1B Ambrose Downs #8
Age: 31 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
12/31/1959
1B AMBROSE DOWNS #8 - AGE: 31 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
36 36 11 1 0 1 6 1 4 .306 .308 .417 0 0.0
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
08/03/1959 @ BKR Win, 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/02/1959 @ BKR Loss, 1-4 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
07/30/1959 @ SPO Win, 8-4 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0
07/29/1959 @ SPO Win, 10-1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/28/1959 @ SPO Loss, 8-9 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
07/24/1959 VAN Loss, 1-5 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
07/22/1959 SAL Loss, 3-5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/21/1959 SAL Loss, 0-5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/19/1959 @ VAN Win, 6-4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
07/17/1959 @ SAL Loss, 7-8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:07/16/1928
Born in:Stephenville, TX
Nationality:American
Height:6' 2"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:None, Free Agent
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:1 Year, 35 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:13 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1946, 9th Pick in Round 22
C-O-W LEAGUE 1959 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 36 36 11 1 0 1 6 2 1 4 .306 .308 .417 .724 .300 .111 104
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 1 39 0 0 0 1 0 2 15 2 0 0 0.0 4.6 4.43 .0  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   7 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .429 .375 .429 .804
Versus Right   29 8 1 0 1 4 2 1 4 1 0 0 .276 .290 .414 .704
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
May   11 2 0 0 1 2 1 0 2 1 0 0 .182 .167 .455 .621
June   10 5 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .600 1.100
July   12 3 0 0 0 3 0 1 2 1 0 0 .250 .286 .250 .536
August   1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Last Year   38 7 0 0 1 11 4 1 6 0 0 2 .184 .244 .263 .507
Career   74 18 1 0 2 17 6 2 10 2 0 2 .243 .275 .338 .613
Home   17 7 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .412 .444 .471 .915
Road   19 4 0 0 1 5 1 0 3 2 0 0 .211 .190 .368 .559
Grass   36 11 1 0 1 6 2 1 4 2 0 0 .306 .308 .417 .724
Day   10 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 2 0 0 .100 .083 .100 .183
Night   26 10 1 0 1 4 2 1 3 0 0 0 .385 .407 .538 .946
As Starter   4 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .750 .750 1.000 1.750
As Reliever / Substitution   32 8 0 0 1 6 2 1 4 2 0 0 .250 .257 .344 .601
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
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
1943 Total - 14 21 84 33 7 2 2 24 25 16 1 2 7 7 3 .393 .485 .595 1.081 100 100 1.3
1944 Total - 15 23 97 40 10 2 2 27 30 17 1 0 5 4 2 .412 .504 .619 1.123 100 100 1.7
1945 Total - 16 24 100 41 12 2 3 29 40 18 1 3 5 8 3 .410 .492 .660 1.152 100 100 1.8
1946 Total - 17 19 84 33 10 1 1 18 24 14 1 0 4 6 2 .393 .485 .571 1.056 100 100 1.3
1946 Hattiesburg - C 17 6 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500 47 45 -0.0
1947 Hattiesburg - C 18 8 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 .167 .286 .167 .452 26 36 -0.1
1948 Hattiesburg - C 19 19 10 6 1 0 0 3 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 .600 .636 .700 1.336 226 250 0.2
1949 Hattiesburg - C 20 26 28 13 1 0 0 4 4 2 0 0 6 0 0 .464 .500 .500 1.000 136 137 0.2
1950 Arlington - B 21 52 32 9 0 0 3 7 6 10 1 0 3 0 0 .281 .465 .562 1.028 181 186 0.6
1951 Hattiesburg - C 22 4 14 6 0 0 2 5 4 4 0 0 6 0 0 .429 .556 .857 1.413 230 225 0.4
1951 Arlington - B 22 50 122 22 4 0 1 7 10 27 0 1 28 0 1 .180 .327 .238 .564 49 51 -0.8
1952 Arlington - B 23 107 284 63 9 0 17 51 43 68 1 2 61 0 0 .222 .372 .433 .805 113 110 0.6
1952 Springfield - A 23 9 25 5 1 0 0 1 2 8 0 0 5 0 0 .200 .394 .240 .634 91 89 0.2
1953 Arlington - B 24 59 82 29 8 0 4 18 17 24 0 1 11 0 0 .354 .495 .598 1.093 191 198 1.6
1953 Springfield - A 24 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -140 -0.0
1954 Fort Worth - AA 25 68 68 11 2 0 3 10 11 10 1 0 16 0 0 .162 .278 .324 .602 57 55 -0.1
1955 Trenton - A 26 14 29 8 2 0 1 6 5 11 0 1 5 0 0 .276 .463 .448 .912 145 155 -0.0
1955 Fort Worth - AA 26 13 18 4 0 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 6 0 0 .222 .300 .389 .689 81 78 -0.1
1955 Harrisburg - AA 26 21 39 5 0 0 0 1 1 6 2 0 17 0 0 .128 .277 .128 .405 13 2 -0.6
1955 Total - AA 26 34 57 9 0 0 1 2 3 8 2 0 23 0 0 .158 .284 .211 .494 33 24 -0.7
1956 Wilmington - A 27 56 85 23 4 1 1 8 13 18 0 0 12 0 0 .271 .398 .376 .775 108 113 0.5
1957 Hartford - A 28 22 35 6 0 0 1 3 9 18 1 1 4 1 0 .171 .455 .257 .712 96 114 0.1
1958 San Jose - B 29 23 38 7 0 0 1 11 4 1 2 0 6 0 0 .184 .244 .263 .507 47 48 -0.2
1958 Rockford - A 29 10 11 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 .091 .167 .091 .258 -28 -77 -0.3
1959 San Jose - B 30 36 36 11 1 0 1 6 2 1 0 2 4 0 0 .306 .308 .417 .724 102 104 0.0
Total EA 21 39 5 0 0 0 1 1 6 2 0 17 0 0 .128 .277 .128 .405 13 2
Total HL 10 11 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 .091 .167 .091 .258 -28 -77
Total MAL 104 175 42 7 1 3 18 29 55 1 2 27 1 0 .240 .421 .343 .763 108 116
Total SEL 268 520 123 21 0 25 83 76 129 2 4 103 0 1 .237 .388 .421 .809 115 116
Total COW 59 74 18 1 0 2 17 6 2 2 2 10 0 0 .243 .275 .338 .613 74 75
Total LSA 81 86 15 2 0 4 11 13 12 1 0 22 0 0 .174 .283 .337 .620 62 60
Total GSL 63 62 27 2 0 2 12 12 8 0 0 16 0 0 .435 .500 .565 1.065 158 162
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1946 Hattiesburg - C 1B 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1946 Hattiesburg - C 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1947 Hattiesburg - C 3B 6 0 0 6 1 6 0 1.000 12.0 4.50 +0.4 1.111
1948 Hattiesburg - C 1B 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 0.0 .000
1948 Hattiesburg - C 3B 17 0 1 8 1 9 0 1.000 28.0 2.89 +0.5 1.068
1949 Hattiesburg - C 1B 1 0 3 0 1 3 0 1.000 4.0 6.75 0.0 .000
1949 Hattiesburg - C 3B 4 0 0 3 0 3 0 1.000 6.1 4.26 +0.3 1.562
1949 Hattiesburg - C RF 2 1 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 10.0 1.80 +0.1 1.025
1950 Arlington - B 1B 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 2.0 4.50 +0.0 1.046
1950 Arlington - B 3B 39 2 5 22 1 28 1 .964 82.2 2.94 -0.5 .953
1950 Arlington - B RF 7 0 6 0 0 6 0 1.000 27.2 1.95 +0.1 1.003
1951 Arlington - B 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 3.2 0.00 -0.6 .000
1951 Arlington - B SS 31 29 52 76 23 135 7 .948 259.0 4.45 -4.6 .891
1951 Arlington - B RF 6 6 10 0 0 12 2 .833 45.1 1.99 +0.1 .989
1951 Hattiesburg - C RF 4 4 4 0 0 5 1 .800 35.0 1.03 +0.1 .982
1952 Arlington - B 1B 3 3 24 2 1 26 0 1.000 25.0 9.36 +0.0 1.000
1952 Arlington - B 3B 8 5 5 4 1 10 1 .900 55.0 1.47 -0.4 .825
1952 Springfield - A SS 9 8 13 19 6 32 0 1.000 66.0 4.36 +0.6 1.081
1952 Arlington - B SS 71 62 118 203 66 331 10 .970 582.0 4.96 -9.4 .915
1952 Arlington - B RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3.1 0.00 0.0 .000
1953 Springfield - A 1B 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 +0.0 .000
1953 Arlington - B 1B 2 0 5 1 0 6 0 1.000 5.0 10.80 +0.0 1.031
1953 Arlington - B 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1953 Arlington - B 3B 6 4 4 11 0 15 0 1.000 38.0 3.55 +0.4 1.033
1953 Arlington - B SS 27 10 25 37 9 63 1 .984 125.2 4.44 -1.2 .958
1953 Springfield - A RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1953 Arlington - B RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 5.1 0.00 -0.1 .000
1954 Fort Worth - AA 1B 2 1 11 0 1 11 0 1.000 15.0 6.60 -0.1 1.022
1954 Fort Worth - AA 3B 6 0 2 2 0 4 0 1.000 13.2 2.63 +0.1 1.042
1954 Fort Worth - AA SS 3 1 5 4 1 9 0 1.000 12.0 6.75 +0.1 1.040
1954 Fort Worth - AA RF 3 0 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 8.0 3.38 +0.3 .991
1955 Trenton - A 1B 1 1 9 1 1 10 0 1.000 9.0 10.00 +0.2 1.030
1955 Harrisburg - AA 3B 10 2 2 4 0 9 3 .667 42.2 1.27 -2.2 .592
1955 Trenton - A 3B 5 1 2 5 0 7 0 1.000 19.0 3.32 -0.8 .738
1955 Harrisburg - AA SS 11 8 13 21 3 35 1 .971 66.1 4.61 -0.3 .969
1955 Fort Worth - AA SS 4 3 1 7 2 9 1 .889 23.1 3.09 -1.2 .807
1955 Trenton - A SS 8 7 16 17 5 35 2 .943 62.0 4.79 -1.0 .907
1955 Harrisburg - AA RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1955 Fort Worth - AA RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1956 Wilmington - A 1B 5 0 6 0 2 6 0 1.000 7.0 7.71 +0.3 1.031
1956 Wilmington - A 3B 10 1 6 8 3 15 1 .933 27.2 4.55 -0.9 .828
1956 Wilmington - A SS 31 16 32 51 12 88 5 .943 168.2 4.43 +0.1 1.002
1956 Wilmington - A CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1957 Hartford - A 1B 1 0 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 7.0 6.43 +0.0 .000
1957 Hartford - A 3B 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 7.0 1.29 +0.0 1.024
1957 Hartford - A SS 18 12 31 48 5 81 2 .975 122.0 5.83 -2.9 .900
1958 Rockford - A 1B 2 0 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 4.0 6.75 -0.3 .000
1958 San Jose - B 1B 7 5 46 2 3 48 0 1.000 52.1 8.25 +0.2 1.038
1958 Rockford - A 3B 3 0 4 1 1 6 1 .833 12.0 3.75 -0.2 .523
1958 San Jose - B 3B 7 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 14.2 0.61 -0.0 1.034
1958 Rockford - A SS 3 0 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 4.0 4.50 -0.2 1.028
1958 San Jose - B SS 2 0 1 2 0 3 0 1.000 2.2 10.12 +0.0 .987
1959 San Jose - B 1B 10 1 20 1 1 22 1 .955 23.2 7.99 -0.4 .698
1959 San Jose - B 3B 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 6.0 1.50 -0.5 1.041
1959 San Jose - B SS 4 0 1 2 0 3 0 1.000 6.0 4.50 +0.0 1.008
TOTAL 1B 39 11 135 7 10 143 1 .993 159.0 8.04 +0.1 .975
TOTAL 3B 130 15 33 75 8 116 8 .931 370.1 2.62 -4.4 .905
TOTAL SS 222 156 309 488 132 826 29 .965 1499.2 4.78 -19.9 .930
TOTAL RF 29 11 25 0 0 28 3 .893 136.2 1.65 +0.6 .994
PLAYER HISTORY
01/01/1944 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1945 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1946 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
06/27/1946 Drafted in the 1946 first-year player draft out of high school (Stephenville; Stephenville, TX) by the Boston Minutemen. (Round 22, Pick 9, 345th overall pick).
07/12/1946 Signed a minor league contract with the Boston Minutemen organization with a signing bonus of $1,500.
08/31/1946 Injured (stomach virus),day-to-day for 4 days.
01/01/1947 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1948 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
09/12/1948 Wins the 1948 Championship with the Hattiesburg Top Hats!
01/01/1949 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1950 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
07/27/1953 Released by the Boston organization.
02/13/1954 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Fort Worth Cattlemen organization.
04/17/1955 Successfully completed training to improve his defense at first base at the Fort Worth Cattlemen development complex.
05/21/1955 Released by the Fort Worth Cattlemen.
05/25/1955 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Providence Sailors organization.
05/26/1955 Released by the Providence Sailors.
07/17/1955 Signed a minor league contract with the Washington Eagles organization.
04/07/1956 Released by the Washington organization.
04/30/1956 Signed a minor league contract with the Boston Minutemen organization.
05/14/1956 Released by the Boston Minutemen.
05/29/1956 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Rochester Rooks organization.
10/18/1956 Released by the Cleveland organization.
03/07/1957 Signed a minor league contract with the St. Louis Pioneers organization.
07/01/1957 Released by the St. Louis organization.
09/29/1957 Signed a minor league contract with the Cincinnati Cannons organization.
01/04/1958 Released by the Cincinnati organization.
05/06/1958 Signed a minor league contract with the Chicago Cougars organization.
08/07/1958 Released by the Chicago organization.
04/23/1959 Signed a minor league contract with the Chicago Cougars organization.
08/04/1959 Released by the Chicago organization.
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