5 0 0 0 .273 .333 .318 .652
High Leverage   21 4 0 0 0 3 1 1 2 1 0 0 .190 .217 .190 .408
UNION LEAGUE 1975 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 69 237 60 12 3 2 19 33 29 36 .253 .341 .354 .695 .322 .101 91
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 61 274 3 2 0 4 4 1 84 17 2 2 50.0 30.0 4.30 1.2  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   47 11 0 0 0 1 4 9 8 0 3 0 .234 .357 .234 .591
Versus Right   190 49 12 3 2 18 29 20 28 1 1 3 .258 .336 .384 .721
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   16 7 2 1 0 3 4 4 2 0 0 0 .438 .550 .688 1.238
July   78 16 4 0 0 4 12 9 11 0 1 0 .205 .287 .256 .544
August   69 21 4 2 1 7 11 6 11 0 2 1 .304 .368 .464 .832
September   74 16 2 0 1 5 6 10 12 1 1 2 .216 .322 .284 .606
Last Year   308 68 12 3 1 28 34 41 47 3 6 1 .221 .312 .289 .601
2 Years Ago   336 78 11 2 8 41 47 45 63 5 11 1 .232 .320 .348 .669
Career   2139 561 87 16 36 249 269 261 332 21 48 8 .262 .342 .368 .710
Home   122 34 6 2 1 8 11 11 17 0 1 2 .279 .348 .385 .733
Road   115 26 6 1 1 11 22 18 19 1 3 1 .226 .333 .322 .655
Grass   237 60 12 3 2 19 33 29 36 1 4 3 .253 .341 .354 .695
Day   84 16 2 2 0 4 12 8 13 0 4 1 .190 .269 .262 .531
Night   153 44 10 1 2 15 21 21 23 1 0 2 .288 .379 .405 .784
As Starter   231 60 12 3 2 19 32 28 35 1 4 3 .260 .346 .364 .710
As Reliever / Substitution   6 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 .000 .143 .000 .143
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1973 Toronto - FABL 24 40 153 32 7 1 5 18 17 8 0 2 25 1 1 .209 .245 .366 .611 74 73 0.4
1975 Toronto - FABL 26 32 101 23 4 1 0 9 7 8 0 2 14 0 0 .228 .279 .287 .566 54 68 0.1
Total FABL 72 254 55 11 2 5 27 24 16 0 4 39 1 1 .217 .259 .335 .594 66 71 0.5
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1966 Tuscaloosa - R 17 57 211 63 9 2 3 31 43 45 1 0 17 9 7 .299 .424 .403 .827 99 103 1.1
1966 Vancouver - A 17 14 59 16 1 2 2 5 7 2 0 0 11 0 0 .271 .295 .458 .753 105 97 0.1
1967 Tuscaloosa - R 18 47 178 44 6 0 2 17 18 26 1 3 27 3 4 .247 .341 .315 .656 86 86 1.4
1967 Vancouver - A 18 38 140 48 6 0 3 12 19 29 0 0 24 2 3 .343 .456 .450 .906 154 168 2.6
1968 Tuscaloosa - R 19 14 52 15 2 0 1 4 10 11 1 1 12 1 2 .288 .415 .385 .800 108 115 0.3
1968 Vancouver - A 19 58 221 67 7 1 4 31 28 32 0 0 43 2 6 .303 .391 .398 .789 120 122 1.9
1968 Davenport - A 19 55 191 42 6 2 2 14 12 19 3 3 38 0 1 .220 .296 .304 .600 88 94 1.5
1969 Tuscaloosa - R 20 7 28 11 3 2 0 7 6 4 0 0 6 1 0 .393 .469 .643 1.112 184 184 0.5
1969 Vancouver - A 20 73 288 79 9 3 5 38 27 43 2 2 51 0 1 .274 .370 .378 .749 97 90 1.8
1969 Davenport - A 20 23 83 20 3 0 1 10 6 7 0 0 17 0 0 .241 .300 .313 .613 89 89 0.2
1969 Chattanooga - AA 20 11 41 12 1 0 0 2 3 5 0 0 11 0 1 .293 .370 .317 .687 105 104 0.3
1970 Davenport - A 21 12 47 11 2 1 0 2 3 4 1 0 8 0 1 .234 .308 .319 .627 83 79 0.2
1970 Chattanooga - AA 21 22 73 17 1 1 2 15 14 12 0 0 13 0 0 .233 .341 .356 .697 114 117 1.0
1970 Buffalo - AAA 21 118 390 103 16 2 8 50 36 48 0 2 62 1 2 .264 .343 .377 .720 91 90 2.0
1971 Buffalo - AAA 22 102 367 94 12 3 8 47 41 29 2 7 55 1 2 .256 .309 .371 .679 84 80 1.3
1972 Buffalo - AAA 23 139 501 158 24 3 9 64 78 69 1 3 69 2 2 .315 .397 .429 .826 117 123 4.5
1973 Buffalo - AAA 24 106 336 78 11 2 8 41 47 45 1 5 63 0 4 .232 .320 .348 .669 88 85 1.5
1974 Davenport - A 25 7 23 8 0 1 0 4 6 5 0 0 3 0 0 .348 .464 .435 .899 148 149 0.1
1974 Chattanooga - AA 25 44 174 54 10 1 3 28 30 37 0 0 27 3 3 .310 .431 .431 .862 132 136 2.0
1974 Buffalo - AAA 25 85 308 68 12 3 1 28 34 41 1 3 47 0 8 .221 .312 .289 .601 68 68 0.3
1975 Buffalo - AAA 26 69 237 60 12 3 2 19 33 29 3 1 36 2 2 .253 .341 .354 .695 84 91 1.2
Total DIX 77 288 83 12 2 5 45 47 54 0 0 51 3 4 .288 .401 .396 .796 124 127
Total HL 97 344 81 11 4 3 30 27 35 4 3 66 0 2 .235 .311 .317 .628 92 95
Total UL 619 2139 561 87 16 36 249 269 261 8 21 332 6 20 .262 .342 .368 .710 91 92
Total COW 183 708 210 23 6 14 86 81 106 2 2 129 4 10 .297 .389 .405 .794 117 117
Total GSL 125 469 133 20 4 6 59 77 86 3 4 62 14 13 .284 .395 .382 .777 100 103
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1966 Vancouver - A CF 14 14 34 0 0 35 1 .971 124.0 2.47 -1.6 .971
1966 Tuscaloosa - R CF 53 53 149 0 0 150 1 .993 452.1 2.96 +3.8 1.038
1967 Vancouver - A CF 36 36 84 13 0 99 2 .980 313.1 2.79 +7.2 1.079
1967 Tuscaloosa - R CF 46 45 119 12 1 133 2 .985 404.0 2.92 +8.8 1.076
1968 Davenport - A LF 8 8 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 66.0 0.55 -0.1 1.010
1968 Vancouver - A LF 7 7 10 0 0 10 0 1.000 61.0 1.48 -0.4 1.050
1968 Tuscaloosa - R LF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 3.0 3.00 +0.0 1.050
1968 Davenport - A CF 44 42 101 1 0 105 3 .971 358.0 2.56 +6.7 1.082
1968 Vancouver - A CF 38 35 85 16 1 103 2 .981 316.0 2.88 +7.0 1.087
1968 Tuscaloosa - R CF 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 2.2 3.38 +0.0 1.034
1968 Vancouver - A RF 14 14 18 1 0 19 0 1.000 108.0 1.58 -1.0 .930
1968 Tuscaloosa - R RF 14 14 20 0 0 20 0 1.000 112.2 1.60 +1.1 1.077
1969 Davenport - A LF 3 3 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 25.0 1.44 +0.1 1.045
1969 Vancouver - A LF 6 6 18 0 0 18 0 1.000 54.0 3.00 +1.7 1.116
1969 Chattanooga - AA CF 3 3 5 0 0 6 1 .833 27.0 1.67 -0.0 1.027
1969 Davenport - A CF 11 10 10 1 0 11 0 1.000 90.1 1.10 -0.4 1.026
1969 Vancouver - A CF 38 37 102 4 0 110 4 .964 338.0 2.82 +8.4 1.108
1969 Tuscaloosa - R CF 2 0 2 2 0 4 0 1.000 9.0 4.00 +0.6 2.111
1969 Chattanooga - AA RF 8 8 20 1 0 21 0 1.000 70.2 2.67 +1.9 1.143
1969 Davenport - A RF 8 8 11 2 0 13 0 1.000 73.0 1.60 +0.5 1.036
1969 Vancouver - A RF 27 27 34 0 0 35 1 .971 243.2 1.26 +2.7 1.083
1969 Tuscaloosa - R RF 6 6 5 0 0 6 1 .833 48.0 0.94 +0.1 1.078
1970 Buffalo - AAA CF 74 69 158 8 0 169 3 .982 596.2 2.50 +10.5 1.091
1970 Chattanooga - AA CF 19 18 49 2 0 54 3 .944 168.1 2.73 +4.1 1.102
1970 Davenport - A CF 8 8 21 1 0 22 0 1.000 70.0 2.83 +1.6 1.080
1970 Buffalo - AAA RF 44 43 75 6 0 84 3 .964 371.0 1.96 +1.3 1.028
1970 Chattanooga - AA RF 3 3 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 19.1 1.86 +0.1 1.026
1970 Davenport - A RF 4 4 10 0 0 11 1 .909 35.0 2.57 +0.1 1.041
1971 Buffalo - AAA LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1971 Buffalo - AAA CF 42 35 90 5 0 97 2 .979 318.0 2.69 +6.2 1.137
1971 Buffalo - AAA RF 64 63 125 10 0 135 0 1.000 524.1 2.32 +6.0 1.080
1972 Buffalo - AAA CF 87 82 227 15 0 249 7 .972 716.1 3.04 +6.1 1.040
1972 Buffalo - AAA RF 51 50 96 4 1 100 0 1.000 439.1 2.05 +5.0 1.092
1973 Buffalo - AAA LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1973 Toronto - MLB CF 37 37 115 5 0 120 0 1.000 331.0 3.26 +2.5 1.033
1973 Buffalo - AAA CF 82 77 204 11 1 219 4 .982 695.2 2.78 +7.7 1.044
1973 Toronto - MLB RF 3 3 4 0 0 5 1 .800 26.0 1.38 +0.5 1.329
1973 Buffalo - AAA RF 10 9 10 2 0 12 0 1.000 74.1 1.45 +0.9 1.142
1974 Buffalo - AAA CF 80 80 208 7 0 219 4 .982 715.0 2.71 +8.0 1.075
1974 Chattanooga - AA CF 44 44 128 6 2 136 2 .985 399.0 3.02 +5.7 1.040
1974 Davenport - A CF 6 6 12 0 0 12 0 1.000 53.0 2.04 +0.9 1.122
1975 Toronto - MLB LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1975 Toronto - MLB CF 8 2 9 1 0 11 1 .909 25.1 3.55 -0.6 .915
1975 Buffalo - AAA CF 39 35 105 5 0 110 0 1.000 320.2 3.09 +3.4 1.022
1975 Toronto - MLB RF 26 24 48 4 0 54 2 .963 209.2 2.23 +2.0 1.077
1975 Buffalo - AAA RF 26 26 50 1 0 53 2 .962 220.0 2.09 +1.3 1.055
TOTAL LF 25 24 37 0 0 37 0 1.000 209.0 1.59 +1.3 1.078
TOTAL CF 813 768 2018 115 5 2175 42 .981 6843.2 2.81 +96.7 1.062
TOTAL RF 308 302 530 31 1 572 11 .981 2575.0 1.96 +22.5 1.070
PLAYER HISTORY
06/18/1966 Drafted in the 1966 first-year player draft out of high school (Syracuse; Syracuse, OH) by the Toronto Wolves. (Round 2, Pick 13, 33rd overall pick).
07/27/1966 Goes 5-6 against the Mobile Commodores, with 1 HR, 2 RBI and 2 R.
08/01/1966 Wins the GSL Player of the Week Award.
09/17/1966 Injured (virus),out for 1-2 weeks.
07/17/1967 Wins the COW Player of the Week Award.
06/13/1968 Was selected to the 1968 Heartland League All-Star Game.
07/15/1968 Wins the COW Player of the Week Award.
04/14/1971 Injured (strained abdominal muscle),out for 6 weeks.
07/22/1971 Injured (hand soreness),day-to-day for 4 days.
08/18/1971 Injured (flu),day-to-day for 2 days.
05/21/1972 Injured (mild calf strain),day-to-day for 3 days.
05/28/1972 Injured (mild abdominal strain),day-to-day for 1 day.
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