What years did Red Downs play?

Red Downs played in Major League Baseball from 1907 to 1912.

Was Red Downs a pitcher?

No. Red Downs was a position player (Second Baseman).

How many home runs did Red Downs hit?

Red Downs hit 3 career home runs with 179 hits.

Red Downs

Second Baseman · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1907-1912)

AVG .227

HR 3

RBI 94

H 179

OPS .560

PIV -1,313

Position: Second Baseman
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 5'11" / 155 lb
Born: 8/23/1883 in Neola, IA, USA
Died: 10/19/1939 in Council Bluffs, IA, USA
MLB Debut: 1907-05-02
Last Game: 1912-09-30

Full name: Jerome Willis Downs

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Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
241	790	67	179	30	11	3	94	13	28	131	.227	.256	.304	.560	-1,313

Career AVG .227 vs. league average .252 across their career seasons — 10.0% below league average.

Career OBP .256 vs. league average .313 across their career seasons — 18.4% below league average.

Career SLG .304 vs. league average .325 across their career seasons — 6.6% below league average.

Career OPS .560 vs. league average .639 across their career seasons — 12.4% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1907	DET	AL	105	374	28	82	13	5	1	42	3	13	66	.219	.245 (-11%)	.304 (-18%)	.308 (-7%)	.613 (-12%)	-741.7
1908	DET	AL	84	289	28	64	10	3	1	35	2	5	43	.221	.240 (-8%)	.298 (-20%)	.306 (-6%)	.605 (-13%)	-619.6
1912	BRO	NL	9	32	2	8	3	0	0	3	3	1	5	.250	—	—	—	—	0.0
1912	CHN	NL	43	95	9	25	4	3	1	14	5	9	17	.263	.268 (-2%)	.335 (-3%)	.358 (+12%)	.694 (+5%)	0.0
Career · 4 seasons			241	790	67	179	30	11	3	94	13	28	131	.227	—	—	—	—	-1,361

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
2	6	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	2	.167

Playoff Batting by Year

Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1908	WS	DET	2	6	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	2	.167

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	129	412	30	101	1	44	.245
Away	113	377	36	80	2	49	.212

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	2B	3B	RBI	BB	SO
1912-09-30	CHC	PIT	L	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1912-09-27	CHC	CIN	L	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0
1912-09-26	CHC	CIN	W	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0
1912-09-21	CHC	PHI	L	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1912-09-20	CHC	BRO	W	4	1	1	0	1	0	0	0
1912-09-17	CHC	NY1	W	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1912-09-14	CHC	NY1	L	3	0	1	1	0	0	1	0
1912-09-13	CHC	BSN	W	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	0
1912-09-12	CHC	BSN	L	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
1912-09-12	CHC	BSN	L	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2B	187	157	362	525	73	42
3B	7	0	4	16	2	2
OF	20	15	39	3	3	1
SS	10	0	12	26	3	3

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1907	DET	2B	80	77	149	207	27	10
1907	DET	3B	1	0	0	0	0	0
1907	DET	OF	20	15	39	3	3	1
1907	DET	SS	1	0	0	0	0	0
1908	DET	2B	82	80	180	265	36	24
1908	DET	3B	1	0	1	1	0	1
1912	BRO	2B	9	0	14	23	5	2
1912	CHN	2B	16	0	19	30	5	6
1912	CHN	3B	5	0	3	15	2	1
1912	CHN	SS	9	0	12	26	3	3

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Second Base	188
Third Base	8
Shortstop	10
Left Field	12
Center Field	8

Frequently Asked Questions about Red Downs

What years did Red Downs play?: Red Downs played in Major League Baseball from 1907 to 1912.
Was Red Downs a pitcher?: No. Red Downs was a position player (Second Baseman).
How many home runs did Red Downs hit?: Red Downs hit 3 career home runs with 179 hits.