Al Downing
date: label: date made
content: 1964
name: label: referenced
content: New York Yankees
label: depicted (sitter)
content: Downing, Al
label: maker
content: Topps Company, Inc.
notes: label: Description
content: Alphonso <i>Al</i> Downing (b. 1941) pitched in the Major Leagues for 16 years, playting for the New York Yankees (1961-69,) Oakland Athletics (1970), Milwaukee Brewers (1970,) and Los Angeles Dodgers (1971-77).
label: Description
content: A two time All-Star and 1971 comeback player of the year, Downing pitched in three World Series. He finished his career with a 123-107 win-loss record.
label: Description
content: Downing famously threw the pitch which Hank Aaron hit for his record breaking home run in 1974. After retiring, Downing had a long career as a broadcaster.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
topic: label: Subject
content: African American
label: web subject
content: Sports
label: name of sport
content: Baseball
label: level of sport
content: Professional
setName: label: See more items in
content: Culture and the Arts: Sport and Leisure
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1996.0213.038
label: accession number
content: 1996.0213
label: catalog number
content: 1996.0213.038
objectType: label: Object Name
content: cap, bottle
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: metal (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 1 1/2 in; x 3.81 cm