Kelly Robert Downs (born October 25, 1960) is an American former

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, who played in

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(MLB) for the

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and Oakland Athletics from 1986 to 1993. He wore uniform number 37 for his seven years with the Giants, and number 31 for his two seasons with the A’s. Downs won a career high 13 games in 1988 for the Giants and appeared in the

1989 World Series The 1989 World Series was the championship series of Major League Baseball's (MLB) 1989 season. The 86th edition of the World Series, it was a best-of-seven playoff played between the American League (AL) champion Oakland Athletics and the Nat ...

versus the Athletics. He was featured on the cover of ''

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'' on October 30, 1989, carrying his nephew in his arms after the Loma Prieta earthquake (magnitude 7.1) disrupted Game 3, at

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. Downs graduated from Viewmont High School in 1979.Viewmont Alumni Hall of Fame
His brother, Dave Downs, pitched briefly for the 1972 Philadelphia Phillies.

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