2B Gary Austin #97
New York Empires MLB
Age: 31 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
05/17/1976
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2B GARY AUSTIN #97 - AGE: 31 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
25 74 27 5 0 3 15 5 4 .365 .395 .554 5 1.0
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: 45
Stealing Aggressiveness: 75
Stealing Ability: 70
Baserunning Inst.: 70
Sacrifice Bunt: 70
Bunt for Hit: 50
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
05/16/1976 TCN Win, 5-0 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 2
05/15/1976 TCN Loss, 0-2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
05/14/1976 TCN Loss, 3-4 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
05/12/1976 CHH Win, 4-3 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 0
05/09/1976 @ DET Win, 2-0 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 1
05/07/1976 @ DET Win, 4-3 4 1 1 2 1 0 0 0
05/05/1976 @ TCN Win, 7-3 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
05/04/1976 @ TCN Win, 5-3 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
05/02/1976 @ CHH Win, 3-2 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
05/01/1976 @ CHH Win, 8-2 4 1 2 2 0 1 0 0
PERSONALITY
Austin is smart on and off the field.
High: Adaptability, Financial Ambition, Baseball IQ
Birthday:09/03/1944
Born in:Tampa, FL
Nationality:American
Height:5' 9"
Weight:195 lbs
Local Popularity:Fair
National Pop.:Fair
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$372,000
Signed Through:1976 Season
Major Service:10 Years, 14 Days
Service This Yr:41 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:11 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 1976 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 25 74 27 5 0 3 15 11 5 4 .365 .395 .554 .949 .427 .189 190
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 16 81 0 0 0 3 0 2 41 8 5 1 83.3 15.9 8.09 1.0  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   35 14 0 0 3 8 5 3 2 0 0 0 .400 .447 .657 1.105
Versus Right   39 13 5 0 0 7 6 2 2 2 0 0 .333 .349 .462 .810
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   13 4 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 .308 .308 .385 .692
April   40 13 4 0 2 8 7 4 4 2 0 0 .325 .370 .575 .945
May   34 14 1 0 1 7 4 1 0 0 0 0 .412 .429 .529 .958
Spring Training   58 15 2 0 1 8 3 3 4 0 3 0 .259 .295 .345 .640
Last Year   351 95 22 3 11 57 43 14 52 4 4 0 .271 .295 .444 .740
2 Years Ago   412 113 28 7 4 54 51 17 38 4 10 1 .274 .302 .405 .707
Career   2898 804 156 49 56 385 358 131 347 31 27 8 .277 .307 .423 .730
Home   43 13 4 0 2 8 9 4 3 0 0 0 .302 .362 .535 .897
Road   31 14 1 0 1 7 2 1 1 2 0 0 .452 .441 .581 1.022
Grass   74 27 5 0 3 15 11 5 4 2 0 0 .365 .395 .554 .949
Day   45 16 2 0 1 7 6 2 1 1 0 0 .356 .375 .467 .842
Night   29 11 3 0 2 8 5 3 3 1 0 0 .379 .424 .690 1.114
As Starter   65 24 4 0 2 10 10 5 3 1 0 0 .369 .408 .523 .932
As Reliever / Substitution   9 3 1 0 1 5 1 0 1 1 0 0 .333 .300 .778 1.078
Pinch Hitting   8 3 1 0 1 5 1 0 1 1 0 0 .375 .333 .875 1.208
Close/Late   27 12 2 0 2 10 4 2 1 2 0 0 .444 .452 .741 1.192
Inning 1-3   20 6 2 0 1 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 .300 .333 .550 .883
Inning 4-6   23 8 1 0 0 1 4 2 2 0 0 0 .348 .400 .391 .791
Inning 7-9   27 12 2 0 2 9 4 0 2 2 0 0 .444 .414 .741 1.155
Extra Innings   4 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 .250 .500 .250 .750
0 Outs   22 9 0 0 1 5 4 2 1 1 0 0 .409 .440 .545 .985
1 Outs   27 10 2 0 2 5 4 2 2 1 0 0 .370 .400 .667 1.067
2 Outs   25 8 3 0 0 5 3 1 1 0 0 0 .320 .346 .440 .786
Scoring Position   24 7 2 0 0 11 1 1 2 2 0 0 .292 .296 .375 .671
Bases Empty   35 15 2 0 2 2 9 4 2 0 0 0 .429 .487 .657 1.144
Runner on 1st   15 5 1 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .600 .933
Runner on 2nd   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 3rd   0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 1st & 2nd   10 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .200 .273 .300 .573
Runner on 1st & 3rd   1 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.000 3.000
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   4 2 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Bases Loaded   7 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .286 .250 .286 .536
Two Strikes   23 7 2 0 1 2 4 0 4 0 0 0 .304 .304 .522 .826
First Pitch   15 3 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .200 .188 .267 .454
Count 0-1   12 5 1 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 .417 .417 .500 .917
Count 0-2   5 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 .400 .400 .600 1.000
Count 1-0   12 5 0 0 2 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 .417 .417 .917 1.333
Count 1-1   6 3 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .667 1.167
Count 1-2   9 2 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 .222 .222 .556 .778
Count 2-0   3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .667 .667 .667 1.333
Count 2-2   7 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 .286 .286 .286 .571
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   3 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 .667 .600 .667 1.267
Full Count   2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 1.000 1.500
Behind in Count   26 9 2 0 1 6 3 0 2 0 0 0 .346 .346 .538 .885
Ahead in Count   18 9 0 0 2 4 5 5 0 1 0 0 .500 .583 .833 1.417
Batting Leadoff   7 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .143 .250 .143 .393
Batting 2nd   3 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 .333 .600 .333 .933
Batting 5th   5 2 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .400 .400 1.000 1.400
Batting 6th   24 11 2 0 1 4 4 1 1 0 0 0 .458 .480 .667 1.147
Batting 7th   27 10 2 0 0 4 3 1 2 1 0 0 .370 .379 .444 .824
Batting 9th   8 2 1 0 1 4 1 0 1 1 0 0 .250 .222 .750 .972
Low Leverage   27 13 3 0 1 4 6 3 1 1 0 0 .481 .516 .704 1.220
Medium Leverage   27 9 0 0 1 4 4 0 1 1 0 0 .333 .321 .444 .766
High Leverage   19 5 2 0 1 7 1 2 1 0 0 0 .263 .333 .526 .860
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 .707 110 107 2.1
1975 New York - MLB 30 128 351 95 22 3 11 57 43 14 0 4 52 10 3 .271 .295 .444 .740 110 104 0.8
1976 New York - MLB 31 25 74 27 5 0 3 15 11 5 0 2 4 5 1 .365 .395 .554 .949 174 190 1.0
Total MLB 991 2898 804 156 49 56 385 358 131 8 31 347 82 32 .277 .307 .423 .730 112 110 14.8
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 1.035
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
1975 New York - MLB 1B 20 16 157 11 12 170 2 .988 142.1 10.62 -0.2 1.041
1975 New York - MLB 2B 61 56 144 145 39 302 13 .957 489.2 5.31 -7.0 .925
1975 New York - MLB 3B 6 4 3 7 0 12 2 .833 41.2 2.16 -0.7 .843
1975 New York - MLB SS 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 +0.0 1.056
1976 New York - MLB 1B 4 1 21 1 1 22 0 1.000 14.0 14.14 -0.0 1.046
1976 New York - MLB 2B 14 14 31 29 5 63 3 .952 122.0 4.43 -0.9 .931
1976 New York - MLB 3B 1 1 0 4 0 4 0 1.000 14.0 2.57 -0.2 .842
TOTAL 1B 180 162 1411 105 119 1531 15 .990 1323.1 10.31 -1.0 .998
TOTAL 2B 469 412 975 1217 285 2260 68 .970 3580.0 5.51 +5.7 1.009
TOTAL 3B 146 63 46 157 13 216 13 .940 704.2 2.59 -5.4 .954
TOTAL SS 126 47 104 192 34 309 13 .958 560.2 4.75 -10.1 .913
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.
01/01/1975 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (55); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 35 (35).
04/17/1975 Injured (sore knee),day-to-day for one week.
06/25/1975 Injured (sore knee),day-to-day for one week.
08/15/1975 Injured (dehydration),day-to-day for 2 days.
09/13/1975 Injured (strained hip muscle),out for 5 weeks.
01/01/1976 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (55); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 35 (35).
03/01/1976 Successfully completed training to improve his strength and conditioning at the New York Empires development complex.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year 3B Rank
1973 7 9
1974 7 6
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