2B Gary Austin #97
Atlanta Generals MLB
Age: 32 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Good
08/22/1977
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2B GARY AUSTIN #97 - AGE: 32 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
50 135 42 6 0 5 19 12 21 .311 .367 .467 1 0.4
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 55 60 55 55
BABIP 55 60 55 55
Avoid K's 55 55 55 55
Gap 55 55 55 55
Power 45 45 45 45
Eye 35 35 35 35
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 50 20
Errors: - 40 40
Arm: 20 55 55
Turn DP: - 45 -
Framing: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: 30
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: 50 Center Field: -
2nd Base: 40 Right Field: -
3rd Base: 40
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 45
Stealing Aggressiveness: 70
Stealing Ability: 65
Baserunning Inst.: 65
Sacrifice Bunt: 70
Bunt for Hit: 50
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
08/21/1977 @ MON Loss, 4-7 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/20/1977 @ MON Loss, 2-8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/18/1977 @ CHH Win, 11-10 4 1 3 2 0 1 0 0
08/16/1977 @ CHH Win, 6-2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
08/14/1977 BAL Loss, 1-11 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
08/13/1977 BAL Win, 7-3 4 1 1 2 1 0 1 0
08/12/1977 BAL Loss, 1-6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/11/1977 TOR Win, 10-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/10/1977 TOR Loss, 2-3 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
08/07/1977 BOS Loss, 4-9 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Gary possesses great intelligence.
High: Adaptability, Financial Ambition, Baseball IQ
Birthday:09/03/1944
Born in:Tampa, FL
Nationality:American
Height:5' 9"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Fair
National Pop.:Fair
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$440,000
Signed Through:1980 Season
Major Service:11 Years, 49 Days
Service This Yr:139 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:12 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 1977 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 50 135 42 6 0 5 19 16 12 21 .311 .367 .467 .834 .361 .156 130
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 34 149 0 1 0 1 2 0 63 11 1 1 50.0 23.5 6.55 .4  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   59 16 0 0 2 7 6 5 10 0 0 0 .271 .328 .373 .701
Versus Right   76 26 6 0 3 12 10 7 11 0 2 0 .342 .398 .539 .937
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   8 3 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 .375 .500 .375 .875
June   68 20 3 0 3 9 4 2 13 0 1 0 .294 .314 .471 .785
July   35 10 1 0 0 2 5 6 5 0 1 0 .286 .390 .314 .705
August   32 12 2 0 2 8 7 4 3 0 0 0 .375 .444 .625 1.069
Spring Training   44 10 2 0 2 8 4 3 5 0 1 0 .227 .277 .409 .686
Last Year   372 114 27 0 12 54 51 23 41 3 4 0 .306 .344 .476 .820
2 Years Ago   351 95 22 3 11 57 43 14 52 4 4 0 .271 .295 .444 .740
Career   3331 933 184 49 70 443 414 161 405 32 33 8 .280 .312 .428 .740
Home   72 21 2 0 4 10 8 6 12 0 1 0 .292 .346 .486 .832
Road   63 21 4 0 1 9 8 6 9 0 1 0 .333 .391 .444 .836
Grass   135 42 6 0 5 19 16 12 21 0 2 0 .311 .367 .467 .834
Day   96 33 5 0 5 17 13 5 16 0 2 0 .344 .376 .552 .928
Night   39 9 1 0 0 2 3 7 5 0 0 0 .231 .348 .256 .604
As Starter   123 40 6 0 5 19 15 10 18 0 2 0 .325 .376 .496 .872
As Reliever / Substitution   12 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 .167 .286 .167 .452
Pinch Hitting   12 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 .167 .286 .167 .452
Close/Late   36 14 1 0 3 8 6 4 3 0 2 0 .389 .450 .667 1.117
Inning 1-3   39 11 3 0 0 4 0 3 8 0 0 0 .282 .333 .359 .692
Inning 4-6   47 16 2 0 1 4 8 4 6 0 0 0 .340 .392 .447 .839
Inning 7-9   44 12 0 0 3 8 6 4 6 0 2 0 .273 .333 .477 .811
Extra Innings   5 3 1 0 1 3 2 1 1 0 0 0 .600 .667 1.400 2.067
0 Outs   46 16 2 0 2 5 9 4 6 0 2 0 .348 .400 .522 .922
1 Outs   41 12 2 0 2 5 4 3 9 0 0 0 .293 .341 .488 .829
2 Outs   48 14 2 0 1 9 3 5 6 0 0 0 .292 .358 .396 .754
Scoring Position   40 16 0 0 2 12 7 3 4 0 2 0 .400 .442 .550 .992
Bases Empty   69 16 3 0 1 1 6 8 10 0 0 0 .232 .312 .319 .631
Runner on 1st   26 10 3 0 2 6 3 1 7 0 0 0 .385 .407 .731 1.138
Runner on 2nd   11 4 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 .364 .364 .636 1.000
Runner on 3rd   3 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 .333 .500 .333 .833
Runner on 1st & 2nd   13 8 0 0 1 4 3 0 1 0 0 0 .615 .615 .846 1.462
Runner on 1st & 3rd   7 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 .143 .143 .143 .286
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 .000 .667 .000 .667
Bases Loaded   5 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 .400 .400 .400 .800
Two Strikes   57 11 3 0 0 3 6 7 21 0 0 0 .193 .281 .246 .527
First Pitch   20 12 2 0 1 4 2 1 0 0 2 0 .600 .619 .850 1.469
Count 0-1   15 4 0 0 2 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 .267 .267 .667 .933
Count 0-2   8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 1-0   12 3 0 0 2 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .750 1.000
Count 1-1   14 8 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .571 .571 .643 1.214
Count 1-2   19 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 .263 .263 .263 .526
Count 2-0   4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Count 2-1   9 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .222 .222 .222 .444
Count 2-2   14 4 1 0 0 2 2 0 3 0 0 0 .286 .286 .357 .643
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   4 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 .000 .429 .000 .429
Full Count   16 2 2 0 0 1 4 7 8 0 0 0 .125 .391 .250 .641
Behind in Count   42 9 0 0 2 5 3 0 10 0 0 0 .214 .214 .357 .571
Ahead in Count   29 7 0 0 2 4 4 4 0 0 0 0 .241 .333 .448 .782
Batting Leadoff   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 3rd   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 4th   48 17 3 0 3 12 6 2 11 0 1 0 .354 .380 .604 .984
Batting 5th   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .000 .250 .000 .250
Batting 6th   38 11 3 0 1 2 3 4 5 0 1 0 .289 .357 .447 .805
Batting 7th   32 12 0 0 1 5 6 3 2 0 0 0 .375 .429 .469 .897
Batting 8th   1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Batting 9th   8 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 .125 .300 .125 .425
Low Leverage   55 18 2 0 2 7 7 3 7 0 0 0 .327 .362 .473 .835
Medium Leverage   47 13 4 0 1 5 5 7 9 0 0 0 .277 .370 .426 .796
High Leverage   33 11 0 0 2 7 4 2 5 0 2 0 .333 .371 .515 .887
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 31 117 372 114 27 0 12 54 51 23 0 3 41 17 11 .306 .344 .476 .820 144 149 3.0
1977 Atlanta - MLB 32 50 135 42 6 0 5 19 16 12 0 0 21 1 1 .311 .367 .467 .834 122 130 0.4
Total MLB 1133 3331 933 184 49 70 443 414 161 8 32 405 95 43 .280 .312 .428 .740 114 114 17.3
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 12 7 81 4 4 86 1 .988 70.1 10.88 -0.3 .961
1976 New York - MLB 2B 51 49 120 125 31 253 8 .968 426.2 5.17 -2.0 .947
1976 New York - MLB 3B 32 32 22 71 7 99 6 .939 276.1 3.03 -1.9 .968
1976 New York - MLB SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1977 Atlanta - MLB 1B 6 4 32 2 1 36 2 .944 31.0 9.87 -1.0 .787
1977 Atlanta - MLB 2B 8 7 8 17 1 27 2 .926 65.0 3.46 -1.8 .854
1977 Atlanta - MLB 3B 22 22 19 45 2 69 5 .928 186.1 3.09 -3.6 .918
1977 Atlanta - MLB SS 1 1 0 3 0 3 0 1.000 6.0 4.50 +0.2 1.069
TOTAL 1B 194 172 1503 110 123 1631 18 .989 1410.2 10.29 -2.2 .990
TOTAL 2B 514 454 1072 1330 312 2477 75 .970 3949.2 5.47 +2.9 1.003
TOTAL 3B 199 116 87 269 22 380 24 .937 1153.1 2.78 -10.7 .954
TOTAL SS 127 48 104 195 34 312 13 .958 566.2 4.75 -9.9 .915
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.
05/19/1976 Injured (back stiffness),day-to-day for one week.
06/28/1976 Wins the MLB ABL Player of the Week Award.
11/13/1976 Became a free agent.
01/01/1977 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (55); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 35 (35).
02/11/1977 Signed a 4-year contract worth a total of $1,640,000 with the Atlanta Generals organization.
03/26/1977 Injured (torn leg muscle),out for 5 weeks.
04/13/1977 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another 3-4 weeks.
07/23/1977 Injured (strained calf),out for one week.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year 3B Rank
1973 7 9
1974 7 6
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