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| Player Report for #71 Brian 'The Incredible Hulk' Downing | | Monday, October 24th, 1977 |  | | Name: | Brian Downing | Contract: | Major League Contract | | Nickname: | The Incredible Hulk | Salary: | $10,000 | | Birthday: | 10-09-1950 | Signed Through: | 1977 Season | | Age: | 27 | Years of Major League Service: | 5 Years, 5 Days | | Born in: | Los Angeles (California) | Major League Service Days this Year: | 180 Days | | Nationality: | American | | | | Height: | 5' 10" | Years on 40-Man Roster: | 5 Years, 5 Days | | Weight: | 192 lbs | Years of Pro Service: | 5 Years | | | | Arbitration Eligibility: | Eligible, but possibly free agent after season! | | Position: | C | Minor League Option Years: | 2 option years left | | Bats: | Right | | | | Throws: | Right | Contract Extension | - | | Status: | Completely Rested | Drafted | - | | Morale: | Great | Local Popularity (National) | Unknown (Unknown) |
| | | Batting Ratings (SISA) | | Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's | | | Overall | 10 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 14 | | | Versus LHP | 11 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 15 | | | Versus RHP | 10 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 14 | | | Talent | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | |
| Running & Bunting Ratings | | | Fielding Ratings | | Running Speed: | 8 | | Catcher 9 (Arm: 9) | | Stealing Ability: | 10 | | | | Baserunning Instincts: | 7 | | | | Sacrifice Bunt: | 13 | | | | Bunt for Hit: | 10 | | | | Hitter Type: | Normal | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Game Log, Last 10 Games | | Date | Opponent | Result | AB | R | H | BI | HR | BB | K | SB | | | | | | | | | | | 10-22-1977 | @ FTW | Win, 6-5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 10-21-1977 | @ FTW | Win, 9-4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 10-19-1977 | FTW | Win, 5-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 10-18-1977 | FTW | Win, 4-1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | 10-13-1977 | @ HOU | Win, 2-1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 10-12-1977 | @ HOU | Win, 3-2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 10-11-1977 | @ HOU | Loss, 2-3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 10-09-1977 | HOU | Win, 1-0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 10-08-1977 | HOU | Win, 4-2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | 10-06-1977 | DET | Win, 5-2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | Kirk Gibson Memorial League 1977 Batting Stats | | Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO | VORP | | Overall | 117 | 360 | 88 | 12 | 0 | 7 | 45 | 41 | 30 | 44 | .244 | .306 | .336 | .642 | .553 | .092 | 6.4 | | Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 | | | | Overall | 89 | 395 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 121 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 50.0 | 37.0 | 3.52 | | | | Batting | | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | | Versus Left | | 152 | 49 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 24 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .322 | .370 | .428 | .797 | | Versus Right | | 208 | 39 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 22 | 17 | 19 | 36 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .188 | .261 | .269 | .530 | | Batting | | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | | Last Week | | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .133 | .133 | .133 | .267 | | April | | 47 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .213 | .275 | .255 | .530 | | May | | 46 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .261 | .292 | .348 | .639 | | June | | 67 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .224 | .297 | .284 | .581 | | July | | 58 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .190 | .238 | .293 | .531 | | August | | 80 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .275 | .333 | .375 | .708 | | September | | 62 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .290 | .375 | .435 | .810 | | Playoffs | | 56 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .339 | .362 | .339 | .701 | | Last Year | | 317 | 81 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 30 | 38 | 40 | 55 | 3 | 4 | 1 | .256 | .338 | .328 | .666 | | 2 Years Ago | | 420 | 101 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 41 | 58 | 76 | 75 | 6 | 11 | 3 | .240 | .356 | .324 | .680 | | Career | | 1463 | 349 | 51 | 2 | 29 | 159 | 183 | 207 | 263 | 11 | 21 | 9 | .239 | .334 | .336 | .670 | | Home | | 160 | 39 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 23 | 20 | 15 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .244 | .311 | .362 | .673 | | Road | | 200 | 49 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 21 | 15 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .245 | .303 | .315 | .618 | | Grass | | 360 | 88 | 12 | 0 | 7 | 45 | 41 | 30 | 44 | 2 | 0 | 3 | .244 | .306 | .336 | .642 | | Day | | 128 | 29 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 9 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .227 | .283 | .305 | .587 | | Night | | 232 | 59 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 30 | 24 | 21 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .254 | .319 | .353 | .673 | | Pinch Hitting | | 24 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .360 | .417 | .777 | | Close/Late | | 98 | 34 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 22 | 16 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .347 | .379 | .510 | .889 | | Inning 1-3 | | 92 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .120 | .239 | .141 | .380 | | Inning 4-6 | | 127 | 32 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .252 | .301 | .354 | .656 | | Inning 7-9 | | 126 | 38 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 18 | 9 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .302 | .348 | .397 | .745 | | Extra Innings | | 15 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .467 | .467 | .867 | 1.333 | | 0 Outs | | 129 | 38 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 22 | 5 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .295 | .324 | .411 | .734 | | 1 Outs | | 115 | 28 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .243 | .323 | .330 | .654 | | 2 Outs | | 116 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .190 | .271 | .259 | .530 | | Scoring Position | | 94 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 38 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .277 | .375 | .394 | .769 | | Bases Empty | | 191 | 41 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .215 | .265 | .293 | .558 | | Runner on 1st | | 75 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .280 | .316 | .373 | .690 | | Runner on 2nd | | 18 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .389 | .542 | .611 | 1.153 | | Runner on 3rd | | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .222 | .250 | .472 | | Runner on 1st & 2nd | | 27 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .222 | .364 | .222 | .586 | | Runner on 1st & 3rd | | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .444 | .444 | .444 | .889 | | Runner on 2nd & 3rd | | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .214 | .389 | .429 | .817 | | Bases Loaded | | 18 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .222 | .211 | .444 | .655 | | Two Strikes | | 142 | 27 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 44 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .190 | .256 | .218 | .475 | | First Pitch | | 59 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .254 | .267 | .339 | .606 | | Count 0-1 | | 36 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .389 | .389 | .694 | 1.083 | | Count 0-2 | | 21 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .190 | .182 | .190 | .372 | | Count 1-0 | | 39 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .231 | .231 | .282 | .513 | | Count 1-1 | | 42 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .262 | .256 | .357 | .613 | | Count 1-2 | | 50 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .280 | .294 | .320 | .614 | | Count 2-0 | | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .231 | .231 | .231 | .462 | | Count 2-1 | | 22 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .364 | .391 | .682 | 1.073 | | Count 2-2 | | 44 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .045 | .045 | .045 | .091 | | Count 3-0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1.000 | .000 | 1.000 | | Count 3-1 | | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .143 | .538 | .143 | .681 | | Full Count | | 27 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .259 | .487 | .333 | .821 | | Behind in Count | | 107 | 32 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 15 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .299 | .303 | .421 | .723 | | Ahead in Count | | 81 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .259 | .400 | .370 | .770 |
| | 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 | VORP |
| | Career Postseason Batting Stats | | Year/Team/League | Age | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | VORP | | 1977 Boston - KGML | 26 | 16 | 56 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | .339 | .362 | .339 | .701 | 0.0 | | Total KGML | | 16 | 56 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | .339 | .362 | .339 | .701 | 0.0 |
| | Player History | | 01-01-1977 | Drafted in the 1977 inaugural draft (Round 1, Pick 4, 4th overall Pick) by the Boston Barons. | | 10-23-1977 | Won the 1977 Kirk Gibson Memorial League Round 3 with the Boston Barons! | |
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