Downing provided some good years in a down era in franchise history.

Over 33 years since he threw his last major-league pitch and nearly a half-century since he left Trenton to pursue a professional career, Al Downing remains a keen and opinionated observer of the game ...

Former Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Al Downing canceled an appearance Friday as guest speaker at the 10th annual Cal State Bakersfield Hot Stove Dinner. Downing was unable to attend the function “due ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Alphonso "Al" Downing (b. 1941) ...

Al Downing had gleaned a small collection of honors 14 seasons into his major league career, although none would immortalize him the way a moment in the Los Angeles Dodgers’ 1974 road opener did. The ...

” Big ” Al Downing, a versatile musician who freely crossed musical and racial borders to become one of the few African-American headliners in country music, died Monday of acute leukemia at a ...