1B Ben Downing #48
Age: 38 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Very Good
04/08/1963
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1B BEN DOWNING #48 - AGE: 38 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0.0
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Overall Vs Left Vs Right  
Contact 2 2 2
Gap 3 2 3
Power 2 2 2
Eye 4 4 4
Avoid K's 3 3 3
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 1 1
Errors: - 2 1
Arm: 1 1 1
Turn DP: - 1 -
Framing: 1 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: 1 Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: -
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 1
Stealing Aggressiveness: 1
Stealing Ability: 2
Baserunning Inst.: 1
Sacrifice Bunt: 2
Bunt for Hit: 1
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
PERSONALITY
Birthday:06/11/1924
Born in:Irvington, NJ
Nationality:American
Height:5' 10"
Weight:195 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:RETIRED
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:None, 14 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:1 Year, 163 Days
Pro Service:17 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1942, 13th Pick in Round 15
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
1949 Pittsburgh - FABL 24 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 440 473 0.1
Total FABL 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 440 473 0.1
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
1939 Total - 14 20 81 36 10 0 1 21 30 16 3 2 8 10 4 .444 .539 .605 1.144 100 100 1.6
1940 Total - 15 26 108 47 9 2 3 32 41 17 3 3 5 10 4 .435 .511 .639 1.150 100 100 2.0
1941 Total - 16 23 96 42 8 1 3 30 37 15 3 0 6 7 3 .438 .526 .635 1.162 100 100 1.9
1942 Total - 17 26 109 46 9 2 1 29 42 17 3 0 4 10 4 .422 .512 .569 1.080 100 100 1.8
1942 Jackson - C 17 23 41 7 1 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 4 0 0 .171 .171 .195 .366 8 2 -0.5
1943 Jackson - C 18 93 225 57 10 0 2 17 23 20 0 0 41 1 0 .253 .314 .324 .639 92 96 0.7
1944 Jackson - C 19 86 90 28 8 0 0 7 9 6 1 0 9 0 0 .311 .361 .400 .761 123 126 0.6
1945 Jackson - C 20 64 62 20 2 1 1 12 9 10 1 1 10 0 0 .323 .419 .435 .854 160 148 0.5
1946 Spokane - B 21 70 99 31 5 2 3 14 21 16 2 1 14 0 1 .313 .415 .495 .910 151 149 0.9
1947 Matanzas - DL 22 42 167 47 5 1 12 27 36 32 0 0 26 0 0 .281 .397 .539 .936 126 125 0.9
1947 Spokane - B 22 63 220 70 9 2 5 38 38 64 0 3 22 0 0 .318 .467 .445 .912 158 165 2.3
1947 Gary - A 22 64 240 79 9 2 5 38 41 32 2 3 19 0 0 .329 .408 .446 .854 130 134 1.1
1948 Birmingham - AA 23 120 456 157 30 6 6 77 67 67 2 0 38 0 1 .344 .430 .476 .906 136 135 2.1
1948 St. Paul - AAA 23 20 74 28 2 0 0 6 12 9 0 0 6 1 0 .378 .446 .405 .851 123 129 0.2
1949 St. Paul - AAA 24 93 138 37 6 0 0 18 15 24 1 1 24 0 0 .268 .378 .312 .690 86 92 0.3
1950 St. Paul - AAA 25 78 116 25 4 1 2 20 17 23 0 1 21 0 0 .216 .343 .319 .662 90 94 0.5
1951 St. Paul - AAA 26 54 117 24 8 0 0 11 9 19 0 1 23 0 0 .205 .314 .274 .587 76 77 -0.6
1952 St. Paul - AAA 27 54 48 13 3 0 2 15 9 6 0 1 7 0 0 .271 .345 .458 .804 97 94 0.0
1953 St. Paul - AAA 28 91 111 31 3 0 0 6 19 17 2 1 14 0 0 .279 .382 .306 .688 77 78 -0.2
1954 St. Paul - AAA 29 67 56 10 2 0 1 4 6 10 1 1 8 0 0 .179 .309 .268 .577 66 67 0.0
1955 St. Paul - AAA 30 72 70 10 3 0 0 8 10 12 3 1 15 0 0 .143 .291 .186 .476 38 47 -0.3
1956 St. Paul - AAA 31 89 104 17 4 0 1 10 8 22 1 1 24 0 0 .163 .312 .231 .543 53 63 -0.4
1957 St. Paul - AAA 32 81 74 16 6 0 1 13 10 16 3 0 13 0 0 .216 .376 .338 .714 100 112 0.2
1958 St. Paul - AAA 33 21 20 5 1 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 4 0 0 .250 .318 .300 .618 81 84 0.0
1959 St. Paul - AAA 34 36 28 3 1 0 0 4 2 5 2 0 3 0 0 .107 .286 .143 .429 27 30 -0.1
Total DIX 120 456 157 30 6 6 77 67 67 2 0 38 0 1 .344 .430 .476 .906 136 135
Total CL 756 956 219 43 1 7 117 119 165 13 8 162 1 0 .229 .348 .298 .646 78 83
Total HL 64 240 79 9 2 5 38 41 32 2 3 19 0 0 .329 .408 .446 .854 130 134
Total COW 133 319 101 14 4 8 52 59 80 2 4 36 0 1 .317 .452 .461 .913 156 161
Total GSL 266 418 112 21 1 3 40 43 36 2 1 64 1 0 .268 .328 .344 .673 102 102
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1942 Jackson - C 1B 6 5 65 6 8 71 0 1.000 53.2 11.91 -0.0 .957
1943 Jackson - C 1B 59 46 390 36 29 431 5 .988 413.0 9.28 +0.5 .993
1944 Jackson - C 1B 12 1 26 4 0 30 0 1.000 31.2 8.53 +0.3 1.068
1945 Jackson - C 1B 10 3 34 1 7 35 0 1.000 36.0 8.75 +0.2 1.061
1946 Spokane - B 1B 15 14 106 15 14 124 3 .976 113.0 9.64 -0.4 1.010
1946 Spokane - B SS 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 .500 4.0 2.25 -0.5 .553
1947 Gary - A 1B 64 64 470 35 56 514 9 .982 498.0 9.13 -3.1 .942
1947 Spokane - B 1B 62 62 434 34 45 471 3 .994 528.0 7.98 -3.1 .953
1947 Matanzas - DL 1B 42 42 375 23 34 398 0 1.000 379.1 9.44 -0.5 .987
1948 St. Paul - AAA 1B 20 20 171 16 24 187 0 1.000 169.1 9.94 +0.7 .986
1948 Birmingham - AA 1B 119 119 1053 79 85 1139 7 .994 993.1 10.26 -3.7 .978
1949 St. Paul - AAA 1B 37 24 216 17 22 235 2 .991 223.0 9.40 -0.1 .965
1949 St. Paul - AAA CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1949 St. Paul - AAA RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 -0.1 .000
1950 St. Paul - AAA 1B 25 18 159 15 15 177 3 .983 167.2 9.34 +0.6 .993
1951 St. Paul - AAA C 2 1 8 1 0 9 0 1.000 10.0 8.10 -1.3 .000 4 0 0 0.0
1951 St. Paul - AAA 1B 31 26 247 14 24 267 6 .978 246.0 9.55 -1.3 .940
1952 St. Paul - AAA 1B 5 0 7 0 4 7 0 1.000 9.0 7.00 +0.1 1.062
1953 St. Paul - AAA 1B 19 15 132 6 16 138 0 1.000 122.0 10.18 +0.1 1.050
1954 St. Paul - AAA 1B 6 0 16 1 1 17 0 1.000 12.0 12.75 +0.2 1.051
1954 St. Paul - AAA SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1955 St. Paul - AAA 1B 14 0 31 1 3 32 0 1.000 39.2 7.26 -0.2 1.036
1955 St. Paul - AAA SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1956 St. Paul - AAA 1B 22 14 111 10 13 124 3 .976 121.2 8.95 -1.4 .907
1957 St. Paul - AAA 1B 6 2 18 2 2 20 0 1.000 28.0 6.43 -0.7 .701
1958 St. Paul - AAA 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL C 2 1 8 1 0 9 0 1.000 10.0 8.10 -1.3 .000 4 0 0 0.0
TOTAL 1B 575 475 4061 315 402 4417 41 .991 4186.1 9.41 -11.8 .972
TOTAL SS 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 .500 4.0 2.25 -0.5 .553
TOTAL RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 -0.1 .000
PLAYER HISTORY
01/01/1940 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1941 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1942 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
06/22/1942 Drafted in the 1942 first-year player draft out of high school (Hokendauqua; Hokendauqua, PA) by the Pittsburgh Miners. (Round 15, Pick 13, 237th overall pick).
01/01/1943 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
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: - (-).
01/01/1947 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
07/21/1947 Wins the HL Player of the Week Award.
09/01/1947 Wins the HL Player of the Week Award.
11/18/1947 Named to the 1947 Cuban Winter League for the Matanzas Buccaneers.
01/01/1948 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
06/28/1948 Wins the DIX Player of the Week Award.
07/19/1948 Wins the DIX Player of the Week Award.
01/01/1949 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1950 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
04/19/1954 Successfully completed training to improve his defense at first base at the Pittsburgh Miners development complex.
09/18/1958 Wins the 1958 Championship with the St. Paul Disciples!
09/19/1959 Retired from professional baseball.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
1947 42 9
Year TB Rank
1947 90 8
Year HR Rank
1947 12 1
Year R Rank
1947 36 7
Year EBH Rank
1947 18 9
Year SLG Rank
1947 .539 9
Year ISO Rank
1947 .257 4
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