2B Gary Austin #97
New York Empires MLB
Age: 30 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Good
08/11/1975
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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
100 279 78 20 2 10 49 11 43 .280 .304 .473 7 0.9
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: 50
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
08/10/1975 @ TOR Win, 7-5 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
08/10/1975 @ TOR Win, 7-5 5 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
08/09/1975 @ TOR Win, 5-4 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 1
08/08/1975 @ TOR Win, 4-1 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
08/08/1975 TOR Win, 3-2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/07/1975 @ ATL Loss, 2-10 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
08/06/1975 @ ATL Loss, 2-6 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
08/05/1975 @ ATL Loss, 2-3 4 0 1 2 0 0 1 0
08/03/1975 @ BAL Win, 7-4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/03/1975 @ BAL Win, 7-6 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Austin is as smart as they come.
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:9 Years, 49 Days
Service This Yr:125 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:10 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 1975 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 100 279 78 20 2 10 49 34 11 43 .280 .304 .473 .777 .327 .194 110
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 62 297 0 7 0 6 4 3 132 32 7 0 100.0 39.2 4.95 .9  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   87 27 7 1 2 11 8 2 14 0 0 0 .310 .326 .483 .809
Versus Right   192 51 13 1 8 38 25 9 29 3 4 0 .266 .294 .469 .763
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   30 4 2 0 0 4 2 1 5 1 0 0 .133 .156 .200 .356
April   58 16 4 0 3 13 6 2 10 1 3 0 .276 .295 .500 .795
May   64 22 7 1 4 14 12 2 9 0 0 0 .344 .364 .672 1.036
June   67 16 4 1 1 10 5 2 10 0 1 0 .239 .261 .373 .634
July   49 14 2 0 1 5 6 4 7 0 0 0 .286 .340 .388 .727
August   41 10 3 0 1 7 5 1 7 2 0 0 .244 .250 .390 .640
Spring Training   8 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 1 1 .125 .222 .500 .722
Last Year   412 113 28 7 4 54 51 17 38 4 10 1 .274 .302 .405 .707
2 Years Ago   348 99 17 7 7 42 55 21 38 4 5 1 .284 .324 .434 .757
Career   2752 760 149 48 52 362 338 123 334 28 27 8 .276 .306 .422 .728
Home   138 41 12 1 9 31 23 5 20 1 2 0 .297 .319 .594 .914
Road   141 37 8 1 1 18 11 6 23 2 2 0 .262 .289 .355 .643
Grass   279 78 20 2 10 49 34 11 43 3 4 0 .280 .304 .473 .777
Day   175 51 14 1 5 32 22 6 28 2 2 0 .291 .311 .469 .780
Night   104 27 6 1 5 17 12 5 15 1 2 0 .260 .291 .481 .772
As Starter   241 66 18 2 9 43 28 8 38 3 4 0 .274 .294 .477 .771
As Reliever / Substitution   38 12 2 0 1 6 6 3 5 0 0 0 .316 .366 .447 .813
Pinch Hitting   29 10 2 0 1 6 4 3 3 0 0 0 .345 .406 .517 .923
Close/Late   67 22 4 1 3 23 11 6 8 2 1 0 .328 .373 .552 .926
Inning 1-3   76 20 3 1 4 14 7 0 14 0 2 0 .263 .263 .487 .750
Inning 4-6   92 27 11 0 3 10 10 5 14 1 1 0 .293 .327 .511 .837
Inning 7-9   106 30 6 1 3 25 14 6 15 2 1 0 .283 .316 .443 .759
Extra Innings   5 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400
0 Outs   107 25 4 1 3 8 19 0 16 0 4 0 .234 .234 .374 .607
1 Outs   78 25 10 0 4 19 8 5 11 3 0 0 .321 .349 .603 .951
2 Outs   94 28 6 1 3 22 6 6 16 0 0 0 .298 .340 .479 .819
Scoring Position   77 26 4 1 2 33 9 7 11 3 4 0 .338 .379 .494 .873
Bases Empty   147 37 10 0 5 5 16 1 19 0 0 0 .252 .257 .422 .679
Runner on 1st   55 15 6 1 3 11 8 3 13 0 0 0 .273 .310 .582 .892
Runner on 2nd   21 5 0 0 2 7 2 5 2 0 0 0 .238 .385 .524 .908
Runner on 3rd   6 2 1 0 0 4 0 0 2 2 0 0 .333 .250 .500 .750
Runner on 1st & 2nd   25 8 0 0 0 3 1 0 4 0 0 0 .320 .320 .320 .640
Runner on 1st & 3rd   7 3 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .429 .429 .571 1.000
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   7 3 1 0 0 7 3 2 1 1 3 0 .429 .500 .571 1.071
Bases Loaded   11 5 1 1 0 9 2 0 2 0 1 0 .455 .455 .727 1.182
Two Strikes   82 14 5 0 3 10 6 4 43 1 0 0 .171 .207 .341 .548
First Pitch   73 25 4 1 2 10 10 5 0 1 2 0 .342 .380 .507 .887
Count 0-1   26 8 2 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 .308 .308 .385 .692
Count 0-2   11 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 7 0 0 0 .273 .273 .364 .636
Count 1-0   35 11 4 0 1 7 5 0 0 1 0 0 .314 .306 .514 .820
Count 1-1   31 14 4 0 4 12 8 0 0 0 0 0 .452 .452 .968 1.419
Count 1-2   27 4 2 0 2 6 3 0 13 1 0 0 .148 .143 .444 .587
Count 2-0   8 3 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .375 .375 .625 1.000
Count 2-1   16 2 1 0 0 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .125 .176 .188 .364
Count 2-2   27 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 15 0 0 0 .111 .111 .148 .259
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 .125 .125 .250
Full Count   17 4 1 0 1 2 1 4 8 0 0 0 .235 .381 .471 .852
Behind in Count   64 15 5 0 2 9 7 0 20 1 1 0 .234 .231 .406 .637
Ahead in Count   67 17 5 1 1 15 6 2 0 1 1 0 .254 .271 .403 .674
Batting Leadoff   7 3 2 0 1 2 2 2 1 0 0 0 .429 .556 1.143 1.698
Batting 2nd   4 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .250 .400 .250 .650
Batting 3rd   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 4th   27 8 1 0 2 4 4 0 5 1 0 0 .296 .286 .556 .841
Batting 5th   23 5 2 0 1 2 1 1 4 0 0 0 .217 .250 .435 .685
Batting 6th   114 33 7 1 3 21 13 4 16 1 4 0 .289 .311 .447 .758
Batting 7th   53 14 5 1 1 11 5 0 7 1 0 0 .264 .259 .453 .712
Batting 8th   18 5 1 0 2 5 3 0 4 0 0 0 .278 .278 .667 .944
Batting 9th   29 9 2 0 0 4 4 3 4 0 0 0 .310 .375 .379 .754
Low Leverage   108 27 8 0 4 7 11 2 14 0 0 0 .250 .264 .435 .699
Medium Leverage   107 26 7 1 2 16 10 6 21 0 3 0 .243 .283 .383 .666
High Leverage   63 25 5 1 4 26 12 3 8 3 1 0 .397 .406 .698 1.104
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 30 100 279 78 20 2 10 49 34 11 0 3 43 7 0 .280 .304 .473 .777 112 110 0.9
Total MLB 938 2752 760 149 48 52 362 338 123 8 28 334 74 28 .276 .306 .422 .728 110 109 13.9
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 1.035
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 14 10 102 10 7 114 2 .982 90.1 11.16 -0.5 .980
1975 New York - MLB 2B 53 48 124 135 35 268 9 .966 424.0 5.50 -5.3 .941
1975 New York - MLB 3B 5 4 2 5 0 9 2 .778 37.0 1.70 -0.8 .790
1975 New York - MLB SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL 1B 170 155 1335 103 113 1453 15 .990 1257.1 10.29 -1.3 .991
TOTAL 2B 447 390 924 1178 276 2163 61 .972 3392.1 5.58 +8.3 1.015
TOTAL 3B 144 62 45 151 13 209 13 .938 686.0 2.57 -5.3 .956
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.
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.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year 3B Rank
1973 7 9
1974 7 6
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