Tom Downey
1909–1915 · bats B / throws R · Buffalo Blues, Chicago Cubs, Cincinnati Reds, Philadelphia Phillies
652G
.240AVG
.306OBP
.304SLG
More career statistics
520H
7HR
188RBI
87SB
1Rare feat
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Why official totals and the game-record sums differ
The sources can disagree on historical scorer decisions, appearances, and which games belong to a major-league record. The career summary uses the official total; the source game rows retain their recorded values.
| Statistic | MLB official | Recorded game sum |
|---|---|---|
| Batting · At bats | 2,170 | 2,173 |
| Batting · Doubles | 69 | 68 |
| Batting · Hits | 520 | 522 |
| Batting · Strikeouts | 172 | 199 |
| Batting · Plate appearances | 2,468 | 2,475 |
| Batting · Runs | 256 | 259 |
| Batting · RBI | 188 | 187 |
| Batting · Stolen bases | 87 | 91 |
| Batting · Walks | 198 | 203 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 652 | 2,468 | 2,170 | 256 | 520 | 69 | 25 | 7 | 188 | 198 | 172 | 87 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 660 | .240 | .306 | .304 | .610 |
Streaks
10longest hitting streak · 1911-05-30 to 1911-06-05
14longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48 | Hitless in Seven | 1910-06-15 | 1 in 202 games | box score ↗ |
| 32 | 4 runs scored | 1912-05-17 | 1 in 1,014 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 15 | 2 stolen bases | 1909-07-30 | 1 in 199 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 304 | 1130 | 241 | 1 | 89 | 102 | 95 | .248 | .304 | .311 |
| Away | 348 | 1345 | 281 | 6 | 98 | 101 | 104 | .234 | .284 | .298 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 47 | 184 | 44 | 0 | 14 | 15 | 17 | .268 | .321 | .317 |
| May | 130 | 529 | 117 | 3 | 43 | 64 | 41 | .267 | .342 | .346 |
| June | 131 | 489 | 110 | 0 | 47 | 45 | 40 | .263 | .317 | .320 |
| July | 135 | 498 | 93 | 2 | 39 | 23 | 38 | .204 | .233 | .264 |
| August | 98 | 362 | 73 | 1 | 23 | 23 | 36 | .222 | .265 | .277 |
| September | 99 | 370 | 77 | 1 | 19 | 33 | 24 | .236 | .297 | .307 |
| October | 12 | 43 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | .195 | .186 | .293 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| new-york-giants | 66 | 221 | 49 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 26 | .237 | .271 | .304 |
| boston-braves | 65 | 250 | 64 | 1 | 29 | 27 | 12 | .300 | .364 | .394 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 57 | 224 | 48 | 0 | 21 | 28 | 13 | .268 | .339 | .335 |
| brooklyn-dodgers | 56 | 208 | 44 | 0 | 14 | 16 | 18 | .246 | .288 | .341 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 55 | 214 | 43 | 0 | 15 | 14 | 22 | .225 | .266 | .267 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 54 | 218 | 50 | 0 | 18 | 12 | 17 | .253 | .284 | .303 |
| chicago-cubs | 47 | 179 | 40 | 0 | 13 | 20 | 14 | .263 | .335 | .309 |
| st-louis-terriers | 36 | 144 | 31 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 7 | .237 | .257 | .290 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1909 |  Cincinnati Reds | 120 | 417 | 96 | 1 | 32 | 16 | .230 | – | – |
| 1910 | Cincinnati Reds | 111 | 379 | 103 | 2 | 36 | 12 | .272 | – | – |
| 1911 | Cincinnati Reds | 111 | 360 | 94 | – | 35 | 10 | .261 | – | – |
| 1912 | Chicago Cubs, Philadelphia Phillies | 67 | 193 | 54 | 1 | 26 | 3 | .280 | – | – |
| 1914 | BBBuffalo Blues | 151 | 542 | 119 | 2 | 39 | 39 | .220 | – | – |
| 1915 | BBBuffalo Blues | 92 | 282 | 56 | 1 | 19 | 11 | .199 | – | – |