Benjamin Downs
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| Benjamin Downs | |
| Benjamin Earle Downs | |
| "Bill" | |
| Bat/Throw: | L/R |
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| Height: | 6' 2" |
| Weight: | 200 |
| Born: | 1929-8-13 at Highland Park, MI (US) |
| Died: | 2001-10-7 |
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Benjamin (Bill) Earle Downs is single and lives in Detroit, Michigan per the 1952 California League Gold Book (Fourth Edition). His nationality is German-English. He graduated from Northern High School and played baseball and basketball. He is an adding machine adjuster during the off-season. His hobbies are hunting and bowling. He served in the U. S. Army for 8 1/2 months. His biggest thrill in baseball came on opening night of the 1952 season when he hit three home runs in one game (Fresno against San Jose), tying a league record.
Information is from the 1952 California League Gold Book (Fourth Edition)
Death information is from the Social Security Death Index account number 384-20-8463
