2B Gary Austin #97
New York Empires MLB
Age: 30 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Good
09/16/1974
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2B GARY AUSTIN #97 - AGE: 30 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
108 412 113 28 7 4 54 17 38 .274 .302 .405 14 2.0
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 55 60 55 55
Gap 55 55 55 55
Power 45 50 45 45
Eye 35 35 35 35
Avoid K's 55 55 55 55
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 55 20
Errors: - 40 45
Arm: 20 55 55
Turn DP: - 45 -
Framing: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: 40
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: 55 Center Field: -
2nd Base: 50 Right Field: -
3rd Base: 45
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 55
Stealing Aggressiveness: 75
Stealing Ability: 70
Baserunning Inst.: 70
Sacrifice Bunt: 70
Bunt for Hit: 55
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/01/1974 @ DAL Loss, 4-6 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
08/31/1974 @ DAL Loss, 1-7 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
08/29/1974 MON Win, 9-4 5 2 3 2 0 0 0 1
08/28/1974 MON Win, 4-3 5 0 3 3 0 0 0 1
08/25/1974 HOU Win, 11-0 5 1 2 1 0 0 1 1
08/24/1974 HOU Loss, 1-7 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 1
08/22/1974 DAL Loss, 0-2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/21/1974 DAL Win, 2-1 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
08/15/1974 @ BAL Win, 5-1 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
08/14/1974 @ BAL Loss, 3-4 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Austin is a thinking man's ballplayer.
High: Adaptability, Financial Ambition, Baseball IQ
Birthday:09/03/1944
Born in:Tampa, FL
Nationality:American
Height:5' 9"
Weight:185 lbs
Local Popularity:Fair
National Pop.:Fair
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$400,000
Signed Through:1976 Season
Major Service:8 Years, 49 Days
Service This Yr:160 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:9 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1964, 18th Pick in Round 1
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 1974 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 108 412 113 28 7 4 54 51 17 38 .274 .302 .405 .707 .312 .131 105
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 102 444 1 1 0 10 10 4 167 39 14 6 70.0 48.2 3.95 2.0  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   151 37 6 1 2 19 12 6 17 0 3 1 .245 .278 .338 .616
Versus Right   261 76 22 6 2 35 39 11 21 4 7 0 .291 .315 .444 .760
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   77 24 4 2 1 12 16 4 9 1 0 0 .312 .341 .455 .796
May   59 15 7 0 1 8 6 0 5 2 2 0 .254 .246 .424 .670
June   93 19 7 2 0 5 8 4 16 0 3 0 .204 .237 .323 .560
July   102 32 4 2 2 14 13 6 3 0 5 0 .314 .352 .451 .803
August   79 22 6 0 0 15 7 3 4 1 0 0 .278 .301 .354 .656
September   2 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 .500 .667 1.500 2.167
Spring Training   67 21 5 1 2 9 10 3 7 0 3 0 .313 .343 .507 .850
Last Year   348 99 17 7 7 42 55 21 38 4 5 1 .284 .324 .434 .757
2 Years Ago   429 119 23 7 10 58 48 11 50 5 3 1 .277 .294 .434 .727
Career   2473 682 129 46 42 313 304 112 291 25 23 8 .276 .306 .416 .722
Home   209 69 21 2 3 38 29 11 18 1 3 0 .330 .362 .493 .855
Road   203 44 7 5 1 16 22 6 20 3 7 1 .217 .239 .315 .555
Grass   412 113 28 7 4 54 51 17 38 4 10 1 .274 .302 .405 .707
Day   250 72 18 3 3 31 38 11 22 4 9 1 .288 .316 .420 .736
Night   162 41 10 4 1 23 13 6 16 0 1 0 .253 .280 .383 .662
As Starter   406 111 27 7 4 54 51 17 37 4 10 1 .273 .301 .404 .705
As Reliever / Substitution   6 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .333 .333 .500 .833
Pinch Hitting   3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .333 .333 .667 1.000
Close/Late   75 18 5 1 0 9 8 7 8 1 0 0 .240 .301 .333 .635
Inning 1-3   160 49 12 2 3 27 23 4 14 1 9 0 .306 .321 .463 .784
Inning 4-6   137 36 9 3 0 15 16 6 11 2 1 1 .263 .295 .372 .667
Inning 7-9   107 26 7 2 1 12 11 7 13 1 0 0 .243 .287 .374 .661
Extra Innings   8 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
0 Outs   121 25 5 0 2 10 21 8 9 3 10 0 .207 .250 .298 .548
1 Outs   169 49 14 3 2 18 23 1 16 1 0 1 .290 .297 .444 .740
2 Outs   122 39 9 4 0 26 7 8 13 0 0 0 .320 .362 .459 .821
Scoring Position   118 37 11 1 1 48 18 10 10 4 10 0 .314 .356 .449 .805
Bases Empty   214 59 15 5 2 2 25 5 21 0 0 1 .276 .295 .421 .716
Runner on 1st   80 17 2 1 1 4 8 2 7 0 0 0 .212 .232 .300 .532
Runner on 2nd   51 14 5 0 1 11 10 7 2 0 8 0 .275 .362 .431 .793
Runner on 3rd   9 6 2 1 0 6 2 1 0 0 2 0 .667 .700 1.111 1.811
Runner on 1st & 2nd   25 5 0 0 0 3 1 1 3 0 0 0 .200 .231 .200 .431
Runner on 1st & 3rd   11 3 1 0 0 5 1 1 2 1 0 0 .273 .308 .364 .671
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   12 5 2 0 0 13 4 0 2 2 0 0 .417 .357 .583 .940
Bases Loaded   10 4 1 0 0 10 0 0 1 1 0 0 .400 .364 .500 .864
Two Strikes   117 29 8 0 2 16 15 4 38 1 0 1 .248 .276 .368 .644
First Pitch   88 20 5 1 0 12 7 1 0 1 3 0 .227 .233 .307 .540
Count 0-1   57 17 4 2 0 6 5 0 0 1 1 0 .298 .293 .439 .732
Count 0-2   28 5 3 0 0 3 5 0 8 0 0 0 .179 .179 .286 .464
Count 1-0   48 14 2 2 1 5 6 0 0 0 3 0 .292 .292 .479 .771
Count 1-1   46 14 5 2 0 6 5 0 0 0 2 0 .304 .304 .500 .804
Count 1-2   39 14 5 0 0 4 3 0 14 0 0 0 .359 .359 .487 .846
Count 2-0   18 5 2 0 0 7 3 0 0 1 0 0 .278 .263 .389 .652
Count 2-1   27 10 2 0 1 2 5 0 0 0 1 0 .370 .370 .556 .926
Count 2-2   35 6 0 0 1 5 3 0 9 1 0 1 .171 .189 .257 .446
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   11 4 0 0 0 0 4 4 0 0 0 0 .364 .533 .364 .897
Full Count   15 4 0 0 1 4 4 4 7 0 0 0 .267 .421 .467 .888
Behind in Count   124 36 12 2 0 13 13 0 22 1 1 0 .290 .288 .419 .707
Ahead in Count   104 33 6 2 2 14 19 12 0 1 4 0 .317 .385 .471 .856
Batting Leadoff   4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 2nd   245 66 13 5 3 25 27 9 27 2 10 0 .269 .293 .400 .693
Batting 3rd   81 23 6 1 0 15 8 3 5 1 0 1 .284 .314 .383 .697
Batting 4th   69 22 7 1 1 13 16 4 5 1 0 0 .319 .351 .493 .844
Batting 7th   6 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .143 .000 .143
Batting 8th   4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .500 .750
Batting 9th   3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .333 .333 .667 1.000
Low Leverage   182 50 14 4 2 15 22 4 21 2 0 1 .275 .291 .429 .720
Medium Leverage   160 44 9 2 2 17 23 9 12 0 10 0 .275 .314 .394 .707
High Leverage   68 18 4 1 0 22 6 4 5 2 0 0 .265 .297 .353 .650
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1965 Milwaukee - MLB 20 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .333 .000 .333 8 50 0.0
1966 Milwaukee - MLB 21 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -116 -0.1
1967 Milwaukee - MLB 22 71 134 40 9 2 3 16 23 10 2 1 20 5 2 .299 .354 .463 .816 147 133 0.8
1968 Milwaukee - MLB 23 84 206 49 2 3 2 17 24 13 1 0 33 7 4 .238 .286 .306 .592 85 86 0.5
1969 Milwaukee - MLB 24 135 436 107 19 7 9 51 39 16 1 4 56 6 3 .245 .271 .383 .654 89 89 1.4
1970 Milwaukee - MLB 25 88 212 72 11 7 3 43 32 11 1 4 27 4 4 .340 .368 .500 .868 136 136 2.0
1971 Milwaukee - MLB 26 119 291 83 20 6 4 32 32 12 0 3 26 6 2 .285 .310 .436 .747 115 111 2.0
1972 Milwaukee - MLB 27 129 429 119 23 7 10 58 48 11 1 5 50 10 5 .277 .294 .434 .727 112 111 2.0
1973 New York - MLB 28 96 348 99 17 7 7 42 55 21 1 4 38 15 2 .284 .324 .434 .757 115 120 2.3
1974 New York - MLB 29 108 412 113 28 7 4 54 51 17 1 4 38 14 6 .274 .302 .405 .707 101 105 2.0
Total MLB 838 2473 682 129 46 42 313 304 112 8 25 291 67 28 .276 .306 .416 .722 108 108 12.9
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1964 Total - 19 55 257 81 10 11 11 52 60 16 2 2 22 32 6 .315 .357 .568 .925 100 100 2.3
CAREER POSTSEASON BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1973 New York - MLB 28 7 26 7 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 5 0 0 .269 .296 .308 .604 73 79 -0.3
Total MLB 7 26 7 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 5 0 0 .269 .296 .308 .604 73 79
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1965 Milwaukee - MLB SS 4 0 1 2 0 3 0 1.000 6.0 4.50 +0.1 1.058
1966 Milwaukee - MLB 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1966 Milwaukee - MLB SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1967 Milwaukee - MLB 2B 15 9 17 24 5 42 1 .976 85.1 4.32 +0.2 1.046
1967 Milwaukee - MLB 3B 22 13 12 25 5 39 2 .949 132.1 2.52 -1.4 .944
1967 Milwaukee - MLB SS 24 8 17 32 4 51 2 .961 99.2 4.42 -1.0 .959
1968 Milwaukee - MLB 2B 28 22 39 64 15 108 5 .954 200.2 4.62 -2.1 .923
1968 Milwaukee - MLB 3B 24 20 12 46 2 62 4 .935 181.2 2.87 -1.3 .956
1968 Milwaukee - MLB SS 7 3 5 12 2 17 0 1.000 38.0 4.03 -0.7 .918
1969 Milwaukee - MLB 2B 91 82 198 265 53 479 16 .967 713.1 5.84 +2.8 1.015
1969 Milwaukee - MLB 3B 25 11 9 25 2 34 0 1.000 119.1 2.56 +0.2 1.051
1969 Milwaukee - MLB SS 24 12 21 27 5 52 4 .923 115.2 3.73 -3.7 .810
1970 Milwaukee - MLB 2B 41 36 78 111 26 198 9 .955 296.1 5.74 +3.7 1.080
1970 Milwaukee - MLB 3B 18 8 4 25 2 31 2 .935 79.0 3.30 +0.1 .975
1970 Milwaukee - MLB SS 21 10 19 35 10 57 3 .947 105.0 4.63 -2.1 .881
1971 Milwaukee - MLB 1B 9 3 32 3 2 35 0 1.000 29.0 10.86 -0.4 .878
1971 Milwaukee - MLB 2B 62 53 124 166 38 294 4 .986 472.1 5.53 +4.0 1.080
1971 Milwaukee - MLB 3B 21 1 5 14 1 19 0 1.000 51.2 3.31 +0.9 1.043
1971 Milwaukee - MLB SS 18 7 16 38 4 55 1 .982 84.2 5.74 -0.5 .977
1972 Milwaukee - MLB 1B 79 77 595 44 41 645 6 .991 587.2 9.79 +2.1 1.027
1972 Milwaukee - MLB 2B 30 16 45 64 13 111 2 .982 169.2 5.78 +1.9 1.021
1972 Milwaukee - MLB 3B 24 3 0 8 0 10 2 .800 62.2 1.15 -1.7 .838
1972 Milwaukee - MLB SS 24 7 25 45 8 73 3 .959 106.2 5.91 -2.2 .917
1973 New York - MLB 1B 44 41 379 32 45 414 3 .993 346.1 10.68 -0.1 .993
1973 New York - MLB 2B 46 46 112 126 31 243 5 .979 377.1 5.68 +0.2 .977
1973 New York - MLB 3B 3 2 1 3 1 5 1 .800 20.0 1.80 -1.3 .634
1973 New York - MLB SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1974 New York - MLB 1B 24 24 227 14 18 245 4 .984 204.0 10.63 -2.4 .906
1974 New York - MLB 2B 81 78 187 223 60 420 10 .976 653.1 5.65 +2.8 1.034
1974 New York - MLB 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.1 0.00 0.0 .000
1974 New York - MLB SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL 1B 156 145 1233 93 106 1339 13 .990 1167.0 10.23 -0.8 .992
TOTAL 2B 394 342 800 1043 241 1895 52 .973 2968.1 5.59 +13.6 1.025
TOTAL 3B 139 58 43 146 13 200 11 .945 649.0 2.62 -4.5 .964
TOTAL SS 125 47 104 191 33 308 13 .958 559.2 4.74 -10.1 .912
PLAYER HISTORY
12/16/1964 Drafted in the 1964 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 18, 18th overall pick) by the Milwaukee Dairymen, out of college Eastern Florida State College
01/01/1965 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (60); Power: 25 (45); Eye: 30 (40).
04/13/1965 Named the #27 prospect in the MLB
07/08/1965 Named the #14 prospect in the MLB
11/07/1965 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $18,600.
01/01/1966 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (60); Power: 30 (45); Eye: 30 (40).
04/12/1966 Named the #33 prospect in the MLB
07/07/1966 Named the #27 prospect in the MLB
11/08/1966 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $19,800.
01/01/1967 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (60); Power: 30 (45); Eye: 35 (35).
11/08/1967 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $21,000.
01/01/1968 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (60); Power: 30 (45); Eye: 35 (35).
06/09/1968 Injured (strained leg muscle),out for 5 weeks.
11/19/1968 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $22,200.
01/01/1969 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (65); Power: 45 (55); Eye: 40 (40).
05/24/1969 Injured (back stiffness),day-to-day for 2 days.
08/17/1969 Injured (strained leg muscle),day-to-day for 4 weeks.
09/07/1969 Injured (strained leg muscle),day-to-day for one week.
09/10/1969 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another one week.
11/15/1969 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $44,000.
01/01/1970 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (65); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 35 (35).
03/04/1970 Injured (back stiffness),day-to-day for 1 day.
06/12/1970 Injured (strained forearm),out for 6 weeks.
11/15/1970 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $96,760.
01/01/1971 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (60); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 35 (40).
07/21/1971 Injured (back stiffness),day-to-day for 1 day.
09/05/1971 Goes 6-9 against the Kansas City Bulls, with 1 2B, 0 RBI and 1 R.
11/11/1971 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $140,000.
11/27/1971 Injured (undisclosed injury),out for one week.
01/01/1972 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (60); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 35 (40).
06/12/1972 Injured (sore knee),day-to-day for 2 days.
07/02/1972 Injured (sore knee),day-to-day for 1 day.
11/12/1972 Became a free agent.
01/01/1973 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (60); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 35 (40).
01/31/1973 Signed a 4-year contract worth a total of $1,624,000 with the New York Empires organization.
02/28/1973 Injured (back stiffness),day-to-day for one week.
04/27/1973 Injured (bruised knee),day-to-day for one week.
06/19/1973 Injured (strained leg muscle),out for 6 weeks.
01/01/1974 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (60); Power: 45 (50); Eye: 35 (40).
05/18/1974 Injured (hamstring cramp),day-to-day for 4 days.
08/15/1974 Injured (concussion),day-to-day for one week.
09/01/1974 Injured (strained leg muscle),out for 5-6 weeks.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year 3B Rank
1973 7 9
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