2B Gary Austin #97
New York Empires MLB
Age: 30 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Good
06/23/1975
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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
61 169 47 14 1 8 31 6 25 .278 .301 .515 3 0.7
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
06/22/1975 SFS Loss, 8-11 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
06/21/1975 SFS Loss, 7-8 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
06/20/1975 SFS Loss, 1-9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
06/19/1975 LAP Win, 5-4 5 0 1 1 0 0 1 0
06/18/1975 LAP Loss, 1-3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
06/17/1975 LAP Loss, 1-2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
06/15/1975 SEA Loss, 4-5 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
06/14/1975 SEA Loss, 0-1 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
06/13/1975 SEA Loss, 8-11 4 2 3 2 1 0 0 0
06/12/1975 @ BOS Loss, 0-7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Austin is intelligent 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:190 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:76 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 61 169 47 14 1 8 31 23 6 25 .278 .301 .515 .816 .342 .237 119
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 36 179 0 4 0 3 3 1 87 23 3 0 100.0 25.5 5.33 .7  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   43 12 3 0 1 4 3 1 7 0 0 0 .279 .295 .419 .714
Versus Right   126 35 11 1 7 27 20 5 18 1 3 0 .278 .303 .548 .851
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   10 2 0 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400
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   47 9 3 0 1 4 5 2 6 0 0 0 .191 .224 .319 .544
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   2642 729 143 47 50 344 327 118 316 26 26 8 .276 .306 .422 .728
Home   110 34 10 1 8 27 19 3 16 1 2 0 .309 .325 .636 .961
Road   59 13 4 0 0 4 4 3 9 0 1 0 .220 .258 .288 .546
Grass   169 47 14 1 8 31 23 6 25 1 3 0 .278 .301 .515 .816
Day   110 32 10 0 4 21 14 3 16 1 2 0 .291 .307 .491 .798
Night   59 15 4 1 4 10 9 3 9 0 1 0 .254 .290 .559 .850
As Starter   143 40 12 1 7 26 18 4 22 1 3 0 .280 .297 .524 .822
As Reliever / Substitution   26 7 2 0 1 5 5 2 3 0 0 0 .269 .321 .462 .783
Pinch Hitting   22 6 2 0 1 5 4 2 3 0 0 0 .273 .333 .500 .833
Close/Late   44 15 4 0 3 16 9 3 4 1 0 0 .341 .375 .636 1.011
Inning 1-3   45 12 1 1 3 9 5 0 8 0 2 0 .267 .267 .533 .800
Inning 4-6   53 15 8 0 2 5 5 3 8 0 1 0 .283 .321 .547 .869
Inning 7-9   68 19 5 0 3 17 12 3 9 1 0 0 .279 .306 .485 .791
Extra Innings   3 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
0 Outs   68 14 3 1 2 5 11 0 12 0 3 0 .206 .206 .368 .574
1 Outs   45 15 6 0 4 12 7 4 7 1 0 0 .333 .380 .733 1.113
2 Outs   56 18 5 0 2 14 5 2 6 0 0 0 .321 .345 .518 .863
Scoring Position   45 16 2 0 2 18 7 4 4 1 3 0 .356 .400 .533 .933
Bases Empty   87 20 8 0 3 3 9 1 11 0 0 0 .230 .239 .425 .664
Runner on 1st   37 11 4 1 3 10 7 1 10 0 0 0 .297 .316 .703 1.018
Runner on 2nd   8 3 0 0 2 5 2 3 1 0 0 0 .375 .545 1.125 1.670
Runner on 3rd   4 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Runner on 1st & 2nd   17 6 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 .353 .353 .353 .706
Runner on 1st & 3rd   6 3 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .667 1.167
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   3 1 0 0 0 3 2 1 0 1 2 0 .333 .400 .333 .733
Bases Loaded   7 2 1 0 0 4 1 0 1 0 1 0 .286 .286 .429 .714
Two Strikes   49 11 5 0 3 8 6 1 25 1 0 0 .224 .235 .510 .745
First Pitch   51 16 3 1 1 7 8 3 0 0 2 0 .314 .352 .471 .822
Count 0-1   10 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .300 .300 .400 .700
Count 0-2   6 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 .333 .333 .500 .833
Count 1-0   21 6 2 0 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 .286 .286 .524 .810
Count 1-1   21 9 2 0 3 10 6 0 0 0 0 0 .429 .429 .952 1.381
Count 1-2   16 4 2 0 2 6 3 0 7 1 0 0 .250 .235 .750 .985
Count 2-0   4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Count 2-1   8 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .125 .222 .250 .472
Count 2-2   19 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 10 0 0 0 .158 .158 .211 .368
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Full Count   8 2 1 0 1 1 1 1 4 0 0 0 .250 .333 .750 1.083
Behind in Count   32 9 4 0 2 6 4 0 11 1 1 0 .281 .273 .594 .866
Ahead in Count   38 8 3 0 1 6 3 2 0 0 0 0 .211 .250 .368 .618
Batting Leadoff   4 3 2 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 .750 .750 2.000 2.750
Batting 3rd   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 4th   10 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 .100 .100 .400 .500
Batting 5th   17 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 4 0 0 0 .118 .167 .176 .343
Batting 6th   83 28 6 1 3 16 10 3 12 1 3 0 .337 .356 .542 .898
Batting 7th   22 6 3 0 1 3 4 0 2 0 0 0 .273 .273 .545 .818
Batting 8th   8 2 0 0 2 4 2 0 2 0 0 0 .250 .250 1.000 1.250
Batting 9th   21 5 2 0 0 3 4 2 2 0 0 0 .238 .304 .333 .638
Low Leverage   63 15 5 0 3 5 8 1 9 0 0 0 .238 .250 .460 .710
Medium Leverage   62 13 5 0 1 6 5 3 14 0 2 0 .210 .246 .339 .585
High Leverage   44 19 4 1 4 20 10 2 2 1 1 0 .432 .447 .841 1.288
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 61 169 47 14 1 8 31 23 6 0 1 25 3 0 .278 .301 .515 .816 124 119 0.7
Total MLB 899 2642 729 143 47 50 344 327 118 8 26 316 70 28 .276 .306 .422 .728 111 109 13.7
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 6 6 57 7 3 66 2 .970 53.1 10.80 -0.8 .867
1975 New York - MLB 2B 32 28 74 72 18 151 5 .967 249.0 5.28 -2.9 .930
1975 New York - MLB 3B 2 2 0 3 0 5 2 .600 18.0 1.50 -1.1 .703
1975 New York - MLB SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL 1B 162 151 1290 100 109 1405 15 .989 1220.1 10.25 -1.7 .986
TOTAL 2B 426 370 874 1115 259 2046 57 .972 3217.1 5.56 +10.7 1.018
TOTAL 3B 141 60 43 149 13 205 13 .937 667.0 2.59 -5.6 .955
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.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year 3B Rank
1973 7 9
1974 7 6
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