3B Bill 'The Potlatch Potato' Downs #9
Age: 45 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
12/31/1961
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3B BILL 'THE POTLATCH POTATO' DOWNS #9 - AGE: 45 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - 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
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
PERSONALITY
Birthday:07/06/1916
Born in:Potlatch, ID
Nationality:American
Height:6' 0"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:RETIRED
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:3 Years, -44 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:3 Years, -44 Days
Pro Service:15 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1934, 7th Pick in Round 5
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
1939 Washington - FABL 22 69 118 35 6 0 2 11 17 14 1 1 1 0 0 .297 .373 .398 .771 109 111 0.8
1940 Washington - FABL 23 124 250 73 17 1 4 42 36 22 2 4 4 0 0 .292 .349 .416 .765 116 113 1.4
1941 Brooklyn - FABL 24 69 112 31 4 0 1 9 11 10 0 0 2 0 0 .277 .336 .339 .675 88 90 -0.1
1942 Brooklyn - FABL 25 47 90 14 1 0 1 5 8 12 1 2 0 0 0 .156 .257 .200 .457 37 28 -0.8
1943 Brooklyn - FABL 26 47 94 26 8 1 0 10 9 9 1 2 4 0 0 .277 .340 .383 .723 116 113 0.2
1944 Brooklyn - FABL 27 74 251 77 10 2 0 34 20 14 0 2 14 1 0 .307 .341 .363 .703 102 103 1.3
1945 Brooklyn - FABL 28 92 188 56 7 0 1 21 17 15 1 0 11 0 0 .298 .353 .351 .704 104 107 0.7
1946 Portland - GWL 29 7 21 6 2 0 0 3 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 .286 .348 .381 .729 116 120 0.2
1946 Brooklyn - FABL 29 46 119 35 2 0 0 14 10 13 1 1 14 0 0 .294 .366 .311 .677 97 95 -0.1
1946 Total - FABL 29 53 140 41 4 0 0 17 12 15 1 1 15 0 0 .293 .363 .321 .684 100 99 0.1
1947 Portland - GWL 30 59 159 41 10 0 2 25 17 13 2 2 9 1 0 .258 .318 .358 .677 103 100 0.3
1948 Portland - GWL 31 126 327 107 13 4 9 37 33 27 3 3 21 0 1 .327 .381 .474 .855 153 153 3.1
1949 Portland - GWL 32 79 130 44 5 0 8 30 27 14 0 0 9 0 0 .338 .403 .562 .964 159 161 1.0
Total FABL 568 1222 347 55 4 9 146 128 109 7 12 50 1 0 .284 .343 .358 .701 100 100 3.4
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
1934 Total - 17 22 91 45 13 2 3 28 43 10 6 1 1 3 1 .495 .565 .780 1.345 100 100 2.3
1935 Jackson - C 18 102 360 95 20 2 17 55 49 39 3 3 31 0 0 .264 .338 .472 .810 104 101 0.6
1935 Spokane - B 18 19 64 12 4 0 2 9 9 9 1 2 4 0 0 .188 .289 .344 .633 69 64 -0.4
1936 Spokane - B 19 140 575 195 35 8 5 80 91 43 2 9 22 0 0 .339 .382 .454 .835 110 110 3.1
1937 Gary - A 20 137 525 164 28 4 9 66 76 60 8 4 11 0 0 .312 .389 .432 .821 117 117 2.0
1938 Gary - A 21 43 163 51 7 3 1 32 27 22 4 3 3 0 0 .313 .401 .411 .812 127 130 1.3
1938 Birmingham - AA 21 96 392 122 18 3 3 57 46 33 1 5 11 0 0 .311 .362 .395 .757 109 110 2.5
1939 Kansas City - AAA 22 57 239 96 21 0 8 47 49 21 0 3 8 1 1 .402 .445 .590 1.035 170 166 2.7
1942 Jersey City - AAA 25 40 147 50 10 1 3 25 25 20 0 2 5 0 0 .340 .414 .483 .897 167 168 2.1
1943 Jersey City - AAA 26 38 152 52 11 0 8 26 29 15 2 1 24 0 1 .342 .406 .572 .978 182 171 2.3
1946 Oklahoma City - AA 29 19 24 5 1 0 0 2 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 .208 .286 .250 .536 64 65 -0.1
Total DIX 96 392 122 18 3 3 57 46 33 1 5 11 0 0 .311 .362 .395 .757 109 110
Total CL 57 239 96 21 0 8 47 49 21 0 3 8 1 1 .402 .445 .590 1.035 170 166
Total GWL 271 637 198 30 4 19 95 79 56 5 5 40 1 1 .311 .368 .460 .828 140 140
Total HL 180 688 215 35 7 10 98 103 82 12 7 14 0 0 .312 .392 .427 .819 119 120
Total UL 78 299 102 21 1 11 51 54 35 2 3 29 0 1 .341 .410 .528 .938 175 169
Total COW 159 639 207 39 8 7 89 100 52 3 11 26 0 0 .324 .372 .443 .815 106 105
Total LSA 19 24 5 1 0 0 2 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 .208 .286 .250 .536 64 65
Total GSL 102 360 95 20 2 17 55 49 39 3 3 31 0 0 .264 .338 .472 .810 104 101
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1935 Spokane - B 3B 19 19 5 45 2 57 7 .877 163.0 2.76 -3.1 .865
1935 Jackson - C 3B 98 95 66 196 16 283 21 .926 765.0 3.08 -5.0 .951
1936 Spokane - B 3B 138 138 82 321 23 436 33 .924 1183.2 3.06 +1.6 .995
1937 Gary - A 1B 110 110 1084 94 45 1197 19 .984 958.2 11.06 -1.6 .983
1937 Gary - A 3B 23 19 10 37 3 53 6 .887 170.0 2.49 -4.9 .858
1938 Birmingham - AA 1B 21 2 35 0 1 35 0 1.000 32.1 9.74 -0.2 1.004
1938 Gary - A 1B 1 0 3 0 1 3 0 1.000 2.0 13.50 0.0 .000
1938 Birmingham - AA 3B 94 94 53 220 21 290 17 .941 813.2 3.02 +1.4 .977
1938 Gary - A 3B 42 42 23 89 11 120 8 .933 361.1 2.79 -0.8 .983
1939 Washington - MLB 1B 25 0 44 4 5 50 2 .960 39.1 10.98 -0.5 .869
1939 Kansas City - AAA 1B 8 8 59 6 3 66 1 .985 65.0 9.00 +0.3 1.035
1939 Washington - MLB 3B 31 22 11 49 5 61 1 .984 221.1 2.44 +1.4 1.097
1939 Kansas City - AAA 3B 49 49 25 91 8 127 11 .913 424.2 2.46 -3.3 .962
1940 Washington - MLB 1B 59 19 232 16 23 250 2 .992 255.1 8.74 +1.9 1.090
1940 Washington - MLB 3B 55 38 24 64 8 94 6 .936 318.0 2.49 -2.3 .963
1941 Brooklyn - MLB 1B 24 13 150 12 19 162 0 1.000 137.0 10.64 +0.1 .974
1941 Brooklyn - MLB 2B 3 0 3 4 2 7 0 1.000 11.1 5.56 -0.0 1.065
1941 Brooklyn - MLB 3B 22 8 6 17 2 25 2 .920 94.2 2.19 -3.3 .741
1942 Brooklyn - MLB C 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 -0.2 .000 1 0 0 0.0
1942 Brooklyn - MLB 1B 25 13 135 10 4 149 4 .973 129.1 10.09 -2.2 .884
1942 Jersey City - AAA 1B 4 0 7 2 1 9 0 1.000 9.0 9.00 +0.1 1.052
1942 Brooklyn - MLB 3B 11 8 4 21 2 28 3 .893 78.2 2.86 -0.8 .937
1942 Jersey City - AAA 3B 40 39 22 60 4 88 6 .932 313.0 2.36 -0.8 .989
1943 Brooklyn - MLB 1B 15 7 77 2 9 80 1 .988 72.1 9.83 +0.2 .960
1943 Brooklyn - MLB 3B 22 15 5 34 4 44 5 .886 132.0 2.66 -1.9 .890
1943 Jersey City - AAA 3B 37 37 16 71 7 90 3 .967 324.1 2.41 +1.1 1.053
1944 Brooklyn - MLB 1B 11 9 77 6 9 83 0 1.000 77.2 9.62 +0.7 1.103
1944 Brooklyn - MLB 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1944 Brooklyn - MLB 3B 50 48 25 107 7 141 9 .936 428.1 2.77 -0.0 1.009
1945 Brooklyn - MLB 1B 13 11 91 8 10 100 1 .990 99.0 9.00 -0.4 .988
1945 Brooklyn - MLB 3B 32 26 11 45 4 59 3 .949 233.1 2.16 -1.5 .969
1946 Brooklyn - MLB 1B 11 8 63 5 4 68 0 1.000 73.0 8.38 +1.0 1.185
1946 Portland - AAA 1B 5 5 40 4 4 44 0 1.000 39.0 10.15 +0.2 1.011
1946 Oklahoma City - AA 1B 12 0 25 1 3 26 0 1.000 22.0 10.64 +0.1 1.044
1946 Brooklyn - MLB 2B 15 15 33 31 7 71 7 .901 114.0 5.05 -4.3 .813
1946 Oklahoma City - AA 2B 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 2.1 3.86 0.0 .000
1946 Brooklyn - MLB 3B 11 7 4 14 0 21 3 .857 65.0 2.49 -0.9 .866
1946 Portland - AAA 3B 1 0 0 3 0 3 0 1.000 5.1 5.06 +0.1 1.055
1946 Oklahoma City - AA 3B 5 3 0 2 0 3 1 .667 33.0 0.55 -1.0 .711
1947 Portland - AAA 1B 19 18 167 9 18 176 0 1.000 144.2 10.95 +1.7 1.079
1947 Portland - AAA 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1947 Portland - AAA 3B 40 23 19 68 4 94 7 .926 255.0 3.07 -4.3 .940
1948 Portland - AAA 1B 56 3 130 12 8 142 0 1.000 137.1 9.31 +0.2 .973
1948 Portland - AAA 3B 93 81 43 143 12 193 7 .964 664.1 2.52 -3.3 .976
1949 Portland - AAA 1B 41 16 152 13 18 169 4 .976 179.2 8.27 -1.9 .919
1949 Portland - AAA 2B 4 0 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 10.0 1.80 -0.4 1.066
1949 Portland - AAA 3B 14 7 6 22 2 29 1 .966 75.0 3.36 -0.2 .991
TOTAL C 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 -0.2 .000 1 0 0 0.0
TOTAL 1B 460 242 2571 204 185 2809 34 .988 2472.2 10.10 -0.3 .993
TOTAL 2B 23 15 37 37 9 81 7 .914 137.2 4.84 -4.7 .846
TOTAL 3B 927 818 460 1719 145 2339 160 .932 7122.2 2.75 -31.6 .971
PLAYER HISTORY
12/05/1934 Drafted in the 1934 first-year player draft (Round 5, Pick 7, 71st overall pick) by the Pittsburgh Miners, out of high school (Trenton; Trenton, OH).
12/16/1934 Signed a minor league contract with the Pittsburgh Miners organization with a signing bonus of $1,300.
01/01/1935 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
06/04/1935 Goes 5-5 against the Gulfport Sailors, with 2 2B, 0 RBI and 2 R.
01/01/1936 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
08/31/1936 Goes 0-5 against the Everett Eagles, ending his hitting streak at 21 games.
01/01/1937 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
09/13/1937 Wins the HL Player of the Week Award.
01/01/1938 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
12/12/1938 Was traded by the Pittsburgh Miners to the Washington Eagles, along with a %s round draft pick, in exchange for SP Karl Johnson.
01/01/1939 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
05/22/1939 Wins the CL Player of the Week Award.
06/26/1939 Wins the CL Player of the Week Award.
01/01/1940 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
11/25/1940 Was traded by the Washington Eagles to the Brooklyn Kings, along with a 8th round draft pick, in exchange for LF Gene Zavala and SP Bill Willman.
01/01/1941 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1942 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
04/24/1942 Hits for the CYCLE, going 4-5 against the Louisville Derbies, with 4 RBI and 3 runs scored.
04/27/1942 Wins the UL Player of the Week Award.
05/18/1942 Wins the UL Player of the Week Award.
01/01/1943 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
05/10/1943 Wins the UL Player of the Week Award.
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: - (-).
08/05/1946 Released by the Brooklyn Kings.
08/07/1946 Signed a minor league contract ($1,500 bonus) with the Portland Green Sox organization.
01/01/1947 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1948 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1949 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1950 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
02/06/1950 Became a free agent.
02/06/1950 Retired from professional baseball.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year HR Rank
1948 9 7
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