2B Bob Downs #59
Age: 31 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Unhappy
01/20/1975
2B BOB DOWNS #59 - AGE: 31 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: UNHAPPY
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
107 373 88 14 1 4 51 68 88 .236 .363 .311 8 1.4
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/07/1974 @ MTG Win, 6-3 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
09/06/1974 @ MTG Loss, 4-6 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
09/05/1974 @ MTG Loss, 0-13 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
09/01/1974 GAR Loss, 1-18 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/31/1974 GAR Win, 5-2 3 0 1 2 0 1 0 0
08/29/1974 @ GAR Loss, 2-5 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
08/28/1974 @ PEO Loss, 3-8 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
08/27/1974 @ PEO Loss, 4-5 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
08/26/1974 @ PEO Loss, 0-4 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
08/24/1974 RCK Win, 10-9 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:12/26/1943
Born in:Richmond, VA
Nationality:American
Height:5' 10"
Weight:195 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Minor League Contract
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:None, None
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:1962, 8th Pick in Round 16
DIXIE LEAGUE 1974 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 9 34 9 1 0 0 2 2 4 7 .265 .342 .294 .636 .315 .029 80
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 9 38 0 0 0 2 0 0 10 1 1 1 50.0 3.0 2.93 -0.0  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   9 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 .333 .455 .333 .788
Versus Right   25 6 1 0 0 1 0 2 6 0 0 0 .240 .296 .280 .576
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
June   11 3 1 0 0 2 0 3 2 0 0 0 .273 .429 .364 .792
July   10 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 .300 .364 .300 .664
September   13 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 .231 .231 .231 .462
Last Year   34 9 1 0 0 2 2 4 7 0 0 0 .265 .342 .294 .636
2 Years Ago   63 12 3 0 0 5 7 5 18 1 0 0 .190 .246 .238 .484
Career   1580 362 47 17 26 167 178 156 320 10 2 30 .229 .309 .330 .638
Home   21 6 1 0 0 2 2 4 4 0 0 0 .286 .400 .333 .733
Road   13 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 .231 .231 .231 .462
Grass   34 9 1 0 0 2 2 4 7 0 0 0 .265 .342 .294 .636
Day   2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Night   32 8 1 0 0 2 2 4 6 0 0 0 .250 .333 .281 .615
As Starter   34 9 1 0 0 2 2 4 7 0 0 0 .265 .342 .294 .636
HEARTLAND LEAGUE 1974 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 107 373 88 14 1 4 51 41 68 88 .236 .363 .311 .674 .343 .075 94
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 103 449 7 1 0 9 0 1 116 19 8 6 57.1 46.1 4.14 1.4  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   95 27 5 0 2 17 18 21 20 0 0 2 .284 .424 .400 .824
Versus Right   278 61 9 1 2 34 23 47 68 1 0 5 .219 .341 .281 .622
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   37 8 1 0 1 3 4 3 10 0 0 0 .216 .275 .324 .599
May   98 24 5 0 0 9 10 17 24 0 0 1 .245 .362 .296 .658
June   75 20 2 1 1 11 10 16 20 0 0 1 .267 .402 .360 .762
July   78 17 1 0 1 14 9 15 19 1 0 2 .218 .354 .269 .623
August   82 19 5 0 1 14 8 17 15 0 0 3 .232 .382 .329 .712
September   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Last Year   373 88 14 1 4 51 41 68 88 1 0 7 .236 .363 .311 .674
2 Years Ago   253 62 10 3 2 18 39 47 65 3 2 3 .245 .366 .332 .698
Career   999 247 38 9 18 119 126 173 247 7 3 11 .247 .362 .357 .720
Home   197 58 11 1 3 35 27 37 45 0 0 3 .294 .414 .406 .820
Road   176 30 3 0 1 16 14 31 43 1 0 4 .170 .307 .205 .511
Grass   373 88 14 1 4 51 41 68 88 1 0 7 .236 .363 .311 .674
Day   51 10 3 0 0 6 5 7 9 0 0 1 .196 .305 .255 .560
Night   322 78 11 1 4 45 36 61 79 1 0 6 .242 .372 .320 .692
As Starter   370 87 14 1 4 50 41 67 88 1 0 7 .235 .362 .311 .673
As Reliever / Substitution   3 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333 .500 .333 .833
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
1962 Dubuque - R 18 60 207 47 3 2 7 39 21 44 0 1 69 4 6 .227 .361 .362 .723 79 79 0.4
1963 Mobile - A 19 118 392 108 17 2 8 46 54 73 5 4 104 12 6 .276 .392 .390 .783 100 101 1.9
1963 Evansville - A 19 17 39 8 3 0 2 3 10 12 0 1 11 1 0 .205 .385 .436 .821 121 86 0.1
1964 Dubuque - R 20 28 48 18 4 0 0 13 7 15 0 0 6 5 2 .375 .524 .458 .982 133 157 0.7
1964 Mobile - A 20 15 65 18 4 2 1 11 8 5 1 0 13 2 1 .277 .338 .446 .784 97 92 0.5
1964 Evansville - A 20 58 157 40 4 4 4 19 19 28 0 1 41 3 1 .255 .366 .408 .773 103 97 0.5
1964 Nashville - AA 20 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0.0
1965 Dubuque - R 21 30 78 22 1 0 2 15 19 29 0 0 15 7 4 .282 .477 .372 .848 101 120 0.7
1965 Mobile - A 21 85 323 93 15 5 6 38 51 51 3 1 75 9 7 .288 .389 .421 .810 100 103 1.4
1965 Evansville - A 21 11 40 11 2 1 0 4 1 5 0 0 12 0 0 .275 .356 .375 .731 92 93 0.1
1966 Evansville - A 22 29 102 29 4 0 5 23 13 10 1 1 21 1 0 .284 .351 .471 .821 139 143 1.1
1966 Nashville - AA 22 81 289 67 12 2 4 38 37 24 6 3 75 9 4 .232 .301 .329 .630 78 76 0.3
1967 Nashville - AA 23 47 167 37 6 7 1 13 23 22 4 0 44 4 1 .222 .326 .359 .686 104 104 0.9
1967 Syracuse - AAA 23 12 25 7 0 1 0 5 5 3 1 0 7 0 0 .280 .379 .360 .739 125 137 0.1
1968 Nashville - AA 24 13 46 13 1 1 0 2 6 5 0 0 7 1 0 .283 .353 .348 .701 114 109 0.3
1968 Syracuse - AAA 24 39 72 19 1 0 0 14 9 8 7 3 7 0 0 .264 .378 .278 .656 71 80 0.1
1969 Syracuse - AAA 25 84 264 72 6 2 5 35 41 33 8 3 30 2 3 .273 .367 .367 .734 88 90 0.9
1970 Nashville - AA 26 71 262 60 5 1 4 25 28 24 9 1 48 5 7 .229 .314 .302 .616 86 92 1.6
1970 Syracuse - AAA 26 12 20 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 8 0 0 .150 .143 .150 .293 -22 -35 -0.3
1971 Evansville - A 27 10 35 9 1 0 1 1 3 3 0 0 9 0 0 .257 .316 .371 .687 95 98 -0.0
1971 Nashville - AA 27 111 405 103 15 4 10 55 46 37 7 2 65 12 6 .254 .326 .385 .711 113 118 4.1
1971 Syracuse - AAA 27 11 40 10 1 0 1 6 6 4 0 0 8 0 0 .250 .318 .350 .668 81 87 0.2
1972 Nashville - AA 28 90 314 61 4 2 7 27 29 35 4 3 56 10 6 .194 .281 .287 .568 71 69 1.8
1972 Syracuse - AAA 28 3 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -123 -0.1
1973 Mobile - A 29 26 99 31 1 6 1 11 24 17 1 0 15 6 1 .313 .419 .475 .894 145 151 1.7
1973 Evansville - A 29 74 253 62 10 3 2 18 39 47 3 3 65 9 2 .245 .366 .332 .698 89 91 1.5
1973 Nashville - AA 29 16 63 12 3 0 0 5 7 5 0 1 18 1 0 .190 .246 .238 .484 34 20 -0.4
1974 Evansville - A 30 107 373 88 14 1 4 51 41 68 7 1 88 8 6 .236 .363 .311 .674 79 94 1.4
1974 Nashville - AA 30 9 34 9 1 0 0 2 2 4 0 0 7 1 1 .265 .342 .294 .636 64 80 -0.0
Total DIX 439 1580 362 47 17 26 167 178 156 30 10 320 43 25 .229 .309 .330 .638 89 90
Total HL 306 999 247 38 9 18 119 126 173 11 7 247 22 9 .247 .362 .357 .720 94 98
Total UL 161 428 111 8 3 6 61 63 48 16 7 60 2 3 .259 .351 .334 .685 79 82
Total SEL 244 879 250 37 15 16 106 137 146 10 5 207 29 15 .284 .390 .415 .806 105 107
Total UMVA 118 333 87 8 2 9 67 47 88 0 1 90 16 12 .261 .415 .378 .793 92 101
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1962 Dubuque - R 2B 51 50 133 125 34 260 2 .992 424.0 5.48 +3.8 1.085
1962 Dubuque - R 3B 6 6 3 17 2 21 1 .952 53.0 3.40 +0.4 1.008
1963 Evansville - A 2B 12 12 23 27 8 51 1 .980 97.0 4.64 +0.8 1.048
1963 Mobile - A 2B 103 99 245 234 78 490 11 .978 834.0 5.17 +0.9 1.007
1963 Evansville - A 3B 4 4 3 3 1 7 1 .857 32.0 1.69 -0.9 .868
1963 Mobile - A 3B 19 14 13 38 3 51 0 1.000 144.2 3.17 +1.0 1.057
1963 Mobile - A SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1964 Nashville - AA 2B 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 1.0 18.00 +0.0 .000
1964 Evansville - A 2B 44 38 108 83 24 195 4 .979 333.0 5.16 -1.7 .930
1964 Mobile - A 2B 15 13 36 38 4 75 1 .987 121.0 5.50 +3.1 1.142
1964 Dubuque - R 2B 25 8 31 30 4 63 2 .968 108.2 5.05 +1.3 1.078
1964 Evansville - A 3B 6 5 6 8 2 14 0 1.000 46.2 2.70 +0.2 1.057
1964 Mobile - A 3B 1 1 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 8.0 2.25 -0.1 1.081
1965 Evansville - A 2B 9 8 21 21 3 43 1 .977 78.0 4.85 -0.1 .998
1965 Mobile - A 2B 69 66 174 179 49 359 6 .983 590.1 5.38 +4.6 1.053
1965 Dubuque - R 2B 24 20 60 55 16 115 0 1.000 178.2 5.79 +2.3 1.092
1965 Evansville - A 3B 1 1 0 2 2 2 0 1.000 5.1 3.38 -0.2 1.063
1965 Mobile - A 3B 13 13 12 20 3 37 5 .865 114.0 2.53 -3.4 .843
1965 Dubuque - R 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 -0.3 .000
1966 Nashville - AA 2B 73 70 157 154 30 322 11 .966 589.1 4.75 +1.1 1.006
1966 Evansville - A 2B 20 20 55 51 17 111 5 .955 174.2 5.46 -0.3 .938
1966 Nashville - AA 3B 12 7 7 13 0 22 2 .909 71.0 2.54 -2.5 .796
1966 Evansville - A 3B 6 6 5 4 1 9 0 1.000 50.1 1.61 +0.4 1.062
1967 Syracuse - AAA 2B 8 4 19 14 5 33 0 1.000 47.0 6.32 -0.6 .928
1967 Nashville - AA 2B 43 43 81 117 23 202 4 .980 376.2 4.73 -1.2 .987
1967 Syracuse - AAA 3B 1 1 0 3 1 3 0 1.000 9.0 3.00 -0.6 .793
1967 Nashville - AA 3B 2 2 0 6 1 6 0 1.000 18.0 3.00 +0.2 1.063
1968 Syracuse - AAA 2B 22 15 42 53 10 99 4 .960 144.2 5.91 -0.0 .967
1968 Nashville - AA 2B 12 12 33 29 9 63 1 .984 110.0 5.07 -0.1 .965
1968 Syracuse - AAA 3B 4 2 5 5 1 11 1 .909 20.0 4.50 -0.3 .930
1969 Syracuse - AAA 2B 61 60 202 222 57 426 2 .995 538.0 7.09 +4.6 1.008
1969 Syracuse - AAA 3B 3 3 5 1 0 6 0 1.000 26.0 2.08 -0.2 1.052
1970 Syracuse - AAA 2B 7 5 15 12 3 27 0 1.000 46.2 5.21 -0.7 .952
1970 Nashville - AA 2B 62 60 139 168 46 316 9 .972 538.2 5.13 +5.7 1.044
1970 Syracuse - AAA 3B 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 3.0 3.00 +0.0 1.051
1970 Nashville - AA 3B 8 8 8 16 2 24 0 1.000 70.2 3.06 +0.7 1.078
1971 Syracuse - AAA 2B 11 11 28 29 7 59 2 .966 92.2 5.54 +0.7 1.066
1971 Nashville - AA 2B 108 108 253 302 76 571 16 .972 946.0 5.28 +9.6 1.044
1971 Evansville - A 2B 10 10 26 27 11 55 2 .964 84.0 5.68 -1.6 .935
1972 Syracuse - AAA 2B 3 2 7 4 1 11 0 1.000 16.0 6.19 +0.3 1.039
1972 Nashville - AA 2B 87 86 241 272 60 522 9 .983 766.1 6.02 +11.8 1.065
1972 Syracuse - AAA 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1973 Nashville - AA 2B 14 14 39 33 12 73 1 .986 122.0 5.31 -0.3 .950
1973 Evansville - A 2B 70 66 165 179 63 353 9 .975 593.2 5.22 +4.7 1.101
1973 Mobile - A 2B 25 24 45 69 14 114 0 1.000 214.2 4.78 +4.4 1.116
1973 Nashville - AA 3B 2 2 1 2 1 4 1 .750 17.0 1.59 -0.5 .713
1973 Evansville - A 3B 2 2 2 4 1 6 0 1.000 17.0 3.18 -0.1 1.059
1973 Mobile - A 3B 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 5.0 1.80 -0.3 1.070
1974 Nashville - AA 2B 8 8 18 18 5 37 1 .973 73.0 4.44 +0.2 1.036
1974 Evansville - A 2B 101 101 209 271 94 486 6 .988 860.1 5.02 +4.3 1.043
1974 Nashville - AA 3B 1 1 1 3 2 4 0 1.000 8.0 4.50 +0.1 1.058
1974 Evansville - A 3B 2 2 2 3 0 6 1 .833 17.0 2.65 -0.7 .794
TOTAL 2B 1098 1033 2607 2816 763 5533 110 .980 9100.0 5.36 +57.8 1.033
TOTAL 3B 96 81 74 151 23 237 12 .949 737.2 2.75 -7.0 .960
PLAYER HISTORY
06/19/1962 Drafted in the 1962 first-year player draft out of high school (Franklin; Franklin, VA) by the Montreal Saints. (Round 16, Pick 8, 308th overall pick).
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 2; Power: 2; Eye: 2.
01/01/1964 OSA scouting updated ratings: Contact: 2; Power: 2; Eye: 2.
06/11/1966 Injured (sore ankle),day-to-day for 1 day.
09/12/1966 Injured (high ankle sprain),out for 3 weeks.
09/23/1966 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another 2 weeks.
09/28/1966 Wins the 1966 Championship with the Syracuse Excelsiors!
09/27/1967 Wins the 1967 Championship with the Syracuse Excelsiors!
10/02/1968 Wins the 1968 Championship with the Syracuse Excelsiors!
06/25/1970 Injured (sprained wrist),day-to-day for 1-2 weeks.
07/06/1971 Injured (mild oblique strain),day-to-day for 3 days.
08/23/1971 Wins the DIX Player of the Week Award.
08/30/1971 Wins the DIX Player of the Week Award.
07/31/1972 Injured (fractured hand),out for 7 weeks.
07/28/1973 Goes 5-5 against the Wichita Rustlers, with 1 3B, 2 RBI and 0 R.
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