Al Downing

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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.

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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

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