SS Bud Downs #14
Age: 50 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
01/20/1975
SS BUD DOWNS #14 - AGE: 50 - 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:01/18/1925
Born in:Greeley, CO
Nationality:American
Height:5' 10"
Weight:170 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:RETIRED
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:None, 81 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:11 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1943, 15th Pick in Round 6
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 Alexandria - R 18 58 147 36 2 0 2 13 19 15 0 0 34 3 1 .245 .315 .299 .614 85 87 0.5
1944 Alexandria - R 19 120 373 91 10 4 0 36 36 30 1 3 64 2 5 .244 .300 .292 .592 74 71 0.2
1945 Alexandria - R 20 42 163 50 12 8 1 24 26 16 2 1 14 2 0 .307 .374 .497 .871 166 163 2.3
1945 Salem - A 20 22 71 16 3 1 1 7 10 5 0 0 17 0 0 .225 .276 .338 .614 78 63 -0.0
1946 Salem - A 21 120 463 118 22 4 1 50 53 49 3 3 61 2 2 .255 .328 .326 .654 80 79 0.8
1947 Salem - A 22 120 460 122 16 9 10 68 62 55 3 8 68 4 5 .265 .342 .404 .747 109 111 3.0
1948 Alexandria - R 23 12 46 12 3 1 2 9 6 7 0 1 6 0 1 .261 .352 .500 .852 106 81 -0.0
1948 Salem - A 23 128 522 175 31 10 14 95 93 56 4 6 50 4 3 .335 .400 .513 .913 135 137 5.0
1949 Scranton - A 24 138 504 144 28 4 4 69 75 49 4 9 77 2 3 .286 .348 .381 .729 96 92 1.4
1950 Scranton - A 25 106 360 91 24 1 2 48 42 42 4 7 36 1 1 .253 .332 .342 .673 94 97 1.1
1951 Salem - A 26 43 129 36 11 4 2 16 17 18 2 0 15 5 2 .279 .376 .473 .849 130 127 0.7
1951 Scranton - A 26 73 207 43 8 3 2 14 17 9 2 0 26 4 2 .208 .248 .304 .552 65 55 -0.1
1952 Houston - AA 27 26 87 23 5 1 0 13 7 0 1 0 14 0 1 .264 .273 .345 .618 71 58 -0.5
1952 Los Angeles - AAA 27 97 292 77 13 6 3 23 22 14 0 1 39 6 3 .264 .296 .380 .677 113 104 1.7
1953 Charleston - AAA 28 61 207 53 2 2 3 30 22 11 1 0 37 2 3 .256 .297 .329 .625 55 51 -1.2
Total GWL 97 292 77 13 6 3 23 22 14 0 1 39 6 3 .264 .296 .380 .677 113 104
Total UL 61 207 53 2 2 3 30 22 11 1 0 37 2 3 .256 .297 .329 .625 55 51
Total MAL 317 1071 278 60 8 8 131 134 100 10 16 139 7 6 .260 .324 .353 .677 90 87
Total COW 433 1645 467 83 28 28 236 235 183 12 17 211 15 12 .284 .356 .419 .776 109 109
Total LSA 26 87 23 5 1 0 13 7 0 1 0 14 0 1 .264 .273 .345 .618 71 58
Total GSL 232 729 189 27 13 5 82 87 68 3 5 118 7 7 .259 .323 .353 .676 99 96
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1943 Alexandria - R SS 58 58 90 139 24 236 7 .970 438.0 4.71 -2.9 .967
1944 Alexandria - R SS 120 120 138 318 76 476 20 .958 975.1 4.21 -2.8 .968
1945 Salem - A 2B 17 17 34 43 11 77 0 1.000 144.2 4.79 +0.4 1.016
1945 Alexandria - R 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1945 Salem - A SS 5 1 4 3 1 8 1 .875 14.0 4.50 -0.5 .723
1945 Alexandria - R SS 28 24 29 83 19 114 2 .982 214.2 4.70 +0.7 1.023
1945 Alexandria - R RF 16 16 34 0 0 34 0 1.000 136.0 2.25 +0.5 1.039
1946 Salem - A 2B 84 84 186 257 59 456 13 .971 690.0 5.78 +3.6 1.048
1946 Salem - A SS 44 34 65 103 29 176 8 .955 333.2 4.53 -4.2 .934
1946 Salem - A RF 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 12.2 0.00 0.0 .000
1947 Salem - A 2B 11 9 16 22 8 38 0 1.000 81.0 4.22 +0.4 1.107
1947 Salem - A 3B 1 1 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 9.0 2.00 +0.1 1.060
1947 Salem - A SS 34 33 37 93 24 134 4 .970 290.2 4.03 -3.0 .964
1947 Salem - A RF 77 77 190 6 2 197 1 .995 673.2 2.62 +10.3 1.056
1948 Salem - A 2B 67 64 135 171 46 309 3 .990 550.2 5.00 +1.4 .993
1948 Salem - A 3B 25 24 12 50 1 65 3 .954 191.0 2.92 +0.4 1.024
1948 Salem - A SS 21 2 10 16 5 27 1 .963 65.2 3.56 -2.3 .795
1948 Alexandria - R SS 12 12 15 33 8 48 0 1.000 107.1 4.02 -0.7 1.098
1948 Salem - A RF 34 32 85 2 1 89 2 .978 295.0 2.65 +5.5 1.110
1949 Scranton - A 2B 8 4 9 16 3 25 0 1.000 41.0 5.49 +0.4 1.019
1949 Scranton - A 3B 4 4 0 7 2 7 0 1.000 34.2 1.82 -1.1 .905
1949 Scranton - A SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1949 Scranton - A LF 43 42 72 1 0 76 3 .961 355.2 1.85 -1.1 1.010
1949 Scranton - A CF 39 39 103 1 0 109 5 .954 345.0 2.71 +0.5 .987
1949 Scranton - A RF 49 46 106 2 0 111 3 .973 415.2 2.34 +4.1 1.083
1950 Scranton - A 2B 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 1.1 6.75 +0.0 1.046
1950 Scranton - A 3B 28 28 17 46 7 66 3 .955 242.2 2.34 -3.7 .953
1950 Scranton - A LF 13 12 31 1 1 32 0 1.000 103.2 2.78 -0.0 .988
1950 Scranton - A CF 32 30 97 5 2 103 1 .990 265.2 3.46 -0.2 1.015
1950 Scranton - A RF 34 34 77 1 1 78 0 1.000 294.1 2.39 +2.0 1.028
1951 Scranton - A 1B 2 2 23 0 1 24 1 .958 20.0 10.35 -0.9 .683
1951 Salem - A 1B 2 2 17 0 1 19 2 .895 14.0 10.93 -1.3 .000
1951 Scranton - A 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1951 Salem - A 2B 3 3 6 6 2 12 0 1.000 25.0 4.32 -0.7 .799
1951 Scranton - A 3B 22 20 14 33 1 50 3 .940 180.0 2.35 -2.0 .971
1951 Salem - A 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 4.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1951 Scranton - A SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1951 Salem - A SS 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 3.0 3.00 +0.0 1.012
1951 Scranton - A LF 33 29 59 1 1 61 1 .984 267.0 2.02 +5.2 1.110
1951 Salem - A LF 23 21 38 0 0 38 0 1.000 177.0 1.93 +1.8 1.059
1951 Scranton - A CF 6 2 9 0 0 9 0 1.000 25.0 3.24 -0.7 .960
1951 Salem - A CF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 4.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1951 Scranton - A RF 9 3 7 0 0 8 1 .875 34.1 1.83 +0.4 .963
1951 Salem - A RF 9 5 11 0 0 12 1 .917 50.1 1.97 -1.0 .974
1952 Los Angeles - AAA 2B 2 2 7 3 2 10 0 1.000 13.0 6.92 +0.1 .961
1952 Los Angeles - AAA 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1952 Houston - AA 3B 7 7 3 12 0 15 0 1.000 60.2 2.23 +0.6 1.054
1952 Los Angeles - AAA SS 5 4 5 13 3 19 1 .947 33.0 4.91 -0.0 1.016
1952 Houston - AA SS 3 2 4 6 2 11 1 .909 23.0 3.91 -1.6 .767
1952 Los Angeles - AAA LF 3 2 8 0 0 8 0 1.000 18.0 4.00 +0.9 1.133
1952 Houston - AA LF 1 1 2 0 0 3 1 .667 9.0 2.00 +0.0 .972
1952 Los Angeles - AAA CF 85 76 211 4 0 215 0 1.000 692.2 2.79 -1.1 .978
1952 Houston - AA CF 15 15 27 2 0 31 2 .935 117.0 2.23 -2.8 .865
1952 Los Angeles - AAA RF 2 2 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 14.0 3.21 +0.5 .978
1953 Charleston - AAA CF 58 58 123 9 0 136 4 .971 470.0 2.53 -6.1 .934
TOTAL 1B 4 4 40 0 2 43 3 .930 34.0 10.59 -2.3 .410
TOTAL 2B 193 183 393 519 131 928 16 .983 1546.2 5.31 +5.6 1.026
TOTAL 3B 92 84 46 150 11 205 9 .956 723.0 2.44 -5.7 .986
TOTAL SS 334 290 397 808 191 1250 45 .964 2499.1 4.34 -17.3 .967
TOTAL LF 116 107 210 3 2 218 5 .977 930.1 2.06 +6.8 1.046
TOTAL CF 237 220 570 21 2 603 12 .980 1919.1 2.77 -10.4 .970
TOTAL RF 232 216 515 11 4 534 8 .985 1926.0 2.46 +22.3 1.060
PLAYER HISTORY
01/01/1942 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1943 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
06/22/1943 Drafted in the 1943 first-year player draft (Round 6, Pick 15, 95th overall pick) by the New York Stars, out of high school Greeley (Greeley; Greeley, CO).
07/03/1943 Signed a minor league contract with the New York Stars organization with a signing bonus of $2,000.
09/14/1943 Injured (hip strain),out for 3 weeks.
01/01/1944 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
01/01/1945 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
09/16/1945 Wins the 1945 Championship with the Salem Warriors!
01/01/1946 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
07/30/1946 Injured (strained back),day-to-day for one week.
08/02/1946 Injured (strained back),day-to-day for 2 days.
08/05/1946 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another 4 days.
01/01/1947 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
05/24/1947 Injured (mild abdominal strain),day-to-day for 1 day.
09/01/1947 Wins the COW Batter of the Month Award.
01/01/1948 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
05/21/1948 Goes 5-5 against the Everett Eagles, with 1 2B, 1 3B, 0 RBI and 3 R.
09/20/1948 Wins the 1948 Championship with the Salem Warriors!
01/01/1949 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
08/22/1949 Wins the MAL Player of the Week Award.
09/11/1949 Goes 5-6 against the Wilmington Pipers, with 1 2B, 0 RBI and 2 R.
01/01/1950 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: - (-); Power: - (-); Eye: - (-).
07/01/1950 Injured (strained back),day-to-day for one week.
08/01/1950 Injured (strained medial collateral ligament),out for 5-6 weeks.
08/01/1951 Injured (strained oblique),day-to-day for 2 weeks.
09/18/1952 Wins the 1952 Championship with the Los Angeles Knights!
01/20/1953 Released by the New York organization.
07/16/1953 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Charleston Blue Legs organization.
07/18/1953 Goes 5-5 against the Newark Aces, with 1 2B, 1 RBI and 1 R.
03/09/1954 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his baserunning fundamentals at the Charleston Blue Legs development complex.
05/09/1954 Released by the Charleston Blue Legs.
10/08/1954 Retired from professional baseball.
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