Al Downing
E640218
Al Downing is a former Major League Baseball left-handed pitcher best known for giving up Hank Aaron’s record-breaking 715th home run in 1974.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
baseball player
ⓘ
human ⓘ pitcher ⓘ |
| activeYearsInMLB | 1961–1977 ⓘ |
| allStarSelection | 1967 American League All-Star ⓘ |
| awardReceived | 1971 National League Comeback Player of the Year NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ballparkOf715thHomeRun | Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bats | left ⓘ |
| brokeRecordOf | Babe Ruth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1941-06-28 ⓘ |
| earnedRunAverage | 3.22 ⓘ |
| education | Rider University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Black Americans
ⓘ
surface form:
African American
|
| familyName | Downing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| finalMLBSeason | 1977 ⓘ |
| finalMLBTeam | Los Angeles Dodgers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Alphonso NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| handedness | left-handed pitcher ⓘ |
| height | 5 ft 11 in ⓘ |
| homeRunAllowedTo | Hank Aaron NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| homeRunNumberAllowed | 715 ⓘ |
| jerseyNumber |
24
ⓘ
28 ⓘ |
| league | Major League Baseball ⓘ |
| MLBDebutDate | 1961-07-19 ⓘ |
| MLBDebutTeam | New York Yankees NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | allowing Hank Aaron’s 715th home run ⓘ |
| notableGame | 1974-04-08 vs Atlanta Braves ⓘ |
| notableStatistic | 20-game winner in 1971 season ⓘ |
| occupation | professional baseball player ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Trenton, New Jersey, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| playedFor |
Los Angeles Dodgers
ⓘ
Milwaukee Brewers NERFINISHED ⓘ New York Yankees ⓘ Oakland Athletics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionPlayed | pitcher ⓘ |
| retired | true ⓘ |
| seasonWinsLeader | 1971 Los Angeles Dodgers wins leader ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| sport | baseball ⓘ |
| strikeouts | 1639 ⓘ |
| teamDuring715thHomeRun | Los Angeles Dodgers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| throws | left ⓘ |
| winLossRecord | 123–107 ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.