Leighton Downey

• BIRTHPLACE Coultervale, MB

• BORN March 22, 1918

• INDUCTED 2000

Leighton Downey was born in Coultervale, Manitoba on March 22, 1918. Downey, also called “Tiny”, was an outstanding pitcher in the Coultervale district in the late 1930s and 40s. He often pitched with the strong Coultervale team during the week, and with Westhope, North Dakota on Sunday, as Sunday ball was not allowed in Manitoba. Downey once struck out 19 hitters in one game at Carievale, Saskatchewan. Once his right arm began to falter, Downey not-so-simply became a left handed pitcher. After his playing career was over, he became a respected umpire.